bababoom 4,478 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 This is how I feel about it too.I feel he has a decent passing range and composure in order for him to become the link between midfield and attack which means it could work out decently. He's not the exact type of player I would like but he's not a bad option to have around at all and at £20m it'd be a fair deal.Yaya and Fernandinho don't have the best passing range yet city seem to be doing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Does anyone know if Matic is a fan of the club or something like that?For example, I wouldn't think Pogba would go back to Utd after they let him go.Yeah it is surprising to me also, that he would want to come back so easily. But fair play to him i guess for holding no grudges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petre.ispirescu 4,928 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Why? Again, if he stayed at Cobham, he wouldn't have been the player he is today.Put it that way, but it could have been the other side of the coin too, with him ending up in Kosice or some mid-table team in Portugal. Hats off to a guy that never gave up even though some of Roman's trustful employees threw him away like a rotten tooth. You need guts to go back to the "crime scene", but I really feel this guy is so eager to prove he is Chelsea material that this transfer could turn into a superb one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HD3D 1,038 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I can't say I know much about him, what he's like now etc, any good? Do we need him? Isn't it strikers we need?Striker is the number 1 priority. But the truth is, we won't get a world class striker until summer.If we get a striker this month, it will either be an average one, or we'll be spending a ridiculous amount of money for a good one.Our strikers are useless, but the games against City and Liverpool have shown we can still get shit done as long as the rest of the team is in form. Certainly, nobody was expecting us to win the treble this season. I think we can wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadavTKL 1,787 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Well if Di Marzio and Sky Sports are in... i think its done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beepu 1,714 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 How much is the transfer fee? Im not sure which one to trust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouNameIt 1,511 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I havent seen him in a very long time.Can anyone explain to me exacly what kind of player he is today. Is he like a Mikel but simply better or is he more of an Essien-type of player? Compare him with someone today that he is "equally good as". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricardosr 38 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 If he leaves for < 35M€ i'll be upset.He's better than Witsel and we sold him for 40M€.I'm not saying that Matic is worth more than 40M€, but 35M€ is a good price for him.He has the technique of a number 10, I saw people saying that he's like Mikel...that's far from true.Another thing, we don't have financial problems. The thing is, in the last years we always sold 1 or 2 players for more than 20M€ (Ramires, Coentrao, Di Maria, David Luiz, Javi Garcia, Witsel), but this season we decided not to sell anyone (we had an offer for Matic close to 40M€ in the summer and Cardozo was close to leave too) so it would be good for our finances (we don't have a russian or an sheik giving us money) to sell a player for something like 25M€.I would accept 30M€ + Oriol RomeuBtw, I hope Chelsea wins the PL and CL...but without Matic on the squad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricardosr 38 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I havent seen him in a very long time.Can anyone explain to me exacly what kind of player he is today. Is he like a Mikel but simply better or is he more of an Essien-type of player? Compare him with someone today that he is "equally good as".I don't know any player like him, and i watch a lot of football.When Ibrahimovic started to play in Ajax people were suprised too, a very tall striker with a superb technique, that was a strange at the time....that's how i see Matic in a way, a very tall midfielder (he can play as a 6 or 8, but he's better as a 6) with a great technique. When he first got here we said he was a number 10, but our coach said that he would be a great 6 and he was right.We also have his brother in our B squad, he's called Uros Matic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo 1,729 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 If both were around the same price, who'd you rather, Pogba or Matic?Pogba. Higher ceiling for him imo given he's only 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleO 192 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I think we absolutely need a CM/CDM. José likes to play 4-3-3 at times and then there's only Essien who can rest if you don't play Luiz in the middle. Of course we have MvG coming back, but he's an unexperienced player and we can't rely on him after that bad injury he got.Matic knows the club and he's a quality player. The only problem is the price. He's 26 already and 35m is quite a big amount of money. If they are willing to drop it, it would be nice to get Nemanja back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDY 1,290 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I think we absolutely need a CM/CDM. José likes to play 4-3-3 at times and then there's only Essien who can rest if you don't play Luiz in the middle. Of course we have MvG coming back, but he's an unexperienced player and we can't rely on him after that bad injury he got.Matic knows the club and he's a quality player. The only problem is the price. He's 26 already and 35m is quite a big amount of money. If they are willing to drop it, it would be nice to get Nemanja back. The fee is rumoured to be around £20m, which is quite good IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blu35_army 551 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 If he leaves for < 35M€ i'll be upset.He's better than Witsel and we sold him for 40M€.I'm not saying that Matic is worth more than 40M€, but 35M€ is a good price for him.He has the technique of a number 10, I saw people saying that he's like Mikel...that's far from true.Another thing, we don't have financial problems. The thing is, in the last years we always sold 1 or 2 players for more than 20M€ (Ramires, Coentrao, Di Maria, David Luiz, Javi Garcia, Witsel), but this season we decided not to sell anyone (we had an offer for Matic close to 40M€ in the summer and Cardozo was close to leave too) so it would be good for our finances (we don't have a russian or an sheik giving us money) to sell a player for something like 25M€.I would accept 30M€ + Oriol RomeuBtw, I hope Chelsea wins the PL and CL...but without Matic on the squad once again,,best in your league doesn't guarantee to be sucess in PL especially chelsea. we must wait until he play regulary and then judge how "big" the effect of Matic in our pivot problems...and IMO the good relationship between Chelsea and Benfica is something priceless,,so €25M price tag is best deal for both... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teignman 441 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Another thing, we don't have financial problems. The thing is, in the last years we always sold 1 or 2 players for more than 20M€ (Ramires, Coentrao, Di Maria, David Luiz, Javi Garcia, Witsel),Oh really?http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2013/12/12/5202204/nemanja-matic-to-chelsea-this-transfer-rumour-adds-uphttp://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/22507686 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haranr 485 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 This is a brilliant deal in my opinion. Hopefully he will sign today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haranr 485 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 RAMI - MATIC WILI OSCAR HAZARDThis is such a strong midfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laeth 527 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 RAMI - MATIC WILI OSCAR HAZARDThis is such a strong midfield. Strength, power, pace, dynamism and creativity... awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiclasCFC 2,582 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 SSN Link:http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9113801/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=chelsea+fc+transfer+speculations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Gino 377 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I hope this concludes a lot faster than De Bruyne to Wolfsburg which is taking forEVer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacquiao 1,834 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I havent seen him in a very long time.Can anyone explain to me exacly what kind of player he is today. Is he like a Mikel but simply better or is he more of an Essien-type of player? Compare him with someone today that he is "equally good as".I'd say because of his ability to see passes quickly and execute them instantly, and his ability to close players down quickly and put himself about for someone of his size, i would compare him to Javi Martinez. I wouldn't say he is equally as good as him but i dont think there is much between them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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