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No Alex, it is exactly the word I was looking for! How do you think a GIF of Mourinho celebrating (which is legendary btw) is supposed to sound like? The only answer I can think of is that you are happy about the deal. Then to post you are not happy is very contradictory.... I agree the fee is excellent, we couldnt ask for more! However, I disagree that in the summer we wouldnt get huge offers for him. It is not just United that are desperate. Depending on this season results and transfers, there are a handful of teams that could want Mata. Even United could return with a 35mi or so offer for Mata in August (especially if we ask them to wait until the end of the season). I understand United is very desperate, but who said they wont be in the Summer? Who said PSG wont want a great CAM to service Cavani (which they dont have) for next season (since Ibra might be leaving)? There would indeed be plenty of teams for us to sell Juan in the next transfer window. Even if they dont reach 37mi, selling him for 30mi or so for a team in another country would be much better (imo) I do agree with you on that one. I am of the opinion Mata should go. It will be better for both sides! However, I totally disagree it should be done like that. Selling a great player on the middle of a competitive season and right after already weaking the AM postion by letting go of KDB. Dont forget we still have UCL, EPL and FA Cup to worry about!

Right on the money! Be that a different club, different time or different player, this deal would have been much better...

For you to post that Mourinho meme and then say you are not happy is pretty hypocritical! I agree 37mi for Mata isnt a bad deal (although considering the timing of it, I cant say it is a good deal either). But that doesnt mean we should celebrate just because of the numbers... Mata has put a LOT of smiles in your face during those 2 years, so for you to treat him like that is damn ungrateful. You could have just posted that you agree with the deal and wish him good luck (or not, considering it is United) and said thank you. It wouldnt look like a United fan jumping around! EDIT: Before you post those fabricated quotes such as "no player is bigger than the club", I wasnt even a Mata "defender" (if you want to call it like that). But I do appreciate the things he has done for this club and I am hating to see him going to a club I despise and that drastically needs quality players. We could have very well waited for the summer!

I dont think selling Mata for 40m pounds (or whatever) is a bad deal, even if it is Manchester Utd we are talking about. I just think the timing of it is horrible... 1. We already sold KDB and we now 'only' have 5 AMs for 3 starting positions. Selling Mata will leave us with only one direct substitute. We would basically go from "over-depth" to "under-depth". We have to remember CFC is still fighting in three very difficult fronts - EPL, UCL and FA Cup. 2. Manure desperately need a guy like Mata and that may very well be the difference between Moyes failing and a top 4 spot! Despite being a rival, why should we sell him to them if they didnt accept our Rooney bid? Can you imagine how much better we would be with Rooney instead of Torres/Eto'o? If I were Chelsea I would either wait until the summer or offer a trade deal for Rooney (if we still want him and if he really wants to quit United like the media rumors suggest).

Maybe they think we wouldn't want to deal directly with a rival! Not that I think this would be the case, but it is very common in places like Italy, Spain and Brazil when big rival clubs want to sign players for one another. Basically to avoid fights and what not...

Exactly! But like Special Juan said, reading the stupid arguments in here, one would lead to conclude he was already sold...

Did any updates come out about his supposed transfer to United?

Counting the fact I would have done Liverpool (which we won), I have 4 previews and 4 wins!

So, just a lot of twitter bullshit or was there really a bid from Chelsea for Luke Shaw?

#Ban4Sting

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I can do Newcastle and Everton since I got nothing in February and I want to keep my winning streak...

GET IN!

Welcome back lad!

Why are we panicking when getting close to their goal?

Can somebody tell our players the game has already started?

Let's do this!

Your father will get through it. Stay strong Kerry!

And the best thing is that those 4 players will most probably be starting in the World Cup!

4 Brazilians in midfield!

University application results come out on Jan 27th and the anticipation is killing me! And put this EPL title on the bill as well. It will literally give me a heart attack...

So fucking nervous...

People who compare his goals for Atletico with his goals with Monaco to try to prove things are quite a bit stupid! Falcao had a much better team and played in a more open La Liga, while Monaco is a totally disfunctial team in a tactically tighter league... I will have to state this for the one hundredth time, just because Falcao isnt a good signing for Chelsea (too expensive and probably doesnt fit our system), it doesnt mean he is bad or overrated!

I think Wenger wants Draxler to be more of a foward, but definitely not a striker! Draxler can bery well be a downgraded version of Ronaldo, they actually share way more similarities than most think and Arsenal are in huge needs of a great player for that left wing (or however you want to call it). If this indeed goes through (which I doubt, since Schalke will want a good fee and Wenger already spent big in August), I imagine Arsenal playing something like a 4-3-2-1: Szczesny / Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaleen, Monreal / Wilshere, Ozil, Ramsey / Draxler, Walcott / Giroud. With some good subs: Flamini, Arteta, Cazorla, Podolski, Chamberlain, etc... That would be a totally different aproach and mentality than if they went for a striker like Diego Costa, but it is still interesting to them!

Shaw is great and I think the club should embrace new English talents, but he is not worth half the amount the media is throwing around! With that price, Chelsea could easily trigger Diego Costa's release clause and solve our long ST problem...