Jose Mourinho has praised the influence of Nemanja Matic in Chelsea’s Premier League title race.
Matic has been in exceptional form since he re-joined Chelsea from Benfica in January transfer window. He was a key figure yet again when Chelsea ran riot against Arsenal.
Matic dominated the midfield by breaking up ArsenalÂ’s play and making crucial passes, while grabbing his first assist of the season when he set up Mohammed Salah to score his first Chelsea goal.
Mourinho: “It is difficult (for him) to lose the ball.”
“But at the same time he is not the kind of guy to play any square passes.”
“He can do so and keep possession, but he can see the movement forward, look at the passing into space.”
“He is very clean. He recovers a lot of balls in a clean way, he doesn’t make fouls in dangerous positions.”
“I like him a lot because of his stability. He is a very stable player for someone who is still so young, only 25.”
Few eyebrows were raised when Chelsea re-signed Matic for 21 million pounds, but the towering SerbÂ’s contribution to the team has been impressive since his return making the deal a complete bargain for the Blues.
