He's not even a lazy player by any stretch of the imagination. He used to run Chelsea in his first season, FROM THE RIGHT WING.
Indeed, it's actually quite funny. Because of course we are usually well covered defensively by our wingers....
I like how everyone is suddenly so concerned with his defensive contribution. Well played, Jose. Well played.
Because of course we are usually well covered defensively by our wingers....
I wouldn't be concerned if he were to play as AMC.
Well yes, and the idea of rekord breaking transfers is usually to improve your squad.
Which it has done. No doubting that whatsoever.
I wouldn't be so concerned since he spent most of his career actually playing on the wing.
Arguable.
It's really not. Unless you are somehow trying argue to Mata isnt better outwide than our current options.
So we broke our transfer record to play Mata on the flanks? Sounds like Kagawa all over again.
This is why I still don't get how we're going to facilitate this, Moyes has the tactical nous to do it as well?
There is a strange obsession about this. Which is bizarre since he formed his career on the wing, is happy playing all three positions as he says, and its outwide that Spain use him.
You hear the same nonsense about Cazorla too. Players like those and Silva, worry less about where they start, and more about where they can move to. Given that Rooney drifts into the left channel, that's ideal for Mata.
Worked well at Valencia in 2008/09 and the following season. Mata on the left, David Silva central and Joaqu?n on the right. Silva's natural tendency to drift to the left allowed Mata to come into the centre behind David Villa, or swap wings with Joaqu?n, as he liked to cut inside with the ball as Miguel overlapped.
He has great versatility in this respect, and what's more is that he's consistent in all three positions. I don't see the issue.
I take you never watched him for Spain, or watched him before halfway through his first season at Chelsea?
And yes, Moyes does. Have you ever watched his left flank at Everton? It was probably one of the deadliest things going till Pienaar wanted out. Why do you think he is also willing to spend so much on Shaw to replace Evra?
I wouldn't be so concerned since he spent most of his career actually playing on the wing.
Which it has done. No doubting that whatsoever.
Most of the time not being nearly as good as he is in the middle.
Yes obviously, I'm not one of the people moaning about Mata's defensive capabilities all of a sudden jsut because the "Annoying" one has brought it up, so it must be right.
Anyway, I love Mata, as a person he seems great and as a player obviously. This signing is a luxury one though. He's going to be at the expense of 1/2 players. My guess is it's good bye Kagawa and Young at the end of season. Can't keep Rooney out... can't keep RVP out... can't keep our player of season so far (Januzaj) out too much either, even though he does need a rest.
My point is how do you fit him in amongst all these plethora of talent! Unless you just dispose of a player.
I don't see how he will be much of an improvement over Kagawa down the left. Which works so good most of the time he doesn't play.
Most of the time not being nearly as good as he is in the middle.