Juan Mata

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

[Term-X 7,891]

Mata has always been an understated player though, even when he was our star for the 1st part of last season. There was always a understated element to his character and how he operates on the pitch, epitomises class. He was never going to be the 'poster boy' of Chelsea or the Premier League, like Hazard has the 'potential' to be.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

Mata is more of the workman and organiser of the play. The orchestrator if you will. Whereas Hazard is like the finisher. We need both types of players and they will compliment each other really well

[Henrique 9,133]

Please, dont even start a bullshit about Hazard and Mata.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Mata has always been an understated player though, even when he was our star for the 1st part of last season. There was always a understated element to his character and how he operates on the pitch, epitomises class. He was never going to be the 'poster boy' of Chelsea or the Premier League, like Hazard has the 'potential' to be.

Brilliant post. Hazard fits under the Ronaldo/Messi/Zlatan category of being the poster-boy icon, because that reflects his talent and personality. Juan is an introverted character off the field.

[termninja 5,290]

After he gets a well deserved rest I expect him to show much better performances that what we've seen so far. He will have less pressure on him, our team will depend less on him and our players will get more used to the kind of football we are trying to play.

[Zone 290]

Hazard has taken off in such spectacular fashion that critics and fans alike are forgetting about Mata. In my opinion, he has contributed a lot to our every move going forward. Juan and Silva are in the same situation, they've both been used to death. I expect him to be on the scoring/stats sheet as soon as he gets a little break.

Just compare our preseason with our recent games and theres a huge difference on the flow of our attacks. I know pre season isn't as important and all but the difference is huge.

[Jype 6,398]

Mata has something better than Torres to comfort him.

[Sheva. 5,373]

He was left out of the Spain squad for the WC qualifiers - Del Bosque said it was because he was involved in both the World cup and Olympics.

[bababoom 4,478]

He was left out of the Spain squad for the WC qualifiers - Del Bosque said it was because he was involved in both the World cup and Olympics.

Good news, now he can finally rest.

[Jase 43,479]

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2931/go-global/2012/08/31/3344028/del-bosque-includes-david-villa-in-spain-squad-for-saudi?source=breakingnews

http://www.goal.com/en/news/3790/world-cup-2014/2012/09/01/3345991/chelsea-asked-us-not-to-include-mata-in-spain-squad-says-del

Mata has been omitted from the Spain squad for the upcoming international games.

[termninja 5,290]

Good to hear it. He really needs a rest...

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

No suprise. His rest was pretty much confirmed by RDM anyway. He should rest for the QPR game as well.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Yup, he could really use the next two weeks to rest up. Hope he doesn't have to report to training either.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

He doesn't have to report to training either.

That's sort of the point of a rest. No games or training i.e. a Vacation.