comment by manutd1982 (U6633)
posted 3 hours, 10 minutes ago
I think if we had him you’d need a more combative midfielder like McTominay or Fred beside him rather than Matic, ideally someone of the quality of Kante next to him would be great.
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anyone will be better of with kante next to him rather than matic.
but if you think pogba is good enough next to matic, thiago is more so. And like I said in the OP fred/matic who are our combative cm will actually thrive next to thiago rather than be exposed as they are next to pogba.
I have huge concerns over Matic. He’s in everbodies starting 11 because of a good 9/10 game run, then he reverted to type.
Only once or twice has he performed over a whole season, and I don’t think Fred or Mctominay are good enough at that tole to cover pogba a deficiencies.
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 11 minutes ago
I have huge concerns over Matic. He’s in everbodies starting 11 because of a good 9/10 game run, then he reverted to type.
Only once or twice has he performed over a whole season, and I don’t think Fred or Mctominay are good enough at that tole to cover pogba a deficiencies.
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I share your concerns about matic.
And also see pogba's deficiencies in a deeper role
thiago by no exageration solves all this.
we can play thiago/pogba next to matic. And if matic form tails off we can play thiago next to our combative cms in a way we can't play pogba because pogba will leave holes. Also wih thiago sitting we can push pogba into a more advanced role if fernandes is not available.
His signing offers utd so many options
Thiago displacing Pogba? Man you guys really don't appreciate him do you?
comment by Dubbed* (U21815)
posted 5 minutes ago
Thiago displacing Pogba? Man you guys really don't appreciate him do you?
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i am one of pogba's biggest fans but I am also objective. If you think pogba in a "deeper role" is close to thiago, you clearly do not appreciate football
comment by Mi Pelea (U18355)
posted on 2/8/20
Thiago is all hype
Never made it at Barca. He’s coached through the majority of his Bayern career. He’s never really impacted big games and he’s never stood out in the CL. If Pep didn’t bring him through at Barca, I doubt people would speak about him the way they do.
He is a good player but nowhere near as good as made out to be
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posted on 2/8/20
comment by manutd1982 (U6633)
posted 3 hours, 10 minutes ago
I think if we had him you’d need a more combative midfielder like McTominay or Fred beside him rather than Matic, ideally someone of the quality of Kante next to him would be great.
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anyone will be better of with kante next to him rather than matic.
but if you think pogba is good enough next to matic, thiago is more so. And like I said in the OP fred/matic who are our combative cm will actually thrive next to thiago rather than be exposed as they are next to pogba.
posted on 2/8/20
I have huge concerns over Matic. He’s in everbodies starting 11 because of a good 9/10 game run, then he reverted to type.
Only once or twice has he performed over a whole season, and I don’t think Fred or Mctominay are good enough at that tole to cover pogba a deficiencies.
posted on 2/8/20
comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 11 minutes ago
I have huge concerns over Matic. He’s in everbodies starting 11 because of a good 9/10 game run, then he reverted to type.
Only once or twice has he performed over a whole season, and I don’t think Fred or Mctominay are good enough at that tole to cover pogba a deficiencies.
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I share your concerns about matic.
And also see pogba's deficiencies in a deeper role
thiago by no exageration solves all this.
we can play thiago/pogba next to matic. And if matic form tails off we can play thiago next to our combative cms in a way we can't play pogba because pogba will leave holes. Also wih thiago sitting we can push pogba into a more advanced role if fernandes is not available.
His signing offers utd so many options
posted on 2/8/20
Thiago displacing Pogba? Man you guys really don't appreciate him do you?
posted on 2/8/20
comment by Dubbed* (U21815)
posted 5 minutes ago
Thiago displacing Pogba? Man you guys really don't appreciate him do you?
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i am one of pogba's biggest fans but I am also objective. If you think pogba in a "deeper role" is close to thiago, you clearly do not appreciate football
posted on 3/2/21
comment by Mi Pelea (U18355)
posted on 2/8/20
Thiago is all hype
Never made it at Barca. He’s coached through the majority of his Bayern career. He’s never really impacted big games and he’s never stood out in the CL. If Pep didn’t bring him through at Barca, I doubt people would speak about him the way they do.
He is a good player but nowhere near as good as made out to be
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