Juan Mata

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Still can't believe he is our player, I know he has played and we've seen him in the blue jersey but still hasn't sunk in

I barely believe Torres is our player... probably because he's a striker who doesnt score for us :mellow:

[jonnykeogh 3]

Brilliant little player. Will bring the best out of Torres (which at the moment, any improvement is good) and the best out of Lampard and Meireles. These 3 linking up and Sturridge either side, looks bright for us.

Mata is fantastic and hopefully he becomes a Chelsea Legend!!

[_Lukaku_ 13]

Still cant believe we've signed him tbh. This lad is only 23. Hes only turned 23 so he hasnt even reached close to his potential. His performance against Norwich was both enjoyable and exciting.

[TomCFC 356]

Mata can write his own headlines - he studied journalism at university while on the books of Real Madrid. He will also have the support of his sister Paula to call on, as she lives in Brighton. The two of them had their faces all over billboards and buses in the Spanish city of Oviedo when they were children as part of an advert for a local bank.

The winger, 23, scored 33 goals in 129 league appearances for Valencia. He made 12 assists in La Liga last season - more than Frank Lampard, Florent Malouda and Salomon Kalou's combined nine in the Premier League.

He appeared once, as a substitute, during Spain's triumphant 2010 World Cup campaign and then helped the Under-21 team win the European title this summer.

Lawro's verdict: "He can play left, right or in the middle and can see everything, giving Chelsea lots of options. He could be the key to releasing Fernando Torres."

http://news.bbc.co.u...ll/14110039.stm

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Mata = the end of Kalou.

[termninja 5,290]

Great run on the left from Mata and assist for Villa's goal. Nice work

[HNKS 508]

Spain made 3 subs. Its good to see Mata playing a whole game for spain.

[Sheva. 5,373]

Great game by him and Spain in general. Shame he didn't score though.

[Waterfall 893]

Yeah he could have scored one or two, but still a good game by him.

[TacticalBlues 2,817]

Yup, great game by Mata was one of the top 5 players on the pitch

[LondonPride1905 236]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKomIfb9uj0&feature=share

A friend just did this video for me, I kinda wanted to share it, not because it is for me, but to thank him.

p.s. Nice pass from Mata to Villa yesterday!

[manpe 10,861]

A friend just did this video for me, I kinda wanted to share it, not because it is for me, but to thank him.

p.s. Nice pass from Mata to Villa yesterday!

Another good video ruined by shit music...

[Waterfall 893]

Good to see Mata and Sturridge always training together.

[Kieran. 6,317]

If Mata comes on for Malouda as a sub, this will be accurate:

:subs:

[bluesman2610 1,362]

he deserves the start and i think AVB was watching his performance with the national team.. from the highlight packages and the games i have watched personally he is gonna be the difference maker for us this season

[Sheva. 5,373]

Good to see Mata and Sturridge always training together.

Haha yeah i've noticed that too.

[termninja 5,290]

Defo deserves a start against Sunderland. Fuckin' international brakes, can't wait arrrrgh...

[manpe 10,861]

When Mata and Sturridge are unavailable (injured), then we have no adequate cover... They MUST stay healthy