He wasn't being a coward, he was clearly trying to flick it over the opposition players foot. Although it was silly to take that risk in that position.
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Yep. Rather than focusing on defending the chance, he was looking to launch a counter. The problem was he failed massively.
Just seen the second goal. What the feck was Mata doing?
Probably the most progressive thought he's had in a Utd shirt.
Yeah it wasn't cowardly, it was just hilariously dumb.
Carrick and Love were equally as garbage in the build up to the goal.
Yeah, that wasn't gutless. Just rather hilariously stupid.
In that case I take it back and blame a combination of the picture quality, my own eyes and Trevor Francis.
But there can be no hugs Juan. I must be clear on that.
But there can be no hugs Juan. I must be clear on that.
Can't wait for him to leave. He's become virtually pointless.
Big. Girls. Blouse.
I agree but let's bear a few things in mind...players who were deemed not good enough have moved on and are now playing the football that gained them their good reputations.
Something in the state of Denmark is rotten...
And in Manchester.
Mata can't be forgiven for that. That "tackle" sums up exactly what's wrong with this team.
No fight, no hunger to get the ball back when we lose it.
He was piss poor all game anyway, did nothing all match and then that rounded it off.
No fight, no hunger to get the ball back when we lose it.
He was piss poor all game anyway, did nothing all match and then that rounded it off.
The thing for me is that he's a senior player who is supposed to be a top attacking talent, and we are playing a fecking Danish team who have not played in 2 months and have only won 1 game from the last 10, he should be running a game like that and leading the way, but he was on the fringes the entire time and not effecting things at all.
Shameful...weak as piss bastard.
No wonder Jose got rid, hopefully he will again. 1st he missed a header which was easier to score, then ran away from the ball for there 2nd goal
Yep. The mistake was hilarious but the fact that he was so peripheral (again) was the bigger problem with his performance today.
Of course a massive amount of that is down to the general malaise around the club. It would hardly be fair to expect Mata to be brilliant when the entire team has collapsed. At the same time, he can't escape all criticism on that basis either. He's one of our best players and we expect more from him so it's only right that he gets more criticism than other players when we're this poor.
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Totally fanny, I'm not buying he was trying to attempt a counter attack. He just basically decided to not go in for the ball.
Get him sold with the rest of the shite this summer.
Get him sold with the rest of the shite this summer.
He symbolises everything that is wrong with this team, no strength, no pace, no character.
Hurts me to say it, but he's a nothing player.
EDIT:
Actually, I can't be harsh, because to be fair to him, he's been good since he's gone back to the 10 role, apart from this and the Sunderland game. Also, can't be easy when we take so long to get the ball in between the lines, which Carrick is normally really good at. Just didn't happen tonight.
EDIT:
Actually, I can't be harsh, because to be fair to him, he's been good since he's gone back to the 10 role, apart from this and the Sunderland game. Also, can't be easy when we take so long to get the ball in between the lines, which Carrick is normally really good at. Just didn't happen tonight.
37.1 million pound player. Dubbed as 'one of the finest playmakers in the game today' by the manager who signed him for us.
He was and will be again.
Is there any player who has shone this season? Mata hasn't done any worse than the others - Rooney has been pretty ineffective all season, even if better of late.
I blame the manager completely - he inspires zero confidence and his feckin philosophy has just completely robbed the players of any form of individuality
Having great technique doesn't make you a great player.
Too slow, unneccesary turns, no attacking drive.
Nothing player.
Too slow, unneccesary turns, no attacking drive.
Nothing player.
Yep. Mata is the poster boy for this.
The atmosphere around the club right now is bleak, I agree, but out on the pitch in a match I expect a lot more from him and Carrick than we got tonight, they were the 2 I hoped would help us control the match with so much inexperience out there, and both shirked it IMO.
Watching him trying to win the ball back before their second goal was beyond embarrassing, he looked very amateurish.
Pure definition of the luxury player. As flawed as Veron or Berbatov.
He should only be a squad player and used selectively in specific situations. His former this season has been woeful.
Let's not forget he was a Mourinho reject and Chelsea went on to win the league without him.
Would not be central in my future plans for the club.
He should only be a squad player and used selectively in specific situations. His former this season has been woeful.
Let's not forget he was a Mourinho reject and Chelsea went on to win the league without him.
Would not be central in my future plans for the club.
Mata is not strong enough for the EPL. All the teams in the EPL realized this and will dish out robust play against him. He has been pushed aside many times. Wonder why he didn't get more weight training to build up his physical side. He is more a liability when United play against those sides that will harass him.
Our attack is far too static to take advantage of his creativity and for us his best work is poaching, although he's so immobile that he rarely gets into the area to do that.
He'll kill it in China.
He'll kill it in China.
...and yet he's still one of our best players...
Offered nothing at all tonight, and as for that bit of 'defending' the less said about that the better.
Not good enough, whether mourinho arrives or not he will be gone in the summer.
Im not advocating he's been great, but its odd how there are plenty of other players doing less this season and yet theres no talk of dumping hererra or whoever else to the MLS/China.
I think we need to look at the bigger picture a bit more here, all of our players arent shit, there's issues at play there that are making lads who at their previous clubs have been star players, distinctly average in a united shirt.
The sooner Van Gaal is replaced the better, and we can start to take a more detailed stock of, who or who doesnt make the cut anymore.
I think we need to look at the bigger picture a bit more here, all of our players arent shit, there's issues at play there that are making lads who at their previous clubs have been star players, distinctly average in a united shirt.
The sooner Van Gaal is replaced the better, and we can start to take a more detailed stock of, who or who doesnt make the cut anymore.
He wont survive the next manager
Shrewsbury 0:3 Man Utd
nice little free kick.
about time he got one of those beauties.
about time he got one of those beauties.
Nice little lay off to Martial before the freekick too.
Great today. He should be, but he is. Could easily have had an assist there as well.
Very nice goal.
Bossed it today. It's only Shrewsbury, but still.
When the game opened up in the 2nd half he was good.
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