Borys
Statistics Wizard
I don't see why people call him slow or that his legs are gone. He's fine and should be core of this team still.
Yeah. Flawless. Pivotal in increasing our tempo in the 2nd half. 2 or 3 smart fouls. Did everything well.I thought he was outstanding tonight.
It is horses for courses .. Fred would have been bullied today .. Matic is the prefect player for there kind if gamesI don't rate him a mile higher than Fred defensively in terms of tracking players but Fred's overhype this season has certainly made some people forget that Matic makes a good number of positive and correct choices on the ball and in the buildup. He doesn't play as many easy balls as Fred and generally looks to get us attacking more often.
This.I wouldnt argue if someone called Matic motm.
You say that but it was on the ball and his choices of how to move the ball forward that were an improvement over Fred for me. Yes of course he was stronger and better in the air too, but the on the ball stuff is a general improvement not just against large set piece teams.It is horses for courses .. Fred would have been bullied today .. Matic is the prefect player for there kind if games
Agreed. It was a grueling match, blood on Pogba and Shaw. Our midfield and defence really had to dig deep to get a result here. Like how many chances did Cavani and Martial blunder? Rashford wasnt any better either.This.
His technique was better than our combined front 3 players today.
I wish just one of them had Matic's passing ability.What a performance. He was threading some really nice passes in between the lines, too. This is something neither McTominay nor Fred offers us with any consistency
Agree he’s good against teams that sit back, struggles against teams that press up though as his legs are slowing.Top notch today. He's a cracking option to have against teams that sit off us. The crispness of his passing in between the lines is so important in games like these. Wish he was 5 years younger. This squad is crying out for a player in the calibre of prime Matic.
Hopefully we are scouting a few at the moment ready to bring one in this summerCan we get a younger (and faster) Matic, please?
This is the type of DM United should have on starting XI.