Juan Mata

[Jase 43,479]

Just a couple of stats on Mata:

Juan Mata has scored 11 goals in all competitions this season, 4 more than David Silva(7) & have 14 assists, just 2 behind Silva(16).

Worth remembering that we've still got at least 9 games left to play while City only have 7 left.

In Silva's 1st season with Man City, he scored 6 goals & assisted 13 in all competitions. Mata has surpassed it with 11 & 14 respectively.

In 14 games since Jan 21/22, Silva has scored & assisted 0 goals for Man City while Mata has scored 5 & assisted 5 in 18 games since then.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

I'm sure he wont go after this season...However, since you mentioned ridiculous prices for players, I still cant believa Arsenal left Fabregs for reported fee of 35mio...The guy had contract until 2015 and 23 yrs old. Top assistant and best player of Arsenal and they sold guy for 35mio? I remember rumours Chelsea might snap him for 50mio! before he went in Spain (I know we would never get him, but in best case, 50mio atleast). Just hate when Barca, who already got so much talent, get such top class players for soo cheap...And yes, Arsenal are DUMB. Same with Real and 10mio Ozil or 10mio Sahin or...Ozil was truly steal of century...Now, I hear Chelsea is interested in Ocampos to pay around 12,5mio. And the guy would probably sitting on bench...

Back to Mata, indeed, most skillful player in Chelsea since...but not quite sure if our style will suit him in future...AVB had clearly vision with this club, bringing Mata, Courtois, de Bruyne, Lukaku. The game wasnt perfect, results worst, but in few years, with revamp of squad. we would be in deadly form (guessing, he would actualy involve youngsters to play - Romeu,..), and yes, finish this season in 6th place max with him. My biggest wish will always remain; that our youngsters fullfill their talents and to see such team in next 5 years:

Courtois

Kane-Chalobah-Kalas-Bertrand

Romeu

Mceachran-Piazon

Kakuta-Feruz-Lukaku

Others being Bamford, Hutchinson, PVA, Devila,

[Justin_3d 1,140]

Mata - We must believe

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7659301/

Mother of god, where would we be today without Mata. And giving that this transfer came at the last minute.....I wanted to punch AVB for this and his nonsense of "assessing the squad"

Hopefully this summer we won't do the same shit. And please buying players for future like Courtois and Lukaku is ok, but can't forget about the present!!

[Peace. 4,352]

Mother of god, where would we be today without Mata. And giving that this transfer came at the last minute..... I wanted to punch AVB for this and his nonsense of "assessing the squad"

Hopefully this summer we won't do the same shit. And please buying players for future like Courtois and Lukaku is ok, but can't forget about the present!!

He was assessing nothing. He was just surrounded by a bunch of incapable negotiators. And he couldn't tell the truth, couldn't he ?

[Justin_3d 1,140]

He was assessing nothing. He was just surrounded by a bunch of incapable negotiators. And he couldn't tell the truth, couldn't he ?

You think so?

Cause I remember he did not wanted to get nobody till he came back from the Asia tour.

[Peace. 4,352]

You think so?

Cause I remember he did not wanted to get nobody till he came back from the Asia tour.

Yes, I do think so. First off, André Villas-Boas isn't the type of guy saying to journos whether he'll buy someone or not, or who he'll buy. Then, take a look at the list of players we were - more or less - officialy in for : Alexis Sanchez ; Pastore ; Lucas Modric ; Pereira ; and maybe Falcao and Moutinho. First thing you'll notice, is that we were in for a lot of players (furthermore the right kind of players), although we ended without any of them. Alexis did only want to go to Barcelona, so you can say we weren't lucky for this one. For Pastore, okay Paris did offer more money than us, but how comes our negotiators didn't beat an average club from an average league ? For Modric, the board had waited until the final day of the mercato to make this £40 millions offer. Why in hell did they wait so long ? Had they had formulated the offer sooner, we could have been able to add a few millions, and more importantly, Tottenham's board would have had the time to think about these 40 millions pound. That is a hell of a money. It was most likely that they would have refused it out of pride. But, if they would have had the time to think about it, they might have changed their mind, seeing the lots of players they could have bought. And as for Perreira, Porto didn't want to negotiate and the buy-out clause was to high. To sum-up, the reason why we didn't buy anough players is a mix between badly handled negotiation with a bit of bad luck, not because of André.

[Melanicus 5,208]

Juan about his life in London.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Best buy since 2006, when we got Ballack.

He seems to enjoy life in London, but I hope he will get someone to play with. Modric or other creative midfielder.

Mata, Torres, Romeu, Azpilicueta

[Hysteria 159]

I think he actually likes London.

[Wilson 358]

He is such a talent. I think we forget he's only 23 and just arrived in the Premier League! The lad has not even peaked yet, wow! Just imagine how great he is gonna be!

[capriccioso 2,545]

I think he'll be very, very good in future, just not in the same class as Ronaldo-Messi and their successors.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Better than David Silva

[Wilson 358]

Better than David Silva

Not yet but he has the ability to be better.

[Marvin123 484]

i agree he is going to be an absolute beast in the prem, he could do with a midfielder to compliment him very well,as yaya does with silva, xabi alonso would be the perfect man, we need to find a very similar player!

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

We should just raid Valencia for his teammate, Ever Banega.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

We should just raid Valencia for his teammate, Ever Banega.

I wanted us to sign him when Tottenham rejected our bid for Modric. Class player.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Not yet but he has the ability to be better.

3 years younger and in first season, he scored more goals and almost same assists as silva in second season. I agree overall, he might not yet be on level of silva on consistancy basis. but look how good team silva has and than compare to mata. and yet in statistics, mata is better.

I think the guy has good scoring ability and could overtake lampard role eventualy. put him along modric and hazard and we are beast!

[francozola 2,040]

David Silva is still the better overall player right now, but look at how disastrous his form has been these last 4 months or so. Terrible. And our tired Juan still manages to churn out decent to good performances and contribute in either goals/assists.