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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 54
- Goals
- 11
- Assists
- 11
- Yellow cards
- 7
- Red cards
- 1
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1 goal, 1 assist
1) Played a pretty damn good pass to Depay in the first half who should have scored if he timed his jump better
2)Scored a very simple yet crucial goal off of a rebound
3)Put Martial through to lead a counter attack
4) Looked pretty solid in the build up of plays
I do definitely agree with those who are concerned about the lack of balance...there is a huge hole on the right wing and for this to fully function we would need someone like Valencia playing at his best offensively.
2)Scored a very simple yet crucial goal off of a rebound
3)Put Martial through to lead a counter attack
4) Looked pretty solid in the build up of plays
I do definitely agree with those who are concerned about the lack of balance...there is a huge hole on the right wing and for this to fully function we would need someone like Valencia playing at his best offensively.
Quite happy to carry a player who scores 1 and assists 1
He and the whole team looked better once he came inside a bit. Needs someone running outside him when he does that though, which Valencia offers far more of than Darmian.
More like he is helping to carry us?
Was Martial's goal counted as an assist for Mata?
It's not enough Stack his overall showing is not enough
I must be watching a different game from you buddy
To be honest I ddnt think he was our problem today. I dont think he is the right man to be out wide, would prefer to drop Rooney and play Mata behind the new boy but that wont ever happen. We lack intent on the right when Mata is out there, all his good work happens when he drifts inside.
I'm sorry but he wasn't good today, apart from his goal, his performance was lackluster and non-existent.
Pfff, you can prove anything with facts.
The Game where he played a great cross to Depay that should have been a goal if he had timed his jump correctly?
The game where he played another good cross off a corner for sneiderlin to completely butcher it?
The game where he scored a simply, yet very crucial goal that won us the game?
Th game where he put Martial through on a counter attack?
The game where he looked very solid coming through the middle?
Hop off the hate train and appreciate the god damn player who helped us to to win the game.
He's so much better than Rooney right now it's not even funny. That little Spaniard is a complete package.
He took the chance well but way too often he just doesn't move our play on when he gets the ball wide.
Bless him
I don't think he'll get the credit he deserves for his goal, that was not an easy chance but he made it look so.
Good goal,still a luxury player imo.
Goals and assists are the best kind of luxuries to be fair.
Yeah, I've seen him feck up chances like that before. I was expecting him to sky it!
As long as you are winning
Well, they kind of help you win.
Especially when you're struggling for them otherwise.
Take Mata out of today's team and we lose. Some luxury.
We won because of his goal.
Got better in the 2nd half. He was too quiet and almost pointless in the first half
That doesn't make sense as his goal was the last one we scored and we won by just 1.
He's a difference maker and a match winner. I won't say we're lucky to have him here, because a club the size of ours should have top notch players. But he's in that elite bracket who can help win you titles.
Looking at the matchday threads (today and previous ones), and this thread, it seems to me like Mata is becoming the CAF's new scapegoat. He actually didn't see much of the ball today, especially in the first half, but did well when he got on the ball. 1 goal and 1 assist, and you still have people moaning. Unbelievable.
I have mixed feeling about him. Obviously he is quality and classy, and a charming good man too. Always manage to provide us some vital goals and assist in the game, but at the same time he is slow and weak and leave us a big hole on the right hand side. He is still my first choice though, but we need to work something out there, maybe Valencia on the right back?
The guy could sit down all game and I'd still love him.
Even if he's not constantly involved in the game, he remains productive. He's usually capable of delivering when it matters. I'd rather see someone like him not being overly involved in the game but popping up with something when it matters, as opposed to a faster winger who's on the ball a lot, but has no end product and is ultimately more wasteful.
There is a reason he starts every game. I think LVG considers him one of the first names on the team sheet.
I was a little disappointed when he didn't end his post match interview by saying 'hugs'
He almost always makes a difference, either by keeping it simple and keeping possession, or by creating chances, or by scoring/assisting even when not playing well! Love him!
I'm giving him an '8' for today.
Scored his goal, basically assisted the first, good pass to Schneiderlin for his shot from the corner and kept us ticking over nicely.
Little magician. Fantastic player.
Scored his goal, basically assisted the first, good pass to Schneiderlin for his shot from the corner and kept us ticking over nicely.
Little magician. Fantastic player.
Yep. The opening 25ish minutes he hardly touched the ball, but was brilliant after that. A shame he had an off day against PSV... Like he was involved and the movement was good, it was his touch that let him down which is usually flawless. So clearly just a bad day for us. But I have my doubts that Van Gaal will pick him in the hole any time soon, even though when he plays on the right, he always comes inside to act as a #10 basically.
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