Juan Mata

[Badboy 1,526]

As we're still chasing modric, it means that mata will be bought to play on the wing unless he's thinking of using both in the middle but i can't see that at all.

I think Modric will block Josh's break through to be honest as they are very similar. I am happy with Mata and us figuring out how we play him some were in the middle, then we can sign a pacy left winger to give us balance with Danny on the right playing the same role as Suarez for Liverpool.

[Tortilla9 390]

Juan is in London.

http://yfrog.com/kkr4wsuj

[manpe 10,861]

Juan is in London.

http://yfrog.com/kkr4wsuj

I can't see any picture

[Ollie 4,400]

Josh is still developing so he'll be ready to fight it out with Modric when he's ready. For now we need a genuine finished article playing there who josh can learn from. I think that pacey left winger is Mata lol, he'll be used there for definite. Him and Malouda, 2 lefties switching. The new Robben & Duff we hope. Danny can play anywhere, blimey another leftie.... Maybe we should sign a right footed winger like Navas.... we might get a bit too predictable with everyone being left footed.

[CFC-Lloydy 38]

Apparently he'll take number 13 as Yossi can't switch numbers after they have been confirmed, should he leave, and Mata stays numberless, then he can take 10

[TomCFC 356]

http://www.guardian....helsea-sid-lowe

The subsequent departures of Silva and Villa saw him become occasional captain and take increasing responsibility for creativity: his passing is crisp, his movement intelligent and his timing impeccable when it comes to arriving late to finish or dashing beyond the defensive line. He has scored 28 goals over the past three seasons. Last season he scored eight and provided eight assists, creating 74 chances. On average, only one player – Real Madrid's Mesut Ozil – created more goalscoring opportunities from open play. At the end of the season, Opta built a team of the season: Mata was one of only two non-Madrid or Barcelona outfield players included, alongside the Málaga winger Santi Cazorla.

Nominally playing on the left, Mata likes to drop inside and become involved. "I am not," he says, "an old-style winger stuck right out on the wing and limited to running at people and getting crosses in. I like to drop inside, and get between the lines. I tend not to try to take people one on one; I believe in movement, interchange, and being vertical [incisive]." With Valencia there was great mobility among the line of three behind the strikers and this summer's U21 European Championships, at which Mata provided more assists than anyone else as Spain were proclaimed champions, revealed his capabilities in a more central role. He had become the complete playmaker. It is those qualities that Chelsea – and Fernando Torres, aware of the potential benefits to him – were so keen to add.

:eyebrows:

[Randall 315]

we haven't even definitely signed him yet!

[milllz 43]

mata/hazard------torres------sturridge

-----mata/modric--------- ramires/lampard

-----------------mikel/ramires------------

simples (squeak)

[J.F. 1,484]

According to the Soccernet stats for the last 3 seasons only only Messi, Xavi and Alves had more assists than Mata.

2010/11 assists/goals

Mata 12/8, Xavi 7/3, Alves 15/2, Messi 18/31

2009/10

Mata 4/9, Xavi 14/3, Alves 10/3, Messi 10/34

2008//09

Mata 13/11, Xavi 20/6, Alves 9/5, Messi 11/23

TOTAL

Mata 29/28, Xavi 41/12, Alves 34/10, Messi 39/88

fuck me, we signed a monster.

[Guest justin_3d]

Can someone tell me the actual price we are paying?

[f0r60t 0]

RT @lynnfarmer6: #CFC. Juan arriving in London, courtesy of SSN. He looks like AVB! Lol. http://t.co/yZL2LoO

[OReillyD36 311]

Can someone tell me the actual price we are paying?

BBC are saying £23.5 mil

Sky are saying £26 mil

[Guest justin_3d]

BBC are saying £23.5 mil

Sky are saying £26 mil

I think the first would make sense as the second would sound about what would be total with add-ons.

[Ollie 4,400]

Wow that's impressive, u joined Feb 10th and that was your first post. :offtopic: Sorry

[manpe 10,861]

According to the Soccernet stats for the last 3 seasons only only Messi, Xavi and Alves had more assists than Mata.

2010/11 assists/goals

Mata 12/8, Xavi 7/3, Alves 15/2, Messi 18/31

2009/10

Mata 4/9, Xavi 14/3, Alves 10/3, Messi 10/34

2008//09

Mata 13/11, Xavi 20/6, Alves 9/5, Messi 11/23

TOTAL

Mata 29/28, Xavi 41/12, Alves 34/10, Messi 39/88

fuck me, we signed a monster.

His assist stats are immense... I think we can forget about Malouda's 3,500 mile shots at defenders and expect decent crosses and passes from now on

[Ollie 4,400]

And Modric last season was 2/1?

[Tortilla9 390]

I can't see any picture

My computer at work is crap. Hopefully somebody else has found it and posted it. It was from Sky Sports.

[Term-X 7,891]