BlueLyon 9,359 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 On 19. 8. 2016 at 6:58 PM, MrExcalibur100 said: I hope he'll shut a lot of mouths this season. I can't believe the amount of criticism he's gotten from Chelsea fans in a season were most of our players underperformed. You'll think a player like Matic will at least get the benefit of the doubt from some of his past performances. It wasn't that long ago he was arguably our 2nd best player behind Hazard. I realy hope he gets back, but he looks so slow these days and even less mobile than Cesc. Whatever happened to him, he lost his physical and defending atributes. I would give him another season and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Think it's time to be honest. 2014 Matic - form of his life 2015 Matic - probably the true Matic (good player, not world-class or elite) 2016 Matic - out of form Peace. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 5 hours ago, DYC. said: Think it's time to be honest. 2014 Matic - form of his life 2015 Matic - probably the true Matic (good player, not world-class or elite) 2016 Matic - out of form Yeah. My fears are becoming true. Don't think we should rely on him much anymore. He still has this season to prove everyone wrong but he isn't showing anything promising just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Fong 2,776 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Yeah. My fears are becoming true. Don't think we should rely on him much anymore. He still has this season to prove everyone wrong but he isn't showing anything promising just yet. Like you said I'm desperate to be proven wrong but unfortunately the chance is pretty slim because he has been doing the very basics in a ridiculously poor fashion. He looked like someone just started to learn how to play footy no kidding. The Skipper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Colored Sky 1,807 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 He looks so useless and dwells on the ball so much that Mikel would be proud (Nemanja chose bad tuitor for that when he has Cesc nearby). I really want to believe in ressurection but so far so bad. He takes baby steps. The time when he tackled successively most balls that he went for and released the ball forward within a second are long gone. Seems like would never exist. Just half joking in saying that he should be loaned to Sporting to his mentor Jorge Jesus to learn how to play football again. The Skipper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 I really think we should cut him some slack. I think he has improved distinctively from his form of last season and year. Yes he has been outshone by the far more talented Kante  but he has made more tackles than his pivot partner, created more chances and looked a bit more like his imperious vintage form esp vs WHam. I particularly like those dynamic tackles when he just somehow steals the ball with his long legs and thereby co times his attacking runs. Yes he is offensively shit which is why I do not think he should be employed in that box to box role but defensively has been solid enough to vindicate his selection. Esp vs WHam he and Knte completely shut em out giving us an almighty dominance in midfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,443 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 2 hours ago, Magic Lamps said: I really think we should cut him some slack. I think he has improved distinctively from his form of last season and year. Yes he has been outshone by the far more talented Kante  but he has made more tackles than his pivot partner, created more chances and looked a bit more like his imperious vintage form esp vs WHam. I particularly like those dynamic tackles when he just somehow steals the ball with his long legs and thereby co times his attacking runs. Yes he is offensively shit which is why I do not think he should be employed in that box to box role but defensively has been solid enough to vindicate his selection. Esp vs WHam he and Knte completely shut em out giving us an almighty dominance in midfield. Yeah, I'm also leaning towards the same.. The days when he could perform the holding midfield role single-handed, and shut out opposition like Yaya Toure seem to have gone for now, but I still think he can do a job alongside Kante. Together, they can provide a decent platform for someone like Cesc (and to some extent Hazard) who can then focus all their attention on attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid Angel 2,130 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 We started the season under the assumption that Matic can go back to his late 2014 form but no one realizes he has been continuously declining since that Burnley game and was the only player last year who didn't show any signs of improvement towards the end of the season. Even Ivanovic got better towards the end. Just keep him as back up for Kante. Playing him in a box to box role is just wrong. Absolute liability on the ball and very slow. What I would do to have Nainggolan or someone like him playing in that position. Amblève. and Despiadado.Maleante 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilvorak 3,734 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I gave up on him after his gutless performance against 10 man PSG, the worst CM performance I've ever seen from a Chelsea midfielder. Despiadado.Maleante 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Hope people aren't still blaming Cesc for Nemanja's awful form... Unionjack and LondonsFinest 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Hope people aren't still blaming Cesc for Nemanja's awful form... I think they share the blame for a poor midfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F. 1,484 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 After the last game against Burnely and red card he was worse and worse in every othet match, maybe today against Burnley again he can get his "mojo" back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Despiadado.Maleante 1,046 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 HIs best game in 2 years. kolovrat and !Hazard! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hostedenis 556 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 2 hours ago, J.F. said: After the last game against Burnely and red card he was worse and worse in every othet match, maybe today against Burnley again he can get his "mojo" back I did not expect your comment to, strangely enough, be this truthful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Matic lost his powers vs Burnley last time, he's got it back now. The cycle is complete ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Much more one touch passes instead of holding unto the ball sluggishly made the difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid Angel 2,130 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Had a good game today. Him and Kante double teaming opposition players has been very effective this season. He will start until we get new center-backs or a b2b mid. It would be madness to drop him even against Burnley because that backline needs protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 2 hours ago, Hybrid Angel said: Had a good game today. Him and Kante double teaming opposition players has been very effective this season. He will start until we get new center-backs or a b2b mid. It would be madness to drop him even against Burnley because that backline needs protection. Bingo! Can't double team with fabregas who has no energy nor power for the task. can certainly discuss matic against his peers, but the odd one to fit any system is always going to be fabregas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilvorak 3,734 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 4 hours ago, Despiadado.Maleante said: HIs best game in 2 years. You're actually not far off which is quite sad. Still isn't good enough though. Despiadado.Maleante and The Skipper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Great performance yesterday. Probably his best in a LONG while. Hope to see more of THAT, please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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