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2015-16 Performances

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5.7 Season Average Rating
Appearances
54
Goals
11
Assists
11
Yellow cards
7
Red cards
1
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FC Ronaldo said:
For all the shit he's getting lately, and yes he's not been playing well for at least 2 months now, he's still scored more than any of our other players in 2015.

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Is that their league totals for the entirety of 2015 as opposed to just this season so far? If so that is pitiful all round.
 
DWelbz19 said:
Easy target? Please. He really only started getting proper criticism a few weeks back. Him and his hugs giddily skipped guilt-free for ages.
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I've criticised him from the moment he arrived. An unnecessary purchase at the time, has done little to justify his price tag. Seemingly a good guy but not good enough, or not what is needed at this club.
 
DWelbz19 said:
Easy target? Please. He really only started getting proper criticism a few weeks back. Him and his hugs giddily skipped guilt-free for ages.
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Or maybe he wasn't criticized so much then because he was player of the month 2 months ago?
 
FC Ronaldo said:
For all the shit he's getting lately, and yes he's not been playing well for at least 2 months now, he's still scored more than any of our other players in 2015.

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Ha, Herrera hardly plays an all.
 
McUnited said:
I've criticised him from the moment he arrived. An unnecessary purchase at the time, has done little to justify his price tag. Seemingly a good guy but not good enough, or not what is needed at this club.
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I'm not even sure that he isn't good enough however he is NOT a right winger and we won't get the most from him playing there. How can he play to his strengths when he doesn't exactly have much pace, great dribbling or even much of a right foot to cross?

If we played him regularly behind someone like Martial with good pacy wingers out wide I think we would see a different player.

It's wrong to expect Mata to be Ronaldo, Bale or Robben when he is not that kind of player. It's like trying to expect Blind to be like Rio or Cannavaro at the back. I think tactics and formations are as much to blame as the players
 
Typical performance from him one good moment but goes hiding for the rest of the game. With him, Rooney and Memphis we have some truly awful players.
 
Devil may care said:
Nice shot that hit the bar but then disappeared for long stretches.
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My problem with him is that he does that when played centrally too.
Hes not a right winger but while he's anonymous for large stretches of the game he has no business in midfield either.
 
We were much better when he went off.

Except we were pretty much the same and our right winger(who?) or Depay on the left barely touched the ball after.
 
He was good at the start but then faded badly. Typical really.
 
LeftyBlaster said:
Not quick and skillful enough to work the tight spaces which is what we needed if we want to play a passing game.
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Not going to lie, When I watch De Bruyne at City i'm slightly envious as he is everything that Mata should be for us. When the board finally wake up and got a new manager in place he is going to have to make some big decisions, and getting rid of Mata and Rooney are 2 he should ultimately be looking at. Mata is a great player on paper in regards to the fact he pops up with the odd goal and assist, but we need more.
 
Amar__ said:
We were much better when he went off.

Except we were pretty much the same and our right winger(who?) or Depay on the left barely touched the ball after.
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Thats the big problem we don't have anyone better. Mata, Rooney and Memphis shouldn't be anywhere near our starting eleven the way they have been playing this season but we don't really have choice.
 
Mata would be a great 10 in a team that create an abundance of chances. It goes without saying that we are not that kind of side currently. While we rely on him to create for himself, especially from wide, we are going to be left wanting.
 
JoaquinJoaquin said:
Not going to lie, When I watch De Bruyne at City i'm slightly envious as he is everything that Mata should be for us. When the board finally wake up and got a new manager in place he is going to have to make some big decisions, and getting rid of Mata and Rooney are 2 he should ultimately be looking at. Mata is a great player on paper in regards to the fact he pops up with the odd goal and assist, but we need more.
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I know. I still can't believe Chelsea let De Bruyne go. Would love to see him on our right wing.
 
The White Pele said:
Mata would be a great 10 in a team that create an abundance of chances. It goes without saying that we are not that kind of side currently. While we rely on him to create for himself, especially from wide, we are going to be left wanting.
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That first line is a bit of a redundant statement. Wouldn't it be the 10's primary job to create the chances?

Mata isn't really a '10' - he's a second striker and needs to play off a CF.
 
Second half he made some really good runs and you could see him getting annoyed at a few of our players (including Blind) cos the ball wasnt played. He made a run from the right through the middle and it was when Chelsea had a high line. He could have been played in two or three teams (given Blinds ability to do so). Was quite surprised (but not really) when he went for a safe sideways pass to Darmian instead.

He defo plays much better when herrera is in the team but I think subbing at the time was a good decision.
 
He is basically a slow and weak second striker. His best strength is his composure in the box and finishing.

We literally have no right side when he plays but thats LVG's fault.

Valencia is a big miss. Even though he was hitting shins he still got us on the front foot with his ability to run with the ball.
 
He should absolutely be dropped.

Young is the entire right flank by himself, why on earth is Mata being given a free role? He's just popping up in congested areas, not creating anything and playing safe passes. We're just completely carrying him. It's not even like he has the physical presence and ability to cover the ground to make a nuisance of himself defensively. It's utterly baffling, and to make things worse his finishing has gone down a notch too.

Sod it and put Memphis or Fellaini on for him. He's just pointless in this system.
 
Jesus I'm getting tired of watching him, today he is playing in a completely free role and seems to have no defensive responsibilities and still he is unable to have any impact whatsoever in the game. Biggest fraud in football since Ali Dia.
 
Doesn't matter if he scores he's so shite it's like constantly playing with 10 men. Get him off asap.
 
Been really poor today. Slows it down a bit but it's more than that, far too easy to muscle off the ball, and now not even taking his chances, which usually redeems him
 
Slow, afraid, won't tackle, can't really pass, can't take a man on...the perfect player...
 
i've never seen such a technically proficient player fail to strike the ball cleanly when in shooting range as many times as he does.
 
Mata and blind out there making us far less of a competitive outfit. With the injuries we get we really need 2 lb, 2 rb and 5 cbs to live in this league
 
Hope Jose just comes in to get rid of Mata alone, he makes watching United a struggle for me!
 
Lawman said:
Hope Jose just comes in to get rid of Mata alone, he makes watching United a struggle for me!
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Amazing to think people thought Mourinho had gone crazy when he didn't fancy Mata. Now you can actually see what he was getting at, he's such a frustrating player.
 
Stream was in and out, but I thought he looked good in the second half. He's a different player when he plays more directly, with quick passing, give-and-gos, etc.
 
Thought he played well actually, particularly in the second half. Was good defensively and was neat and tidy going forward. Something to build on after a fair few sub-par performances recently.
 
He was decent in the second half when our play in general picked up. He more than anybody lives off of the team being active and aggressive going forward. If there is no movement, he'll look poor, it's as simple as that.
 
Did okay and put in a good shift but slowed the game down a lot with sideways passing when he could've passed forward. He wasn't the only culprit though.
 
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