Juan Mata

[Guest FullEnglishBreakfast]

Forget every other player at the club, I hate to say it but they aren't 100% necessary.

The team needs to be built around Hazard, Mata, Oscar. Forget everyone else on the team, players that bring the best out of those three are musts.

ST

Hazard - Mata - Oscar

CM - DM

LB - CB - CB -RB

Cech

[TrippingStep 336]

On the one-footed, it's like the chance that Moses had, if he had turn to his left, he could have a better angle to score.

[Rmpr 8,977]

Left footed people have a stereotype of being way better shooters, but it is much harder to master your right foot than your left (depending on what foot you are used to).

Right footed players have a better time in trying to become great with either foot. (Imo)

I am a lefty and I find it extremely hard to put power on my right foot, but I can easily pass or cross with it, I just cant put power!

[Kojo 4,676]

Hahaha despite being so little and looking so vulnerable he's just unstoppable, remember how David Silva had to get used to the league, he didn't stand out even when City where shite.

Mata has been great since he's arrived, easily one of the best players we've had.

18 goals 15 assists... just wow... has to be the best stats out of any english team surely, just glad we have a player like him.

[Mundaka 243]

So mata is sick, any idea what he has?

[kellzfresh 7,229]

This guy here is the NEW LEADER of our team.

[manpe 10,861]

Why wasn't he in the squad? Was he ill or tired? I'm not up to date with national teams so I don't know if he played recently or smth? We're too overdependent on him.

[juko 19]

he misses in the squad it's true but it's unbelievable that without Eden and Mata we are so shit

[The Mak 4,459]

When I first came onto these forums, I went into this thread expecting, mostly, to see appreciation of Mata and how much heavily reliant we are on him for creativity, but, honestly, I nearly shit myself when I saw a considerable amount of ‘debate’ about his contribution to the team.

Call him ‘weak’ or that he doesn’t defend well or that (this is my favourite) he ‘shoots too much’, fact is, we look limp without him. It’s unbelievable how much we need this little guy. The stuff he does up front outdoes anything he does/doesn’t when defending or whatever else people complain about.

Show me a Chelsea without Mata and I’ll show you a Chelsea nowhere near the top 4.

[Jase 43,479]

Chelsea have only won 2 of 11 matches in all competitions this season when Juan Mata hasn't started - P11 W2 D5 L4.

Both of those wins came against Wigan in the league and Middlesbrough in the FA Cup.

[Jase 43,479]

According to the interview in the UK's Men Health April edition magazine, Mata has been doing yoga once a week and he does it because it is good to stretch and relax the tension in the body. Also said it helps with injury prevention and good for the mind.

Slightly unexpected coming from him but not bad. Another interesting thing he said is that Ivanovic is one of his best friends around.

[Heisenberg 1,824]

[juko 19]

the new generation and what a generation lol hazard and mata the best friends in the world

[Leif 6,006]

That was his 50th assist for us today.

[Strike 7,217]

Stan Collymore - "If Mata improves his shooting, he could be a 10-15 goals a season player"

It's awkward when he's scored 18 this season

[Milan 17,853]

[Leif 6,006]

He deserves to win the Premier League Player Of The Year award. But no, he won't. Van Pussy will probably win it despite being anonymous for the second part of the season or Mr. "I have to take 15 shots before scoring" Suarez will win it, I guess. Or Bale, who was anonymous for the first half of the season.

Mata is statistically the best midfielder attacking-wise in the whole of Europe this season.

We are far from a 1-man team, but he's been the most vital clog out of all top teams I can think of.

He has dominated top teams where-as Van Persie, Suarez, Bale etc. have done little spectacular vs. the likes of us and vs. eachother.

He has a goal tally rivalling the top strikers in the world.

An assist tally which I believe no one currently matches.

If he was at a top club wearing red he'd be the unanimous decision.

[Hkibou 622]

He deserves to win the Premier League Player Of The Year award. But no, he won't. Van Pussy will probably win it despite being anonymous for the second part of the season or Mr. "I have to take 15 shots before scoring" Suarez will win it, I guess. Or Bale, who was anonymous for the first half of the season.

Mata is statistically the best midfielder attacking-wise in the whole of Europe this season.

We are far from a 1-man team, but he's been the most vital clog out of all top teams I can think of.

He has dominated top teams where-as Van Persie, Suarez, Bale etc. have done little spectacular vs. the likes of us and vs. eachother.

He has a goal tally rivalling the top strikers in the world.

An assist tally which I believe no one currently matches.

If he was at a top club wearing red he'd be the unanimous decision.

I wouldn't understand the likes of Suarez and Bale being more higly rated than Mata. But you can't say that for Van Persie imo, he's performing in a team who's taming the league like it hadn't been since Chelsea 2004-2005. It's unthinkable not to choose a Red as best player of the season. And throughout the season who's been their best player ? RVP.

Think of it that way : On the pitch and statistically (european golden shoe), 2004/2005 best PL player was Thierry Henry. But if Lampard hadn't won the award would've seemed unfair to you and outrageous right ?