Nemanja Matic

[Polo7 3,496]

Matic is in the squad against Porto

http://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/33849/language/pt-PT/Jorge-Jesus-convoca-19-futebolistas-para-o-classico.aspx

Oh well. Time to move on peeps.

[Mouri_Matic 560]

Matic is in the squad against Porto

http://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/33849/language/pt-PT/Jorge-Jesus-convoca-19-futebolistas-para-o-classico.aspx

Well that was awkward, excitement killer right there.

[Tomo 21,733]

I don't get the embarrassment thing yeah its easily looks that way in hindsight but for one Matic their is Sinclair, Mancienne etc etc

Also this is where constantly changing managers works against us, Carlo didn't want him but Jose does, if Jose was here in 2011 maybe he would never have left, who knows?

[Polo7 3,496]

Nemanja Matic is now 1/3 from 5/4 overnight to rejoin Chelsea amid reports he won't play for Benfica against Porto today. See Sky Bet's full market which also features both Manchester clubs

[Namika 922]

João Ruela ‏@joao_ruela5 min

Matic will play against FC Porto today, but shall join Chelsea after it. #Benfica #classico

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[LondonPride1905 236]

Like I've said in previous posts, they are awaiting for him to play the game against Porto. After that we could see a transfer.

[lionsden 4,689]

mourinho and benitez beg to differ on DL's worth as a DM.

And Capello, one of the greatest managers of all time, begs to differ on Heskey's worth as a striker to the England national team. . . . . . see where I'm going with this?

[didierforever 7,349]

And Capello, one of the greatest managers of all time, begs to differ on Heskey's worth as a striker to the England national team. . . . . . see where I'm going with this?

so u just compared heskey's striking prowess to DL's defensive prowess. seems legit!!!

[lionsden 4,689]

We don't need a playmaker (we've got three of those behind the striker), we need a really good all-rounder who can move the ball forward quicker than our current players, so that said three behind the striker have more time and space to do their thing.

I will argue that we need two not one technically sound midfielders if we are to significantly improve the quality of our football. Ramires simply isn't gonna cut it as a first option in midfield against packed defences which accounts for roughly 80 percent of the teams we face. Lampard isn't a CM and he's old, Jose doesn't rate mikel highly enough to be a first option and Essien is well not good enough anymore.

[lionsden 4,689]

Oh I know but he just seems no where near the world class bracket yet and in these type of money are paid for those players, if a decent mid like Matic is £20m then what for the likes of Yaya,Gundogan,Khedira,Alonso...etc? A lot that is for sure. So I am not saying he is a bad signing, just saying the amount we are paying is sort of overpriced.

Btw just found out he is 26 so basically at the peak now, you are right no more potential. Still maybe he isn't that much talked about because he plays in Portugal, but then so did Moutinho, Falcao, Hulk...etc at 1 point.

mere "decent mids" don't win the portuguese player of the year award ahead of the likes of Moutinho,Jackson martinez,rodriguez,Mangala et al and he's valued accordingly at £37 million by benfica,who have more information and knowledge to make accurate judgement regarding his value and how good he is. You make it seem like we are signing freaking gareth barry here.

[The Mak 4,459]

We'll know from Matic's reaction after the game. If he starts waving goodbye then it'll be obvious, but if he doesn't...

It kind of adds up when you think about it though:

- We're especially stuck for CMs at the moment as Luiz is playing there - Mourinho won't want to play all of his main CBs in every game for fear of injury.

- We bid £12m+ for Guarin which was rejected - Mourinho has since said he's not interested in him.

- KDB looks like he's on his way - which frees up some extra funds.

[Mouri_Matic 560]

mere "decent mids" don't win the portuguese player of the year award ahead of the likes of Moutinho,Jackson martinez,rodriguez,Mangala et al and he's valued accordingly at £37 million by benfica,who have more information and knowledge to make accurate judgement regarding his value and how good he is. You make it seem like we are signing freaking gareth barry here.

Who is known to have forced other clubs to overpay for their players. But yeah I suppose you are right

[lionsden 4,689]

so u just compared heskey's striking prowess to DL's defensive prowess. seems legit!!!

No I just wanted to show that managers are not flawless immortals that never make questionable decisions. fergie, who's arguably the greatest manager of all time, decided Pogba wasn't good enough when he played a defender, Rapheal, ahead of him in midfield in a game where they were short of options in midfield which eventually proved to be a terrible decision. so even the best managers get it wrong sometimes is the point I'm trying to make.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

If he is valued at 40mio, why would they sell him for 20-30? They sold Witsel for 40 and they said that Matic is even better than Witsel. Unless we have some release clause or Benfica is in huge financial trouble, they simply wont sell him for cut price.

I hope we buy him though, summer should be priority for striker, Lb and possibly CB, I doubt we will look for CM too, 3 top players are just too much in summer...one problem needs to be solved in january.

[lionsden 4,689]

Who is known to have forced other clubs to overpay for their players. But yeah I suppose you are right

Who are also known to consistently sell top quality players every year to top teams around Europe. The popular opinion amongst benfica fans is matic hasn't made the loss of Witsel noticeable. Do you think they would be expressing such strong opinion about a decent, run on the mill midfielder?

[Strike 7,212]

I thought this was a nice place to be. You are cruel.

Haha but it looks like we've got him and the source isn't the Daily Mail or the Daily star

It isnt funny. Seriously get a hobby.

Relax. It's from twitter

[Strike 7,212]

Also, Matic, Ramires, Mikel, Lampard are 4 good starting options. Matic-Ramires, Matic-Lampard is the best midfield pairs among them. better than all current options i think

[Mouri_Matic 560]

Who are also known to consistently sell top quality players every year to top teams around Europe. The popular opinion amongst benfica fans is matic hasn't made the loss of Witsel noticeable. Do you think they would be expressing such strong opinion about a decent, run on the mill midfielder?

Yes if he is the best player in their team, doesn't mean he has to be world class. For example Long is the best player in West Brom team, they obviously would have high opinions of him but he is no where near world class as we know. Also to be fair Portuguese League isn't known to be the strongest league, the fact that Porto lost Hulk, Falcao, James and others yet still challenging at the top of the league just tell you about its state. But I suppose I underrated Matic a little bit, partly due to me not seeing him play much elsewhere apart from his CL, Europa league appearances last season.