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didierforever said:
Broke up play or rather played second fiddle to Kante in that job. Helped control the mid and control the possession.

I think this is the 3rd time we have seen Kante-Matic along with each other and they look good.

Also, the more we push him towards the left, the better because of his poor right foot. While playing in the 2 man mid, a lot of times he was found out on that.

Maybe not a brilliant performance, but definitely a very good performance and his best performance in the last 12+ months. 

I always felt Matic was being burdened by cesc and his defensive liability. Yes he was sh*t the last season but it was due to multiple factors (a lot also down to that substitution against Soton (i think)).
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'Maybe not a brilliant performance'..there we go wasn't hard was it. ;-)

 
Blue Exile said:
'Maybe not a brilliant performance'..there we go wasn't hard was it. ;-)
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We played a brilliant game and surpassed my expectations with flying colours. So after the game, most of them will get a bit more praise than needed. Alcohol has a way to make emotions flow more forcefully. :)

 
didierforever said:
We played a brilliant game and surpassed my expectations with flying colours. So after the game, most of them will get a bit more praise than needed. Alcohol has a way to make emotions flow more forcefully. :)
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:-D

He was better, but then it wasn't hard to be better, I am trying to remain optimistic that he'll get back to his best.

 
Matic looked lot more his old self. Not there yet but looks good alongside Kante.

 
I won't judge him yet because he always look good when we dominate a match. But his flaws become obvious when the opposition is the dominant team. Regardless I still want Fabregas back in that position. Why should we risk it? Matic is easily replaceable but to sign a player as creative as Fabregas today, we will have to spend not less than 50m despite the fact that the incoming player might flop! Well I will wait to have a clearer view of what Conte is up to by putting Fabregas on the bench.

 
Blue Exile said:
He was average, did his job with no frills, 6.5/10 etc, happy to listen if you want to elaborate with examples rather than just argue the toss....?
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Depends on what you expect him to do.. In term of breaking up play and recovering possesion, he did well, I'd say 7.5/10 at the very least... I don't really expect offensive contribution from a DM so I don't use that for measurement..

 
wallosh said:
I won't judge him yet because he always look good when we dominate a match. But his flaws become obvious when the opposition is the dominant team. Regardless I still want Fabregas back in that position. Why should we risk it? Matic is easily replaceable but to sign a player as creative as Fabregas today, we will have to spend not less than 50m despite the fact that the incoming player might flop! Well I will wait to have a clearer view of what Conte is up to by putting Fabregas on the bench.
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If cesc starts, it should be to replace Oscar. Why would we play a midfield 3 of cesc-kante-oscar while having a defence that is slower than my grandma.

 
He played very well in my book. With him and Kante we have a very, very solid foundation if Matic can keep it up alongside Kante. Yesterday he sweeped up a lot, and stopped West Ham players numerous times.

 
Matic was brilliant for me I watched him closely he won back possession so often make some crucial tackles and am sure many of you didn't see when Kante got booked he whisper something in his ears straight away i suspect he said something like let me do the pressing or just relax after that 

Not back to his best but much much better compared to last year 

 
I'd rather see Loftus or Nate starting next to Kante, they offer a lot more going forward than Matic. He's good breaking up play but at times i have to cringe trying to watch him carry the ball forward. 

 
A tiny improvement last night, his passing was poor and defensively he wasn't as good as Oscar and Matic, they provided him a free role that should have gone to Cesc and we probably would have won more easily but the pressure is off him and he's found his joy in football again.

I think this is the first step in his rehabilitation to returning to his best.

 
Played better second half than he did the 1st, but i still think he gives the ball away too much, has poor vision, and is too one footed.

 
A more assured performance, certainly.  However, his reluctance to use his right foot is criminal.  I really hope we don't send Ake out on loan and give him a chance in the first team 

 
mad_mac said:
A more assured performance, certainly.  However, his reluctance to use his right foot is criminal.  I really hope we don't send Ake out on loan and give him a chance in the first team 
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He's already gone out on loan to Bournemouth.

 
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