Juan Mata

[zolayes 14,489]

Maybe A M have offered Manure Courtois as well.

[dee25 1,044]

Was initially onboard with this, but the more it seems like it might actually happen the more choked up I feel.

I don't want to see Mata in a Utd shirt. I don't want to see him scoring goals for them and celebrating with their fans in front of the Stretford end while they sing his name. It's like having to live next door from your ex-spouse and their new lover. It's a sickening thought and enough to make you want to gauge your eyes out. We'd not only be handing them a talented footballer with an exquisite first touch and an amazing beard, but we'd also be giving them a genuine lovely human being and practically the nicest footballer in the game.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Pretty sure he is gonna go to united.

Because I just bet on him staying. Which Fwiw you can get for 23/10 which I think is pretty good.

[BlueSunshine 672]

Mata is one of the most technical and classy players we have ever had. Even the thought of selling him to manure makes me want to smash something. I really hope that Jose is not stupid enough to agree with such a move. I still believe that he has a future with us.

[The Chels 2,502]

PSG, what are you waiting for... Hurry up and hijack the Mata to Manchester United deal already!

[peter_amb 54]

Mata still managed to update his blog yesterday? Interesting.

http://blogs.grada360.com/juanmata/en/2014/01/20/el-dia-de-etoo/

[Sheva. 5,373]

Mata still managed to update his blog yesterday? Interesting.

http://blogs.grada360.com/juanmata/en/2014/01/20/el-dia-de-etoo/

Class act.

[peter_amb 54]

The victory is really valuable since we saw, on Saturday, that two of our big rivals this season are also very strong: Manchester City and Arsenal. City have a big attacking power, whereas Arsenal won thanks to a great performance from my friend Santi Cazorla. He’s got plenty of quality and he can destabilise any game, like he did this weekend.

Last week we only had one game, so we had time for training with no trips in between. We have a new team mate: Nemanja Matic. I have played twice against him in the last few years, when we faced Benfica, and he’s been with Chelsea in the past, so he knows this place. His adaptation has been quick, he even played yesterday in such an intense and vital game. I think he is a very complete midfielder with a brilliant future ahead. On the other hand, Kevin De Bruyne is gone. He is a good player and team mate, so I’m sure he will success in Wolfsburg. I haven’t seen many footballers with such a great right foot… Another good friend will try his luck in a Premier League club:Ryan Bertrand in Aston Villa. With this move he will have more minutes of play so we will prove what a fantastic player he is. Good luck, my friend!

Does this seems like a guy wanting to leave?

[kellzfresh 7,229]

I'm convinced he won't go to manutd. We're not that stupid.

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

As if Mourinho is dumb enough to go into the second half of the season with 4 players for 3 positions. Either we get someone prolific in return or this is not happening.

I think we're pretty much covered if we think about the way Chelsea is playing right know, this 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 formation. We have:

DM/CM/AM - Matic, Rami, Essien, Mikel, Lamps, Oscar (Baker and David Luiz can step up too at DM/CM and Willian and Hazard at AM)

LW - Hazard, Schurrle (Willian is a natural LW and Eto'o played there for Inter)

RW - Willian (Hazard, Rami, Schurrle, Oscar)

Maybe there is no natural back-up for the RW, but it's not like Eden can only play as a LW, or Willian as a RW or Rami as a central midfielder, they are all versatile players that can go to different parts of the pitch without affecting their performances. I'd rather give some bench time to Charly Musonda, or Boga, to introduce them into the first team atmosphere, rather than buying someone in this transfer window.

[manpe 10,861]

Maybe there is no natural back-up for the RW, but it's not like Eden can only play as a LW, or Willian as a RW or Rami as a central midfielder, they are all versatile players that can go to different parts of the pitch without affecting their performances.

Have you ever seen Rami playing as winger?

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]