No way he would start ahead of Khedira, Pogba, Pjanic, even with Marchisio out. My thoughts on Matic have nothing to do with his games last season (i didnt watch a single game of that atrocious league apart from a few Leicester games towards the end of the season), but my overall impression on him. More skilled player, can dribble himself out of trouble, great passer. Hes more the type of player we need than Kante and would fit in better definitely. Also, Kante played as a CM in a 2 man midfield for Leicester as far as I know. The one time he was a DM behind 2 CMs in a top team (France this EURO), he wasn't very good and didnt impress me at all. As the 5th CM hes OK but not regular starter level at Juve