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Adam Matthews - gone to Cyprus, and is in ManU's Europa League group (p18)
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I thought he played well against Barnsley, but I am not sure about him, if he gets beaten he just trots back and does not put his body on the line like many other players. Although good with the ball , I think he needs to improve defensively to play in the Championship1
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We must have watched a different game. Even when he was beaten he tracked and won the ball back again. I thought he was brilliantaddick_for_life said:I thought he played well against Barnsley, but I am not sure about him, if he gets beaten he just trots back and does not put his body on the line like many other players. Although good with the ball , I think he needs to improve defensively to play in the Championship6 -
Another Gallen masterstroke.
Lost Dijksteel for 2m and arguably signed a better full back for free.18 -
Very composed, doesn't get done on the outside and reads the game well.
He's no John Humphrey in an attacking sense but yesterday, especially 2nd half we weren't able to play out from the back and get the ball to him. Earlier in the season Phillips was hardly kicking from his hands but oppo have sussed us now, plus we are taking less chances due to our position.0 -
I like him but no way he’s better than DijksteelChris_from_Sidcup said:Another Gallen masterstroke.
Lost Dijksteel for 2m and arguably signed a better full back for free.1 -
Dijksteel was a work in progress and Matthews has more experience. Hard to compare the two but Matthews seems to keep improving.JoshAddick said:
I like him but no way he’s better than DijksteelChris_from_Sidcup said:Another Gallen masterstroke.
Lost Dijksteel for 2m and arguably signed a better full back for free.1 -
I thought Dijksteel was ok at best, and obviously he's young and should improve but i don't think he was that great. Middlesbrough's league form has improved a lot since he got injured.JoshAddick said:
I like him but no way he’s better than DijksteelChris_from_Sidcup said:Another Gallen masterstroke.
Lost Dijksteel for 2m and arguably signed a better full back for free.1 -
Last time I saw Boro (v Hull) Dijksteel was playing in midfield. He looked a bit lost there.0
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Matthews is a very solid full back. Looks decent defensively and can get forward.Not the most vocal or demonstrative but definitely out first choice in a back 4 or back 5 at the moment0
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We need to extend his contract.2
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Matthews, when fit is the now the number one number two lol ..Scoham said:If we only keep one of Matthews and Solly this summer it has to be Matthews. And I’m a big fan of Solly - he might still play his part in the last 3 months of the season, but he’s not the player he was and we want more than Championship relegation battles in the future.
I would hope that when Solly's playing career ends (he's 29 years old, played over 300 games, but is now very injury prone) , that he is offered a role on the coaching staff .. he is a thoughtful and eloquent one club man, we can't afford to lose him
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Sunderland fans might we wondering why we keep picking up their players.
Shows that some out of contract players are worth a look.8 -
Yes we're putting together again their 17/18 Netflix relegation team!Henry Irving said:Sunderland fans might we wondering why we keep picking up their players.
Shows that some out of contract players are worth a look.6 -
For me just edged out of MOM by Pratley.
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agreed - matthews is very good, definitely one to keep0
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I don't think that's true actually. Dijksteel was decent for us in L1 but he's looked out of his depth for Middlesbrough in the second tier. He's 23, which is younger than Matthews but he's hardly a teenager just starting out either. Matthews has played over 100 games in the Championship and is currently the better defender. Anfernee might overtake him in the future but right now I'd take Matthews.JoshAddick said:
I like him but no way he’s better than DijksteelChris_from_Sidcup said:Another Gallen masterstroke.
Lost Dijksteel for 2m and arguably signed a better full back for free.
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my middlesborough mate says dijksteel has been having a shocker - he has different attributes - he's very strong and quick but not as clever and classy as matthews - i prefer the latterGarrymanilow said:
I don't think that's true actually. Dijksteel was decent for us in L1 but he's looked out of his depth for Middlesbrough in the second tier. He's 23, which is younger than Matthews but he's hardly a teenager just starting out either. Matthews has played over 100 games in the Championship and is currently the better defender. Anfernee might overtake him in the future but right now I'd take Matthews.JoshAddick said:
I like him but no way he’s better than DijksteelChris_from_Sidcup said:Another Gallen masterstroke.
Lost Dijksteel for 2m and arguably signed a better full back for free.3 -
Our defence were rubbish at home to thewmcf123 said:
I don’t know why this provoked hilarity ; unless you include Doughty, the others are all inept, error prone or way past their bestShootersHillGuru said:Yep he’s a Championship full back. Him and Lockyer are the only Championship defenders we have.
best teams we have had at the valley this Season: Brentford and Leeds !
When we have a strong midfield, our defence look OK. Look at the goal difference between the bottom Six.
It's Phillips + Co who have stopped us getting thrashed on so many occasions when Cullen, and Field were missing and Pratley is having to play every match and 90 minutes as well.
Matthews have been superb since getting up to speed and is now our number 1 RB.
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I agree. Matthews looks like he's playing on autopilot (in a positive sense) where as Dijksteel just didn't have that same level of instinctive awareness.DOUCHER said:
my middlesborough mate says dijksteel has been having a shocker - he has different attributes - he's very strong and quick but not as clever and classy as matthews - i prefer the latterGarrymanilow said:
I don't think that's true actually. Dijksteel was decent for us in L1 but he's looked out of his depth for Middlesbrough in the second tier. He's 23, which is younger than Matthews but he's hardly a teenager just starting out either. Matthews has played over 100 games in the Championship and is currently the better defender. Anfernee might overtake him in the future but right now I'd take Matthews.JoshAddick said:
I like him but no way he’s better than DijksteelChris_from_Sidcup said:Another Gallen masterstroke.
Lost Dijksteel for 2m and arguably signed a better full back for free.2 -
He's a good asset to any squad, but isn't really a specialist at any one position yet. It might have been better for him to play RB for a season in the Championship with us, in a far more understanding environment rather than moving (for a sizeable fee) to somewhere where the fans expect the finished article...DOUCHER said:
my middlesborough mate says dijksteel has been having a shocker - he has different attributes - he's very strong and quick but not as clever and classy as matthews - i prefer the latterGarrymanilow said:
I don't think that's true actually. Dijksteel was decent for us in L1 but he's looked out of his depth for Middlesbrough in the second tier. He's 23, which is younger than Matthews but he's hardly a teenager just starting out either. Matthews has played over 100 games in the Championship and is currently the better defender. Anfernee might overtake him in the future but right now I'd take Matthews.JoshAddick said:
I like him but no way he’s better than DijksteelChris_from_Sidcup said:Another Gallen masterstroke.
Lost Dijksteel for 2m and arguably signed a better full back for free.
In reverse it's the difference between how we treated the young Chris Solly and Simon Francis. With "home grown" youngsters you excuse their mistakes and tend to look more at their good points, whereas with signings, you are far stricter1 - Sponsored links:
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If you think half our defence isn't Championship standard, you should check out the highlights of Hull's game yesterday and wonder why they played a backline straight from the Conference North4
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I think he’s an unsung hero. Quality player
Have you seen his Mrs?0 -
I haven't seen him have any shots at goal.robroy said:I think he’s an unsung hero. Quality player
Have you seen his Mrs?2 -
agreed but he made his own bed with that one - more fool borokillerandflash said:
He's a good asset to any squad, but isn't really a specialist at any one position yet. It might have been better for him to play RB for a season in the Championship with us, in a far more understanding environment rather than moving (for a sizeable fee) to somewhere where the fans expect the finished article...DOUCHER said:
my middlesborough mate says dijksteel has been having a shocker - he has different attributes - he's very strong and quick but not as clever and classy as matthews - i prefer the latterGarrymanilow said:
I don't think that's true actually. Dijksteel was decent for us in L1 but he's looked out of his depth for Middlesbrough in the second tier. He's 23, which is younger than Matthews but he's hardly a teenager just starting out either. Matthews has played over 100 games in the Championship and is currently the better defender. Anfernee might overtake him in the future but right now I'd take Matthews.JoshAddick said:
I like him but no way he’s better than DijksteelChris_from_Sidcup said:Another Gallen masterstroke.
Lost Dijksteel for 2m and arguably signed a better full back for free.
In reverse it's the difference between how we treated the young Chris Solly and Simon Francis. With "home grown" youngsters you excuse their mistakes and tend to look more at their good points, whereas with signings, you are far stricter1 -
A lot of our defensive problems stem more from the midfield than anything else - if you're under the cosh for large parts of the game you're going to struggle.
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Another cracking game today.
I seem to recall someone saying (after the Stoke debacle) that they don’t see why people rate him. (Sorry, dont remember who it was that said that.)
Well, admittedly he didn’t shine on Saturday, but nobody else did either and it was the first time I think I remember him having a particularly bad game.
Today was more like what I’ve come to expect of him. Really classy fullback.2 -
Had a mare on Saturday. Was mustard tonight though. Still needs to improve his crossing, but I remain happy to have him.
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Looked like a Premier League full back tonight. New contract ASAP.2
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Outstanding signing. Why on earth did Sunderland ditch him?1
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Wasn't great on Saturday, but then who was?
Superb tonight and for most of the season so far. A great acquisition. Get him signed up.1
