Jase

Could have just said "I've made my point about what I want. It's up to Chelsea now" or something along that line in being short and simple..

Does he really need to repeat his over and over again though? It's not like the club aren't aware of this situation and not doing anything to make a decision. Not really sure if the club appreciates this 'arrogance' shown towards them.

Wonder how are the other 2 Spaniards Torres and Azpi feeling about this given they are quite close to one another. The former, after all, helped to persuade Mata to join us and, I believe, Mata helped him out in his troubled times here at the club.

On Chris Brunt? That's a first.

Erm, why not? He might not be the most glamorous of players but he's one of the key creative players at West Brom and he's their main set piece taker too. And not to mention, that stat was compiled since the start of 11/12 season. Not surprising to reach that amount after 2 1/2 season.

True but that is 'chances created' which includes the example you mentioned, pass the ball to a player and he scores from 50 yards. However if we want to talk about 'clear cut chances created', then obviously the numbers will be lower than 200 if one were to analyze each of those chances created.

It's an old tweet from the Chelsea Twitter account...

12.30pm UK time.

Just for laughter... :lol:

Which part of Twitter did you get that from?

Ed Woodward probably just wants to show he's competent enough to run the club...

It's precisely like what I said before about people wanting to turn a discussion into this pro-Mata/anti-Oscar thing when it is so bloody unnecessary especially when I didn't even say such thing to begin with.

Indeed...

It's an obsession. Compare 19/52 set pieces assists to 4/12 is unfair especially when you put it in percentages to go along with the point of Mata assisting more from set pieces than open play. Leaving for a pub? Should ask @Stingray to accompany you.

Is it just me or do some of our Belgians talk a tad too much? I get what Courtois wants here but he has been like saying the same old thing over and over again and feels as though he's such in a hurry to go somewhere. I know he wants his future to be sorted before the World Cup but seriously...

In isolation, 19 sounds a lot but overall, not exactly especially when you seem to be suggesting that Mata has assisted more from set pieces than open play. A statman keeps all statistics, or at least most of it. Bothered? Surely I can at least get myself into a discussion, can't I? And it's unfair to compare the overall assist count to just one season, especially in percentages where it distorts what happened.

Funny that when only 19 of Mata's 52 assists for the club came from set plays...

All of Mata's assists for us since joining the club. 52 assists in total; 33 from open play and only 19 from set pieces. Open Play (33) Terry vs Southampton Cole vs Stoke Hazard vs Norwich Ivanovic vs Norwich Sturridge vs Tottenham Oscar vs Nordsjaelland Lampard vs Aston Villa Moses vs Leeds Ivanovic vs Southampton Ba vs Southampton Hazard vs Stoke Lampard vs Brentford Hazard vs Man United Hazard vs West Ham Torres vs Steaua Bucharest Ba vs Man United Moses vs Rubin Kazan Torres vs Rubin Kazan Terry vs Fulham Torres vs Benfica Torres vs Swansea Ramires vs Everton Lampard vs Arsenal Sturridge vs Wolves Drogba vs Newcastle Drogba vs Valencia (1st goal) Drogba vs Valencia (3rd goal) Drogba vs Stoke Ramires vs Tottenham Malouda vs Tottenham Ramires vs Liverpool Torres vs QPR Lampard vs Bolton Set Pieces (19) Terry vs Tottenham Cahill vs Wolves Torres vs Wolves Torres vs Arsenal Cahill vs Man United Moses vs Shakhtar Terry vs Liverpool Cahill vs Nordsjaelland Lampard vs Reading Terry vs Steaua Bucharest Oscar vs Liverpool Terry vs Wolves Ivanovic vs Benfica Sturridge vs Bolton Luiz vs Man United Cahill vs Leicester Ivanovic vs Aston Villa Drogba vs Bayern Munich Terry vs QPR

Was the point even anything about this season?!

Yeah and then this...

The length at which people are willing to go to downplay and basically say Mata has been useless for us is absolutely pathetic and borderline idiotic, if not already.

Second time Mourino has blocked a transfer move relating to Ba this season. Had Arsenal not signed Ozil, Ba would be at the North London right now...

Throw in Rooney as well...

Phil Neville just followed Mata on Twitter........

Yes, at 12.30pm UK time.