Awful. The crap about confidence is madness. Professional sportsmen and there's talk of confidence issues because a few bad words were said to them. Really bugs me. He needs to pull his finger out cos right now hazard and matic are passengers in this team.

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/10188792/nemanja-matic-targets-13-game-winning-streak-for-chelsea

I cant be the only one that saw Matic calling for Chelsea to go on a winning streak and thought "You of all people should be focusing on getting your own game right, never mind issuing rallying calls to the rest of the squad!"

If Matic was at last season's levels then maybe we'd have half a chance of winning 10 games in a row... but when he's contributing f**k-all he should probably keep quiet...

Considering the other areas we need to strengthen in the team, its obvious we cant sign more than one defensive midfielder which will be Naingollan or Kante so i will still like us to keep both Mikel and Matic around.

But if Juventus are really serious about getting Matic for 20m, i will swiftly take the money right now!

He's the only one who hasn't imrpoved at all from the sh*t start of the season, he still looks slow and clumsy all the time. What has happened to him?

Daily Star reporting Matic to Juve for £20 mill is a done deal, hopefully as a makeweight for Pogba? 

He's the only one who hasn't imrpoved at all from the sh*t start of the season, he still looks slow and clumsy all the time. What has happened to him?

I don't think he's been the same since that incident against Burnely last season in all honesty.

Daily Star reporting Matic to Juve for £20 mill is a done deal, hopefully as a makeweight for Pogba? 

So that is Matic, Cuadrado and Oscar who are now "done deals" to Juve.

Just after one bad season we try to sell him.

I think he deserves another chance.

 

Maybe as a squad player next season , Sell Mikel and keep Matic (if he wants to stay).

Hopefully he will have something to prove...

Just after one bad season we try to sell him.

 

People really have short memories, don't they? Player of the year a couple of seasons ago and now people want him gone. Compare him to say, Oscar, who hasn't performed since that game against Juve pretty much. He is expendable.

 

I want Matic to stay, I want to see what Conte does with him. 

If he can be rehabilitated, then we have the best midfielder of his type in the league.

Just what on earth has happened to him? No major injuries, in his prime years, Jose is gone so he couldn't point to him anymore...

It's the biggest mystery of the season.

If he can be rehabilitated, then we have the best midfielder of his type in the league.

Just what on earth has happened to him? No major injuries, in his prime years, Jose is gone so he couldn't point to him anymore...

It's the biggest mystery of the season.

I wonder if this is the first negative of his career and its just smashed his confidence. Everything so far had been up and up, then this huge low.

Can really hope the oscar to juve done deal is true and for a good price.

He used to play best when we had loads of possession and were pushed up the field, he was a specialist at breaking down counter attacks high up the pitch.

 

But since we have lost our capability to hold the ball for longer periods, he has nose dived into a very ordinary player.

He used to play best when we had loads of possession and were pushed up the field, he was a specialist at breaking down counter attacks high up the pitch.

But since we have lost our capability to hold the ball for longer periods, he has nose dived into a very ordinary player.

I think I share your view. Looks like he is that type of player that thrives in a dominant team but finds it difficult to show his quality in a struggling team

I think he's just been found out to be honest. The opposition know his weaknesses now and they have been exposing it all season.

 

His biggest weaknesses is that he is so one footed, has poor mobility and looks clumsy when closed down. The opposition have been taking advantage of this all season.

 

All season we have seen zero improvement from him. I personally don't think we will ever see the best of Matic again.

Got to agree Scott,looks half the player he was.Not sure if he will still be here next season.

I think he's just been found out to be honest. The opposition know his weaknesses now and they have been exposing it all season.

 

His biggest weaknesses is that he is so one footed, has poor mobility and looks clumsy when closed down. The opposition have been taking advantage of this all season.

 

All season we have seen zero improvement from him. I personally don't think we will ever see the best of Matic again.

 

Agreed.

 

I also think his confidence has been knocked completely. He could have had two potential leg breakers done to him by Barnes and on international duty for Serbia.

 

Since those games, he's never been the same.

seems odd we would sell for 20 when we bought him for more. 

seems odd we would sell for 20 when we bought him for more.

I will be amazed if any team is willing to pay 20m for him when Kante is available for virtually the same price.

I want to see what Conte can do with him

I want to see what Conte can do with him

                

                        Kante

   Naingollan/Fabregas -- Matic

 

Edited May 6, 201610 yr by the special one

I think he's just been found out to be honest. The opposition know his weaknesses now and they have been exposing it all season.

 

His biggest weaknesses is that he is so one footed, has poor mobility and looks clumsy when closed down. The opposition have been taking advantage of this all season.

 

All season we have seen zero improvement from him. I personally don't think we will ever see the best of Matic again.

I would have to agree Scott. At his absolute best he was a great ball winner and screener of the back four. But that was pretty much it. He wasnt a bull going forward like Essien, nor a beast in the air, and he really should be with his height. And totally one footed.

I'd be keeping him. Having a left footed option in midfield is a positive as is his height. He has struggled a bit since Ericken gave him the runaround against Spurs last year and teams after that have worked out how to pull him out of position in a similar style.

That said part of that comes down to structure which has meant he (and Mikel more recently) are too often left to cover too much ground between a high press and deep defensive line with Fabregas doing little to assist. Once that is fixed hopefully by the purchase of Nainggolan and a proper structure from Conte I think he can get back to his best again.

Only just saw this. What a kind man. Epitome of not forgetting where you came from.

http://buzz.ie/nemanja-matic-pays-off-debts-for-everyone-in-his-hometown-proves-hes-an-absolute-legend/