Nemanja Matic

[Kezza 1,965]

Great bit of business by the club btw. 25m euros is very impressive.

Great signing yes. But I don't see how this deal is impressive financially.

We gave him away plus 25mil for Luiz, now we are buying him back for 25mil.

Therefore Luiz essentially cost us 50mil..

[laeth 527]

Great signing yes. But I don't see how this deal is impressive financially.

We gave him away plus 25mil for Luiz, now we are buying him back for 25mil.

Therefore Luiz essentially cost us 50mil..

Hindsight and all that. There is no way he would be as good as he is now if he stayed at Chelsea. Didn't see anyone complaining about Reus re-joining Dortmund after letting him go for basically free.

[sodasys 40]

What's so impressive about Matic is his expertise in the two midfield duties. A defensive rock + incisive & creative passer

[Special Juan 27,421]

Did we keep the receipt? Reading this thread we could send him back if we can find it…..

[ZanSnake 1,211]

Nice!

Steal the signing Man Ure fans wanted - now, only to get Zouma

[Blue Armour 4,278]

Kind of player we have lacked since Ballack. Great to have him back, and can't wait to see him in the starting 11

[BlueLyon 9,359]

What's so impressive about Matic is his expertise in the two midfield duties. A defensive rock + incisive & creative passer

And he relies on technical ability and tactical positioning, rather pace which means he will probably only get better under Mou and could play at top level even in mid 30s.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Great signing yes. But I don't see how this deal is impressive financially.

We gave him away plus 25mil for Luiz, now we are buying him back for 25mil.

Therefore Luiz essentially cost us 50mil..

Yeah because Matic would've developed into the player he is today had he stayed at CFC...

Matic then and Matic now are a complete different entity. Matic wasn't worth anymore than 5m euros back then.

[DROGBAtheGOAT 29]

unfortunately we beat barcelona and bayern with FL on the pitch in 2011-12, we were 1 second away from beating bayern munich this season with FL playing 120 minutes on the pitch. so as i see it u could not be more wrong.

http://www.carefreechronicles.com/2012/05/lampards-pass-to-ramires-vs-barcelona.html

http://carefreechronicles.tumblr.com/post/23866820770/lampards-assist-for-ramires-against-barcelona

also these passes beg to differ.

as far as matic is concerned, i hope he can get all the success in the world.

It's not 2011-2012 anymore, stop acting like it is. Lampard is old, slow and ineffective at this at his age.

[sodasys 40]

Can't wait to see how our midfield would be when Matic & MVG be our double pivots

[Special Juan 27,421]

I wonder what will be said if Luiz becomes the JT of the club in the future and Matic becomes a beast.

Far too many negative judgements on here.

[Korea 734]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTDj0fS2Uck

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

Nemanja Matic......so good we signed him twice!

Chuffed to bits :blue scalf: :blue scalf: :blue scalf: :blue scalf:

That's the chant right there! Not sure if that's you meant it to be when you posted, but I like that a lot.

Nemanja Matic! So good we signed him twice!

[didierforever 7,349]

It's not 2011-2012 anymore, stop acting like it is. Lampard is old, slow and ineffective at this at his age.

its a year and a half more from 18th and 24th april, not a decade. at 33, lamps was already old and slow. he was not ineffective then and neither is he ineffective now.

also u missed the game that happened this season.

[zolayes 14,489]

It's not 2011-2012 anymore, stop acting like it is. Lampard is old, slow and ineffective at this at his age.

HE scored 17 goals last season .. tell me who we have who scored more?

[bababoom 4,478]

its a year and a half more from 18th and 24th april, not a decade. at 33, lamps was already old and slow. he was not ineffective then and neither is he ineffective now.

also u missed the game that happened this season.

Stop fucking talking about Lampard, this is the Matic thread... Jesus Christ.

[HD3D 1,038]

How is it shit, surely everyone on this forum can see the best possibly partnership for the pivot is Matic and Ramires. Lampard has been great for us and is a legend but he is getting on a bit and just doesnt provide enough defensively.

Next time try to explain the reason you disagree rather than insulting someone.

Whether Lampard has been contributing or not is rather irrelevant when it comes to showing some respect. If he's not giving us more, it's because he can't. But one thing is to point out he no longer deserves a place in the team, another is to refer to the club's biggest legend as some sort of old unwanted dirty rag. That's sickening to say the least.

if you know portuguese here it is the interview http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=f0qno6%3E&s=5#.UtbebhB_tyx

Actually, if you know Portuguese, watch this one instead:

It's a lot funnier LOL.

(Benfica's president saying no matter what happens, Matic only leaves for 50€m)

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

That's the chant right there! Not sure if that's you meant it to be when you posted, but I like that a lot.

Nemanja Matic! So good we signed him twice!

I could lie and say I mean't it as a chant but nope! We will divide the credit on the chant