Nemanja Matic

[Phil Driver 503]

I think all you who dont think Chelsea do not play entertaining football are listening a bit too much to jealous fans of other clubs and the bias press .

We are playing great football and wait untill we get a centre forward in , I am being entertained and am fully behind Mourinho and the way he is developing us ,next season we will be the finished article ,Matic for Mikel would also be a massive step forward in the entertaining stakes,but lets not forget it is all about winning. Mourinho is developing a very entertaining team as we speak .

[Spike 12,049]

but Matic doesn't lack mobility. He's pretty damn athletic for someone his size

Does he? As I said, I'm no professor Matic, I've only seen him play a few times. I'll take your word for it.

[Polo7 3,496]

Not everyone has to be Hazard. Hazard has nothing to do with this discussion. I want mobility. From what I see Matic lacks it. I know Ramires is very mobile but that is no reason why other CMs can lack it. Matic from what I can see has the same problems as Mikel being that they both lack mobility. Matic works a lot harder than the lazy Mikel but as of right now, I'm not completely sold.

Players like Yohan Cabaye, Joao Moutinho, and Illkay Gundogan are my type of midfielder. But to each their own.

I dont think he lacks mobility at all, you should watch him some more. The problem with the players listed is that they wont provide enough defensively as Matic would. Playing Ramires and Gundogan I could see us getting ripped apart from a counter attack. We have enough creativity I believe, we need someone in midfield who can find one of the 3 quickly and directly. Thats what we lack.

[Waterfall 893]

Does he? As I said, I'm no professor Matic, I've only seen him play a few times. I'll take your word for it.

He's certainly nowhere close to Ramires in terms of speed, but for a holding midfielder, I don't think it's a problem. One advantage he has in short distance is his long strides. He can cover a lot of ground because he's strong, works hard and is long. And like Yaya Toure, he's deceptively fast over long distance. Yaya's faster than him though.

[JDY 1,290]

These antics remind me so much of Barca vs. Real

[zolayes 14,489]

When he was with us ,,he reminded me of a young Ballack ..I never wanted us to let him go ,, Will welcome him back ..pity we wasted about 18 million

[lucio 5,418]

Nemanja Matić to Chelsea is a done deal and he will join the squad on Tuesday, according to Serbian broadcaster RTS.

[YouNameIt 1,511]

And there in lies the problem. Luiz isn't a midfielder and is terrible playing that position. a couple of long range goals and 1 successful forward/hollywood passes out of 10 attempted per game doesn't change a thing. And I won't even get into his positioning and discipline in that role. recruiting a top class CM or two is a MUST.

What the fuck have you been smoking?

[calculatingInfinity 1,443]

I for one am glad this seems to be happening.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Which would still leave us short of a regista/ DLP in midfield and that was the whole point all along.

The question you need to ask yourself is will Matic improve the club? This ridiculous obsession with FM14 and rigista's/DLP is nauseating teams don't sell players like that and if they do its for a hefty fee. Those types of moves are pulled off in the summer if they are at all.

Matic is a very good player who will provide us with solidity in the midfield and allow us to break up play and get into attacking areas quickly.

[Sheva. 5,373]

Nemanja Matić to Chelsea is a done deal and he will join the squad on Tuesday, according to Serbian broadcaster RTS.

Why are they all obsessed with Tuesday? This might happen, but I doubt it will be so soon.

[YouNameIt 1,511]

I don't like the fact that whenever i hear the name nemanja i think Vidic.

So if he could change his first name that would be great.

You have my vote for the dumbest post this month.

[lionsden 4,689]

The question you need to ask yourself is will Matic improve the club? This ridiculous obsession with FM14 and rigista's/DLP is nauseating teams don't sell players like that and if they do its for a hefty fee. Those types of moves are pulled off in the summer if they are at all.

Matic is a very good player who will provide us with solidity in the midfield and allow us to break up play and get into attacking areas quickly.

Don;t just jump into a debate if you have no clue what it's about and ease up on the patronizing football manager comment. The argument started when I agreed with laura90 that we would require more than Matic to significantly improve our midfield and elevate it to the highest standard in the long term and that Ramires needs to be replaced as a starter along the way because he's not good enough despite his tactical strenghts. No one is complaining or disputing Matic's acquisition. I don't know what you are on about.

[calculatingInfinity 1,443]

You have my vote for the dumbest post this month.

I think it was just a joke...

[shwan 3]

this guy ll give us the balance that we need in midfield. he is strong, dynamic, his passing is amazing, he also can dribble pretty well too, hope we ll get him by the weekend.

[Phil Driver 503]

Don;t just jump into a debate if you have no clue what it's about and ease up on the patronizing football manager comment. The argument started when I agreed with laura90 that we would require more than Matic to significantly improve our midfield and elevate it to the highest standard in the long term and that Ramires needs to be replaced as a starter along the way because he's not good enough despite his tactical strenghts. No one is complaining or disputing Matic's acquisition. I don't know what you are on about.

Well you are miles away with your view that Ramires needs to be replaced , a definite "in my opinion" should be added because you must know Mourinho is a fan of Ramires and there is no way he can be replaced if we want to remain a side with balance going forward ,Matic ,Ramires ,Willian,Oscar,Hazard give us great balance. You say "needs to be replaced" as if it is only a matter of time when it is not .

The player who will be replaced is the ultimate definition of a donkey Mikel and Matic will be doing just that.

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

Any interviews after the game?

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Don;t just jump into a debate if you have no clue what it's about and ease up on the patronizing football manager comment. The argument started when I agreed with laura90 that we would require more than Matic to significantly improve our midfield and elevate it to the highest standard in the long term and that Ramires needs to be replaced as a starter along the way because he's not good enough despite his tactical strenghts. No one is complaining or disputing Matic's acquisition. I don't know what you are on about.

I read that stuff the debate moved as most do.

Can you name me one available "Regista"?

I don't think we need a DLP, I think we have enough with our attackers to win a lot of big games. What we are lacking, IMHO, is a guy who can provide us with solidity in the midfield and also move the ball to our creative players. I've been saying this forever... And if we get Matic that will go a long way to addressing that.

Pressing with Ramires and Matic will provide us with more recovered balls and will also free up Lamps or Ramires to get forward to create overloads. If we can do that effectively the DLP role is less a need.