Nemanja Matic the man to fill the 持つ／拘留するing 役割 at Chelsea, says Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti

By Sportsmail Reporter
Updated: 21:44 BST, 7 January 2010

Filling the gap: Ancelotti has 支援するd Matic to 向こうずね

Carlo Ancelotti has identified Nemanja Matic as a player he can mould into a 持つ／拘留するing midfielder to solve one of Chelsea’s problem positions.

Ancelotti has tried John Mikel Obi, Michael Eessien, Juliano Belletti and Michael Ballack in the 役割 without total satisfaction and is now short of 選択s with Obi and Essien at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Matic, 21, has made 早い 進歩 since 調印 from Slovak club MFK Kosice in the summer with a broken foot.

And Chelsea 冒険的な director Frank Arnesen said: ‘With his old club he was a box-to-box midfielder, but Carlo sees he can play the 持つ／拘留するing position.’

Essien, who tore a hamstring against APOEL on December 8, will travel to join the Ghana squad on Saturday with the club doctor.