Hah. 0 tackles won the entire game, dominated by Bakayoko.
At least add some context to your meaningless stat. Matic is a percentages player, rarely commits to a rash challenge; it's one of his best qualities. In fact, in this particular moment of the game, doing exactly that saved us conceding:
If he commits to Hazard, Hazard slips it to Morata, 2-0, curtains.
Ended up a tame shot from Hazard, seen all the way from De Gea. All thanks to Matic's terrific positioning/covering, and the intelligence to know not to commit to a tackle. Stats need context.
But if we are playing the "lets choose a stat to help my case" game...
- Only 2 players in the entire Chelsea 11 had more passes than Matic, interestingly, none of which Bakayoko (Fabregas and Alonso by just 1), and only one in the United team (Valencia).
- Nemanja had the second most touches of all 22 players on the pitch, only Cesc, Chelsea's go-to-playmaker, had more.
- Barring defenders, Matic had as many interceptions as anyone in the Chelsea side.
- 4 successful aerial duels, only Fellaini, our target man for the equalizer, had more.
Also interesting how you say Bakayoko dominated Matic, even though it was Matic v Kante & Herrera v Bakayoko for large parts. Both played the left side of their midfield partner.
But whatever fits your narrative.
Congrats on the victory, but don't talk ****. Not saying he was amazing, but he was probably the pick of the red shirts out there, and definitely wasn't "dominated by Bakayoko".
Simon Johnson 
