by RoyalBlue » 27 Oct 2009 19:31
by Ian Royal » 27 Oct 2009 19:39
RoyalBlue As I've said in one of the other threads, if you want to win the lottery you have to buy a ticket. Marek is a midfielder who is prepared to buy plenty of tickets. So what if a lot of his tickets don't win (passes don't reach their target), at least we've got a chance of hitting the jackpot whilst he is playing.
by rob the royal » 27 Oct 2009 21:38
Thomas L'HeureuxSouthbank Old Boy He gets booked coz he cant tackle and is always that little bit late getting there not because he is putting in some heoric shift to cover for his team mates
I dont question his commitment, or his work rate actually, or his bravery. Its just as committed and brave to want the ball all the time to take on the mantle of creating something rather than run around lumping the opposition
He hasnt played as much as many would like because he gives the ball away too much and hasnt really created much in return
Had a good game last night though, and I think he should be the team this side needs to be built around
I'm not suggesting he makes a heroic effort, I'm merely countering the notion that he's uncommitted.
Plus I'd much rather someone give the ball away playing positively and making forward passes than give the ball away for being generally not good enough at the basics.
by Ian Royal » 27 Oct 2009 21:49
by rob the royal » 27 Oct 2009 22:01
Ian Royal 1. I don't complain when Marek makes an attacking pass that doesn't quite come off.
2. I do moan when he plays a ball straight out of touch or to the opposition when even I could have made the pass, or
3. when his through balls are made for absolutely no one.
by Cotswold Royal » 27 Oct 2009 22:40
by Terminal Boardom » 27 Oct 2009 22:44
Cotswold Royal Interesting that the majority of the replys still seem to infer that he is committed and that he possibly tries a little too much a little too often. There must be something else though as our Managers still don't seem to rate him.
I wholeheartedly agree that he needs to be given licence to play and should have either Karacan or Tabb around him to mop up. Why doesn't BR see that???!
by Cotswold Royal » 27 Oct 2009 22:48
by facaldaqui » 28 Oct 2009 00:31
by RoyalBlue » 28 Oct 2009 08:44
Terminal BoardomCotswold Royal Interesting that the majority of the replys still seem to infer that he is committed and that he possibly tries a little too much a little too often. There must be something else though as our Managers still don't seem to rate him.
I wholeheartedly agree that he needs to be given licence to play and should have either Karacan or Tabb around him to mop up. Why doesn't BR see that???!
Shades of Caskey. And I said of Caskey we will never win anything with him in the team. I will now say the same of Marek. We will not achieve anything of note with Marek in the side.
by Ryn » 28 Oct 2009 08:49
Thomas L'HeureuxIdeal Uncommitted.
I cannot get my head around this argument at all.
How can a player who gets booked every game he plays be uncommitted? The reason he gets booked is for persistent fouls, which are caused because his teammates don't do their fair share in many cases (see last night for example) so he has to tare around the pitch trying to win the ball back which isn't really his job.
Last night he was dropping deeper and deeper to get the ball as the game wore on, simply because his teammates didn't have the legs or the quality to bring it forward and give it to him in the area of the pitch that he is at his most dangerous.
Nearly everything good came through him yesterday, and he always tried to get on the ball whether it be the first minute or the last, so where are you coming from?
by Barry the bird boggler » 28 Oct 2009 11:36
Ideal I think this has all been summarized before.
Good player. Inconsistent. Lacking fitness. Uncommitted. Flatters to deceive. Gifts ball away too much. Makes wrong choices.
Having said that, he is still probably the best midfielder we have right now, and Rodgers still hasn't really used him this season.
by AF1 » 28 Oct 2009 11:40
facaldaqui Matejovsky did well, despite a few mistakes. But don't get carried away. He's no more "the answer" than anyone else.
If there's one thing that infuriates me on HN it's the number of people who hone in on individuals--as if they are the problem or the answer. It's a team game. A good team can contain some individually weak members, but an excellent player cannot save a weak team. Coppell's teams always contained some weak players individually. The team must gel, and there were signs of it coming last night.
by Super Kevin Bremner! » 28 Oct 2009 12:06
by Thaumagurist* » 28 Oct 2009 12:11
AF1 dont want to sally the waters or hooker myself a tongue lashing from the masses but marek looked pretty prdinary monday night imo
by Ian Royal » 28 Oct 2009 12:14
Super Kevin Bremner! Attacking midfielders give the ball away because they are there to take risks.
Watch how many times the top players in the Prem give the ball away when attempting defence splitting passes.
If they all came off then games would finish 20 all!
He sometimes dallies on the ball if the movement's not there ahead of him so that also makes him look frustrating but he's definitely the best midfielder at the club.
by Dirk Gently » 28 Oct 2009 12:23
Barry the bird bogglerIdeal I think this has all been summarized before.
Good player. Inconsistent. Lacking fitness. Uncommitted. Flatters to deceive. Gifts ball away too much. Makes wrong choices.
Having said that, he is still probably the best midfielder we have right now, and Rodgers still hasn't really used him this season.
Don't forget the niggling fouls he commits.
by Ian Royal » 28 Oct 2009 12:25
by I was there at Elm Park » 28 Oct 2009 12:42
by Dirk Gently » 28 Oct 2009 12:50
I was there at Elm Park I'm surprised no one's ever mentioned his own official website: http://www.marek-matejovsky.cz/
It's in Czech but a simple google translator will work.
His latest news story is translated as:
Marek Matejovsky last week on Wednesday gave a very good performance in the reserve team Reading FC and immediately provoked debate as to why Mark does not play the first team. After four failures in a row is Coach Rodger under great pressure, both by management and by the Reading FC fans, and therefore further Matejovsky game called Mark, who very rarely put on the A team matches. Reading FC today to welcome home the men Liecester City, which occupies the tenth position in the table.
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