Prime Schweinsteiger would be perfect for such a role.
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- Appearances
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- Goals
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- Assists
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- Yellow cards
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- Red cards
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Prime Schweinsteiger would be perfect for such a role.
Start of the season, I said that this will be Mata's final season here. He's lucky he has played on the Right before and is left footed.
No pace, no strength. Other than that a cracking player, who's being forced to play out of position in a system which doesn't suit him.
Really struggling isn't he. Needs Herrera in the team badly. Always seems to improve with him around.
Start of the season my prediction for Juan was to give De Gea a run for the best player award. Unfortunately his performances have declined with the team. He hasn't the strength to lead the team but remains a supporting player. Herrera and Tony V have been playing during his best performances; and its no coincidence that his decline has followed their absences. I think but for the injuries he would be benched on his present form.
Doesn't it sound, word for word, like a certain someone who was played even more erratically than Juan is? I've always said that it's our approach that doesn't suit players like these.
Man Utd 1:2 Norwich
Did he play the pass for Smalling's chance right at the end? If not then he offered very little today for a playmaker.
Nightmare today. Passing atrocious.
The players couldn't even win for him today. Mourinho is coming to chuck him out.
He must be shitting himself
The players couldn't even win for him today. Mourinho is coming to chuck him out.
Spineless, weak little shit. Can't wait to see the back of him.
Indeed it was. My bad.
He's been embarrassing for a while.
Stats
ATTACKING
Shots - 1
Off target - 0
Blocked - 0
% On Target - 100%.
Passes - 74
Successful - 64
Failed - 5 (of which, 2 travelled less than 3 yards)
% Completed - 86.5%
Assists - 0
Chances Created - 3
Crosses - 1/8
DEFENDING
Ball recoveries - 7
Aerial Duels 0
Tackles - 3
Won - 0
Interceptions - 1
Blocks - 0
Clearances - 0
ATTACKING
Shots - 1
Off target - 0
Blocked - 0
% On Target - 100%.
Passes - 74
Successful - 64
Failed - 5 (of which, 2 travelled less than 3 yards)
% Completed - 86.5%
Assists - 0
Chances Created - 3
Crosses - 1/8
DEFENDING
Ball recoveries - 7
Aerial Duels 0
Tackles - 3
Won - 0
Interceptions - 1
Blocks - 0
Clearances - 0
Something is very wrong, Juan hasn't been this poor for this length of time for us before I reckon. Something has "spooked" him.
Worst 30m+ transfer since pool bought Carroll.
back in the number ten role and shit yet again..
"Runners and movement..."
Poor lad, plays shit football and now possibly Mourinho coming in Valencia or Atletico could save him with a cheeky January bid
Valencia or Atletico could save him with a cheeky January bidbetter then "he is shit...."
He's not 'shit' (I don't think anyone's actually said that...)
He's just not great, and not worthy of building a serious team around.
Not good enough for Atletico. And definitely not aggressive/physical enough.Poor lad, plays shit football and now possibly Mourinho coming in
Valencia's more his level.
This is the thing, even if we get a new manager in, he will be stuck with Mata and Rooney as his two most senior attacking players, and they are dreadful!
I don't think I have ever thought less of a man utd player than I do of Mata, such a waste of money and possibly one of the most overated players to ever put on out shirt.
I don't think I have ever thought less of a man utd player than I do of Mata, such a waste of money and possibly one of the most overated players to ever put on out shirt.
And that's only because they look content to be around 5-7th in La Liga.
Mata is, Martial aside, literally the least of our worries up front.
Nowhere near good enough. Doubt Neville would want him replicating his utd performances for Valencia either. He might do well for a top team in Turkey or Russia maybe.
You're not wrong, but he is still a huge worry. I feel sorry for any manager that has to rely on him to deliver top level performances.
By default.
It's like having a crap car, with a few bits falling off. Mata's the windscreen wiper that doesn't work but occasionally gives about five random minutes. Not a huge worry compared to the rest. But not a help.
Guardiola, Mourinho, van Gaal... It doesn't matter - He's not up to scratch. Why does it matter if Rooney and Depay are worse?
Guardiola certainly doesn't use players as limited as Mata in a 10 position or wide position. His teams have been built on players on a different planet, technically.
through all the doom and gloom, so quite a funny comment in the matchday thread (cant remember who it's from) that Mata was playing like someone who knew Mourinho was coming if we lost.
But a worry nonetheless. The least of the most worrying is still a big worry that must be dealt with. He would easily be on his arse - bench or another side - with a good RW and #10 in the side.
Herrera needs to be playing where Mata is right now.
Scmidfield
New RW - Herrera - Memphis
Martial
Scmidfield
New RW - Herrera - Memphis
Martial
I'm not trying to back van gaal anymore but i have to say, he is a manager who loves balance. Ever since shaw's injury we have been unbalanced on the left. We have always been unbalanced on the right because if mata. As i said at the start of the season; he will become a big problem.
He had Lingard, Martial and Depay vs Wartford and Wolfsburg and created the grand total of one goal
He might not be our biggest worry but in some ways he is the biggest disappointment. After all, we've already accepted that Rooney is crap, Depay and Martial are just kids and the rest aren't good enough. Mata should be our best player. Yet he's been awful in recent weeks. Worse still, he's been awful without producing anything either, which is particularly unusual from him.
Of course the fact that our entire team (and particularly attack) is playing god awful football means it's unfair to expect him to actually be playing well atm but even still...
Of course the fact that our entire team (and particularly attack) is playing god awful football means it's unfair to expect him to actually be playing well atm but even still...
He played delightful pass through their whole defence for Rooney around 35-40th minute that was clear one one situation with the keeper(in the beggining it was actually) if Rooney once again wasn't the slowest player on the pitch, and that ridiculous long/thourgh pass for Smalling that was clear goalscoring chance too but Smalling messed it up. Before that he had pretty nice cross with his right leg for Smalling when he fouled their player(if it was bit softer or if Smalling was bit more to the left it would have been another clear goalscoring opportunity he created).
That's three pretty much clear goalscoring chances(two if you don't count) from top of my head he created all by himself for our other players, but of course people will forget it because we didn't score from it(not his fault). Also it's quite popular to hate him lately so it's tough to notice good thing he does on the pitch when you already made up your mind about his performance before the game has even started.
Can't wait for competent manager who will hopefully make the best out of him because he is clearly better player than this.
That's three pretty much clear goalscoring chances(two if you don't count) from top of my head he created all by himself for our other players, but of course people will forget it because we didn't score from it(not his fault). Also it's quite popular to hate him lately so it's tough to notice good thing he does on the pitch when you already made up your mind about his performance before the game has even started.
Can't wait for competent manager who will hopefully make the best out of him because he is clearly better player than this.
Oh absolutely. He's definitely not playing well.
But I think thats all it is, poor form, in a system where he's stifled anyway, where no number 10 has been any good, and its a bit of a perfect storm.
He'd be one of the first I'd expect to improve under a new manager and if he doesn't then, I'd want him out. I think there's far more important things to address first than Mata.
So would pretty much any player in our squad apart from Smalling and de Gea. What a stupid argument.
Uhh... Who else is having this much time in the first team football without any drops due to Vangle-ism or injuries and still underperforming to this extent? Nobody. Juan Mata just is not very good. I don't know why people still won't accept this.
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