How the feck can you replace or compare Matic with Fred? Matic for example is 6ft 4in and weighs 80kg. Fred is 5ft 6in and weighs 62kg. To say Fred is limited as a footballer due to his light frame is an understatement. With those stats he has to be exceptional in his skillset to compensate for that. Modric as an example has those attributes. Fred hasn't. A "good engine" as many posters will eagerly put forward, is just not enough. Matic has the attributes required in his roll as DM. Authority, composure, passing ability, creative coming out of defence, strong etc. If you need a stand in for Matic then it has to be MacT not Fred! Our midfield is Pogba, Bruno, Matic/MacTominay. We need to offload Fred and buy a replacement and that shouldn't be Grealish!