Popular Post! Eidur the Spider 4,515 Posted January 16, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted January 16, 2014 Jusek, CHOULO19, Fernando and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusek 2,031 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 He's a one lanky dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! pinela_SLB 39 Posted January 16, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted January 16, 2014 ThanksSounds like he's gotten a fair bit more defensive. Can't say that I mind but it's not as exciting as signing a top class box-to-box player.This season he played half of the games (something like that) as a box-to-box, with a defensive midfielder behind him. Still a good player, but not even close to what he can do if playing has the reference in front of the defense. That's his position and it's where he can be a top player.In my opinion, and even if it's not so exciting as a box-to-box, he's exactly what you need to make offensive process more fluent and provide you ball possession with quality. To play as a box-to-box you have Ramires.Matic, Ramires, Oscar in the CenterWillian, RightHazard, LeftBest midfield in the premier league in my opinion. Only city can be comparable, at this moment. Give them time and it'll be even better! Barbara, Term-X, Kostas and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshybizzle 109 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 This from the last page.... Thanks Sounds like he's gotten a fair bit more defensive. Can't say that I mind but it's not as exciting as signing a top class box-to-box player. Now that depends how José decides to use Mr. Matic, while certainly not a box to box midfielder he's got all the qualities to be something of a dynamic player! He's a CDM with pretty immense defensive abilities and that's the position and role he's going to play of the two in the midfield pivot. Having played A bit further forward (with us at one point I think he was considered a CAM?) I don't see any reason he can't put his strength, technical ability and athleticism into action further up the pitch, again, but this is a role more likely to be filled by Ramires in all likelihood. Like I said, depends on Mr. Mourhinio but he's not a one trick pony by any stretch of the imagination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Fong 2,776 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 The Chels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AswinR 96 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Now that was a great signing!!A lot of people talking about matic and yaya toure.....but somehow i am reminded of ballack or schweinstieger ...... calm and very good in reading the games and putting in tackles at the right moment and good passes forward ......The coming of matic is a glimpse of mourinho tactics..... I dont think he wants one CM and one DM .... i think he wants positive defensive mids interchanging between themselves on who's going forward(like in liverpool game with ramires and luiz...the opposition was completly surpirised when luiz pushed forward suddenly) ..... the players who can close in quickly when off the ball and with good stamina and a good eye for a pass are rare but i think we have the best two in the world in ramires and matic also romelu is another player of that sort...wouldn't be surprised if comes back to Chelsea next season and lets not forget MVG(out injured).The only sadness is realizing if i am right is that it effectively means the end of essien & lampard...but i think mikel will survive as backup option to shut shop. 11Drogba and zolayes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Driver 503 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Matic is ten times a better player than Mikel ,that is all you need to know . Well done Mourinho on sorting out our DM problem , we will counter much quicker now , Matic is a playmaker ,very positive and quick thinking ,he will link up and give our three AM's much quicker ball than Mikel , he reads the game much better ,a fantastic signing by Mourinho and a very obvious one given the limitations of Mikel. Some bad decisions have been made at the club in recent years when you think players like Matic were allowed to leave while the club persevered with Mikel,but thankfully Mourinho has now acted to put that right . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguelito 459 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Matic is ten times a better player than Mikel ,that is all you need to know . Well done Mourinho on sorting out our DM problem , we will counter much quicker now , Matic is a playmaker ,very positive and quick thinking ,he will link up and give our three AM's much quicker ball than Mikel , he reads the game much better ,a fantastic signing by Mourinho and a very obvious one given the limitations of Mikel. Some bad decisions have been made at the club in recent years when you think players like Matic were allowed to leave while the club persevered with Mikel,but thankfully Mourinho has now acted to put that right . I don't care if your right with these points or not, but your constant hate of mikel is so old and annoying. Can you find anything else to talk about? I don't post much, but it's getting way too old. We get that you don't like mikel...I think everybody gets that. Stop talking about it in every thread Tomo and Ainsley Harriott 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Driver 503 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Hate is the wrong word ,nice guy awful footballer ,welcome to Chelsea Nemanja Matic is my main point . Do you think Mourinho hates Mikel or just does not rate him as a footballer ? Dont be in denial any longer look to the future and back Mourinho and our new DM . And forget players who are no longer relevant and dont be to upset at their demotion . Mourinho has acted to sort out our DM problem that was Mikel ,be positive and embrace reallity,it has happened ,well done Jose for proving me right and resigning this player,dont look backwards just hope we can offload Mikel as soon as possible ,Matic is the future ,use your limited posts on backing him now . Back our new sigining and our manager ,no need to feel sympathy for a reject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 when he was here before ,,everytime I saw him I could only think the NEXT Ballack ,,,He may turn out to be much more than a DM Phil Driver and pHaRaOn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Driver 503 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Same here zolayes , I always saw him as a better DM than the one we kept (will not mention the name ,some get upset ) . But here is to the future and quicker passing and an ability to read the game and briliant once again from Mourinho to fix this big problem we have struggled with for years that some of us saw . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobematabryant 400 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I apologise about my comments regarding Nemanja Matic and the whole signing as a whole. It was more of a knee jerk reaction more than anything but here's hoping he is CFC legend in few years. My comments may of been out of order but many comments regarding Willian were extremely negative when he first signed. So far, he is one of our crucial midfielders. The only place to be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amblève. 4,995 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Same here zolayes , I always saw him as a better DM than the one we kept (will not mention the name ,some get upset ) .Just fuck off, you repetitive know-it-all piece of shit. OneMoSalah and Gilvorak 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshybizzle 109 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Hate is the wrong word ,nice guy awful footballer ,welcome to Chelsea Nemanja Matic is my main point . Do you think Mourinho hates Mikel or just does not rate him as a footballer ? Dont be in denial any longer look to the future and back Mourinho and our new DM . And forget players who are no longer relevant and dont be to upset at their demotion . Mourinho has acted to sort out our DM problem that was Mikel ,be positive and embrace reallity,it has happened ,well done Jose for proving me right and resigning this player,dont look backwards just hope we can offload Mikel as soon as possible ,Matic is the future ,use your limited posts on backing him now . Back our new sigining and our manager ,no need to feel sympathy for a reject. Wow you really hate Mikel Also Are you high? Gilvorak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinAshburner 1,270 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 When is Nemanja Matic going to appear in the Your Favourite Chelsea Player Profile Settings Menu drop down list of Players so that I can add him as My Favourite Player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Hate is the wrong word ,nice guy awful footballer ,welcome to Chelsea Nemanja Matic is my main point . Fair enough, just leave it there. Don't understand why like 99% of your posts involve slandering Mikel. Reddish-Blue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantdeville 195 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Such a troll ^^^^Just post without shitting on Mikel, he has his flaws as a footballer, as does everyone, but he's played his role when he's been called upon as well. Best of luck to him, whether or plies his trade at Chelsea or elsewhere. Drogzola 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5354 204 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I hope he is more than an anchorman, but probably someone in the Pirlo/Carrick but with better defensive qualities like positioning, awareness and tackling. He should posses great creativity as well.Anyway, nice to see him back in the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted January 17, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted January 17, 2014 when he was here before ,,everytime I saw him I could only think the NEXT Ballack ,,,He may turn out to be much more than a DMActually Ballack was an attacking midfielder. he could score goals from any range with both feet. he only turned into a more defensively minded midfielder because we had Lamps. But that was in a 4-3-3. Matic has a completely different job. He is a disciplined, tactical tackler, interceptor and distributor. Whilst Ballack was capable of that, too,he was spectacular. Not only with his goals but also when he sat deep with his powerful tackles and diagonal balls. Matic will never be the attacking threat Ballack was but defensively he has learned much more already. Though, Matic should take on some brawn to be as strong as Ballack. He might be 1,94m but he is a beanpole. Anyway I like how Mou sets up our pivot. It's City style, with Matic being the more disciplined player sitting back, playing passes from depp, intercepting and working horicontally controlling the midfield like Fernandinho does, Ramires can drive forward with his pace and enrgy like Yaya Toure (who unfortunately is the much better footballer). Gilvorak, The Mak, pinela_SLB and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsden 4,689 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Does anyone else get the Matic similarities with fernando redondo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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