Juan Mata

[The Mak 4,459]

  On 22/01/2014 at 21:06, Martina said:

José doesn’t do excuses.

You just watch him in his next conference then.

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  On 22/01/2014 at 21:01, Toli said:

Kaka was shit. thats why he opted for Özil. And Özil already played for Pellegrini. Lopez only played because Casillas was injured for a time. Really not comparable at ALL to Mata/Oscar situation.

huh? please explain.

[HD3D 1,038]

Guys, like it or not, Mata today is a bench warmer for Chelsea. Such situation is both horrible for such an amazing player and also for the club.

It's normal that a part of all of us feels a sense of waste but let's be honest here, Mata was given a few chances this season and every single time he came on, he proved that the manager was right and the way we're playing now is simply not one that he can fit in. To insist on the adaptation of Mata to the way we're playing now is like insisting for a fish to climb a tree. Even if he somehow adapted, he just wouldn't be himself as a player anymore.

That said, the question we must ask ourselves first is, has it been worth it changing the way the team plays even if that means sacrificing Mata's quality? And so far there is no denying the team looks much stronger than what it did before. This means no matter how good Mata is, it's an unshakable fact that he simply has no future in our Chelsea club...

Which brings us to our next question. Who do we sell him to? Certainly, selling such a player to a rival club like United in the middle of the season can only be classified as a gamble. There is no point in arguing such move because it is literally a gamble.

On one hand, we could be getting 40 million out of a desperate United knowing that they will still be a mess because Mata is NOT the player they need, knowing that Moyes will still be a flop, knowing that this will only increase pressure on them and their manager, knowing that Mata will help them take points from our rivals, knowing that we could potentially be getting Rooney in the summer because of this. OR this could mean waking up a sleeping giant and helping United survive its huge crisis and come back to haunt us for seasons to come.

There is no way we can tell what will happen, except that this will either be one of the smartest cards ever played in the history of the EPL away from the field or one of the stupidest things for which we will be mocked for a lot of time.

The only thing certain is that this is going to be one hell of a season.

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

We better be using that money to activate Costa's release clause

[Christo191 173]

  On 22/01/2014 at 21:13, zolayes said:

IF I was a Manure fan I'D be fucking delighted

Yes, There will be alot of gay sex tonight!!!

[LegenTerry 272]

  On 22/01/2014 at 21:07, Polo7 said:

He chose Oscar over Mata. I dont believe thats a mistake. Mata doesnt want to warm our bench. What is Jose supposed to do?

Give him a chance.

[Manuf 1,448]

what a great move by the way. "hey, can we have rooney? he wants to join us, take all the money you want!" "nope, Chelsea, he will sit on the bench if he has to, he's not joining a direct rival" "okay :<"

"hey, CFC, so we were wondering about that little Spanish fella, Mata or something, we can give you that money we got from Chevrolet. wanna trade?" "YEAAAH SO MUCH MONEY, WE'RE NOT SPENDING IT ON STRIKER ANYWAY SO YEAH, WE COULD USE IT! CAN WE HAVE ROO?" "lol, nope."

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

  On 22/01/2014 at 21:14, YouNameIt said:

^{Selling Mata to United is probably the dumbest decision the board has ever done.}

New sig?

[Polo7 3,496]

  On 22/01/2014 at 21:16, LegenTerry said:

Give him a chance.

He gave him enough chances.

[didierforever 7,349]

  On 22/01/2014 at 21:14, YouNameIt said:

^{Selling Mata to United is probably the dumbest decision the board has ever done.}

are u sure? wait for moment till we use the money on mata to buy salah.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

  On 22/01/2014 at 21:12, Eviltwinz93 said:

I can see that you've accepted this but you don't have to celebrate his impending move to Utd as much as the United fans are ...

Who the fuck is celebrating?

Jesus Christ, can we go back to the old TalkChelsea, the one where people had a sense of humour?

[GodZola 630]

  On 22/01/2014 at 20:35, Alex said:

As a side note - £40 million for our fourth-best attacking midfielder?

In terms of selection right now Mata is indeed 4th choice - fair comment, when we are looking a little deeper and look into talent only Hazard comes close and as I've already said god forbid he gets injured if juan is sold, however when the other 2 can create 227 chances in 2 seasons I will put them in the same bracket, albeit good players they are that have high energy and can press blah blah blah, sooner or later we will rue the day Mata is sold.

[SinineUltra 1,170]

  On 22/01/2014 at 21:10, mesousa said:

37 million is a lot of money though.

Depends on perspective. I don't think it will impact us as much as letting Mata go will. This isn't even about Mata leaving, this is about selling to the wrong affiliate at a wrong time while weakening our own squad. Candy money, nothing more.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

Seems like it won't fully ring home for some people on here until his first goal.

[Special Juan 27,621]

  On 22/01/2014 at 21:18, Alex said:

Who the fuck is celebrating?

Jesus Christ, can we go back to the old TalkChelsea, the one where people had a sense of humour?

Not allowed fun, or crack.

People around here need to fucking seriously chill out.

[lionsden 4,689]

  On 22/01/2014 at 21:17, didierforever said:

are u sure? wait for moment till we use the money on mata to buy salah.

Or 14 "wonderkids" to ship out on loan as per usual.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

  On 22/01/2014 at 21:19, Special Juan said:

Not allowed fun, or crack.

People around here need to fucking seriously chill out.

Haha tell me about it. This is for Mata... imagine if we end up selling Hazard?!?!

[Thendo 1,088]

Well, so this is actually happening...I sincerly hope Mou and Co have a deal for a top-striker/AM already prepared, couse there ain't many days left for us to sign anyone in this window. Otherwise I can see this transfer hurting us in the fight for the title, yes Mata hasn't been playing much but there is a big difference if Oscar/Hazard gets injured and we only have Schurrle and/or a player like Salah to replace them with. I'd much rather we sold Juan in the summer even if we would be getting less for him and if he still ended up at old trafford.