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Joel Matip


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Because Matip's so softly spoken and he doesn't actively seek the spotlight, and defintely because he plays next to the best centre half in the world, his quality consistently gets overlooked. It shouldn't because Joel is one of the 5 best centre backs in the world I'd guess.

 

He is the Neven Subotic to Mats Hummels at Klopp's Dortmund...only  better.

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40 minutes ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Because Matip's so softly spoken and he doesn't actively seek the spotlight, and defintely because he plays next to the best centre half in the world, his quality consistently gets overlooked. It shouldn't because Joel is one of the 5 best centre backs in the world I'd guess.

 

He is the Neven Subotic to Mats Hummels at Klopp's Dortmund...only  better.

He was here a couple of years before VVD. You could argue he's only shown this form consistently since VVD.

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4 hours ago, Code said:


Matip has been consistently good since day 1. 

Agreed. Not at this level though.

 

You won't find anyone claiming he's one of the best defenders in the league prior to VVD arriving.

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1 hour ago, lifetime fan said:

As much as I love Big Bird he’s not of the level Sami achieved for us yet. 
 

Sami was as transformational for our defence as  VVD has been and scored every season for 10 years. 

Matip will need quite a bit more imo.

 

Sami started from the off and probably missed maybe a half dozen league games in his first 6 seasons. 

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2 hours ago, Chairman Meow said:

Player of the month wins a tube of pringles with a Premier League sticker on it?

 

Lost all that Russian money and the arabs aren't into crisps. 
Anyway, congrats to Joel.  

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