{"id":93863,"date":"2017-10-03T06:26:43","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T06:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/marvellous-matics-wembley-wonder.html"},"modified":"2017-10-03T06:26:43","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T06:26:43","slug":"marvellous-matics-wembley-wonder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/football\/marvellous-matics-wembley-wonder.html","title":{"rendered":"Marvellous Matic\u2019s Wembley wonder"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nemanja Matic\u2019s\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Wembley<\/strong> thunderbolt nominated for\u00a0<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">FIFA Pusk\u00e1s Award<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Final idea of 4-2 win as former bar Chelsea progressed to FA Cup final<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><br \/>\n    <\/strong><strong>Matic: \u201cA good goal, though not a best I\u2019ve ever scored.&#8221;<br \/>\n    <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As Chelsea requisitioned their place in a English FA Cup final in Apr 2017 after a 4-2 feat over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, there was one idea that positively stood above them all. Serbia general Nemanja Matic bagged a final idea of a Blues\u2019 4-2 win during Wembley \u2013 and in fatiguing fashion.  <\/p>\n<p>Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard found Matic in copiousness of space outward a area and a now-Manchester United actor unleashed a left-footed thunderbolt that goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was unable to stop. As it left his boot, a 29-year-old knew it was unfailing to strike a behind of a net. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I suspicion afterwards that it was a goal,&#8221; Matic pronounced after a semi-final. &#8220;But many critical is that we won a game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nAround Wembley, jaws forsaken on saying a defensive midfielder\u2019s rocket and nothing some-more than team-mate Kurt Zouma\u2019s. Watching from a sidelines, a Frenchman\u2019s greeting to a piledriver went viral on amicable media, his face capturing a operation of emotions from mystification to ideal fun <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">@kurtzouma<\/a> after that marvellous idea from Nemanja Matic!  <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">pic.twitter.com\/gElk2n0n5m<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\n\u2014 Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">April 22, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It therefore came as a warn to many when Matic, who finished a 350-day idea drought with his stunner opposite Spurs, told media post-match that his Wembley consternation was not a best idea he\u2019s scored to date.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am happy for my goal, it was a good goal, though it\u2019s not a best I\u2019ve ever scored,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I scored a harder one in a Benfica vs Porto derby\u2026 this is maybe my second best ever!&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The strike in question, another left-footed thunderbolt in a fiercely-competitive derby, was also estimable of a Pusk\u00e1s nomination. Matic\u2019s marvellous strike for a Portuguese giants finished second behind destiny Manchester United team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a 2013 Pusk\u00e1s Award, while pipping Neymar in third. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From miles out and it is 4-2!!! <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">#CHETOT<\/a> <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">pic.twitter.com\/jxsAOvawnr<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\n\u2014 Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">April 22, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Matic\u2019s Wembley thunderbolt would infer to be one of his final in a Chelsea shirt, anticipating a net for a final time in blue opposite Middlesbrough, before being crowned an English Premier League leader in a following diversion opposite West Bromwich Albion.<\/p>\n<p>\nAn off-season pierce to a Red Devils would see him couple adult with former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and a Serbian has fast determined himself as a fans\u2019 favourite during Old Trafford. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I brought him to Stamford Bridge given we suspicion he was a actor with special qualities and given we left, we always suspicion he could be a ideal actor for us,&#8221; Mourinho said. &#8220;We have him and we are really happy given he is a actor that a group needs.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>A actor with special qualities who is no foreigner to scoring special goals. Does Matic merit to win a Pusk\u00e1s Award? Don\u2019t forget to\u00a0<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">cast your vote<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Article source: http:\/\/www.fifa.com\/the-best-fifa-football-awards\/news\/y=2017\/m=9\/news=marvellous-matic-s-wembley-wonder-2910028.html<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nemanja Matic\u2019s\u00a0Wembley thunderbolt nominated for\u00a0FIFA Pusk\u00e1s Award Final idea of 4-2 win as former bar Chelsea progressed to FA Cup final Matic: \u201cA good goal, though not a best I\u2019ve ever scored.&#8221; As Chelsea requisitioned their place in a English FA Cup final in Apr 2017 after a 4-2 feat over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[86],"class_list":["post-93863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","tag-fifa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93863\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}