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Thought he actually played better today than he did against west ham. Looks clumsy on the ball still at times, and attacks do nroke down because of it, but he is improving compared to last season.

 
big blue said:
Thought he actually played better today than he did against west ham. Looks clumsy on the ball still at times, and attacks do nroke down because of it, but he is improving compared to last season.
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I would still like to see him and Kante together against Burnley, i think we look more solid in midfield with those 2 together.

The problem is though that i would like to see Fabregas and Batshuayi both starting, that would mean that Matic would have to be dropped to fit them both in.

 
Scott Harris said:
I would still like to see him and Kante together against Burnley, i think we look more solid in midfield with those 2 together.

The problem is though that i would like to see Fabregas and Batshuayi both starting, that would mean that Matic would have to be dropped to fit them both in.
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Id keep the same team but oscar for fabregas, and willian back if fit. batshuayi will probably get a start midweek, and he is looking good. Dont think we can drop costa though.

 
Until Oscar and Matic are taken out of the starting 11, it's going to be very limited and boring up front. Batman should take Oscar's spot and play up front with Costa. And somebody like RLC or Chalobah should take Matic spot. They offer more going forward. Kante can definitely handle the holding duties by himself.

 
playmaker10 said:
Batman should take Oscar's spot and play up front with Costa.
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Would 4-4-2/4-2-4 be as effective over 90 minutes than just 10/15 minutes here and there though? I'd like to see it too but I'm not convinced.

 
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It was like watching the Matic of last season tonight, a horrible performance by him. I would rather have seen Chalobah play than him tonight, i doubt Chalobah would have performed as badly.

The Matic and Fabregas combination obviously doesn't work anymore. Luckily we won't have to see much of it this season, unless Kante get's injured that is  :greysweat:

 
Scott Harris said:
It was like watching the Matic of last season tonight, a horrible performance by him. I would rather have seen Chalobah play than him tonight, i doubt Chalobah would have performed as badly.

The Matic and Fabregas combination obviously doesn't work anymore. Luckily we won't have to see much of it this season, unless Kante get's injured that is  :greysweat:
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Chalobah is more creative than Matic in my opinion, I think he can offer more in the attack when he has Kante behind him. I agree with that Chalobah has to replace Matic, but it seems like Conte won't give up on Matic and will give him a chance to back to his best. 

 
Obviously tough to tell today with there being no coverage.  But I hope this at least told Conte that Matic and Fabregas can't play together.

I mentioned it in the US Tour thread, Minneapolis.  Cesc leaves the RB (Aina when I watched) far too exposed.  And Matic doesn't seem that comfortable being the main defensive midfielder in a 2 man pivot (aahhhhhh, the pivot).

I could see Conte play Matic in a mid 3 with Oscar or even Fab alongside him, so long as Kante was behind them both.

Otherwise, I'd rather we cashed in on him if Juve are serious. 

 
The penalty we conceded was a pretty good example of the DM not doing his job, I couldn't even see Matic in the picture when their attacker went straight through with no defenders around him. I'm happy Conte is keeping faith in Matic, but I don't think he will get many chances if he keeps up his level.

 
icecoolguy22 said:
The penalty we conceded was a pretty good example of the DM not doing his job, I couldn't even see Matic in the picture when their attacker went straight through with no defenders around him. I'm happy Conte is keeping faith in Matic, but I don't think he will get many chances if he keeps up his level.
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You never know. Matic was sh*t last season but José was willing to play in all games instead of giving RLC and Mikel a chance until Gus took over. This season Conte prefer him not just over RLC but over our most creative midfielder Fabregas.

 
icecoolguy22 said:
The penalty we conceded was a pretty good example of the DM not doing his job, I couldn't even see Matic in the picture when their attacker went straight through with no defenders around him. I'm happy Conte is keeping faith in Matic, but I don't think he will get many chances if he keeps up his level.
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So glad you say this! That's not the only game this season/preseason. His positioning has become dogsh*t, can't remember which game it was this season but we got carve open on numerous occasions because the guy doesn't want to stay where he should be playing. Is it too much to ask him to defend these days?

 
Matic was poor last season, but not sure why his lack of form has seen him more of a target for moans and groans than anyone else...think he's played well against West Ham and Burnley in particular and showed he's getting back to the player we saw in first 18 months...arrival of conte and Kante is clearly having a positive effect on his game

 
Kante Conte said:
Good game from him. People still complaining for some reason. Been putting in some good 7.5 performances so far this season. 
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I still think he looks slow and clumsy on the ball at times and he struggles in tight spaces. These are his biggest issues. He seem's incapable of instantly controlling the ball and playing a decent pass too. He needs too much time to shift the ball on to the left foot. These are huge weaknesses in his game that he doesn't seem to be able to get on top of. He's looked better than last season i'll give him that, but he still isn't as good as we need him to be.

 
Best game for well over a year.  He does look clumsy but I think that is a misconception because of his height/length of arms.  I think he can be quite intelligent in tight.

 
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