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Yes, Pogba made him regularly give the ball away in dangerous areas and look like he was carrying a bag of cement on his back.
Not sure which Carrick's season, but the prime Carrick is obviously way better.
I think regularly is a bit much. I recall him losing the ball twice and one of them was definitely dangerous, near our own box in the second half. He tried a lot of forward passes, but it didn't come of though. But then again, only Carrick is only really capable of that. Pogba was absolutely dreadful though. Couldn't dribble out of tight spaces, jogged back to track the player, forward passes were abysmal. The only thing that worked for him were those Hollywood-esque like passes. I can understand why Poggers was subbed, but he always has the X Factor. A better sub might have been Herrera for Matic, but Mourinho wanted to probably go direct and Fellaini definitely offers that.
Matic has been pretty average agreed. But Pogba was just woeful yesterday. Why else would Jose sub his star player ? If he wanted to bring Fellaini and try a different approach, he would have taken off Lingard or Martial like he normally does.
Because taking off Matic for Fellaini wouldn't have been a different approach.
Pogba was the worst yesterday, but we're focusing on Matic's performances. Just because Pogba is bad doesn't mean Matic has to pack it in too.
Well I recall him constantly giving the ball away but maybe that's because I was fuming watching the game. Both were terrible, but it's safe to say, that Pogba as-per usual is getting a far worse time on here.
I never said anything about taking off Matic for Fellaini. So not quite sure what your point is. Herrera for Matic might have been a better option.
That concept only works if you play a three man midfield. In a double pivot, no matter what people say on paper, both players have to pull their weight, maybe in different proportions definitely, but they still have to "contribute" to both facets of the game. Especially when Spurs have three very dynamic midfielders in control. Pogba spent half his time jogging back or racing forward only for the ball to be lost at some point. He really was in no man's land. I'm not saying Matic played great, he definitely didn't. His passes were off, he lost a few tackles, was easily outrun, but all the blame can't be solely attributed to him. That's the only point I am trying to make.
I misunderstood your post.
Even at the start of the season he didn't look very mobile. It's just Mkhi was doing a decent job defensively of chasing down players to help out. I think he's as fit as he's going to be - it's just the formation José's using is just leaving us too vulnerable with Matic having too much to do.
Not concerned with the fitness but his form has dropped remarkably in recent weeks. He doesn't seem to be having any influence on the game whatsoever. That for me is a massive concern.
Matic hasn't been particularly good since Arsenal away. A lot of fans have overlooked this, not sure why, while giving pelts to other players.
He's been very solid for us for the most part, bar a couple of iffy games, Spurs away being the worst of his. Personally I don't buy the "he's been shit for weeks" some are saying in here.
