8 | Mateo Kovačić - 2024/25

[Kippax Street 1880]

Hope hes fit for Tuesday

 

[Dax777]

Used to call him best midfielder we have. Might have to update that to best player that we have :(

 

[handsofstone]

Shame about the red

Thought he ran the show while he was on the pitch, been our best player this season

 

[DJ Dreamer]

Never a straight red in a million years.

He played really well.

I guess we got to see why Nico hasn't been playing as a replacement 6 for Rodri. It is to complement him once he starts playing again.

 

[Dax777]

Never a straight red in a million years.

He played really well.

I guess we got to see why Nico hasn't been playing as a replacement 6 for Rodri. It is to complement him once he starts playing again.

Love him but it was.

 

[Damien10]

I would be keeping Kova over Gundo next season.

 

[WallyA]

Yeah its obviously a red.

But I blame Gvardiol more for that as Kova instinctly didnt want him through free on goal.

 

[WallyA]

I would be keeping Kova over Gundo next season.

I dont think youll find anybody disagreeing with that.

 

[EdersonsSmiley]

It's criminal he was dropped for the final, he is our best midfielder by a country mile.

 

[Gabriel]

I’d have been upset if an opponent had done that and not received a red card. Played well up to that point and took one for the team, or, more precisely, his compatriot.

 

[Chak19]

Brilliant game until the red, maybe he could've been more alert but it was a bad pass, missed him big time for the cup final.

 

[City_Sean]

He was excellent tonight when on the pitch. The res cars was super frustrating but cancelled our quickly which was lucky for us.

 

[Gabriel]

It's criminal he was dropped for the final, he is our best midfielder by a country mile.

He wasn’t dropped, though, so no crime was committed.

 

[Chak19]

It's criminal he was dropped for the final, he is our best midfielder by a country mile.

He wasn't, he was hurt.

 

[Greenblue92]

Great again, unfortunate red card, I feel like with Rodri back we can see him run more towards the opposition goal instead of back towards our own where he is elite at attacking space.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Top class genuinely elite footballer. Unlucky with the red tonight... someone had to stop the break to protect the three points.

Hope he's still with us next season.

 

[DJ Dreamer]

A slightly different point but I thought he worked really well with Mamoush tonight.

 

[Dax777]

It's criminal he was dropped for the final, he is our best midfielder by a country mile.

Think he was injured.

 

[PragueBlue]

Super player, Got unlucky with the red. If I could choose one of the CM players to stay next year, it would be him.

 

[Hungarian blue]

Brilliant game until the red, maybe he could've been more alert but it was a bad pass, missed him big time for the cup final.

I'd say brilliant game AND the red. Hindsight and everything, but I think we'd have won had it not been for Cook's red card. And at the time, 20 mins before the whistle, and just being reactionary, it was the good decision to foul there. He's had a great season.