That's a bit over the top...
That's a bit harsh on City, to be honest, Kompany dealt with Su?rez well considering he had Lescott (who, let's be honest, is far from great) alongside him.
That's a bit over the top...Kick him, rape him, spit on him. The ******* trash. Well played Samuel.
That's a bit harsh on City, to be honest, Kompany dealt with Su?rez well considering he had Lescott (who, let's be honest, is far from great) alongside him.Would like to point out how effectively we cut off Suarez's supply too. Without him finding space, pulling defenders about and getting the ball reliably, he looked impotent. The few times he did threaten, he was doubled up on and cut out easily. We got fairly lucky with some of the decisions but, unlike City last week, we didn't need to rely on poor finishing and good fortune to stop a world class player from tearing us apart.
That's a bit over the top...
Inter's sporting director was at the Bridge yesterday so I imagine a deal for Guarin is pretty close which is great news
Or they could possibly be discussing Wallace? Wouldnt mind Guarin, although i dont really think he is needed.
Just let him leave now, poor guy.
He should have gone in the summer. We did say he wasn't going to fit the system. Keeping him for another year, and and breaking down memory of Mata being Chelsea's star player of two years is standard Jose powerplay. Imagine the backlash if he had gone last summer? Instead he slowly marginalises him. Mata has been uber professional as ever, but even he has his limits...
Definitely.
And even when he is used, he is not used properly.
I hope he goes and be a star for another club and I'm sure he will be.
Yup. This whole "he needs to work harder" thing is balls. Look, he might track back a bit, and run a bit harder, but Mata's play is who he is, never going to fundamentally change him. Never going to fit Jose's direct system. Could have sold him in the summer, raised massive funds and bought that midfielder you really needed, and that star forward. Ego play from JM.
Yup. This whole "he needs to work harder" thing is balls. Look, he might track back a bit, and run a bit harder, but Mata's play is who he is, never going to fundamentally change him.
Never going to fit Jose's direct system. Could have sold him in the summer, raised massive funds and bought that midfielder you really needed, and that star forward. Ego play from JM.
He should have gone in the summer. We did say he wasn't going to fit the system. Keeping him for another year, and and breaking down memory of Mata being Chelsea's star player of two years is standard Jose powerplay. Imagine the backlash if he had gone last summer? Instead he slowly marginalises him. Mata has been uber professional as ever, but even he has his limits...
And btw, that was disgraceful from Oscar. Not sure why he's trying to be a Young, it's not the first time I see him do that.
Yup. This whole "he needs to work harder" thing is balls. Look, he might track back a bit, and run a bit harder, but Mata's play is who he is, never going to fundamentally change him. Never going to fit Jose's direct system. Could have sold him in the summer, raised massive funds and bought that midfielder you really needed, and that star forward. Ego play from JM.
Now i love Juan Mata and although i understand why he has not been playing in this side this season i think he has been handling himself brilliantly until today! Was he poor today? No he wasn't that poor, he tracked back a lot which was impressive but as much as he wasn't poor he was not influencing the game enough in the final 3rd. The subs were made for the TEAM and after Oscar and Willian playing roles in all 3 goals i hope Mata feel embarrassed by his actions now. Its easy to see our best attacking 3 is Oscar, Willian and Hazard especially the latter who is finally being consistent with his form, another sensational performance from the Belgian today.
That's odd. I heard the same kind of thing about Danny Sturridge, and in particular about his selfishness. And now? He's an unselfish, hard-working forward who combines superbly with Suarez.
Because he can't. You can't be asked to put in that much defensively and still be as influential as he normally is in the final 3rd. He's being played out of position and in a role that doesn't suit him. His reaction is understandable because he's never going to be able to play how Jose wants him to and be good enough at it, something I think everyone could see at the start of the season.
We had hoped however, that he would be used in rotation with Oscar and used to break down tough defences. Instead, he's just being told to put up with it and play that way or get out. If Jose knew in the summer that he wanted us to play this sort of game again, Mata should have simply be sold, not given false hope.
It's depressing as a fan, because if we're doing that to him it's obvious that we're not just going to play tight, efficient football in the toughest matches, but basically all the time. It worked the fast time when we were fast and physical and powerful but we're not any more.
Come on GC, you know that this is bollocks. With Sturridge it was a problem with attitude, with Mata the problem is that he can't exploit his biggest strength (finding space) if he's having to track back all the time. He can't just will himself 20 meters up the pitch again everytime we get the ball back.
tl;dr: use him properly or sell him. The guy doesn't deserve it.
Because he can't. You can't be asked to put in that much defensively and still be as influential as he normally is in the final 3rd. He's being played out of position and in a role that doesn't suit him. His reaction is understandable because he's never going to be able to play how Jose wants him to and be good enough at it, something I think everyone could see at the start of the season.
We had hoped however, that he would be used in rotation with Oscar and used to break down tough defences. Instead, he's just being told to put up with it and play that way or get out. If Jose knew in the summer that he wanted us to play this sort of game again, Mata should have simply be sold, not given false hope.
It's depressing as a fan, because if we're doing that to him it's obvious that we're not just going to play tight, efficient football in the toughest matches, but basically all the time. It worked the fast time when we were fast and physical and powerful but we're not any more.
Come on GC, you know that this is bollocks. With Sturridge it was a problem with attitude, with Mata the problem is that he can't exploit his biggest strength (finding space) if he's having to track back all the time. He can't just will himself 20 meters up the pitch again everytime we get the ball back.
tl;dr: use him properly or sell him. The guy doesn't deserve it.
.... anyone questioning this man needs to give their head a shake!