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Why? Why a level above? He looks a great player most of the time and a bit raw at others. Comes with age. But onien has had a bigger impact on games than Matete for me. Goal recently and a big hand in the goal on Saturday. I love them both and don’t get why one has to be measured against the other
Hope you’re right mate. Onien is a great league one and probably a good championship player. Matete looks a good league one player and a great one at times but not consistent yet. Agree his career will probably go further as he’s a lot younger than onien.
That partnership was something else, and discovered entirely out of necessity. It does show though the value of players in partnership who will give it all for their mate. Centre halves, centre mids, centre forwards. I still think if you can find 3 partnerships through the middle of your side you will be some side. Stick a good keeper in behind and you are laughing.
Agreed. He’s got loads of potential, 21 years old… Really happy with the signing.
Where Alex Neil seems to be really good so far is picking players for certain jobs in games. I think he wanted Mattete in their on Saturday at Oxford becauss he knew they would have possession and want to break on us. Mattete seems to sense danger well and breaks up the opposition play. Against an MK Dons for example who are a very good footballing team with pace he would be in favour I think. Against say a Wycombe then probably not as they go back to front so quickly so O9 may be the amswer as he is better positionally and is good at getting in front of a target man and shielding the high ball. Whatever is the correct approach we look to me at least to have the best squad of players, and options from the bench in all our time in League 1, so we can probably expect all kinds of selections.
Wes Brown was a brilliant defender and was a great partmer for many. Just struggled with injuries. There were times you watched them olay together and they looked superb and both great decision makers. OShea didnt look the same without him, probably because he didnt have as much faith in anybidy else.Could not agree more, patnerships are vital, out of curiosity I watch Sanderson every chance I get and to me he is also missing O/9. I was reminiscing about centre back partnerships that we saw too little of only yesterday and JoS and Wes Brown came up, they looked telepathic and so confident together, the game in which JoS clattered Diego Costa was a stand out, they bossed him at every turn, and he was no shrinking violet was Diego.
Yet he’s still scored one and had a big hand in one. Both goals resulting in winning the respective games. Agree with what you say mind
We’ll iirc Costa aimed a 2 footed studs first kick at JoS’s face after that tackle and got a “now now” from the ref and no more. He then went on to intentionally elbow Wes later in the same game for a yellow card! The press would’ve had a field day had Cattermole done either of those for us but, again from memory, they were just “well it’s in his nature “Could not agree more, patnerships are vital, out of curiosity I watch Sanderson every chance I get and to me he is also missing O/9. I was reminiscing about centre back partnerships that we saw too little of only yesterday and JoS and Wes Brown came up, they looked telepathic and so confident together, the game in which JoS clattered Diego Costa was a stand out, they bossed him at every turn, and he was no shrinking violet was Diego.
