Juan Mata

[Billy. 2,742]

He wanted to go simple,

also is it true he gets a medal if we win the league this season?

[Special Juan 27,424]

He deserves a fucking medal going there.

[pWneR 230]

^Yep, he played more than 10 matches, he's eligible.

[Jase 43,479]

Looks like this thread will be flooded with posts about Mata every time United plays, never mind when he scores and/or assists only. So much for 'get over it'...

[Special Juan 27,424]

I'm well over him, just laughing like fuck at the shit he's joined.

[bababoom 4,478]

At the beginning of the game Martin Tyler and Gary Neville was talking about Juan Mata, they were saying what a coup it was and it shows that they can still sign the best players in the world... Lets be honest here, as far as we know United was the only club willing to offer that much for Juan. He wasn't getting played here, Jose clearly didn't fancy him meaning his only real choice was United. In the summer if United get the likes of Vidal, Reus and Gundogan i'll be shocked.

The United fans don't know it now but Champions league is a big deal, not only the revenue but for attracting big players. You can look at City for example and say they signed the Likes of Tevez, Toure and Agureo without champions league football, but look at their wage bill and lets be honest it was a great project for those players. United don't have that.

Look at us for example, we were 7th and many of us said we wouldn't mind not getting CL, because it meant we can rebuild... looking back, how wrong were we? we signed Marin in April, and that was us preparing for life without CL football. Instead we won the Cl and managed to get Hazard. That's the difference.

I'm not saying they cant buy big players, because they can, but lets say United were close to signing Vidal and City come in last minute, who would he want to join? City or United...

[kellzfresh 7,229]

He wanted to go simple,

also is it true he gets a medal if we win the league this season?

Is that possible?? I fukin hope so

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

Haha.. its funny how some people seem to think that Mata desired to leave.

Chelsea wanted to sell him and made it clear he wouldnt be allowed to play for us. He was basically forced to leave.

[duo11bluecl 207]

Can't believe his career has been destroyed in the space of 8 months. From potentially going on to become the best CAM in the world to now not even playing well in a shit mid table team. Maybe he lives a bad life in his last life so now he is suffering karma or something :ph34r:

No in all seriousness I really feel for him, I MEAN REALLY REALLY REALLLY FEEL FOR HIM. His top level career has probably ended unless he leaves MU in summer which I doubt it.

[manpe 10,861]

So he goes to Man United without having any insurance that he'll be playing his favourite position? Wierd. I remember Mourinho alluding to the fact that they surely would have promised to play him as a number 10, now he's being stuck out-wide.

Tbf it makes sense if United's strategy is to put in 81 crosses per game. Of course the strategy itself is unbelievably unambitious, but if they're going down that route, the wings are where you want him to be. Also Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher speculated that if United bought Mata, then it's a likely sign that either Rooney or Van Persie is going to leave in summer.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,919]

Reminded me of Charlie Adam at blackpool today.

Big fish in a small pond. Looks happy.

[Kezza 1,965]

He will always be the best player in an (above) average team.

Like us for the past two previous seasons. And now Utd.

[Cech's helmet 220]

lulz

[Roquila 1,335]

I have some red shirts laying in my closet, i can paint a number 8 and write Mata on the back of them. I bet some people here will buy them for sure.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,919]

lulz

A great happy face

He gets to play for a club that gives him all the minutes he wants and a manager that does not get on his case about tracking defenders.

[bababoom 4,478]

He looked very average today, he just kept it too simple for my liking. For us he used to always look for a defense splitting pass and we had no striker ffs

United have Rooney and Rvp.. Mata was just so ineffective.

To think if Mata's not out on the wing Moyes gives him a 'free role', which long term wont work... Mata doesn't fit into a traditional 4-4-2 team. When Moyes signed Mata i thought he would finally change his tactics, it seems not.

Another thing is that once Januzaj came on i thought he would do 1-2s with him, like he used to do with Hazard, but no none of that. If he wasn't keeping it simple he just hopelessly crossed it in the box...

We know about Mata's faults, it's been well documented, but you cannot hide the fact that he is a tremendous football player, incredible football brain and technique. I'm not sure if it's United's tactics or whatever, Mata just seems very average for them.

[The Mak 4,459]

He looked very average today, he just kept it too simple for my liking. For us he used to always look for a defense splitting pass and we had no striker ffs

United have Rooney and Rvp.. Mata was just so ineffective.

To think if Mata's not out on the wing Moyes gives him a 'free role', which long term wont work... Mata doesn't fit into a traditional 4-4-2 team. When Moyes signed Mata i thought he would finally change his tactics, it seems not.

Another thing is that once Januzaj came on i thought he would do 1-2s with him, like he used to do with Hazard, but no none of that. If he wasn't keeping it simple he just hopelessly crossed it in the box...

We know about Mata's faults, it's been well documented, but you cannot hide the fact that he is a tremendous football player, incredible football brain and technique. I'm not sure if it's United's tactics or whatever, Mata just seems very average for them.

My thoughts pretty much.

We all know full well what he is capable of. We've watched him in every game for the past two years and I can safely say that the Mata I saw today certainly wasn't our Mata. Nothing to do with form or fitness or anything like that; no, this was Mata who was clearly under the orders of an absolute idiot - David Moyes.

I'm not really sure what their gameplan was other that to lump it into the box at every possible opportunity like Stoke, but Mata looked lost. No real understanding yet with his teammates, but it didn't really matter because they just seemed to bypass him a lot of the time when he moved centrally. I know he's better than Kagawa, but you can kind of understand his plight now as well. United don't know how to use players like Mata because they've been so obsessed with wingers for the past two decades.

He's also restricted due to Shrek taking up his position. My United friend was saying that he has a 'free role' similar to Silva at City where he drifts in from the left and I laughed! A 'free role' is not 'free on the right and don't get in Wayne's way'. As long as he and Moyes are at there I don't see them ever getting the best out of him.

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

Odds on him not seeing out his contract at United?