Good game today. Unlucky not to have scored that. Would have won him the goal of the season IMO
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He was excellent in the first half. Just at start of this season people were saying he is done.
He was ok, won some fouls, should have scored that chance, he had so much more time than he seem to realize.
Changed the game against palace and was superb today at the other end of the pitch
Wish he had of scored that volley
Wish he had of scored that volley
Excellent defensively both half.
First half, good attacks, creativity and link-up plays. Bad miss though.
Still, the way he was able to find the pocket of spaces inside the box within and beating the defense line is uncanny.
Like a Bandit or Fox in the box.
First half, good attacks, creativity and link-up plays. Bad miss though.
Still, the way he was able to find the pocket of spaces inside the box within and beating the defense line is uncanny.
Like a Bandit or Fox in the box.Play him always against Liverpool
Has the best movement in the side.
I think Mata is brilliant.
I think Mata is brilliant.
Provides that much needed balance in the front four. With Rashford wide and Mata drifting in, the both complimented each other superbly well. Should have scored, to be honest. Other than that, spot on. Super performance.
We are a better team when he's playing.
90% pass accuracy.
Keeps us ticking.
Keeps us ticking.
I thought he was going to pull another Juanfield right at Old Trafford
Superb contributions on the ball (considering how shite it is to play against that Liverpool style), if a little bit of the same issues that plagued him all season off the ball it can be forgiven as I said Liverpool just reduce the game to a helter skelter bum fight when you're not in possession.
Christ I wanted that scissor volley to go in! Would have brought the walls of Old Trafford to the ground.
Christ I wanted that scissor volley to go in! Would have brought the walls of Old Trafford to the ground.
Our most important player.
When he’s on the pitch, we play proper football. Simple as.
When he’s on the pitch, we play proper football. Simple as.
If only we could combine martials body with Matas brain, they’d be truly world class.
You don't want the brain of a passive playmaker in Martial. It's lingard you'd ideally want to cross with Martial
Teeny bit like Park in that their stature stunts their effectiveness against 2/3 of the league, but they're one of the first names on the teamsheet in Europe or vs top 4/5.
Was immense today. Involved in some of our best moves and worked extremely hard. Doesn't get enough credit IMO.
Good call.
I'm loving this new emergence of him alongside Alexis.
He was very good and could have scored goal or two. His movement was very good and kept the ball really well.
For a second I thought he scored, it would have been unreal goal.
For a second I thought he scored, it would have been unreal goal.
Really happy and surprised about the praise he’s getting in here - every time I watch games with a mate - I bang on about the importance of Mata - and I’m quickly shut down saying that he doesn’t do much and he’s too slow etc... we play so much better when he’s on the field and I feel he’s the only one at the moment that links up well with Sanchez.
His work-rate, particularly defensively, is pretty incredible when you compare it to when he first arrived here... he's constantly getting up and down the wing and is always there to help out his full back.
I think he will be crucial in Seville match just not because of his style but he reads game well and intelligent enough to play against continental teams !!
You can tell players like him and Young really care about the club. He is still quality.
Agree, I would even dare say he's the best defensively among our 5 attackers. The many times he helped Valencia is tremendous. His effort and timings is so good.
I love his tactical cynical fouls.has been superb saturday, great player, fantastic attitude, very smart human being, I love him.
His work rate has always been very good in the big games.
It's been great his whole time at United.
The thing that strikes me the most about Mata is he's probably the only attacking player we have who links up well with anyone. Whether that's Valencia and Herrera or Lingard and Sanchez it doesn't matter. Even last season with Zlatan he had a good understanding with him. He links up with everyone and for me he has to be a mainstay in this team until we find a a player of higher quality. He is always involved in our best pieces of attacking football. People on here were worried that Liverpool's pressing was going to cause him problems but it doesn't matter if he's pressed because he'll always find teammates with his composure on the ball and will keep things ticking for us. He has to play all our big games from now on. Love Mata.
Man Utd 1:2 Sevilla
Jose had many wrong decisions, not playing Mata from the start must be pretty high on the list.
Yep, not starting with Mata tonight was his biggest mistake (and I'm not even a big Mata fan).
Particularly if Pogba isn't playing (or if he's playing poorly like he has been lately), we desperately need Mata in there to pull the strings. Especially when we are playing the usual 4231.
One thing Lingard had over him just athleticism, literally just pace. How we clueless on the attack without him sums it up about Jose's preferring player.
Mata has to play. Laughable how shite we look without him.
I understand it seems knee jerk to say this now but it really doesn’t make sense to me on why the feck wasn’t he starting? Okay I take it he’s not the most quickest but we’ve always been a hundred times more balanced when he’s on the pitch.
We miss him.
Without him, the team can't seem to move and keep posession upfield.
Blaming Jose here, should've sub Juan on earlier.
He showed more effort and made a lot more runnings than almost all the ones who started.
Playing as the crazy/false RB, and suddenly our attacks on the right are a lot better.
Not enough minutes to make more impacts.
Without him, the team can't seem to move and keep posession upfield.
Blaming Jose here, should've sub Juan on earlier.
He showed more effort and made a lot more runnings than almost all the ones who started.
Playing as the crazy/false RB, and suddenly our attacks on the right are a lot better.
Not enough minutes to make more impacts.
Should have been on from the start, we were playing a technically good Spanish side, this is his bread and butter, and you could see his impact when he came on, leaving him out was as big a mistake as starting Fellaini.
That moment late on where the attacker went through for his possible hattrick goal and Bailly and Young just stood there watching while Mata ran his heart out to try to get back and put him off - I didn't know whether to laugh or to throw something across the room.
I'm not his biggest fan also, but when you see that he looks one of the rare players with some common sense with the ball the decision to bench him was even more baffling. Guess the plan was to hoof it...
Definitely the biggest mistake for me.
Said it before but what he gives us in terms of keeping the ball moving is vital. He adds a balance that we lack without him. Should have played imo and personally I still think that we're really under utilising him.
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