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Hull city just made it easy for him, so I wouldn't get so excited about Matic's form. We need good passer in the midfield, almost tempting to give RLC a run if Cesc can't defend and Oscar is just .. Oscar

 
Does Matic not get a call up to the national team these days?  Was at Chelsea training today

 
Di Marzio linking him with Milan
he has been inconsistent this season, still nowhere near his best. should we consider this (alleged) approach by Milan? i would

 
magichat said:
Di Marzio linking him with Milan
he has been inconsistent this season, still nowhere near his best. should we consider this (alleged) approach by Milan? i would
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Yes, absolutely - even if he is one of my favourite players.

The Premier League is drastically changing because of TV money and the quality and style of players being signed by smaller clubs has improved similarly. Matic is an awesome player to have when you're up against a midfield of cloggers because of his physical presence and decent technique. In a few short years we are seeing the average EPL midfield transit from the above to featuring faster, more skilful, more energetic players who are technically gifted and press and harry defensively. Matic will increasingly become an anachronism. 

 
Has improved since we shifted the formation and I don't think he was as bad before as some have made out. But I think we can find a better alternative, either from Chalobah or RCL, or from the transfer market. I think we might go in for Nainggolan again, and he could form a very good pairing alongside Kanté. I think Fabregas' time might be up here though because he simply cannot cope in a two man midfield.

 
Matic has looked good, very few complaints so far this season.

We're a strange fanbase at Chelsea, certain players put in some poor performances and suddenly they're 'finished' and no longer good enough for us. The treatment of Cahill has been the same. Yes both of them have played poorly a number of times in the last year, and they're by no means back at their best, but let's give them the praise they deserve after 3 games of playing consistently well.

 
Did anyone else notice when he dribbled to the byline with his RIGHT foot and got past Pogba toward the goal?  I could not believe it, and I think the same is true of Pogba.

 
Well well well, we have our Matic back.

Little and large in midfield and it's working a treat.

 
Davey Baby said:
Well well well, we have our Matic back.

Little and large in midfield and it's working a treat.
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Everyone seem's to have stepped up after the Arsenal game. The change in formation has given everyone a lift. Matic was one of those players that needed the change the most.

It's good to see him not being so slow in possession and just making things look more simple again, like he did in his first 2 season's after rejoining us. 

His last 3 games were probably better than any game he played last season.

 
I thought he was gone, i really did. I didn't think Matic would get back to his old ways, he's been brilliant of late though. Him and Kante together have been fantastic. He's just making things look simple again. Him only using his left foot hasn't been an issue which was one of his biggest problems last season. I also see that he is moving the ball quicker now, it's actually something all players have been doing of late.

 
pretty average performance against Saints. had around 4 good moments throughout the game. Kante seems to play higher up on field, because Matic cant' really dictate the game. He does come unexpectedly tho with some of his passes...with those 4 moments 2 could've been assists...but is it really enough for that type of player?

 
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Salad Monster said:
pretty average performance against Saints. had around 4 good moments throughout the game. Kante seems to play higher up on field, because Matic cant' really dictate the game. He does come unexpectedly tho with some of his passes...with those 4 moments 2 could've been assists...but is it really enough for that type of player?
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Good effort, but too obvious.

 
Salad Monster said:
pretty average performance against Saints. had around 4 good moments throughout the game. Kante seems to play higher up on field, because Matic cant' really dictate the game. He does come unexpectedly tho with some of his passes...with those 4 moments 2 could've been assists...but is it really enough for that type of player?
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What...?

 
Salad Monster said:
pretty average performance against Saints. had around 4 good moments throughout the game. Kante seems to play higher up on field, because Matic cant' really dictate the game. He does come unexpectedly tho with some of his passes...with those 4 moments 2 could've been assists...but is it really enough for that type of player?
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Eh ? Matic was great today, are you sure you weren't talking about Romeu for Southampton ?

Matic did everything that we needed him to do today. He broke up play many times, moved the ball on quickly and protected the ball and defence when we needed him to. When i think of Matic, i'm not looking for a bunch of goals and assists from him, i want to see that no nonsense midfielder that we had 2 season's ago, and that is what we are currently getting.

 
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