Real_No.9

I think his frame of mind was perfectly summed up yesterday when Lamps penalty was initially saved and he showed zero desire to follow in on the rebound. Branno was closer to the ball than he was.
 
His desire/instinct to get a goal just isn't there.

I think his frame of mind was perfectly summed up yesterday when Lamps penalty was initially saved and he showed zero desire to follow in on the rebound. Branno was closer to the ball than he was.
 
His desire/instinct to get a goal just isn't there.

Player of the season for me. Really impressive.

Player of the season for me. Really impressive.

Ramires has 100% pass success rate, if a player is not there then that is their fault.

As a Chelsea supporter but primarily a Benfica fan i've watched him more than most.
 
For those that are not sure about his quality especially given the strength of the portuguese league i understand your doubts.
 
However Matic was player of the year ahead of Joao Moutinho and it often looked like he was a man amongst boys.
 
In Europe he was very good, often dominating games, and there's a vid showing him keeping the ball and handling the Barca pressure well.
 
To give you a little idea of how he is rated, generally Benfica fans consider him to be top 5 in the world in his position and i agree.  I wouldn't swap him for Khedira let's say (although they play slightly different positions) 
 
On top of that Matic would probably rank as the BEST player that has played for Benfica performance wise in the last ten years alongside probaby Di Maria.
 
He performed better than Luiz, better than Ramires, better than Witsel and much better than Javi Garcia.
 
For those saying to play Luiz next to him i reckon it makes Luiz redundant.  Matic is already a good passer and covers the ground.  You want someone with energy who is technical, creative and likes to get forward.  I imagine someone like his current partner Enzo Perez to be a good fit.  Someone like Modric would be perfect.  Maybe in the future Willian or Oscar could do the job.  Van Ginkel could be a good partner
 
I have no doubts in my mind he will be a success and he's exactly what Chelsea have been missing in the centre of the park.  I woudn't be surprised if he started against ManU, afterall Jose played sneijder without even a training session at Inter and i reckon Jose sees him as a very important piece for now and the future.

It's happening...
 

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9115579/transfer-news-nemanja-matic-confirms-he-is-leaving-benfica-for-chelsea?
 
Nemanja Matic has stated to A Bola that he has played his last game for Benfica and that he wants rejoin Chelsea.
The 25-year-old spent two years with Chelsea before leaving in 2011 in the deal which brought David Luiz from Benfica.
Matic has since emerged as one of the top midfielders in Europe and now he is in line for a move back to Stamford Bridge.
Reports in Portugal claim that Chelsea will pay around £25million for the Serb, and also send winger Gael Kakuta to the Estadio da Luz on loan.
Matic has now confirmed that the weekend win over Porto was his last game and told A Bola: "The game against FC Porto was my last game for Benfica.
"I want to thank everyone at the club and all the fans. Benfica will forever be in my heart.
"I played here for two-and-a-half years, gave my best at every training session, and now it is the right moment to leave.
"I want to improve, I want to play in a better league and I want to go to Chelsea, a club I also love.
"I would also like to thank Benfica's president, he did everything he could to keep me, but I wanted to leave.
"I insisted on leaving because I think this is the right moment."

Any press conferences yet where he's revealed he's happy to join the biggest club in the world? 
 
Edit-
 
Damn I said that tongue in cheek but I've just found this:
 
Moses told Liverpoolfc.com: "First and foremost, I'm delighted to have made the loan from Chelsea to a big club like Liverpool.
 
Unbef**kinglievable!

Would be all for loaning Moses to Everton or Clarkey at WBA. Liverpool can jog on

You guys are being a little harsh on History FC, I'm sure there's plenty of things he could learn while over there..
1. How to operate a VHS player so you can watch their last league triumph on Tape
2. Gerrard's guidance on kissing a Camera in preparation for a trophy when he returns to a proper club.
3. The lyrics to YNWA - You'll Never Win Again
4. Finding treasures in bins.

You guys are being a little harsh on History FC, I'm sure there's plenty of things he could learn while over there..
1. How to operate a VHS player so you can watch their last league triumph on Tape
2. Gerrard's guidance on kissing a Camera in preparation for a trophy when he returns to a proper club.
3. The lyrics to YNWA - You'll Never Win Again
4. Finding treasures in bins.

Maybe they'll put some LEDs on the name on the back of his shirt and wire it up to a battery in his shorts.

Cheers Nando!
 

Cheers Nando!
 

No he hasn't they were terrible decisions by the Ref!

He has scored circa 20 goals this season (let's forget only 6 have come from open play in the Prem and let's forget only 1 of those was against a top half side).
 
He has looked livelier these last 4 games.
 
If the club have any nous at all they will capitalise on this and get a fee for him.
 
Any kind of fee. Damage limitation is the name of the game here.
 
We may never get a better opportunity to offload him.
 
This is the chance Chelsea ..
 
Don't. F**k. It. Up.

Forget all the hype and bad press about nano, Torres, Fernandez or nobhead or whatever
Last night against Prague he was so bad, he Must be doing it deliberately, and I am not kidding, why?
1. He made the wrong runs at the wrong time, and good runs we're few but also at the wrong time
2. When close in to a chance, he fluffed it, or stumbled, of toe poked
3. When mata had it on a break, he ran towards him - Yes that's right, not off in a diagonal or into space, but ran into same stream mata was running
4. Petre lumps it up and he loses it, mostly starting goal side of the defender - completely in the wrong place
5. Everything was half paced or half hearted
Honestly he was dreadful
At the end, he ran straight off down the tunnel - did not even bother to acknowledge us fans at all - not good enuf
Personally, can't support him, won't boo him but won't cheer him either
Gutless effort