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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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Was poor in the first half - don't know if he started to play well when the team played better, or he played well which resulted in the team playing better - but he was very classy in the second half, which resulted in a great goal.

Really needs to be first choice for free kicks - I may be wrong, but I remember he scoring a few for Chelsea too
 
What a beautiful man!

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Cooksen said:
First player to wear the armband for us who did not play under saf for i would assume a very long time.
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Nice observation. But hasn't Herrera ever worn for a few minutes?
 
He seems to always score a free kick from that area when he's given it. I don't understand why clubs with great set piece takers allow other players with bigger egos to take them. Mata is an absolute specialist in dead ball situations.
 
Step up when its really matter,
that what we need in team, player how can give moment of brilliance and win us match.
 
He literally could have been subbed on for the FK, scored and then subbed off again. His overall contribution is very minimal and was constantly marked out and forced away from the #10 position by Watson who had quite a good game I thought.
 
How many free kicks has he scored for us?
 
Came through when he needed him. Really stepped up his game the last few games, seems to be working a lot harder too, did a lot of running yesterday.
 
SilentWitness said:
He seems to always score a free kick from that area when he's given it. I don't understand why clubs with great set piece takers allow other players with bigger egos to take them. Mata is an absolute specialist in dead ball situations.
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Similar with Ronaldo and Rodriguez at Madrid.
 
Amar__ said:
How many free kicks has he scored for us?
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Of the top of my head I remember three. Last night, Shrewsbury a fortnight ago, and at St. James Park in his first season here.
 
Floyd said:
Of the top of my head I remember three. Last night, Shrewsbury a fortnight ago, and at St. James Park in his first season here.
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Away at Southampton under Giggs. Decent return as he doesn't take that many.
 
Floyd said:
http://www.sportskeeda.com/football...hal-free-kick-taker-in-premier-league-history

Not sure about these numbers though, Beckham only took 54 free kicks for United? I smell bull.
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Yeah, those numbers definitely seem a bit skewed. There is no way Beckham only took 54 and only scored 5 free-kicks in the League, surely? This article http://nesn.com/2013/05/david-beckh...-goals-in-his-career-see-them-all-here-video/ says he scored 29 free-kicks for United so Imagine that more than 5 of those would've been in the League. It's got his free-kick reel on there too and from a quick glance it seems that plenty were league goals

That said, Mata does seem pretty prolific from free-kicks. Easily our most productive free-kick taker anyway
 
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They are Rumours Madrid want rid of Rodriguez. Hasn't been in form for a while. To be fair to him, he's has a stop start season with injuries.
 
Let's just use our youngsters for now, it can do wonders. Life is always a bet.
 
Lovely free kick, he couldn't have struck it any better. What a night for him being captain as well. Does anyone have any idea who got the armband after he was subbed?
 
Must be enjoying it at the moment, with 3 pacy players around him, and his Spanish pal starting too.

Hope they keep it going.
 
I was sceptical about him playing number 10, as he's had some stinkers and was too weak physically, there but he's been our best player in the last couple of months since he got moved back there. His technique is world class, he just needs the right players around him.
 
sugar_kane said:
I was sceptical about him playing number 10, as he's had some stinkers and was too weak physically, there but he's been our best player in the last couple of months since he got moved back there. His technique is world class, he just needs the right players around him.
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I think it was a bit unfair judging him in the no 10 position without a run of games. It's the first time since he's come, that he's getting a run of games.
 
Almost identical to the stupid red card from Smalling last season against City. Just so pointless. It was already afwul 11v11.
 
That was Smalling v City - esque. Hopefully it has the same affect on him and he becomes world class, as well.
 
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