Nemanja Matic

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

Passing was a bit wayward at times today, but the vast improvement is easy to see. Encouraging.

Well, I can tell you that most portuguese pitches are utter shit, he probably wasn't used to this quality anymore lol.

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

Immense, just immense today.

He's that big the number on his back looks small

Thank god, I thought I need a new pair of specs. That "21" looks tiny!

[JDY 1,290]

Mourinho has apparently likened him to 'a spider'. You can certainly see why, quick to tackle and intercept anything and even balls that seem out of reach.

[laeth 527]

Was awesome today, very impressive full debut .

[Polo7 3,496]

Makes Mikel look mediocre.

Mikel does a good job on that by himself.

He is always looking to pass the ball forward unlike Mikel who seems to love our defenders.

[Ollie 4,400]

Guys ... (and girls) we finally have a proper CDM. Brilliant today in a perfect game for him to show us what he's got. So confident about the future, this is the most excited i've been about Chelsea since Roman took over. Seriously.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Fucking fantastic,Just get a distributor alongside this guy and our midfield is set for 4-5 years.

[Styles 9,790]

Solid performance and easy to see why he will be an important player.

[Excalibur KTBFFH 109]

Mourinho has apparently likened him to 'a spider'. You can certainly see why, quick to tackle and intercept anything and even balls that seem out of reach.

He was called "the Spider" by Benfica fans. I think we really should pick up on that name as it sounds so cool. Either that or auto-Matic. Haven't been this stoked about a signing since Hazard.

[jmarlow 458]

Matic v Yaya next week will be a great battle!

[LAB 1,030]

Matic v Yaya next week will be a great battle!

Yup. He is a monster and a very cool one!

[StrategiC 73]

Any videos of him in todays match ?

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Any videos of him in todays match ?

[Special Juan 27,439]

His distribution was a thing of beauty today.

[manpe 10,861]

Haha brilliant!

[Jase 43,479]

Not a bad debut eh? Really like his neat and tidy-ness on the ball. Received and passed it quickly and has a good range as well.

[lionsden 4,689]

Makes Mikel look mediocre.

It was only a matter of time before Mikel's name is mentioned. predictable.

[lionsden 4,689]

His calmness and composure on the ball is the most impressive aspect of his game for me. good all round performance.