Sir Mikel OBE

Clearly onside there.

Ramires-Matic pivot coming?

This has been some great football.

Ashley REALLY wants his starting spot back

Just wanting to play isnt a good enough mentality for this club IMO. He should want to play at the highest level. Mourinho, IMO, was pushing him to become a better footballer. He's no old man. At 25 he shouldnt be past the age of learning, and adapting, his game. As our best player(a statement many people believe) he should have had more than half a season's worth of fight in him for our club. There is no question in my mind that Mata has more than enough quality to work in a mourinho system. It comes down to the simple question of "Did he want it?" though

Considering he's a championship footballer at best I think he is punching well within his weight with an actress like Brooke

Less than half a season before he left. If this was April and this was the case no argument could be made for leaving, but he got more than enough games for this point in time.

If he was special he would have stayed and fought for his place.

Looks like Moses of Old today.

There isn't a single player in our senior squad who couldn't be more elsewhere than a squad player here. Our two time player of the year should show more fight than what he did. It isn't even about being fancied. Azpilicueta wasn't fancied at first and fought his way into our squad

I know that from the shit they have been getting recently while being constant professionals.

There was no slaughter on here. There were a few people questioning it, and dozens or so mata minions saying: "everyone would do it" like it was no biggie. If he didn't want to fight to get off the bench then he is weak.

It's not a bandwagon. If it was mikel or Essien who sulked like that after being subbed they would be slaughtered. And it would be more understandable if it was mikel because he's nigerias most important player while mata is a bench warmer for Spain. Mata didn't want to fight.

Fly.

It's been like 4 months, and this was a player who also missed preseason. His resignation after being subbed v. Southampton said it all.

This is what is the most depressing thing about Mata really. Did Oscar REALLY scare him that bad that he couldnt try to fight for a year? I mean god damn what kind of shit is that? Drogba fought much more established players than a young Oscar for his place. Mata didnt pick up any type of fight from the old 11.

To be fair his loan spell at Liverpool has been "Mceacheran-esque" in terms of badness.

Will he get the 10 shirt next summer or will he hold on to Drogba's old shirt?

I dont think he will. I think he could have been one of the greats, but left too soon.

Will he get into their first XI?

History isnt changed, but it can be obscured by future events.

Lol its way too early for that. What if one day we have to play MU on the last day of the season. We need a win to secure the league and he goes on to score a hat trick and celebrate? Would it be the same then?

^^^ Oh Look a troll. Hope you enjoy having Carrick's old ass left wide open. Because Mata dont play that DEFENSE shit.

You never heard of him? He owned us pretty bad in the champions league.

I think he could have been. We'll have to see how history remembers him.