I think van Gaal considers Mata as our best number 10 and the feeling I get from his interviews is that we will drop RVP or Rooney if we switch to a 4-3-3 variant.
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I have always said this, signing mata defeats the point in the need of playing 2 strikers, he is your classic number 10 that thrives in a 4231 system, 2 wingers who can stretch the play, and a striker he can feed the ball to. He is a pretty impressive goalscorer, and if you have speed on the wings either side of him, his passing ability can advanced the wingers, and the wingers gives him the space to work his magic. So if VG tries a 4231 with di maria and janazaj either side of him, with rooney or RVP up top, the juan mata signing is like a new signing
The thought of mata on the top of a 4231, playing off the striker gives me the excitement this guy will be fantastic for us
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rooney/RVP
We will truly see the best of mata, who could easily bag us 20 goals, and his free kick ability is a huge weapon we could have. The di maria signing will see the very best of mata
Anyone think he'll be moved on/used as a makeweight for a potential new signing before the end of the window?
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I agree, mate, but there's been too much anti-Mata talk from respected United men in recent months for there not to be more to it.
We all know the lack of pace in our attacking triumvirate of van Persie, Rooney and Mata is a hindrance and if push comes to shove, there's one man who's more expendable than the other two under the current regime.
Amazing player but I can see why José got rid. His touch and finishing is excellent as well as his passing but he is too slow to be striker and too lightweight for midfield.
Hopefully he can adapt to this new system or else we will have another Kagawa on our hands.
Hopefully he can adapt to this new system or else we will have another Kagawa on our hands.
he played every game so far, cant see him leaving. Why should he, Kagawa is as good as gone.
Agree. He won't leave because he's clearly ahead of Kagawa in the pecking order. If anything it'll be Shinji that goes.
He's now been dropped from the Spanish squad along with Torres. With Xavi & Xabi retiring, thought there will be need for midfielders, but seems Mata's slipping in the ranks there.
I don't get the negativity to mata he's still a very new player and having a stat of 17 games with 7 goals is a top return when you consider exactly how shit we have been.
different positions. Mata isnt a CM/DM. Herrera will have good chances.
I have seen a few people saying that Mata will be dropped to accommodate Di Maria?
Anyone want to have a guess at what LVG will do with his forwards now when it comes to a starting 11?
Anyone want to have a guess at what LVG will do with his forwards now when it comes to a starting 11?
Jose got rid of him because he cannot defend and didn't fit in his system. Just re watch Ki seung' goal and you'll see why Jose got a point, I ain't sure he can adapt to LvG's system either.
Its a travesty if he's dropped ahead of Rooney/RVP.
I agree with this. i don't think he has been good but he's been better than those two.
If he is dropped, then why LVG let kagawa go. Makes no sense
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Really poor again.
Rooney or Mata
not both (though injuries have forced LVGs hand)
not both (though injuries have forced LVGs hand)
needs to be dropped.
Kagawa anyone?
He needs players making runs and the ball to feet. Our defence have hoofed it over 30 times in this match. How are playmakers meant to get into the game with that sort of service?
Di Maria hasn't done bad...
M.I.A. Needs to get himself free to receive passes and affect the game.
Don't expect too many to understand this, they will all be blaming him. Anyway still, Mata, Rooney and RvP don't work, only two out of those three can play at once!!
I know he's been our best player, but Mata needs the ball to feet, and he rarely gets it because the team don't play to his strengths. Infact I don't think they play to any of our attacking players strengths anymore. We create nothing and the attackers just suffer.
He's got to come deeper and get closer to Fletcher.
I think he has had the ball a few times and played poor balls into the box, you are right in some cases but he has also been a bit poor when he has got the ball
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Well yeah, he could have done better but Rooney and RVP are suffering too, so I think it's more a problem with getting the ball to any of our attacking players rather than just Mata. They are all suffering.
Mata got the ball to his feet, slips. Sums his season up so far.
Don't be a twat.
Everytime he has had the ball he has done nothing with it.
Got in the way in the box on one chance, dawdled and miss hit a pass to Di Maria in the middle on another. Hit an aimless pump to the box on a decent paced break.
He may not be getting much ball, but when he has he has been poor.
His season, or our 3 attacking players? They are all playing below par. Wonder why that is...
We'd be so much more flexible without him in the side, and to be honest, he isn't proving why he should be in it. A mobile midfield three of di Maria, Herrera and Blind would work so much better.
Actuially his season, but the other 2 also.
Blind is as slow as Mata is.
my opinion too.
Mata is slow, but Rooney and RVP are also slow, it's obviously a problem fitting them all in. I'd take Januzaj over one of the forwards.
All the front 3 are slow as feck. One of them needs to be dropped.
If we keep these performances up, I wonder how long it will take before this becomes a running joke
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