Nemanja Matic

[laeth 527]

RAMI - MATIC

WILI OSCAR HAZARD

This is such a strong midfield.

Strength, power, pace, dynamism and creativity... awesome.

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

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[Blue Gino 377]

I hope this concludes a lot faster than De Bruyne to Wolfsburg which is taking forEVer!

[Pacquiao 1,834]

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.

[Phil Driver 503]

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.

He may be 6ft 5"? but he is first and foremost a very good footballer,you are right he does all the above things and Mourinho has acted to sort out our biggest problem very quickly. And I mean this position is a bigger problem for us than our striker problem ,Matic for Mikel puts us in a strong position to win all trophies especially the league where we have fallen well short in recent times. Once again Mourinho has seen our biggest problem and acted where a series of managers failed. They do not call him special for nothing.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I agree that the fact that we sold him for peanuts has nothing to do with this deal and I think it's ridiculous to say that we shouldn't be buying him just because of that. But, that said, I don't agree that the board did not make a mistake and I sure hope that they learn from this blunder in at least adding a buy-back clause for young players in the future.

[Severinb 309]

I agree that the fact that we sold him for peanuts has nothing to do with this deal and I think it's ridiculous to say that we shouldn't be buying him just because of that. But, that said, I don't agree that the board did not make a mistake and I sure hope that they learn from this blunder in at least adding a buy-back clause for young players in the future.

They should start of by insisting on a buy-back clause with wolfsburg that would be a good start! Sorry off topic! I hope we get him ASAP we could use him against united with lamps injured!

[Rekin 835]

Did anyone watch Benfica-Porto yesterday?

I did, and my opinion of Matic have not changed. For those watching the game you might have noticed that Porto struggled to create anything of note through the middle, most of their more effective attacks went more or less through the wings. Now, I am aware of the fact that Matic was not acting alone centrally (so credit is not his alone) and I am also aware of this not being the strongest Porto side for a while, but you can not really expect much more from his type of DM.
He operated deeply throughout the game yet was often at the edge of the opponents box ready to both pressure and receive depending on what side the possession was on, he also managed to track back almost instantly without exposing his team to any danger. All of this also didnt stop him from almost scoring twice (one solo run into the opponents box [something you see Ramires do who is a b2b] and one free header that really should have been a penalty as it was stopped by a defenders palm).

He also won several aerial duels and free kicks (and stopped a dangerous counter, even though the ref was stupid not to allow the play to continue).

He reminds me of Cesar, a player who goes unnoticed unless you are specifically watching him, and will most often put in perfomances that can be rated as 7/10 (neither game-changing nor average).

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

I agree that the fact that we sold him for peanuts has nothing to do with this deal and I think it's ridiculous to say that we shouldn't be buying him just because of that. But, that said, I don't agree that the board did not make a mistake and I sure hope that they learn from this blunder in at least adding a buy-back clause for young players in the future.

Like KDB...

Premier League - Paper Round: Chelsea to spend £25m on former player

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/premier-league-paper-round-chelsea-spend-25m-former-072658998--sow.html

[Milan 17,861]

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

'My name is Branislav Ivanovic....and I approve this signing'.

[laeth 527]

The big losers in the race for Matic are Manchester United, with Record claiming that the Old Trafford giants were also trying to secure the Serb this winter. Jose Mourinho though, appears to have won the race for the player’s signature.

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/matic-played-his-last-benfica-match-snubbed-man-united-will-join-chelsea-for-e25m-on-tuesday-record-a-bola-o-jogo/

Hahahahahahaahahahahahahaa

[The Skipper 20,593]

He may be 6ft 5"? but he is first and foremost a very good footballer,you are right he does all the above things and Mourinho has acted to sort out our biggest problem very quickly. And I mean this position is a bigger problem for us than our striker problem ,Matic for Mikel puts us in a strong position to win all trophies especially the league where we have fallen well short in recent times. Once again Mourinho has seen our biggest problem and acted where a series of managers failed. They do not call him special for nothing.

Matic isn't coming in for Mikel though. If you're saying that then you clearly think Mikel was a starter.

Matic is coming in to fill the void next to Ramires. That means less playing time for Mikel and Lampard. It wasn't a problem with Mikel because he wasn't a starter to begin with, it was a problem with the squad make up.

[Phil Driver 503]

1.Matic isn't coming in for Mikel though.2. If you're saying that then you clearly think Mikel was a starter.

3.Matic is coming in to fill the void next to Ramires.4. That means less playing time for Mikel and Lampard.5. It wasn't a problem with Mikel because he wasn't a starter to begin with, it was a problem with the squad make up.

1. Yes he is.

2. No that was you and the fanboys.

3. Yes the big void that was Mikel.

4. No that means less playing time for Mikel ,one can only hope he has got the message and does not hang around for four years ,robbing Chelsea of money. Lampard is 35 he should not have to carry Mikel nor should Ramires.

5. He will not be a starter for sure now Mourinho has decided to sign a replacement.

5.

[Amblève. 4,995]

How about we include a youth player of ours in this deal and sign him for < 20m in a couple of years again?

[ricardosr 38]

Oh really?

http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2013/12/12/5202204/nemanja-matic-to-chelsea-this-transfer-rumour-adds-up

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/22507686

Foreign journalists know nothing about Benfica.

Our rival, Sporting, in the last 4y has -250M€, we in the last 4y always had profit in the end of the seasons, except this last one.

Do you think that we are like Malaga or Anzhi, do you think that we are going to sold most of our players for a bargain?Not a chance.

Today there is news talking about a 50M€ offer from Zenit to get Rodrigo+Garay. If that is true we don't need to sell Matic, unless he really really wants to go.

[Pizy 18,432]

No updates?

[Special Juan 27,440]

No updates?

Some places saying it could be done tomorrow and some places saying no noises from Benfica about the supposed bid.

I think it will be a matter of when and not if, this happens.