Juan Mata

[incometax 116]

average player; like mikel, will never be close to a worldbeater with lack of anysort of pace. I say keep for a squad player.

[Jase 43,479]

average player; like mikel, will never be close to a worldbeater with lack of anysort of pace. I say keep for a squad player.

Shocking!

[CHOULO19 24,332]

average player; like mikel, will never be close to a worldbeater with lack of anysort of pace. I say keep for a squad player.

Fixed it.

[Sheva. 5,373]

Why the fuck can't he score from a freekick, tired of him hitting the post

[Naked Mole Rat 437]

average player; like mikel, will never be close to a worldbeater with lack of anysort of pace. I say keep for a squad player.

Wishful thinking...

[termninja 5,290]

Surprised with his performances lately. He loses the ball so easily and usually looks scared to try and beat a man. His passing is still there and movement of the ball is great but his level of performances had dropped. He has played a lot this season though and it's his 1st season so it is expected.

His freekicks are really great, such a shame he didn't score yet.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Surprised with his performances lately. He loses the ball so easily and usually looks scared to try and beat a man. His passing is still there and movement of the ball is great but his level of performances had dropped. He has played a lot this season though and it's his 1st season so it is expected.

His freekicks are really great, such a shame he didn't score yet.

I'm not surprised at all. BadBoy predicted right when he said we're going to repress Mata's creativity. We simply rely on him too much to 'make something happen', and that's taking a toll on him. André had it right in rotating the boy when he did, despite people feeling animosity towards that decision. I think he should've been brought off today for Benfica. I hope he's not going to suffer a burn-out before then.

[francozola 2,040]

Dont want to go overboard because he's still our best player by a country mile, but he needs to improve his fitness. Now we can see why he was constantly substituted at the 70th min mark, even when we were losing/drawing. AVB got so much hate for that but it's obvious now it wasn't some tactical decision, mata simply can't play 90mins twice a week. He struggles with 90mins once a week sometimes. That's not his fault, la liga is not as physical and intense as the prem.

Im sure he'll work on it in the summer.

If he doesn't burn out from the Olympics and Euros, that is.

[communicate 2,703]

Now teams understand that mata is the only guy that can create chances for us, he is still not used to the physicality of epl and he kept being bullied.

The sad thing is that he is not a direct player and he like to play one-two football but nobody in our squad can play that way

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

I just don't understand why some fans are criticizing him,he has been by far our best player and instead of such criticism,he requires more appreciation and support.Imagine this Chelsea team without Mata,we would have been definitely 6th or 7th in the league and would be fighting for the Europa League spot rather than a 4th place finish.

[francozola 2,040]

I just don't understand why some fans are criticizing him,he has been by far our best player and instead of such criticism,he requires more appreciation and support.Imagine this Chelsea team without Mata,we would have been definitely 6th or 7th in the league and would be fighting for the Europa League spot rather than a 4th place finish.

um what? People are just pointing out some minor flaws in his game. Why is that wrong? Everyone recognizes that he's our best player. And he's definitely not short of support, so I don't know what you're talking about tbh.

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

um what? People are just pointing out some minor flaws in his game. Why is that wrong? Everyone recognizes that he's our best player. And he's definitely not short of support, so I don't know what you're talking about tbh.

A fan's opinion of Mata-

average player; like mikel, will never be close to a worldbeater with lack of anysort of pace. I say keep for a squad player.

[francozola 2,040]

A fan's opinion of Mata-

average player; like mikel, will never be close to a worldbeater with lack of anysort of pace. I say keep for a squad player.

well every club has dumbass fans who don't know what they're talking about Where did you get that from??

[CHOULO19 24,332]

well every club has dumbass fans who don't know what they're talking about Where did you get that from??

The previous page in this thread!

[Superblue 6,370]

He needs help next season, other players technically on his wavelength. We need a player with the technical ability to open up teams from a deeper position meaning teams cannot sit back and just close down Mata to nulify us. We also need pace and quality out wide to stretch teams and open up the space for him in the middle.

[francozola 2,040]

The previous page in this thread!

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[BleedsBlue 1,549]

:doh:

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[incometax 116]

the amount you guys are overrating Mata shows how bad the quality in our squad is. He rarley beats his man 1 on 1; he is a horrific in defense; he dips off so much in games due to his fitness; his 1 -2 plays have been non-exsistent second half of the season; his finishing on his right foot is shocking; he is not a winger, hes a bad winger when played there actualy. His crosses are inconsistent, his whole play is; he just looks so out of ideas in the final third. Is a no show in big games(kinda the point of a top team is to be big in big games).

Granted though to get the best out of mata he has to be played in the middle of a 4-2-3-1, but we dont have wingers to support him(fair enough). Have proper wingers of quality will free up space for mata and give him quality to work with(another fair point). But still he should be performing MUCH better currently.

But please dont embarrass yourself when you call mata someone comparable to the rooneys, ozils, sneidjers, xavis, iniesta's of the world. Hes not on that level.