Matt Miazga playing for Alaves

Hopefully this is a great sign!

 

Team concedes a 92nd minute equalizer. Damn.

 

14th in the league.

 

On the bench:

Ya tenemos 𝐗𝐈 para este #AlavésCelta

👥 Estos son los jugadores que ha elegido @javiercalleja_ para el choque en Mendizorrotza 👇#GoazenGlorioso 🦊 pic.twitter.com/Uw1Ln5Eaiz

— Deportivo Alavés (@Alaves) November 27, 2021

 

Starts in Copa del Rey:

𝐗𝐈 #UnamiAlavés

👥 These are the eleven men chosen by @javiercalleja_ 👇#GoazenGlorioso 🦊 pic.twitter.com/CXeLIHcxeF

— Deportivo Alavés 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@alaveseng) November 30, 2021

 

Ya tenemos 𝐗𝐈 para este #UnamiAlavés

👥 Estos son los jugadores que ha elegido @javiercalleja_ para el choque en La Albuera 👇#GoazenGlorioso 🦊 pic.twitter.com/9peeAwi4M5

— Deportivo Alavés (@Alaves) November 30, 2021

Miazga starts in the Copa del Rey. Against Unami, a Tercera (fifth division now?) side that sounds delicious.

 

They won 3-0.

 

Dominant performance!

 

On the bench:

Ya tenemos 𝐗𝐈 para este #GranadaAlavés

👥 Estos son los jugadores que ha elegido @javiercalleja_ para el choque en el Nuevo Los Cármenes 👇#GoazenGlorioso 🦊 pic.twitter.com/zjyjiGTUaN

— Deportivo Alavés (@Alaves) December 3, 2021

 

Out with positive Covid test:

Matt Miazga reportedly missed training after contracting COVID-19. #USMNT https://t.co/YA5d8nwJj2

— Larry Henry Jr (@lhenry019) December 9, 2021

 

Features prominently in this article about Loan Army Yanks:

https://yanks-abroad.co/2021/12/16/no-place-to-call-home-american-premier-league-journeymen/

 

That's a bitter sweet story. Success coming at a price. Or maybe not the success you envisioned. I hope Matt gets bought after his contract is up. Also hope no Yanks sign a 4 year contract unless of course they are actually going to play for that parent team.

 

Back from Covid:

🏋️‍♂️⚽

✅ Miazga supera el COVID, entrena con normalidad y está disponible esta jornada.

‼️ Ximo Navarro, única baja por lesión. pic.twitter.com/wKXqtpwXFb

— Golmunio Girona 𝕏 (@GolmunioGirona) December 28, 2021

 

On the bench:

Ya tenemos 𝐗𝐈 para este #AlavésRealSociedad

👥 Estos son los jugadores que ha elegido Mendilibar para su estreno en Mendizorrotza 👇#GoazenGlorioso 🦊 pic.twitter.com/8F1WDODBgx

— Deportivo Alavés (@Alaves) January 2, 2022

 

Should help he have more chances coming soon.

 

Bitter sweet might even be a bit harsh to be honest. I'm sure a lot of guys would take being bought by Chelsea followed by some quality loan opportunities where they actually played. Plus he's young enough to settle in at an appropriate level where ever that may be and still carve out a big chunk of his playing career.

 

thought he found the appropriate level last season (or the season before last) . . . god I hope some belgian club comes in for him.

 

He seems to have done well in La Liga before their regular defender came back from injury.

 

I thought so, too. Lots of matches left in the season of course. Wait and see.

 

he made team of the month in la liga when he was playing...and the team was getting results...kinda odd he hasnt played much since then.

 

Matt tends to have that one mistake that is so egregious he falls our of favor with teams

 

I wonder if he's somehow prickly or petulant in training? He just seems to get sidelined more often than his play suggests. He played more than I expected at Vitesse, but aside from a couple of patches at Reading just seems to get kicked to the bench more often that you'd think given his play. Weird. Maybe he's gotten crotchety in his old age.

 

Reading loved him until he got a bone headed red card then everybody was ready to kick him to the curb (it was late in season don't remember context but Matt went from a fan favorite to pariah right after)