Juan Mata

[Jase 43,479]

Judging by some of the comments made on Mata here, especially in regards to his efficiency and importance, it probably won't be long before you have people start to turn on him. (May happen if the current scapegoats, if you like, are sold or gone from here)

[Special Juan 27,456]

Guy is a genius.....so lucky to have him and hazard.

[Stingray 9,441]

Judging by some of the comments made on Mata here, especially in regards to his efficiency and importance, it probably won't be long before you have people start to turn on him. (May happen if the current scapegoats, if you like, are sold or gone from here)

Do not get me wrong. Mata is crucial and I think extremely good. - actually I hope you aren't even addressing me on the topic :-)

I think Mata is as good as ever. We just got more guys now that are starting to shine as well. There is nothing wrong with having more then one genius. I can however- thus- relate to some that say it is a bit of a hyperbole that there can only be one 'performer in the team'. Ow ...we have indeed more than one now ....

Just my two cents.

[couris 232]

Mata is a good player but hes powder puff soft. He is always going to disappear against good aggressive physical sides.

[Special Juan 27,456]

What the fuck am I reading here? Have most people just decided to either turn on him or nit pick for no reason overnight?

[Jase 43,479]

Do not get me wrong. Mata is crucial and I think extremely good. - actually I hope you aren't even addressing me on the topic :-)

I think Mata is as good as ever. We just got more guys now that are starting to shine as well. There is nothing wrong with having more then one genius. I can however- thus- relate to some that say it is a bit of a hyperbole that there can only be one 'performer in the team'. Ow ...we have indeed more than one now ....

Just my two cents.

Yes, I don't disagree with that but the idea of suddenly and seemingly to just play down his importance like he's nothing is just...

Mata is a good player but hes powder puff soft. He is always going to disappear against good aggressive physical sides.

While I don't necessarily disagree with that notion, it would actually help him if the players behind are not weak as well and getting bullied all the time as well. It's not just Mata that has struggled against physical and aggressive sides, like Man City for example. The whole team has basically suffered the same problem. Mata is advanced playmaker that dictate the play in the attacking third. If the players behind him are not aggressive enough and being able to keep the ball efficiently, it's obvious then that Mata would look like he's executing some disappearing act in these days. There needs to be more pro-active play from us rather than passive ones.

[Stingray 9,441]

What the fuck am I reading here? Have most people just decided to either turn on him or nit pick for no reason overnight?

Well exactly. Thats why I tried to say 'DONT GET ME WRONG'

[Stingray 9,441]

Dudes really.

[Special Juan 27,456]

"He's powder puff soft" what the hell has that got to do with anything?

He's just won the clubs POTY twice on the belt and contributed massively since he arrived, we should be embracing that and stop worrying about when he will decline or how soft he is.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Sell him! No forget that..

[Special Juan 27,456]

I mean whatever next, over to the Marko Marin thread to mention how much of a loss he will be loaning him out.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Do people have memories of a gold fish?

He has been our best player for the last 2 years. Having a shit game for spain means absolute sweet FA.

Talk about over-reactions...

[Stingray 9,441]

I mean whatever next, over to the Marko Marin thread to mention how much of a loss he will be loaning him out.

[Jase 43,479]

"He's powder puff soft" what the hell has that got to do with anything?

He's just won the clubs POTY twice on the belt and contributed massively since he arrived, we should be embracing that and stop worrying about when he will decline or how soft he is.

Some people have too much time in their hand being paranoid perhaps. Worrying and thinking too much about the negatives when there is so much more positives to embrace, as you said, and think about. We should be looking forward to how Mata, Hazard, Oscar, KDB etc get better with age and shape an exciting future with us as well as winning more and more trophies!

[Stingray 9,441]

Some people have too much time in their hand being paranoid perhaps. Worrying and thinking too much about the negatives when there is so much more positives to embrace, as you said, and think about. We should be looking forward to how Mata, Hazard, Oscar, KDB etc get better with age and shape an exciting future with us as well as winning more and more trophies!

Indeed!

Sorry.

[Jase 43,479]

Indeed!

Sorry.

You did that on purpose!

[Stingray 9,441]

You did that on purpose!

Ow yes .... :blue scalf:

[Jype 6,398]

So he was bad for Spain yesterday, who cares? He's clearly not a key player for them and even when he gets to play he's nowhere near the focal point of their attack so I can see why he struggles there. Have some people already forgotten how Mata has been our best player for two years straight and has carried the team on his back game after game? What more we could possibly have asked for?

While I somewhat agree that Mata isn't irreplaceable with the likes of Hazard, Oscar and De Bruyne at the club, it would still be beyond moronic to sell him. The idea is to improve the squad over a transfer window, not get rid of the team's best players. This fucking off-season...