Matty Phillips

[West Acton]

Matty is a £4m winger, not a £50m striker. He was just finding his groove on the wing with some good passes into the box when injury struck him last year, there'll be more to come from him soon I would think.

You have missed the point Jour

Im not questioing him as a winger im saying he has had two guilt edged chances to score and he has missed them both when you would expect a premier league striker to hit the back of the net when put in the positions he was

[West London is Rss]

Matt has been very disappointing. It is clear he has little technical ability and has a a poor first touch. His assets are explosive pace and a powerful physique, which he needs to learn how to use for the team's advantage. I really see his role as an impact sub.

Did you miss my line of he hasn't been fully fit since he signed? - How is he supposed to prove what he is fully capable of without being fully match fit.
We signed him with a broken arm and he had a ligament injury for half the season last season...

[johnp]

I'm not sure that lack of fitness impacts technical ability too much. Agree it might result in him not using his physique to an advantage.

[West London is Rss]

A lack of match fitness effects every part of your game.. everyone who has played the game would know this

[Olly]

Do we really expect our wingers to go bombing past classier fullbacks like they don't exist?

[winalotto]

Way out of his depth at this level IMO. Poor performance all round from the team, but Phillips showed nothing at all, and if he scores the open goal it maybe wouldn't have been a tonking.

I would say judging him on a game away at man u to be harsh , but i must agree with you, i thought he was the weak link against Sunderland at home to, constantly losing the ball , doesn't hold onto the ball to help get the team up the pitch , really struggling to have any impact at this level, i watch him in pre season against Southend and i know it was his first run out but he was miles off it that night to

[Harryboy]

Our players get paid a lot off money to do a job, if matty was not fit why does harry put him in the side, like fer and sandro harry comes out with exuses that there not fit either proper bad management

[West London is Rss]

I suppose there was always going to be a scapegoat made from some of our very emotional fans.. where losing 4-0 away at old Trafford to £300mill worth of players is the end of the world

[Olly]

All managers play unfit players when they're stuck for selection.

[MattyRangers]

Matty Phillips was proper shyte yesterday, looked like a league 2 player against Man U.

As did at least 6 others.

[West London is Rss]

As did at least 6 others.

dearey me.

[MattyRangers]

dearey me.

Care to use your evidently fantastic eloquency to elaborate?

[West London is Rss]

Care to use your evidently fantastic eloquency to elaborate?

What's the point.. it aint gona win any of you suicidal view point fans over is it.

[MattyRangers]

What's the point.. it aint gona win any of you suicidal view point fans over is it.

You have obviously not read much of the forum lately then and seemingly stick to making petty comments. I am far from suicidal as you so accurately point out, I am very positive and came away form the stadium yesterday fairly optimistic having seen enough to make me believe we will beat a lot of the bottom sides.

[West London is Rss]

You have obviously not read much of the forum lately then and seemingly stick to making petty comments. I am far from suicidal as you so accurately point out, I am very positive and came away form the stadium yesterday fairly optimistic having seen enough to make me believe we will beat a lot of the bottom sides.

in that case.. well done you.. no need to be suicidal saying were league 2 now is there.