You're missing some of the nuance. His issue broadly stated, was passing. His issue was not passing technique. His issue was insight and game understanding in possession, or the tactical application of his passing skill.
I don’t necessarily agree, but bolded it as I thought it was an interesting perspective. Given that there are those in Europe and specifically ones that write about his club have this view, it seems worthwhile to not completely dismiss and understand. He definitely still has a chance to reach the the very top of the game, but to do so would require incredible urgency for the next few years. I think his situation is good and is very low in terms of needing to panic, but it is balance of patience and urgency for all our young players.
He's a CB. Technique is less important there than in other outfield positions, simply because CBs aren't there to play football as muchas they are there to stop other guys playing. Physicality, concentration, positioning, anticipation, organizing the guys around and in front of you, etc. are the real keys there. Top level technique is great, but if you excel at the other areas while having only average technique, you can still make it to a very high or even top level. Ask John Terrry
I would say specifically passing to the left, especially under pressure. He played RCB for NYRB so it wasn't as big of an issue.
Yup, the most important asset of a CD is being smart and seeing things unfolding in time. That's what you get by experience, provided you're smart anyway. About Freisland's remark about MM's speed. We at Feyenoord had two CD's, Metgod from Real Madrid and Koeman from Barcelona, who were rather slow. But with those two, not at the same time, we had the least goals scored against us. They were just so smart they hardly ever were caught off guard. It only becomes an issue if you're up front and the opponent conquers the ball and throw out a counter. But with counter attacks like the Dutch did against France and Italy in the EC you can be as fast as Usain Bolt and it stil doesnot help.
Well played. Well played. As we used to say when I did varsity debating, "40-love. New balls please!"
In the modern game, as the keeper has become a sweeper, the CB has more responsibility in moving the ball forward when he has an open lane. You need technique keeping the ball and passing out of the back or central midfield. Matt is at best ok in those.
But still an upgrade in those areas compared to Omar and Ream....guys that played important, and bad, minutes for us in the hex. Miazga ain’t Pique back there, but he’s not a complete liability passing out of the back
When he arrived at Vitesse he was, but as a result of his efforts with the staff it improved vastly. Impressive!
Miazga and Brooks is the most technical centerback duo we have IMHO. Either one can make an opposing midfielder commit and pass around or through them.
Yep, IMO Matt is our RCB in the coming cycle, no argument from me. I just think his ceiling is more top of the Eredivisie, not upper half in a Top 5 league. Were he to move to some club like Bremen or Stuttgart, he'd be wasted, benched or rotation only.
Looks like MM might be feeling better. Morgen zijn Miazga, Van Bergen, Mount en eSporter Paskie aanwezig in MijnVitesse (GelreDome). Kom jij ook? #Vitesse pic.twitter.com/2CYrx0B2qH— Vitesse (@MijnVitesse) February 20, 2018
Ka$ia is back too so #7 vitesse has it's regular CD duo back for #10 VVV match. This weekend is a fun one in the Ered as we get toward the home stretch. #1 PSV v #4 F-nord. Ajax (5 pts back in 2nd) will hope Feynie can do them a favor. #2 Ajax v. #8 ADO. #7 Vitesse hoping Ajax will stop ADO slow climb. #3 AZ has an easy outing v #18 Sparta #5 Utrecht is 1 off F-nord and has a "should win" v. #16 Twente #6 Zwolle also has a relatively easy out v. #12 Heracles #4 through #10 is pretty tight on points 4 - F-nord - 42 5 - utrecht - 41 6 - Zwolle - 39 7 - Vitesse - 37 8 - ADO - 35 9 - 'veen - 32 10 - VVV - 31
Starts: Opstelling #Vitesse: Pasveer, Dabo, Kashia, Van der Werff, Miazga, Faye, Mount, Bruns, Beerens, Castaignos, Foor 💪🏼⚽️ #vvvvit pic.twitter.com/cAWlu0VnQE— Vitesse (@MijnVitesse) February 24, 2018
Second goal was apparenlty a howler on a long ranger by Pasveer. 1st was supposedly a good goal. No report on Arnhem's goal that I've seen.
guess it's designed as a 5-3-2 with Faye and Dabo as wingbacks. But weird to be playing that against VVV and weird to be giving up 2 1st Half goals with 3 CDs... May be pressing a bit too much?