Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 mata should, should have a blast with this new team. last year, he tried numerously to link up with players and even though he got 26 assists (all comps) this year i expect a lot more assists where even if he doesnt get the main assist he should get the hockey assist. in the CS, you could see that Hazard was caught off-guard and not used to mata's movements for they always ended up on the same side of the picth and same line. bt with practice time it will definately get better. also have to add in oscar so it may take a little bit more time to finally see the end product but when we do, it WILL be amazing. the ideas all three could come up with would be almost like what man city have with the argentine duo, only on a greater scale and give our strikers easier goal scoring opprotunities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNKS 508 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Was so happy to see him in a blue shirt again. Fucking love him. Nice link up play with Hazard too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Was so happy to see him in a blue shirt again. Fucking love him. Nice link up play with Hazard too.Patiently waiting to see him link up with Hazard and Marin (and Torres). The combination could be deadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidator 5,176 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Mata might be feeling fit now but I predict that by December he will be knackered because he will have been playing 1 1/2 years of football without a rest. He said he felt fine around April time after we had been playing him every game and relying on him heavily and he seriously underperformed. The best thing we can do is give him a 2 week holiday break after the internationals week. Spain play Georgia away on 11 September so if we let him have 2 weeks completely away from football he would miss QPR (A), Champions League group stage matchday 1, Stoke City (H), and maybe a round 3 match from the League Cup. He would be back in time for Arsenal away and we still have Hazard and Oscar to cover for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,956 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Patiently waiting to see him link up with Hazard and Marin (and Torres). The combination could be deadly.Even in the Community Shield, when Mata combined with Hazard. It was nice to see our Mata and other creative player helping each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 “Looking back now to be Champions of Europe… When Fernando and me went to the national team, we were different people; we felt stronger and taller.” — Juan Mata BlueLion. and Sheva. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 “Looking back now to be Champions of Europe… When Fernando and me went to the national team, we were different people; we felt stronger and taller.” — Juan MataThere is discrimination in the Spain camp?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Is there a Confederation's Cup next summer?Im not too sure if his participation in the Olympics will be a problem this season as he was basically in his home town so he could stay in his own bed and all that, but if he gets called up to the CC then there's the small matter of the World Cup the year after then it could all become an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Is there a Confederation's Cup next summer?Im not too sure if his participation in the Olympics will be a problem this season as he was basically in his home town so he could stay in his own bed and all that, but if he gets called up to the CC then there's the small matter of the World Cup the year after then it could all become an issue.Yes. To make matters worse, it'll be played in Brazil!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_FIFA_Confederations_Cup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Land 331 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 We will have 5 players out on the confederation's cup,4 starters.maybe 5 if Oscar becomes one.But its on late June unlike the olympics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 We will have 5 players out on the confederation's cup,4 starters.maybe 5 if Oscar becomes one.But its on late June unlike the olympicsStill. Would be much better if all our players can have a proper summer break rather than having to participate in this somewhat unimportant tournament. Let's not forget that 2014 is the World Cup year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Land 331 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 if you play for a top NT you will likely get normal vacations twice or maybe once every 4 years.Maybe no normal rest at all like Mata,Thiago Silva and Marcelo,they will be in every international competition (Copa America/Euro,Olympics,Confederations cup and World Cup) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 I read somewhere that Mata will be rested in September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,570 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Di Matteo to rest MataDi Matteo, though, plans to ease Mata into his side slowly and is believed to have struck an agreement with Spain boss Vincent del Bosque not to pick the 24-year-old for the forthcoming Autumn internationals.http://www1.skysport.../11661/8000370? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 if you play for a top NT you will likely get normal vacations twice or maybe once every 4 years.Maybe no normal rest at all like Mata,Thiago Silva and Marcelo,they will be in every international competition (Copa America/Euro,Olympics,Confederations cup and World Cup)the thing was Mata went to both Euro and Olympics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 the thing was Mata went to both Euro and OlympicsAnd Spain will likely to be in every summer competitions if they continue to win the big tournaments thus leading to limited rest for Mata. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea? 892 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Di Matteo to rest MataDi Matteo, though, plans to ease Mata into his side slowly and is believed to have struck an agreement with Spain boss Vincent del Bosque not to pick the 24-year-old for the forthcoming Autumn internationals.http://www1.skysport.../11661/8000370?so he isn't playing tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinol 337 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 so he isn't playing tomorrow?He will play tomorrow. When his time off will be isnt decided yet. Chelsea? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNKS 508 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 the thing was Mata went to both Euro and OlympicsI dont know why such a big deal is being made about this. He played 5 minutes in the Euros and 3 games in the Olympics. Give the guy a week off when we are playing an FA cup match or something and he would be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinol 337 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 I dont know why such a big deal is being made about this. He played 5 minutes in the Euros and 3 games in the Olympics. Give the guy a week off when we are playing an FA cup match or something and he would be fine.This has been explained before: Its not easy to travel to different places all the time with different people and train everysingle day. You need some rest to get your mind of football and everything around football. Strike, diskoviolente and KonohasOrangeFlash 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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