It’s the international break so players have met up with their national teams and are now answering questions from their countries’ respective media outlets.
This often creates some interesting talking points, as players open up to the press more in their native language.
In Serbia, Nemanja Matic has been speaking to papers about life at Chelsea, generating interesting quotes, some of which are being reported in English outlets like The Metro.
Apart from the section he spent batting away questions about alleged Barcelona interest in him, Matic also mentioned a more personal issues: his misses his teammate and compatriot Branislav Ivanovic. Ivanovic was sold back to Russia in the January transfer window with barely a day’s warning. We hardly got a chance to say goodbye to our mighty Branna and clearly nor did his old friend Matic. No wonder he’s upset.
We know how you feel Nemanja. We know how you feel.
