Think Joel has nailed down that starting spot for the foreseeable future, which is good because we shouldn't feel the need to rush Joe back until he is ready.
He's got a touch of Sakho too him, but I think we've still not lost this season when he starts for us. That's a heck of a stat.
TBH Sakho looked clumsy like a donkey at times but I think he was deceptively good on the ball and a good passer too. I honestly liked him as a player. Just a bad attitude to go with it.
Anyway, I wouldn't drop Matip. People blaming him for the OG have never a single game played in their lives, or they would know from his body position and where the ball was going there was no way he was putting that over the ba, apart from pulling some ninja sh*t out of a kung fu movie. You could see it in his face too, he wasn't feeling ashamed, he was angry at Robbo.
Second choice CB for me until Gomez wins his spot back. Healthy competition is always a good thing.
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