Agent Mata needs to be activated to convince De Gea to stay
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Man Utd 0:1 West Brom
The only guy who looked like trying something out there. He actually dribbled past more players than probably all our others expensive wankers put together.
Looked the most likely to make something happen in the second half.
He's looked a shadow of the player from a few weeks ago. Too much sideways passing.
I gave him my MOTM, not that it matters
He was decent but Moyes still paid 2 times more for him than he is worth
He's supposed to be our creative hub but he always looks as though he needs someone else to be that. Too much sideways passing.
For a wide player the lack of attacking his fullback is pathetic.
Ok you can blame tactics but he is always coming inside into traffic, he needs to atleast try and get to the byline?
Ok you can blame tactics but he is always coming inside into traffic, he needs to atleast try and get to the byline?
He's not actually very creative at all.
I thought he was decent but wtf has happened to his crossing? He used to get so many assists from his "short" crosses but now it looks more like he is spending his free time hanging out with Valencia and Young.
One of our better players. Seemed determined to get us something from the game on his own, despite being surrounded by flops.
He still crosses the ball but he floats it therefore it's got little chance to create danger.
Yup, his game is far more fixated on goal scoring and finalising attacks. He is probably our most clinical finisher.
That's not what he's there, though.
Tidy player but no creativity.
Thought he was pretty mediocre today. Shame that everyone else was poor too.
Agreed, not sure what everyone else saw, but every time the ball fell his way, he looked as though he wasn't sure what to do.
Does anyone really think he'll be here next season? Good player that he is but does he fit our style?
He can't accelerate like a Silva or Coutinho; technically good and intelligent but lacks pace
he was ok, the amount of times we miss his clever runs into the box is ridiculous. We need a cm that can play through balls like Gundogan.
Tidy passing that goes nowhere seems to be the epitome of our style atm.
Easy to defend against
When was the last time he created a chance? He creates nothing when playing as a winger.
Additionally, his set pieces are absolutely woeful, too.
Shadow of the player we witnessed at Chelsea.
Additionally, his set pieces are absolutely woeful, too.
Shadow of the player we witnessed at Chelsea.
There's no point in playing him out on the wing against teams that park the bus. We need width against those teams and all he does is cut in. Not to mention the buffoon playing beside him who rarely goes forward and if he does, shits himself and turns back.
He can't play as a winger against teams which park the bus.
Ah, I see it's "open season to ressurect your previously unpopular agenda with any fielded player" week. Good good.
I don't know if he's that much slower than Silva, but I think City play with a higher tempo, which suits him.
Blaming Valencia for Mata's shortcomings?
Without Herrera's support, and only Valencia's usual overlap, he had fewer options and wasn't able to influence much. Get Herrera back on the right and I think he does better. Can see Mata being benched though.
So true
He continues to play it way too safe, which could also be an order from LVG though. He didn't commit many mistakes, but he really create anything either, which is his job.
Not at all. They were both as bad as each other today. But having a floating right winger means you have to have a real right back there who will overlap and provide an outlet when the inverted winger cuts in. Valencia rarely does that.
People clearly got carried away a few weeks ago. Understandably I guess, but this (plus maybe a goal) is closer to what you'll get over a season from Mata.
Glad I wasn't the only one who missed that. I thought I was making that up!
Yeah, games against shit opponent when the whole team is crap are definitely the ones that define the player, not the away games at Anfield and some other unimportant ganes like that. How he plays against WBA at Old Trafford is all that matters.
I argued before in this thread and I will say it again - Mata's job in the team is to create. We havent scored a goal in the last 3 games and so Mata needs to take some responsibility for that.
He looks tidy and technical and all that, but he just isnt a particularly productive player. It goes back to the "luxury player" debate.
He looks tidy and technical and all that, but he just isnt a particularly productive player. It goes back to the "luxury player" debate.
Thought he should have been moved inside for Fellaini. It was too tight in there for Fellaini and it needed someone who could get on the ball and do something on the ground.
Did very well considering.
Did very well considering.
Mata should not be the player that has the burden of creating in our team. He is basically a second striker, he will eat up chances if he is given them. I'd say he is without a doubt our most clinical finisher right now
I agree. He would be the first person I would get rid of in the summer. I hold him mainly responsible for the poor form of our strikers and their subsequent lack of confidence. I was hoping he would be like a fabregas, carzola, iniesta or david silva type but he does not seem to like to dribble and clearly does not look for through passes or little neat touches to our strikers.
Seems like a nice guy but he was not brought here for his personality.
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