JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Matty is another one I feel people are sometimes too harsh on. He is either absolute shite or brilliant on here. He could definitely do with some competition, or even an upgrade, but it's not fair to forget all his good performances when he has a bad one imo. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 12 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Matty is another one I feel people are sometimes too harsh on. He is either absolute shite or brilliant on here. He could definitely do with some competition, or even an upgrade, but it's not fair to forget all his good performances when he has a bad one imo. He's a hard working squad player that hasn't put up a fuss and is professional in a position that asks for a lot and doesn't get a lot of recognition most of the time. He's been asked to play RB, then sometimes a center back in a back 3, then sometimes a wingback, then sometimes a right mid and has also been shifted to LB. That kind of versatility is hard to find and he's not perfect, but you don't need a Bouba and Dougie at each position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 For everyone saying we need better, I get it, but all top 4 full backs have flaws. They're either great going forward, but pants defending, like Trent, or great at defending and pants at attacking, like Wan-Bissaka. Matty I think fits somewhere in the middle, he's pretty good at both, but can and does seem "worse" than the other full backs in the league because of this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejs1111 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 I just think he needs competition. That alone will help 'up' his game. Similar to Moreno and Digne. Moreno has certainly helped Digne up his game imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Field Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Saw Twitter rumours that he has picked up some injuries and he ddoesn't seem to be in Poland's squad today, anyone know any news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 On 13/11/2023 at 17:59, lapal_fan said: For everyone saying we need better, I get it, but all top 4 full backs have flaws. They're either great going forward, but pants defending, like Trent, or great at defending and pants at attacking, like Wan-Bissaka. Matty I think fits somewhere in the middle, he's pretty good at both, but can and does seem "worse" than the other full backs in the league because of this. Reece James is great at both the difference of course is his flaw is that he plays about 15 games a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Bit worrying he’s not in the squad for Poland 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Waring Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Oh damn..... He injured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaVilla Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 On 14/11/2023 at 01:59, lapal_fan said: For everyone saying we need better, I get it, but all top 4 full backs have flaws. They're either great going forward, but pants defending, like Trent, or great at defending and pants at attacking, like Wan-Bissaka. Matty I think fits somewhere in the middle, he's pretty good at both, but can and does seem "worse" than the other full backs in the league because of this. Matty is a good right back and gives tactical flexibility as he can play midfield so I wouldn’t sell him. However, at this level, he’s the one that’s going to get targeted by Spurs, Man City and Arsenal as the weak link defensively. He also still doesn’t create anywhere near enough (the comparison is Trent, Reece James, Trippier) to justify his spot in the team. We don’t need competition for him, we need a very clear upgrade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpablosaliceband Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 1 hour ago, DakotaVilla said: Matty is a good right back and gives tactical flexibility as he can play midfield so I wouldn’t sell him. However, at this level, he’s the one that’s going to get targeted by Spurs, Man City and Arsenal as the weak link defensively. He also still doesn’t create anywhere near enough (the comparison is Trent, Reece James, Trippier) to justify his spot in the team. We don’t need competition for him, we need a very clear upgrade. In fairness to Matty, I think Digne is far more likely to be targeted. He’s slower and weaker defensively than Matty in my opinion. I haven’t seen Cash get caught out by a run in behind anything close to the number of times Digne has. In fact, I think Cash is quite solid defensively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaVilla Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 1 hour ago, juanpablosaliceband said: In fairness to Matty, I think Digne is far more likely to be targeted. He’s slower and weaker defensively than Matty in my opinion. I haven’t seen Cash get caught out by a run in behind anything close to the number of times Digne has. In fact, I think Cash is quite solid defensively. I’m assuming Moreno will be back in by then. Digne is a similar level to Cash but slightly better in my opinion. Cash also strikes me as being earnest, very likable but maybe not the most intelligent footballer in the world. Either way the only obvious spot in the XI that can be upgraded without spending 50m+ or striking gold via scouting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Hope he isn’t injured - need to keep Konsa at cb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StefanAVFC Posted November 26, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2023 I don’t want to be too harsh but he’s absolutely shite 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Getting subbed off or sent off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 23 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: I don’t want to be too harsh but he’s absolutely shite I think he is OK but he has so many braindead moments 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 He's not shit but as I said before in this thread, he's very much the weak link in our team and it shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero7 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Please don’t play him in any other position than RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Unai please please never play him rw again. He was bloody awful and lucky not to have been sent off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Just now, Demitri_C said: Unai please please never play him rw again. He was bloody awful and lucky not to have been sent off Wasn't he a winger pre Villa? How can the position look so alien to him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 1 minute ago, Pinebro said: Wasn't he a winger pre Villa? How can the position look so alien to him Yeah i think i read that. But at championship much lower level. At pl level he is shown that he simply cannot play there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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