Blaise Matuidi (8 Viewers)

JCK

Biased
JCK
May 11, 2004
123,224
:agree: He should be a solid option off the bench, not a starter.
He adds nothing off the bench, he is not the type that makes an impact. I think he can be a starter with a more seasoned midfield. Look at France for example, he has high technical players around him and he does a great job. With our dull midfield he becomes also dull.
 

Pirlo's Beard

Junkie Joe Joyce
Oct 2, 2013
11,216
Unless we can convert matuidi to a ball winning DM he's the biggest weak spot in our team. Not because he's the worst necessarily but because his position is key to get the best out of Ronaldo yet he's absolutely useless at the offensive side of things. I'd feel confident defending him ffs
 

Vlad

In Allegri We Trust
May 23, 2011
22,474
That kid Perreira posed more danger in 5-10 minutes than Matuidi entire season. I hope he finds a parmanent place on the bench next season.
 

IlCapitano

Senior Member
Dec 16, 2012
5,614
I love him to death but this is it. Either he transitions to the bench and plays the role of Barzagli from 2015 when we brought him on only to close the game or we have to sell him if he's not ok with that. I'd bet a pretty substantial amount that a pretty substantial percentage of why Sandro struggles so much for periods of time is he has to 'combine' with Blaise to open space. No one is guarding him and Sandro never has an opportunity to run into open space like fullbacks should because the defense is just sitting deep and ignoring Matuidi.
 
Jun 6, 2015
11,387
Matuidi has always played as a high-energy box-to-box player. If you play him in a stationary role you lose everything he's actually really good at. His best asset is running up and down the pitch closing down players.
 

Snobist

DareDevil
Apr 16, 2017
13,287
Id keep him as back up mid or LB. He should not be starting. He always ends up high on the pitch. And players are no longer passing to him. Theyd know he will lose the ball
 

Hust

Senior Member
Hustini
May 29, 2005
93,335
Unless we can convert matuidi to a ball winning DM he's the biggest weak spot in our team. Not because he's the worst necessarily but because his position is key to get the best out of Ronaldo yet he's absolutely useless at the offensive side of things. I'd feel confident defending him ffs
Its bad because you can't pass him the ball and expect him to actually push it forward. He doesn't have that kind of technical ability, he should be the last guy on the field to pass the ball to.
 

Siamak

╭∩╮( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)╭∩╮
Aug 13, 2013
14,979
The contract will end in 2020, and if Juventus and matuidi do not reach agreement for renewal, Juventus will sell him this summer.
 

Users Who Are Viewing This Thread (Users: 0, Guests: 7)