Man Utd veteran Matic: I hated Dad as coach

Football
27 Oct 2019 • 6:57 PM MYT
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Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic admits having his father as a coach was tough to handle.

Matic was coached by his father as a junior player.

He recalled to Blic: "Mum and Dad took me to training and matches. My dad was a coach for three years and I hated it! It was a nightmare. It was very difficult with him, because even when I scored five goals in a game, he always bothered me about my play. Everyone else was OK, even my brother, just not me.

"Only once in my life and never again did my father tell me that I played well, and that was the semi-finals of the Europa League between Benfica and Fenerbahce. I always wondered why he was asking so much of me, but it turned out to be good when looking at the long run.

"But I hated him as a coach."