This week it was Matic who spoke to the Chelsea website for their weekly interview.
Matic is first asked about, what it’s like to play alongside Fabregas in our midfield.
‘HeÂ’s terrible,Â’ laughs Matic. ‘One of the worst IÂ’ve ever played with!’
‘Seriously though in every moment of the game he knows what he needs to do.’
‘He’s a great player; he’s a player with a lot of experience having played at Arsenal and Barcelona. We have a good relationship on the pitch and it’s easy to play with him.
‘It’s very important to play a lot of games next to somebody, because as more and more time passes you get to know them better and better. We’ve improved together as a pair and I think that’s good for the team too because the midfield is such an important part of the pitch.’
‘My job is to play defensive midfielder; going forward is his responsibility as well as the other players that play in front of us. I just try to do my job. If once or twice per game I can go forward I will do that but my main job is to keep the balance in the midfield and if we lose the ball then try and kill their game. Of course I also want to give Cesc and the other attacking players the ball when I have it.’
‘During the game we move around depending on the situation for him and for me, and whether we’re attacking or defending. It’s no problem who’s on the left and who’s on the right. It’s more important we keep the balance and that in every part of the pitch we are stable.’
Matic also told the website a very ambitious personal target for this season.
‘In this moment I have three goals and I hope I don’t stop. I expect some more goals this season. I will be happy with 10; I have set myself the target of 10.’
He finishes the interview, talking about this weekends huge match.
‘It’s always special when you play big games,’ he points out. ‘It’s different.
‘I cannot say every game is the same. A derby is a derby for example; it gives you a special motivation. I like to play in these kinds of games like everyone.
‘I’m really happy because we have another big game today. Liverpool are a good, strong team but we are ready to compete again.’
