[Man-United]

He should be subbed in a game like this when he's poor from the start. Doubt he last sunday, 32 years old playing almost every game...

 

[Adnan]

Worst player on the pitch. He's just not quick enough on the turn. A complete and utter lamp post in the middle.

 

[RedIan]

ThoughT he was solid today whilst unspectacular but with his 2 midfield mates not firing at all he had it to do.

 

[Classical Mechanic]

Everyone deep down knew once he signed his contract, his performances will dip. I do not get why we had to renew his contract midseason?

I have never seen a player keep or increase their performance levels.

100% one of the most inconsistent players at the top level you’ll see. Buoyed by the prospect of all those $, now he’s deflated.

 

[izec]

I think Fred needs to come in, he's looking slow and clumsy at the moment.

Fred is not better. We need to buy a DM, simple as

 

[Woodenlung]

He simply cant start against Leicester. His legs have gone and he gives away so many stupid free kicks.

 

[Raven]

Fred is not better. We need to buy a DM, simple as

Fred would have suited this game far better. Suits the Leicester game better as well.

 

[roonster09]

Yet another shit performance. Expect RAB and the rest of the fan club to avoid the thread.

I usually hate to use these terms but he is a fraud, hate players like this who plays like peak Redondo when contract is about to expire and then plays like shit Mikel when they get contract. Should get rid of players like this.

 

[izec]

Fred would have suited this game far better. Suits the Leicester game better as well.

He doesnt suit any game currently. I have seen against Chelsea how useless he was, and Leicester would be the same

 

[Raven]

He doesnt suit any game currently. I have seen against Chelsea how useless he was, and Leicester would be the same

He wouldn't have made Mark Noble look like Johan Cruyff either.

 

[UNITED ACADEMY]

I'm surprised he starts today. He shouldn't be starting next game not only he won't suit against the press of Leicester, he's probably too tired to even play more than 60 minutes next game. Did well today but he's too slow to release the ball today.

 

[izec]

He wouldn't have made Mark Noble look like Johan Cruyff either.

That was the pathetic team effort today, not one player.

 

[Sultan]

Too many touches. Pondered too much on the ball.

 

[el3mel]

He gave too many free kicks it was weird to watch.

We managed his game time really, really poor and it's showing.

 

[Harry190]

Needs replacing. Can't be on the first team sheet. Slows us down too much.

Wasn't the worst player on the field today but still bad.

 

[Obiorahking_]

It takes around 30 seconds for him to make a decision and advance the ball and it’s really frustrating. It’s why I don’t blame Lindleof/ Maguire when they make those risky runs/ passes forward because Matic can be such a liability. We really need a new DM.

 

[OnlyTwoDaSilvas]

He kept the ball well when pressed, but when not in possession he was awful, made far too many niggly fouls.

 

[Raven]

That was the pathetic team effort today, not one player.

It was the full backs inexperience and Matic's general slowness that made him look so good. He was literally directly up against Matic positionally and rinsed him. Fred also loves to move the ball quickly which is something Matic isn't good at at the best of times. Fred suits our style far more closely.

 

[Robbie Boy]

Nothing new here, he's needed replacing as a starter for a long time now.

 

[mu4c_20le]

Some good, some bad. Need to replace sooner rather than later because he can't be relied on as a starter week in week out

 

[Hulme91]

Bizarre man management
Matic is a quality player but he can't play more than one game a week as everyone saw under Mourinho

 

[Gomes]

How many times did he save Williams?

 

[E-mal]

Pretty obvious we need a holding midfielder this summer.

 

[DarkChild™]

The only CDM who takes 4-5 touches before passing it sideways. I haven't seen him pass 1 or even 2 touches.

 

[roonster09]

The only CDM who takes 4-5 touches before passing it sideways. I haven't seen him pass 1 or even 2 touches.

And let opponents to close down before passing it to nearest player and put pressure on them.

 

[Djemba-Djemba]

Seemed to spend about 20 minutes in the 2nd half with the sole aim of giving away stupid freekicks with pointless fouls.

Rest of his game was shite as well.

 

[Adam-Utd]

New contract... and he goes back to being awful again. What a surprise!

 

[G-manc]

Wasn't great but i thought he was the better of the midfield 3.

Predictably dug out on here when the whole team played poorly.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

It's been clear for a while he shouldn't be playing 2 games in a week...yet here we are.

 

[DownRiver]

100% one of the most inconsistent players at the top level you’ll see. Buoyed by the prospect of all those $, now he’s deflated.

The only thing that may redeem him is that other players in the team have been apathetic on the ball too, and thus his performances could due to an external factor such as fatigue.

 

[Foxbatt]

He was a one man midfield. How can anyone except Matic to be a one man midfield? He had to cover for Pogba every time. He would have been better if Ole had replaced Pogba with Fred.

 

[TheReligion]

Absolutely garbage performance today. Garbage. Offered nothing to the game at all. Needs dropping against Leicester.

 

[ivaldo]

He was a one man midfield. How can anyone except Matic to be a one man midfield? He had to cover for Pogba every time. He would have been better if Ole had replaced Pogba with Fred.

It would be nice if Matic spent some time in midfield. He leaves Pogba in there on his own, expecting him to be the single player to link our defense with attack.

 

[el3mel]

It would be nice if Matic spent some time in midfield. He leaves Pogba in there on his own, expecting him to be the single player to link our defense with attack.

Surely this happening in every game indicates it's tactical from the manager, not from Matic on his own.

 

[E-mal]

That three years contract looks like eternity now. We always do this!
How badly we need another holding midfielder now

 

[ivaldo]

Surely this happening in every game indicates it's tactical from the manager, not from Matic on his own.

It is further up the pitch. Matic shouldn't be dropping front a position in midfield to receive the ball to standing behind our centrebacks on the edge of our box. His inability to play confidently in tight spaces is the reason why he drops back way too prematurely, and why he takes so many touches on the ball. It's also one of the reasons it's so easy to press us.

 

[100]

feck all wrong with his contract especially with how thin our squad is. We were going to need someone else regardless.

Is Matic exempt from tiredness? If anything he should be a prime example of it.

 

[Amar__]

How people are so naive regarding Matic is beyond me.

Every year since he's been here(and two last year at Chelsea from what I have seen), he starts the season well, just like he did after this restarts, and after just few games turns into slow immobile 50 year old lookalike Matic who is nowhere near the player he was at start of the season. Even our board bought it and gave him a new contract after three good games and couple of good games in first part of the season. Incredible stuff really, it's like people remember just last few games without remembering what happened in last few seasons.

 

[Cutch]

Never seen ball hogging like it. Far far too many touches

 

[Adnan]

I was listening to a podcast that Samuel Luckhurst was on and he said that, eventhough he's signed a new 3 year contract which was strange considering his age. United don't expect him to see it out.