Shane88
Actually Nostradamus
Love Mata. One of the best free takers around.
Caresses the ball in, no need to welly it. I'd build a team around him.It's the place that most players find the hardest to score from too... just outside the area.
Just excellent technique.
The Juve GK (who I'm not going to try to spell)Find me somebody who hate Juan Mata and I will show you Santa Claus!
Ditto. He's superb at that range.He’s basically a 20 yard penalty taker. I said it out loud at the time that this is his range, I expect a goal.
Nobody better from 20 than him. Get’s it up and down the best.
Also thisWe take off Lingard, Herrera and bring on Mata and Fellaini...same shit different players!
He doesn't really get any hate, people don't like seeing him out wide myself included. But he's probably the most ikelable player in the squad.Never understood that hate he gets. Alright he’s slow, but so what, he’s fantastic in many other areas of his game. Hope he stays here for many years to come.
No, he gets hate. Serious hate, usually about his speed or lack of. Followed by a lot of shit that isn’t really true.Cracking goal.
He doesn't really get any hate, people don't like seeing him out wide myself included. But he's probably the most ikelable player in the squad.
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Range is very important, and probably why he doesn’t take more free kicks. He’s got great accuracy, but doesn’t have a great deal of power. Further out he doesn’t have the power to trouble the keeper, and others are a better option.Like others said, I felt so confident with him on that free kick. In the post match thread I said I reckon he's scored 1 in 3 free kicks he's taken for us, but I think it might even be better than that. I wonder if anyone knows the exact stat. Anyway, he's completely fecking deadly at that range. AND it was basically his first kick of the game. Amazing composure
Well i can't say i've seen that. I've seen people get very frustrated with him being so ineffective on the right wing but that fair criticism in my opinion. He's much better centrally without someone else on the right.No, he gets hate. Serious hate, usually about his speed or lack of. Followed by a lot of shit that isn’t really true.
That is fair, out on the right wing he is wasted. But I’ve seen it followed up by a lot of “get rid”, “past it”, “running in treacle”, “doesn’t offer anything”, “always loses the ball, never try’s to get it back” etc etc. all the usual shit a player having a bad game every now and again gets. It’s not a lot, but when I’ve seen it it’s been quite a strong reaction.Well i can't say i've seen that. I've seen people get very frustrated with him being so ineffective on the right wing but that fair criticism in my opinion. He's much better centrally without someone else on the right.
Mata on the right wing for us is like Scholes on the left wing for England.That is fair, out on the right wing he is wasted. But I’ve seen it followed up by a lot of “get rid”, “past it”, “running in treacle”, “doesn’t offer anything”, “always loses the ball, never try’s to get it back” etc etc. all the usual shit a player having a bad game every now and again gets. It’s not a lot, but when I’ve seen it it’s been quite a strong reaction.
I have seen that mate and i have said some of that, i wouldn't necessarily classify that as hate it's frustration. Not only because it weakens our team attacking and defensively when he plays on the right, but also because it deprives the team of him where he is best.That is fair, out on the right wing he is wasted. But I’ve seen it followed up by a lot of “get rid”, “past it”, “running in treacle”, “doesn’t offer anything”, “always loses the ball, never try’s to get it back” etc etc. all the usual shit a player having a bad game every now and again gets. It’s not a lot, but when I’ve seen it it’s been quite a strong reaction.