Matty Cash

[Risso]

Well he was level on passes made with Luiz, both of whom were second only to Torres who was miles clear of everybody else. Cash had an 83% pass completion which is good, and was better than Torres and Moreno. He made the most blocks of anybody on the pitch. He had the second most touches for us after Torres. I thought he played well, was always amongst play for us, and the stats back that up.

[andyh]

I was disappointed with him for their goal yesterday.
He was going across at pace and should have taken the ball and player out.
A Huttonesque reducer.

He doesn’t really do crunching tackles though does he.

He’s cool at doing that pulling his shorts up over his right thigh though. I suppose that makes him a top quality modern day player, doesn’t it.

[Brazilian Villain]

I was disappointed with him for their goal yesterday.
He was going across at pace and should have taken the ball and player out.
A Huttonesque reducer.

He doesn’t really do crunching tackles though does he.

Dirty Cash, we want you, dirty Cash, we need you.

[Ian.]

I am a bit fed up of the feint to play it with his right foot forward, to chop back onto his left, take a touch and pass it backwards.
It’s every time he gets the ball. Maybe try and pass it first time.
He remains the weak link when every one is fit.

Seems rather harsh, he had a very good game yesterday.

[Drummond]

I'm pretty sure he's just doing what he's been told to do.

[Nunkin1965]

Played well in a new role.
Must be a challenge when there is so much upheaval defensively in the side for the Polish Cafu!

[nigel]

I was disappointed with him for their goal yesterday.
He was going across at pace and should have taken the ball and player out.
A Huttonesque reducer.

He doesn’t really do crunching tackles though does he.

He’s cool at doing that pulling his shorts up over his right thigh though. I suppose that makes him a top quality modern day player, doesn’t it.

To be fair, mate, I thought their player did really well to get the cross in.
It was the confusion between Emi and Lenglet that resulted in the goal.
 
Had he taken him out it was a guaranteed yellow, possible red given how the ref was.

[Ads]

I was disappointed with him for their goal yesterday.
He was going across at pace and should have taken the ball and player out.
A Huttonesque reducer.

He doesn’t really do crunching tackles though does he.

He’s cool at doing that pulling his shorts up over his right thigh though. I suppose that makes him a top quality modern day player, doesn’t it.

He made an excellent slide tackle on Saturday. I'm not sure why you'd blame him and not Marrinez for the goal.

[Drummond]

When he gets the ball and does his cut back thing, we have progressed a good distance up the pitch. It means, whne he passes it back the centre back that we are starting our play again from a more advanced position.

[Smithy]

When he gets the ball and does his cut back thing, we have progressed a good distance up the pitch. It means, whne he passes it back the centre back that we are starting our play again from a more advanced position.

I often wonder how much of that is to instruction, or if he's just worrying about advancing further and losing the ball, with the focus on retaining possession.  It makes perfect sense that he'd be like a ball-carrying forward in rugby union - "Get us a few yards up the pitch and then give it back to the better players".

[Somniloquism]

I am a bit fed up of the feint to play it with his right foot forward, to chop back onto his left, take a touch and pass it backwards.
It’s every time he gets the ball. Maybe try and pass it first time.
He remains the weak link when every one is fit.

Emery is on players every day of the week with what they need to do in the team. I suspect for some reason he has been instructed that if a certain ball isn't on, to just play it simple and keep possession, especially when Moreno is playing as Alex is classed as the attacking fullback then. Maybe he is being too conservative but after most of the season, I doubt he would still be playing like that under this manager. And also noticeable that when Digne was playing at the start of the season, Cash was getting forward a lot more.

[Risso]

Cash is part of a team that is clearly instructed to keep possession at all times, even if it means pasing it backwards, and then to wait for an opportunity to play a quick ball forward and beat the press. We often see the likes of Luiz and McGinn passing it backwards when there's no forward pass available, so why shouldn't Cash do the same? Also, Emery has always played with "wonky" full backs, ie one getting forward more and the other being more circumspect. When it was Digne and Cash, Cash used to get forward more. Now Moreno is playing instead, Alex is the one with the more positive role.

[LeeB]

The one time I've been really pissed off with Cash is when he didn't go back and keep possession against Newcastle and tried to turn it forward resulting in their third goal.

[Drummond]

When he gets the ball and does his cut back thing, we have progressed a good distance up the pitch. It means, whne he passes it back the centre back that we are starting our play again from a more advanced position.

I often wonder how much of that is to instruction, or if he's just worrying about advancing further and losing the ball, with the focus on retaining possession.  It makes perfect sense that he'd be like a ball-carrying forward in rugby union - "Get us a few yards up the pitch and then give it back to the better players".

I think it has to be instruction, otherwise we'd see Emery giving him pelters as he's (for half the game at least) right in front of him.

[Nunkin1965]

I may be wrong but I think some see him as the scapegoat of the team which is frankly b******s.
One sits behind us at VP and constantly moans about his contribution.