I won't quote that many people, but Matuidi is good at passing.
That's controlling the ball he has problems with.
But if Juve wants him, that's because when he faces teams like Real, he doesn't chicken, and can stop attacks from minute 1 to 90.
As it is said above, Juve lost against RM because the midfield was bullied + an inability to keep defending, and pressing in second half. Juve won't have this problem with Matuidi.
When you look at a team like Juve, you know you won't have the ball as much as clubs like RM or Barcelona when you face those. The point is defending + counter attacking.
Matuidi is excellent at stealing balls, can run fast, can defend 90 minutes.
I know it's useless because people will continue to badmouth him till he proves his worth here, but while he has bad qualities, he has also very good ones that Juve desesperately needs in big games.
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Yeah but they had players like Motta and Krychowiak, I bet PSG fans would have liked Matuidi to stay ahead of the latter atleast. I guess it was all about who came in for who.
You're right. They wanted Motta to leave, and so far they were right. Motta is like a dead weight when on the field.
But not the first time PSG does stupid things right?