FlyingOwl Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Matias fit. Just what we need for a battle of a cup tie against lower league opposition. Really don't rate him. Doesn't track back, hides, doesn't tackle etc. Was hoping we'd loan him back to a club in Portugal. Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tashton Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Never got what all the hype was with him. Apart from the Leeds goal in the games he played he was poor. Everyones entitled to their opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingOwl Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Never got what all the hype was with him. Apart from the Leeds goal in the games he played he was poor. Everyones entitled to their opinion Not when the opinion is based on a couple of months of games where the player was carrying a knock, playing in a team gelling together & getting used to a new country/language etc. He scored twice and came damn close to scoring 3 times. The width of a post and he'd have scored 5 before his injury...even whilst not playing to his usual standard set in his native country. We're now a completely different team. A settled team...a good footballing team. Matias will be massive for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelswfc Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Matias was playing for us before we really hit our standard. Now he will be playing in an excellent flowing team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 He should be a key player. Not sure that playing in a new team, even with a knock, can excuse missing 2 open goals though. Hope we see him at his best now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingOwl Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 He should be a key player. Not sure that playing in a new team, even with a knock, can excuse missing 2 open goals though. Hope we see him at his best now though. I'm not using it as an excuse for him. But players miss open goals all the time though. Messi does it. Ronaldo does too. It's not a mark of a bad player. People read waaay too much into those misses. It happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box_Man Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 He scored 17 goals in 33 games last season in the Portuguese top flight A run of games in a team full of confidence, he'll be a different player from Aug/Sept We are a completely different animal now Ease him in during Feb without too much pressure then watch him destroy the playoffs come May Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tashton Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I can take the odd misses and the fact we weren't gelling as a team back then. I do however expect to see 100 per cent effort we will see. Like I said,matter of opinion. Who is to say who is right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOwl Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I find it amazing that he was playing in an unsettled, new and gelling team, had an injury at the start of the season, was in a new country, unable to speak to his teammates and still people will say he's garbage. If he plays as well as he did last season, he'll be our best player. Whether he does or not depends on many things, including the ability to adapt to a foreign language and different culture. Some players can do that, some can't. Hopefully he's the former, because if he's the latter then he won't ever have more than a bit-part here. But to dismiss him already when he hadn't adapted as well as all of the above is ludicrous. If by the end of the season he still doesn't play well, maybe we can say he's one of those that can't adapt and we should cut our losses... but to say he's naff at this stage is laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattswfc1 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Hopefully the club will have given him some intensive language training over the time when he's been injured to help him get on the same path as everyone else along with getting to know Sheffield. He does have the qualities to pull something out of nothing like the goal against Leeds or the chances he created for himself at Brentford and against Ipswich when beating a man or too. CC obviously sees something in him (After being 4th highest scorer in Primeira league) so I'd trust his judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tashton Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Good grief. Doesn't take much to wind some people up on here does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEdwards Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 HE HAS JUST COME BACK FROM A LONG TERM BACK INJURY YOU NUMPTIES. It'll take 4-5 games before hes anywhere near normal. Looking forward to all the posts slagging him off for his lack of effort in his 20 mins V. Shrews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tashton Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Ok. And I wud like to thank you for the numpty comment. Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvin Parsnip Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Tbh I think matthias will be like a nee signing. It must be such a hold-back for a player to play with a herniaHope he doesn't want a shrubbery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 He should be a key player. Not sure that playing in a new team, even with a knock, can excuse missing 2 open goals though. Hope we see him at his best now though. Hooper missed a few but came good. Matias has the ability to be our best player, his passing ability, reading of game, his individual skill is as good as anyone else in the squad . DC has spoilt us with all these gems. Can't understand why people aren't looking forward to his return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingOwl Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) I can take the odd misses and the fact we weren't gelling as a team back then. I do however expect to see 100 per cent effort we will see. Like I said,matter of opinion. Who is to say who is right I don't think I'd be constantly Barry Bannaning around the pitch if I had a hernia. And yes. I have coined the phrase Barry Bannaning. If you are Barry Bannaning, you are sprinting constantly. Or you can shorten it. You can point at a player on telly over the weekend and, if he's constantly sprinting, you can say 'god...that guys Bannaning around the pitch'. £10 royalties to be paid to me, from whoever uses it. Edited January 29, 2016 by FlyingOwl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOwl Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I don't think I'd be constantly Barry Bannaning around the pitch if I had a hernia. And yes. I have coined the phrase Barry Bannaning. If you are Barry Bannaning, you are sprinting constantly. Or you can shorten it. You can point at a player on telly over the weekend and, if he's constantly sprinting, you can say 'god...that guys Bannaning around the pitch'. £10 royalties to be paid to me, from whoever uses it. I'll pass cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingOwl Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I'll pass cheers You'll all be saying it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Giant Shadow Lama is sooo 2015. Thumbface is where its at in 2016 Hey!!! Fvvcckk You!!! I love Giant Shadow Llama! I always have!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningaround Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Matias is the man, bloke was relied upon in early season struggles when gelling. Some footballer, like a brand new signing, will bag tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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