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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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amolbhatia50k said:
More than work rate it's his proactiveness that's been beneficial. Also, he's really benefitting from A) playing as a 10 and B) Having pace in front and decent options on either side. The pass he played to Rashford for the third goal isn't possible when Rooney is up top.
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It's not his first match as 10, he's played it before, just wasn't this good!

Agree that he needs runners around to make a good attacking pass, but not just from striker(s), but wingers too, having more than 1 option is crucial in being unpredictable, when you have 1 option up-front and safe pass then you really can't do much.

But him not shying away from duels and tackling, not hiding in the play that's what made the difference from previous matches.

I've said it once about him, he has all the tools in the box to be really effective player, it's about time he starts using them!
 
I've been critical of Mata playing as a 10 at times but in the past 7 games played in February his impact has been brilliant.
1 goal vs Shrewsbury
1 assist vs Midtjylland
Shot which was parried for Martial's goal against Sunderland
Played the pass before the assist for 3 goals against Stoke, 1 against Chelsea, 1 against Arsenal, 1 against Shrewsbury and 2 against Midtjylland
 
"As I was playing behind him, I just told him I would try to play passes in behind the defence; he's very quick so we just tried to connect between each other."
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He said that about Rashford, Mata has come alive playing alongside faster players who run in behind the defence with pace.
 
I know we should only mention him when he's playing poorly but he's bossing the game at the moment.
 
He's been very good. Constantly shifting play when needed and involved in pretty much everything the team has done in the 2nd half. Watford are very tough team to break down.
 
Should be the only one allowed to take direct free-kicks. Memphis must be fluking them in training or something.
 
One of the worst players on the pitch for me tonight, but yeah, he does strike the ball very well. I always liked more that kind of curled balls rather than hard strike like Ronaldo or Memphis tries and usually end up hitting somebody.
 
Should slap Memphis and claim all the free kicks, enough is enough. Wasnt impresses at all by him tho, it's like Blind playing AM, so slow. His dribbling is that good as well, his touches are too heavy at times and he's too slow to still keep hold of the ball. But fair play for winning us the match.
 
Borys said:
One of the worst players on the pitch for me tonight, but yeah, he does strike the ball very well. I always liked more that kind of curled balls rather than hard strike like Ronaldo or Memphis tries and usually end up hitting somebody.
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Did you not watch the second half? He was all over Watford.
 
How can people say that was a bad performance after that second half? He was by far our best player after the break.
 
Some people will never take to him because they want blood and thunder players.

I absolutely love Mata. Fantastic player.
 
Shoud hit every free kick in scoring range, sick of Memphis and Rooney taking them over him because he's probably too nice
 
Jev said:
How can people say that was a bad performance after that second half? He was by far our best player after the break.
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He was let down by his lack of pace on several occasions which sticks to people's mind as it looks bad. He also showed some very tidy foot work. Considering how the rest of the team was performing he did alright.
 
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