Juan Mata as a Striker?

[Spike 12,049]

I do. But I hate watching games if they're not live. I kind of just skim through them and watch the good chances and plays.

18 of 22 years. Pretty much more Aussie than Croatian/Serbian. Heh.

I'd give anything to able to record matches and watch them in the morning...instead I have to stay awake and watch them on a shitty stream.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

The only player that I would like to see play up front is Moses, we never even tried that.. He played there at Wigan, right?

Yup.

Imagine Mata playing as a striker against Stoke between Huth and Shawcross!

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Is it just me or does anyone else think that Juan Mata could be played as a striker for us, similar to the way Barcelona play Messi? At the minute, he's in the top 5 players in the world for me, and he has showed time and time again that he can beat the offside trap, finish with excellent composure, But he could also drop deep and help out the attacking players behind him. Next season I'd like to see

Mata

Hazard - Oscar - Schurrle

Providing Schurrle signs. People might argue that Mata doesn't have enough physicality for that role, but he doesn't need it with the pair of feet he has.

Thoughts?

I see your point. Not as a striker, but as a false number 9. Could work.

[Badboy 1,526]

Lol if I was Torres reading this thread it would put the final nail in the coffin for my dignity ahhaha people are actually putting viable arguments for a false number 9 like Mata instead of Torres.

[Mceachran 109]

Mata should never have a position. He should just go wherever the f%*# he wants, and everyone will like it.