Scotsbarca
Banned
Got to be Pique/ Batra and its a must win..........
Imo the guy is the perfect CB for barca. I can see why lucho wanted him so bad. Tall, fast, nice passes, great tacles. Everything u need.
Not the best in possession, he panicks and rushes and then loses the ball. But defensively he is a rock.
His bad clearances are mostly due to our style. In most teams, kicking the ball as far away as possible from your own half would be a good clearance. At Barca, you're expected to keep the ball on the ground & pass it to a teammate nearby and I don't think Mathieu was accustomed to that style of play before he came here.His only weakness (this is me nitpicking) is clearing and tackles can improve a little too.
Why in god's name would they whistle him?
Him and Pique were great today.