No.10 Role

[Jack Uzzi 54]

Must simply play both.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Play them both and let them interchange throughout the match

Yeah...no-brainer for Jose and build the rest of the team around them

.............................and sign a CM in January

[Blue Warrior 109]

Juan Mata is the star and his quality of pass and finishing is yards above Oscar. Its all about influencing the game. Juan Mata needs to support Oscar and aid his development into a future star. Mata would have scored Oscars chance and is clearly a better decision maker under pressure. Its a squad game and everybody has a role to play.

[Symbol123 175]

Lol this whole case is way too reminiscent of the situation at Madrid with Ozil and Isco, they've definitely been missing Mesut's creativity so far.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

It did Mata today

[meetdoscar 335]

One assist from Mata( a set piece) = 3 goals from oscar tell me something. But not withstanding i wonder how well mata would have played with ramires on the wing?. Like it or not oscar is jose's no. 10. Mata and hazard to interchange positions when the three are playing just like under RDM where we played our best football. The problem is when willian gets going he will definitely be some serious competition for the wingers which is actually a good one to have.

[bushman 2,043]

One assist from Mata( a set piece) = 3 goals from oscar tell me something. But not withstanding i wonder how well mata would have played with ramires on the wing?. Like it or not oscar is jose's no. 10. Mata and hazard to interchange positions when the three are playing just like under RDM where we played our best football. The problem is when willian gets going he will definitely be some serious competition for the wingers which is actually a good one to have.

Mata is ready to move mountains for Chelsea, while Oscar dances samba only.

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

Mata is ready to move mountains for Chelsea, while Oscar dances samba only.

[meetdoscar 335]

Mata is ready to move mountains for Chelsea, while Oscar dances samba only.

Yeah, oscar our best player in champions league since last season "dances only samba". Ridiculous. The way some people see mata as a no. 10 i still don't understand because i see him as a forward who scores and assists. Mata is no midfielder he is just a forward/winger like willian, piazon, messi, ronaldo. The most creative player in a team is not always the no. 10 especially if other tactical duties are required of the no. 10. Ribery, messi, ronaldo the best and most creative players in their teams are not no. 10. Why do this new generation fans think a no. 10 should be a striker by such standards schole, zidane, ballack, deco where not good no. 10's because they do not score or assist as much as ozil/Mata which is a BIG lie. A no. 10 is a midfield role for players like oscar who is a pure midfielder which mourinho knows and not for forward/wingers like mata who should be playing much upfront as a forward/winger where he belongs. Even del bosque the spain NT coach knows and plays mata as a forward/winger for spain and never as no. 10 over xavi a midfielder with less goals and assists than mata. These are experienced coaches who know what they do.

The way i see it when the team is settled in big games.

Mata-----Oscar10-----Hazard (all three rotate)

Willian---Oscar10----Hazard (oscar static 10)

Mata------oscar10----Willian (All three rotate)

In smaller games mata will be used as a more static no. 10

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Mata is ready to move mountains for Chelsea, while Oscar dances samba only.

then, Torres is dancing salsa right??

What does that even mean??? Have you been listening to too much damn Scripts lately???

[bushman 2,043]

So Mata will justifiably get his start, on Tuesday.

My question is, what exactly has Mata shown in the last two games that he doesn´t always show ?

Did he track back as requested by Jose ? I had not seen it.

Was he more professional in his approach ? No, he was his usual, professional self.

Was he tuned more into Jose´s system ? I did not notice any difference.

Mata´s a world No 10 & it´s hard to see any better, in my view.

To me, Jose was on his power trip, then. It´s my way or the way, as they say.

Perhaps, Jose knows something the rest of us failed to see ?

Mata was the class of Chelsea, last year & no Oscar can that away, certainly not yet.

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

Mata is the better creator and the better attacker, Oscar is the better midfielder. Both can be useful. Against teams like Bayern or Barcelona where we will be in our own half most times, Oscar is much more useful. But against smaller teams that we dominate, Mata should be our no.10.

[bushman 2,043]

Mata is the better creator and the better attacker, Oscar is the better midfielder. Both can be useful. Against teams like Bayern or Barcelona where we will be in our own half most times, Oscar is much more useful. But against smaller teams that we dominate, Mata should be our no.10.

So Oscar against taller teams & against shorter teams Mata.

Since Barca are dwarfs only, then Mata is the choice.

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

So Oscar against taller teams & against shorter teams Mata.

Since Barca are dwarfs only, then Mata is the choice.

[Term-X 7,891]

Hence why JimCFC (our admin) banned bushman from totalfootballforums, he didn't break the rules, his posts were just too retarded. Alex clearly hasn't got the memo..