Viper22 2,418 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 That wasn't at all aimed at you, btw. It was just an observation after reading through the last dozen threads in this section.Regarding Matic. I think he can be superb in certain matches and situations, but he's far from the finished article, imo. He still has a lot of room for improvement in areas like passing, heading, positional awareness, ball retention...etc. Don't think he has much competition for best DM in the PL, though.. I know, I just wanted to enthuse about him and let you know that I at least (others may have too) have rated him very highly for a while.I agree he can get a fair bit better though. Ball retention and his passing mainly. (but then he has Cesc beside him for passing doesn't he? ). His heading and positional play are good enough IMO, he's very rarely caught out of position and he wins most of the headers he competes for.Well Fernandinho is the only one in the same league as Matic. kellzfresh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I know, I just wanted to enthuse about him and let you know that I at least (others may have too) have rated him very highly for a while.I agree he can get a fair bit better though. Ball retention and his passing mainly. (but then he has Cesc beside him for passing doesn't he? ). His heading and positional play are good enough IMO, he's very rarely caught out of position and he wins most of the headers he competes for.Well Fernandinho is the only one in the same league as Matic.His heading stats are fine, but when you consider his height and size, he should really be dominating everything in the air in midfield. Viper22 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! DYC. 7,542 Posted October 5, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted October 5, 2014 Matic is back! There's no player like him in football and when in form, he's a real force. Quality defending and so composed on the ball. Not to forget his aggression, power and strength in the air. Fantastic player. TheWiz, Dion, kellzfresh and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel1980 1,425 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 He was great today again. Looks like he's back to his best. Dion, bababoom, zolayes and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,142 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11662/9505824/premier-league-nemanja-matic-is-jose-mourinhos-monster-in-midfield-and-could-be-crucial-in-the-title-race NiclasCFC and zolayes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Matic is back! There's no player like him in football and when in form, he's a real force. Quality defending and so composed on the ball. Not to forget his aggression, power and strength in the air. Fantastic player.Essien at his best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Essien at his bestFair enough. Essien was a better athlete, and his strength was something else, but Matic beats him technically and in terms of calmness on the ball. killer1257, OhForAGreavsie and bababoom 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Some deserved praise for Nemanja:http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11662/9505824/premier-league-nemanja-matic-is-jose-mourinhos-monster-in-midfield-and-could-be-crucial-in-the-title-race kellzfresh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Mufassir08 2,400 Posted October 6, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted October 6, 2014 He's such a complete player,I still cant believe we got him for just 21m.It really was a daylight robbery. 11Drogba, iseah100, DoubleO and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Stats, Viper22, Blue Armour and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 People talk about the creative players and the goalscorers etc, and rightly so, but this lad I fucking love. Does serious amounts of donkey work and acts like a road sweeper right across that central line.Immense footballer. ILoveLamp and LondonsFinest 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DH1988 1,348 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Prefer Makelele.. only because he was tiny and everytime made a foul we saw a massive grin and a "what!? me????" look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatsTheMatic? 28 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 My love for this man is obvious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bababoom 4,478 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 He's the complete defensive midfielder IMO, defensively great, covers the ground well, able to beat players with ease and has an eye for a pass. The first few games of the season he wasn't at his best (although Cesc has admitted to pressing too much instead of holding his position, that made Matic more vulnerable in the middle), but these last two games he's been an absolute monster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roquila 1,335 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Matic becomes the first Chelsea player EVER i hate. Well one lad. Kieran. and CFC_4EVER 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Matic becomes the first Chelsea player EVER i hate. Well one lad.To be fair, it's the fans who asked Matic for a picture who held up the sign. Can't be sure if he feels the same way or even knew what was on the sign.. Roquila 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 To be fair, it's the fans who asked Matic for a picture who held up the sign. Can't be sure if he feels the same way or even knew what was on the sign..This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParNolio7 285 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Don't think he has much competition for best DM in the PL, though.. Yaya Touré by much much distance. And it's not because he's getting into attacking positions a lot that he's not a CDM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 People fret about Costa's hammies but the prospect of an injury to Matic is what worries me the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pWneR 230 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Matic becomes the first Chelsea player EVER i hate. Well one lad.Good for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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