Juan Mata

[Korea 734]

Should've sold him to PSG when we had the chance, now his value will drop immensely.

I'll take a direct swap for Cavani or Lucas!

[Tomo 21,733]

It's so ironic, we have been pining for squad depth and competition for places ever since we stripped our squad after the double, and now we have it we are moaning.

I love Mata but he should should not be exempt from having to fight for his place because he is a nice guy, if you want a team full of triffic lads follow Harry Redknapp and support whoever he is managing. Every player in this squad (even Cech now could have some bench time if he has a wobble) is fighting for their place in the team and Mata is no exception.

[Mustafa 885]

Mata is still Chelsea FC's best player... Simple :blue scalf:

[Term-X 7,891]

^ And this is coming from the guy with Bosingwa in both his avatar & sig...

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Cant stand fans who say that Mata should be benched or sold and shit. go fuck yourselves he was our best player for two years and deserves bit more than that. Great suport you give yeah :/

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Sorry for this rage but what is wrong is wrong.

[The_Flash 1,144]

Cant stand fans who say that Mata should be benched or sold and shit. go fuck yourselves he was our best player for two years and deserves bit more than that. Great suport you give yeah :/

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Sorry for this rage but what is wrong is wrong.

I agree. He has been fantastic it seems so random that almost instantly he has been shunned by Jose. I think Oscar is very good too and If possible would love them both to be on. Felt very sad seeing David and Mata not even on the bench

[Tomo 21,733]

We have 6 places in attacking midfield, 3 will start, 2 will be on the bench and 1 will miss out completely. I really don't understand the knee jerk reaction's him missing out Saturday. It was Schurrle against Basle, Willian against Everton, KDB against Bayern and at Swindon it will probably be Hazard (maybe Oscar too with someone like Boga filling the bench place), against Spurs i will guess KDB.

Ricardo Carvalho and Eidur Gudjohnsen were key players in Jose's last reign but were occasionally left out of matchday squad's. When we had the 4 wingers in Duff,Cole, Robben and SWP one had to miss out altogether each time, just be happy we have a strong enough squad to do that. We cry when our squad's weak, and we cry when it's strong, the club can't win.

[Chelsea? 892]

We have 6 places in attacking midfield, 3 will start, 2 will be on the bench and 1 will miss out completely. I really don't understand the knee jerk reaction's him missing out Saturday. It was Schurrle against Basle, Willian against Everton, KDB against Bayern and at Swindon it will probably be Hazard (maybe Oscar too with someone like Boga filling the bench place), against Spurs i will guess KDB.

Ricardo Carvalho and Eidur Gudjohnsen were key players in Jose's last reign but were occasionally left out of matchday squad's. When we had the 4 wingers in Duff,Cole, Robben and SWP one had to miss out altogether each time, just be happy we have a strong enough squad to do that. We cry when our squad's weak, and we cry when it's strong, the club can't win.

u must have some heavy shades on if u don't think there's tension between mata and jose..

[Blue Armour 4,323]

u must have some heavy shades on if u don't think there's tension between mata and jose..

And you must like to see everything as a soap opera

[didierforever 7,349]

Cant stand fans who say that Mata should be benched or sold and shit. go fuck yourselves he was our best player for two years and deserves bit more than that. Great suport you give yeah :/

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Sorry for this rage but what is wrong is wrong.

chill dude. he ll be back. jose has said EXACTLY what he wants from mata. that is better workrate and better defensive display. he has not minced any words in doing so. it is upto mata now to change himself a little. become more of a complete player. chase after balls when we lose it and get it back and things like the man city goal, where he simply let yaya toure run free into our box, should not happen.

jose is making a more complete team and wants mata to become a more complete player so that his defensive liabilities dont cut off his attacking brilliance.

close your eyes, TRUST IN JOSE and let things be.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Cant stand fans who say that Mata should be benched or sold and shit. go fuck yourselves he was our best player for two years and deserves bit more than that. Great suport you give yeah :/

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Sorry for this rage but what is wrong is wrong.

He deserves what he shows on the pitch. NOBODY should get preferential treatment based on what they did in the past. That is not how a club should run.

[Rambo 1,729]

Cant stand fans who say that Mata should be benched or sold and shit. go fuck yourselves he was our best player for two years and deserves bit more than that. Great suport you give yeah :/

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Sorry for this rage but what is wrong is wrong.

Mata isn't part of Jose's plans, you've got to learn to accept that. Mata is a better player than Oscar at the moment but he'll never be the #10 Jose wants him to be. He's not built for defensive work and he'll never be as fast as Oscar when moving with the ball. Nobody here wants him gone but I honestly don't see him as part of our team past next season.

[Barbara 15,149]

Mata isn't part of Jose's plans, you've got to learn to accept that. Mata is a better player than Oscar at the moment but he'll never be the #10 Jose wants him to be. He's not built for defensive work and he'll never be as fast as Oscar when moving with the ball. Nobody here wants him gone but I honestly don't see him as part of our team past next season.

[bushman 2,043]

If Jose didn´t think Mata is part of his plans, then why didn´t he sell him & bought somebody else ?

Is this the way to deal with players ?

Let him sit around, then tell him to play a different, adapt or I will bench you.

To me, to deal with players this way & Mata is no ordinary player, is arrogant.

[ZOS 580]

I don't have a problem with jose benching Mata (he has backed his decision with a very persuasive argument, IMO) but beside making his point about the decision, why hammer the lad with public criticism? why say Oscar is the number 10 and Mata has to adopt playing the inverted winger role? Why mention the two players in a comparative way?

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I don't have a problem with jose benching Mata (he has backed his decision with a very persuasive argument, IMO) but beside making his point about the decision, why hammer the lad with public criticism? why say Oscar is the number 10 and Mata has to adopt playing the inverted winger role? Why mention the two players in a comparative way?

To motivate Mata to work harder?

[meetdoscar 335]

I don't have a problem with jose benching Mata (he has backed his decision with a very persuasive argument, IMO) but beside making his point about the decision, why hammer the lad with public criticism? why say Oscar is the number 10 and Mata has to adopt playing the inverted winger role? Why mention the two players in a comparative way?

He said oscar has the qualities he wants in his no. 10 good pressing and creativity and he also said mata is a fantasic and clever player. How and when did he compare?

[bushman 2,043]

To motivate Mata to work harder?

Mata works very hard by sitting on the bench.