Juan Mata

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,919]

He still has more of a chance at United, even on the bench he knows that. Whereas at Chelsea.. he was never getting back into the squad under Mourinho, there was no place for him regardless of what he did in training.

Is that chance still there when Blind nd Di maria get fit though?

I don't think his chance in that scenario is much better than the one he faced here.

[Term-X 7,891]

Is that chance still there when Blind nd Di maria get fit though?

I don't think his chance in that scenario is much better than the one he faced here.

Under Mourinho it was non-existent, don't blame him for leaving; fighting for his place wasn't even an option.

[SouthKorea 38]

Remember when the guy that yells a lot kept telling me Mata was better than Silva.....

Blue Goggles at its best.

[Yeboii 1,844]

Remember when the guy that yells a lot kept telling me Mata was better than Silva.....

Blue Goggles at its best.

When played to Mata's strengths I think he is

[SouthKorea 38]

When played to Mata's strengths I think he is

Never ever was juan better than Silva..

Except goal scoring ability, because silva's shots are weak

[Polo7 3,496]

When played to Mata's strengths I think he is

That doesnt even make sense. So when played to Mata's strengths, he is better than Silva. But is Silva's team playing to his strengths? Silva > Mata end of.

[lucio 5,418]

haha what a disaster.

[Jase 43,479]

The Mata of Chelsea would have scored a hat-trick yesterday..

[DH1988 1,273]

OK starting to feel sorry for him now, called it when Jose was rumoured that he would be a casualty and hardly anyone listened because he was just magic, which was true but not a jose player by a mile.

He just doesn't look to fit into United, shoe horned in when in fact if they played him where Rooney is for consecutive games with Carrick back I think he would do much better.

United have always had classy wingers and now they seem to be cramming everyone into the centre of the pitch then relying on sub par players converted into wing backs.

Back to valencia I think

[Thendo 1,088]

Can't even get a start tonight vs Preston. It's quite sad that he left us for more game time and now barely plays at all for united. Hopefully he can get a move away this summer.

[iseah100 5,612]

Can't even get a start tonight vs Preston. It's quite sad that he left us for more game time and now barely plays at all for united. Hopefully he can get a move away this summer.

Should have stayed.

[Thendo 1,088]

Should have stayed.

Yeah, he should've stayed til last summer atleast and then moved abroad, but I won't complain too much since only a desperate united side would have payed that much for him at the time.

[manpe 10,861]

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. 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.

[Spike 12,049]

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.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

I always thought he'll end up in Tottenham.

[robdog 2,084]

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 fans

[manpe 10,861]

+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 fans

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.

[robdog 2,084]

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?