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🇪🇸 Juan Mata


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I still remember when he was tearing the league apart. He was our first signing towards the right correction, at a time when the squad was at its most stagnant and lacklustre, he was the spark of light we so desperately needed. He was so important to us and so head and shoulders above the rest, that all of our attacks went through him. No matter what, Juan had to play, or we were not the same. I believe he was the first signing that kickstarted our new era and direction. Everybody, including the usual antagonists, was praising him. "Magician" was the word thrown around a lot. At that time we laughed when somebody claimed Silva to be better, but now things are the opposite even among our fans.

Sad for the guy, and what a nice guy he was. A model personality. What went wrong? I don't think anything went wrong, football happened. But he deserves better and he's not going to get it at United.

He needs to be the focal point to get 100% of his ability. This magician isn't good at sharing his stage.

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I still remember how he arrived, the man from Valencia who could cross, and I still remember when he was tearing the league apart. He was our first signing towards the right correction, at a time when the squad was at its most stagnant and lacklustre, he was the spark of light we so desperately needed. He was so important to us and so head and shoulders above the rest, that all of our attacks went through him. No matter what, Juan had to play, or we were not the same. I believe he was the first signing that kickstarted our new era and direction. Everybody, including the usual antagonists, was praising him. "Magician" was the word thrown around a lot. At that time we laughed when somebody claimed Silva to be better, but now things are the opposite even among our fans.

Sad for the guy, and what a nice guy he was. A model personality. What went wrong? I don't think anything went wrong, football happened. But he deserves better and he's not going to get it at United.

+1

not sure if you heard what freakin' Usain Bolt said about Mata

“Mata is good but he’s too small."

Another show of class by the manure fanswateva.gif

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Tbh I want him back. Or rather I wish he would have worked out here under Mourinho. He reminded me of Zola in the sense that he was also so polite, humble, well-spoken, but magic on the pitch.

I never forgotten that match vs the barcodes @ St. James Park. Also that was the last time CFC won up there. Coincidence?

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wouldn't be a bad shout to bring him back here tbh, Cesc and Mata together would be amazing. Plus, workrate can be taught if we just need him to track back some, because if we were to take him unfortunately I think it would be at the expense of Oscar. Though I don't know if it would be worth the price...

Not gonna happen, anyway.

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I still remember how he arrived, the man from Valencia who could cross, and I still remember when he was tearing the league apart. He was our first signing towards the right direction, at a time when the squad was at its most stagnant and lacklustre, he was the spark of light we so desperately needed. He was so important to us and so head and shoulders above the rest, that all of our attacks went through him. No matter what, Juan had to play, or we were not the same..

Could that explain why so many were so defensive towards him when Jose started to drop him? The fact he was practically carrying us domestically in his first season and was that little sprinkle of flair in the side after a year (Carlos second season) off stale dross performances?

If (for argument sake) he came into a Chelsea squad already doing well with the likes of Hazard already here, would he have built up such a fanclub?

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wouldn't be a bad shout to bring him back here tbh.

Would be a waste of resources that would be better spent getting a centre back in and if we can Pogba in.

Mata needs the team built around him to reach his full performance, and with Cesc and Hazard that ain't happening.

Further more Cesc and Mata on the same team won't work, we saw how the likes of Swansea and Liverpool targeted Cescs defensive game and got quite a lot of joy, imagine Mata infront of him, they would overload our midfield and dance around us.

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Would be a waste of resources that would be better spent getting a centre back in and if we can Pogba in.

Mata needs the team built around him to reach his full performance, and with Cesc and Hazard that ain't happening.

Further more Cesc and Mata on the same team won't work, we saw how the likes of Swansea and Liverpool targeted Cescs defensive game and got quite a lot of joy, imagine Mata infront of him, they would overload our midfield and dance around us.

Well, yeah. It could give us a creative alternative when Cesc is injured though. Theoretically if Oscar buffed up a bit he could go into the CM with Mata in the 10, or a Ake/Mikel-Matic double pivot behind him. Oscar already defends like one, but this could cause a big problem with him going missing in games at times, considering the amount of running he would be doing would double I imagine.

Is Pogba creative? I haven't seen him play much, this is a genuine question, because in this aspect we are so reliant on Fabregas and to a certain extent Hazard it's unreal.

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I'll never forget what he did that season. 19 goals 35 assists! Jaw dropping brilliance.

Not to mention the connection between him & Hazard. They were fantastic together. I'd love to one day see them play together again.

I particularly remember the Chelsea vs West Ham game that season when Lampard scored his 200th goal. The orgasmic interplay between Mata and Hazard was beyond beautiful. Ill never forget Juan's time at Chelsea. Wonderful player, wonderful guy.

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