Chelsea FC: Nemanja Matic Offered Big Money Deal
Nemanja Matic is all set to sign a bumper 93,000 pound a week deal with Chelsea FC which also makes him an ‘Untouchable’ in the team like Eden Hazard. With the stellar performances he has been putting in for the Blues, such a contract was expected sooner rather than later.
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Matic is a classic Mourinho player who was brought back from Benfica by Jose in last season’s January transfer window. He has been a revelation for Chelsea FC since he joined. His presence in central midfield, in front of the Blues back line has been nothing short of extraordinary.
He literally shields John Terry and the rest of the back line with his impressive tackling abilities and interceptions. He has a great talent for reading the game and the physical ability to break up play.
Along with his defensive abilities he has a massive talent to stride with the ball towards the other end of the pitch and cause problems for the opposition. His distribution of the ball from the center is also at times immaculate and he has the power and accuracy to shoot and score from range.
Due to his defensive cover, the job of the Chelsea FC defense becomes considerably easier and also allows creative players like Cesc Fabregas who plays alongside him, to go forward and make things happen. The Chelsea FC team before Matic’s arrival had a vulnerability where opposition teams in some cases could cut through the defense with relative ease.
With Matic shielding them, it is almost as if Chelsea FC have a double defensive cover which ensures that the opposition teams can’t get their passing game going to truly cut open the Chelsea defense. There is also an increase in the attacking from the wing backs who can go forward with the knowledge that there is a Matic who can provide safety if and when they lose the ball upfront.
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Players like Diego Costa and Fabregas along with Hazard have been the main points of attraction for Chelsea this season, as they are responsible for the more beautiful side of the game which is to create chances and score goals. But Matic, at this moment of time, is the most important player for Chelsea this season.
Chelsea FC have good depth in midfield but without Matic they are still a bit vulnerable as we have seen in certain games this season. Matic gives Chelsea FC that security which they enjoyed in the days of Claude Makalele. While Makelele was more of a defensive minded player, Matic gives something more in attack than the Frenchman.
Matic can make accurate forward passes from deep lying positions to create a quick attacking move. He is not quite up to the standard of Makelele in that “Makelele role” but he provides a different dimension for Chelsea FC.
Matic currently finished his two match ban which he got for retaliating to a horror tackle and will be playing in the all important Champions League fixture against PSG and will be resuming his Premier League duties against Southampton.
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