I don't see why we wouldn't sell him, obviously we don't want to and he is a class player I would hate to see leave and so would the fans but I could see the board selling him.
Twitter Discussion
- Thread starter Raoul
- Start date
- Status
And there is the final proof, SolidState thinks its a goer ergo its absolute bollocks
Better be, losing Mata would be unbearable!
All stock must go. Knockdown prices.
Huh? I just could see the board selling, he'll most likely go nuts once he knows Barca want him. His wages would have to be pretty damn high though.
He was an Oviedo/,Madrid supporter growing up. He has just joined a big club with which he seems besotted and he has a good mate in DeGea there. Not to mention the fact LvG wouldnt get rid of a player of his talents without working with him first. Its a non starter. Its just people looking for square pegs because they think LvG can only play with 433
Squad depth, someone can sit on the bench.
We're only better than Arsenal in net and up front and we're only better than Liverpool in terms of squad depth.
Simple fact is that we have too many extremely average players who were motivated by Sir Alex and too much players who have gone past their peak and are on a serious slide (Carrick is a major one).
This article is full of crap and recycled quotes.
1) why do they cliam Rooney is Van Gals obvious choice for no 10 spot? How do they know this?
2) they are saying we need to.raise funds to buy a winger....like feck we need to. We have money to burn.
Bullshit story
they're not even trying anymore.
They have run out off top names who they could link with us so now they have decided to link our top players with other clubs.Would anyone take a mata/fabregas swap?
No.
I'd take Fabregas, if Barca want to sell him though.
I'd take Fabregas, if Barca want to sell him though.
That article is so ridiculous it's beyond words. Aside from Van Gaal OBVIOUSLY wanting Rooney behind RVP, Barca can't afford anything like that sort of offer until they've brought in some significant transfer revenue.
No.
Obviously there's not much between them, but Mata has been playing top level Premiership football for the last 3 years whereas Fabregas has been struggling (for large periods) in an inferior league.
No.
Obviously there's not much between them, but Mata has been playing top level Premiership football for the last 3 years whereas Fabregas has been struggling (for large periods) in an inferior league.
Depends on the flavour of pizza.
Straight swapping Fabregas for Mata? Not for me. Mata is a player around which we should build our team imo. He's only 25(26?) still.
I'd take a Fabregas Mata swap anyday.
No we are better than Liverpool in more than squad Suraz Henderson (starting 11) and Sterling squad would improve us but who else would you take genuinely. You cite Carrick but Liverpool midfield has an average Joe Allan and Lucas and then an ageing Gerrard not exactly brilliant. I'd take McCarthy over any them now and he's apparently our worse target. Coutino over Kagawa or Mata? Evra or Flannigan Johnston or Rafael? Centre backs are an area both teams are wanting. Sturrage or Welbeck? Mingolet or DDG? No we are bit ahead of Liverpool but we were devoid of confidence this season and it showed but the season before we were about 30 points ahead of them and next season I'd expect us to be a good 10 points above them.
Premier League is the better league, nothing else doesn't matter. Even if four Spanish teams go on semi of UCL, and the other three teams make the semi of Europa, still EPL is superior to everything else. You know, the might Blackburn and the great West Ham, combined with the elegance of West Ham, what a league!
The other thing is that Fabregas who struggled on an inferior league was the best midfielder on EPL for quite a few years.
I'd be okay with that. If Southampton are twiddling their thumbs when we've offered £27m, they can feck off. We've got other options who are just as talented such as Blind who will probably cost no more than £10m.
32m for a 30 year old midfielders? Schweinsteiger is definitely not worth that money. Anyway it s the silly season, isn't it
Think Blind is mainly seen as a defensive midfielder these days. He's been playing there all season for Ajax and he played there for Holland against Ecuador. I really like the little I've seen of him. Nothing fancy but very efficient and intelligent.
Barcelona paper Mundo Deportivo saying if Cesc leaves Barcelona will move for Ander Herrera.
Amazing. Herrera's good enough to be considered by Barcelona but we snubbed him for Fellaini...
Barcelona paper Mundo Deportivo saying if Cesc leaves Barcelona will move for Ander Herrera.
Amazing. Herrera's good enough to be considered by Barcelona but we snubbed him for Fellaini...
No
. We should be back in for him feck sake.Well if sell
Not sure if thats's the case but if Herrera is good enough for Barca, he is good enough for us. But saying that though, LVG has a plan with a set of players and herrera might not fit in.
Barcelona paper Mundo Deportivo saying if Cesc leaves Barcelona will move for Ander Herrera.
Amazing. Herrera's good enough to be considered by Barcelona but we snubbed him for Fellaini...
Not sure if thats's the case but if Herrera is good enough for Barca, he is good enough for us. But saying that though, LVG has a plan with a set of players and herrera might not fit in.
Herrera most definitely would fit the style of play LvG wants to play. Much more so than Cesc or Kroos.
Do keep us informed with more of this inside information.
Neither Mata nor Rooney can.
No
What do you base this on?
Poor Juan. 4 different managers in the space of just 1 year, and none of them have really rated him.
In all seriousness, in my view we should be looking to build the new side around him.
In all seriousness, in my view we should be looking to build the new side around him.
Yup it would be a massive mistake to sell him. Even in his first few months here he's shown what he's capable of especially in the #10 role. Top player and top guy, we should be focusing our team around a Mata-RvP partnership imo.
selling Mata.What a load of cobblers
Blind, Hummels, Shaw and Herrera would be impeccable business.
I was hoping we would go back in for Herrera but it was always unlikely.
Maybe 'much more so' was over the top, but he has definitely proven that he is capable of playing as any of the three in a three man midfield, he is defensively stronger than the two. Kroos and Fabregas definitely have the edge in passing abilities, though Ander's is hardly to be sniffed at. He also is very composed under pressure and with his back toward goal, which sort of goes with how he is a lot more mobile/agile than the two. LvG had worked with Kroos in the past and didn't feel he was defensively disciplined enough... Maybe that has changed, I don't know. Also, the parallels between the Bilbao side which emulate the tactics Bielsa put down which in effect are tactics LvG uses are obvious. I'd also add that Cesc does look somewhat out of sync playing possession based football, which is something LvG is gigantic advocate of and will most likely attempt to play.
This doesn't mean he is better than the two, of course, but like van Gaal states himself - it is not the best 11 individuals, it is the best for the system.
- Status