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He definitely knew how to hit it. THE goals against Barca and Arsenal were absolute classics, some of the best goals I've ever seen. Enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODxuMH0_M5M

Anybody else excited by him? Surely I can't be the only one. Every new signing excites me, especially if it's an unknown up and coming player. It's like learning something new and having a chance to see what direction this takes your team in. Our team is so pacey now it's unbelievable to think that only 2 years ago we were one of the slowest and oldest ones. Yes I'm gutted for Mata, but at the same time I'm excited for Salah. EDIT: Sorry, I WILL be gutted for Mata if he leaves. I keep forgetting nothing's official yet. Gotta grasp the last straws right?

Can he play in deep midfield? If so then why the hell not, but if he's bought for the final third position to compete with Oscar... well, not a good idea for his career. England need a proper quality player or two, hell I wouldn't mind having a quality englishman, but is it good for him? Not convinced.

He said: Suing the president of Barcelona and its partners. Contract fabricated, incorrect amounts, money laundering, money, father of Neimer received from, forging documents, failure to pay taxes and more. If this makes any sense

See, this is the response you should have given instead of an emoticon and calling me dumb. I was comparing the speculative transfer fees, I don't know jack shit about their political situation nor do I care.

Why is it dumb? People compare players and prices all the time. What's different about this one except in this case the real sum was allegedly kept a secret?

How insightful. What was your point?

95 MILLION euros, just wow. And to think we got Hazard for €39M. Of course untrue/innocent until proven otherwise.

Welcome to the club, boy. Hopefully he leaves as a man. Have we actually had Egyptian players before? And what's this talk about him being anti-semitic? Is this true? Good thing we got rid of Yossi "YNWA" Benayoun in time then. Right, on to read RAWK now

Nope. According to wikipedia 2 games and for very limited minutes, so his on-field experience is negligible. Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

For all the love and gratitude I have for Mata, he's not in the same league as those other three guys.

Nope, didn't see the game. Watched a video of him against us, no wonder he owned considering he was like a farmer on a crop field, all alone.

It's a coping mechanism. Denial, anger, acceptance. People need to rationalize what they think is irrational.

By the looks of it (from youtube videos, hadn't heard of this guy before) he seems like the purest right winger there is. Wouldn't mind it if he's decent, can provide cover for Willian on the right. By letting KDB and most likely Mata go, we'll be cut short of wide players, again (if we don't consider Marin and Moses). So I guess signing a backup winger wouldn't be the worst idea in the world.

This means we have to stick with Mourinho now. Letting Mata go is a huge sacrifice from Mourinho's part, every other manager he played under rated him. Don't get sacked now Jose, this one's on you!

And Mata is the kind of signing that will help them get them.

What will we do if one of Oscar, Hazard or Willian gets injured? We would have only Schürrle available now as cover. From 3 backup options to 1 option. This deal, if at all, needs to wait till summer.

Yeah, my response was aimed at you hinting that Rami can play on the wing without it affecting his performance.

Have you ever seen Rami playing as winger?

Oscar is the same age as me. I have failed at life

If the manager bowed to fan pressure every single time, well... Mourinho may be frustrating at times (Real fans will agree), but at least he's not being populistic in his choices. For the past two or three years we've been very vulnerable defensively, if excluding Mata contributes to fixing that, I will accept it with a heavy heart. I'm still hoping though that they will find a way somehow, but if they don't and we end up swimming in titles, I won't even reflect on it more than I have to.

I still remember his debut like it was yesterday. Against Norwich, stoppage time, this magician still unknown to us, pops up, intercepts a stray pass, takes a touch or two and slots it home coolly. This introduction gave us a glimmer of hope and excitement during depressing times. If there's one image I would need to remember of Mata, it's this.

That was some of the best jogging, clapping and jumper-taking-off I'VE EVER SEENI!!! 100% pass success rate, ruthless.

If the initial shot is on target, it's not an ungoal. If the defender alters the trajectory from an off-target shot to an on-target shot, it's an own goal. It was Eto'o's goal.

My thoughts exactly. He's been a goal machine in every other club as a striker, except Chelsea, because somewhy we forced him on the wing. He stagnated massively here, he would have probably turned out a whole different player had he been somewhere that employed him properly.