LAB 1,030 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 He wasn't particularly good, but through the second half's balance he executed his part well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Worried about this one but it's still early days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 For me Matic is playing at the same level as the last season. But right now he is playing alongside Fabregas, while last season he was playing alongside Luiz, Ramires or Mikel. Its called contrast. Last season I was saying he was no more than a "correct" DM, and many people got angry.He might get better in the future, but at the moment he is not even close of being as good as pictured in this forum months ago. Peace., calculatingInfinity and Kieran. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bir_CFC 3,455 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 For me Matic is playing at the same level as the last season. But right now he is playing alongside Fabregas, while last season he was playing alongside Luiz, Ramires or Mikel. Its called contrast. Last season I was saying he was no more than a "correct" DM, and many people got angry.He might get better in the future, but at the moment he is not even close of being as good as pictured in this forum months ago.I disagree. I think he's clearly been worse than last year. Even in aspects that don't involve anyone else on the pitch.Risky passes, taking too long on the ball, turning into trouble. All these are individual mistakes which were not nearly as common last year as they have been so far this season. If we're talking about our midfield getting overrun, not being able to press effectively and looking a little disorganised, those are all team mistakes. If Matic is being asked to defend for 2, that's a problem but that's not what everyone is on about. He's making individual mistakes. Barbara, Dion and The Skipper 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Didn't Jose mentioning about Matic name when asked about player of the month for August?I thought Jose thought Matic has done well in the first 3 matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidEU 2,023 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Didn't Jose mentioning about Matic name when asked about player of the month for August?I thought Jose thought Matic has done well in the first 3 matches.Jose said Matic and Ivanovic were our best two players in August because they hadn't been away at the WC and 'were the fittest'. RoyalBlues 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 For me Matic is playing at the same level as the last season. But right now he is playing alongside Fabregas, while last season he was playing alongside Luiz, Ramires or Mikel. Its called contrast. Last season I was saying he was no more than a "correct" DM, and many people got angry.He might get better in the future, but at the moment he is not even close of being as good as pictured in this forum months ago.I'm with you that Matic was overrated last season. A surprising number of people were even calling him the best DM in the world. But despite the fact that new role and partners may have well affected his performances, that does not change the fact that he individually has started the season badly. He's making individual mistakes, both on and off the ball, that have nothing to do with his teammates and that he was not doing last season.He's still by far our best option, though, and (hopefully) he will grow into the season and new role and improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petre.ispirescu 4,928 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 He might be prone to errors against the lesser teams, but he is a monster when it comes to big games. Another massive performance, a three man midfield of Matic, Cesc and a Vidal-esque type of player (or Pogba) would be fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 a much better game today Barbara 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myself 793 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Him and Dave were our best performers today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer1257 3,282 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 He might be prone to errors against the lesser teams, but he is a monster when it comes to big games. Another massive performance, a three man midfield of Matic, Cesc and a Vidal-esque type of player (or Pogba) would be fantastic. Or just play like that.Cesc-Matic-----MikelThat would give us more defensive stability in the midfield and because of the fact that we do not have any better box to box player,Matic has to play that role.Ramires was terrible in his defensive role.Did he make any successful tackles?^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrExcalibur100 7,124 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 He's been good all season, he's just had to cover the errors of some of his teammates. He only looked better today because we refused to cross the halfway line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeholiday 209 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Think he was excellent. considering he battled against the burly yaya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrExcalibur100 7,124 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 No love for Nemanja yet, he was fantastic yet again as he always is. Bossed it. The talk about his slow start to the season was harsh and mostly due to having to adjust to the inclusion of an attack minded CM in our midfield in Fabregas.. Now that we've found some balance with Cesc, he's back to his super reliable self. bababoom, Ainsley Harriott and termninja 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lito 180 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 termninja 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Styles 9,790 Posted September 30, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted September 30, 2014 I love the way he carries the ball when a pass isn't available. Gilvorak, LAB, Blue-in-me-Veins and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel1980 1,425 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Matic was brilliant today. Our midfield as a whole looked good and we didn't get dominated despite the pivot midfielders being constantly under pressure. termninja and Barbara 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 He looked a threat going forward ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey 173 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 BEAST Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 We have three f***ing beast in our team, and two of them are Serbian. We should buy more players from Serbia termninja 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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