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Post by Jayrannasaurus on Feb 18, 2014 6:40:35 GMT
Juan Mata has said all the right things since he became a Manchester United player, from talk about how excited he was to move to his first Old Trafford experience.
Every Monday, Mata writes his own blog for Grada360 which really allows fans to connect with him on a more personal level and he is quickly emerging as a fans’ favourite.
Now, in an interview with Spanish television’s Canal +, Mata has (correctly) insisted that Manchester United are one of the greatest clubs in the world.
“Manchester United is one of the greatest clubs in the world,” he proclaimed.
“When you’re outside of it, you think of it.When you’re here, you notice.”
Mata is so well spoken for a footballer and it really comes across in how he presents himself. From his very first press conference, it was obvious how confident and assured he was going to be as a United player, so it has proved.
When questioned on his debut for the club, Mata admitted that playing at Old Trafford was something that was hard to put into words.
He said: ”It was emotional. I played here as the away side, but playing here at home.. just imagine..”
The more Mata talks, the more he endears himself to United fans. The full interview sees Mata talk about the likes of Robin van Persie, David de Gea and Jose Mourinho in-depth and we will try and get a full transcription as soon as possible.
All translations originally provided by Jonas Giaever.
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Post by sharsh_U4L on Feb 18, 2014 9:39:57 GMT
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Post by Tatty on Feb 18, 2014 9:57:04 GMT
I just love him.
Yes he was a panic buy, but hopefully we can build a team around him.
Assuming Davey hits his head and realises the error of his footballing ways.
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Post by NR7 on Feb 18, 2014 10:02:04 GMT
For all our future amigo targets, deploy Agent De Gea  King muppet he is.. |
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Post by Jayrannasaurus on Feb 18, 2014 10:02:23 GMT
Mata: "Van Persie, Rooney, Chicharito, Welbeck. These are all players who always score goals. Playing with them is a pleasure. I got an assist for Van Persie and what’s great about playing with them is that if you pass Rooney the ball, it’s never a goal. It’s a goalbreaks down pretty much every time."
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Post by sharsh_U4L on Feb 18, 2014 10:04:50 GMT
I would love to have such Panic Buys more often.
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Post by SAF_Legend on Feb 19, 2014 13:04:54 GMT
As Tatty and many of us already noticed... Mata potentially will have similar plights as Kagawa has / had.
However, I do think Mata will fare somewhat better than Kagawa in an otherwise ridiculous tactic set up by Moyes. Mainly because Mata is a more versatile player than Kagawa. Playing these two and Januzaj together behind the striker, jn front of two dynamic midfielders is our future.
Or just a dream, until we flog off Kagawa and Januzaj leaves for somewhere else. Mata will play as a winger and in two years time people will turn on him.
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Post by traffordbrown on Feb 19, 2014 13:18:33 GMT
As Tatty and many of us already noticed... Mata potentially will have similar plights as Kagawa has / had. However, I do think Mata will fare somewhat better than Kagawa in an otherwise ridiculous tactic set up by Moyes. Mainly because Mata is a more versatile player than Kagawa. Playing these two and Januzaj together behind the striker, jn front of two dynamic midfielders is our future. Or just a dream, until we flog off Kagawa and Januzaj leaves for somewhere else. Mata will play as a winger and in two years time people will turn on him. Another reason that Mata could do better... Mata is Moyes' player. Shinji is/was Fergie's. |
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Post by Jayrannasaurus on Feb 19, 2014 13:21:44 GMT
That's my biggest fear At, that Moyes will cause all our most technically gifted players to leave before he gets the sack.
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Post by Bestie on Feb 19, 2014 13:22:25 GMT
Won't Mata who's player he is if Moyes keeps playing him as a fucking winger.
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Post by Jayrannasaurus on Feb 19, 2014 13:28:26 GMT
As Tatty and many of us already noticed... Mata potentially will have similar plights as Kagawa has / had. However, I do think Mata will fare somewhat better than Kagawa in an otherwise ridiculous tactic set up by Moyes. Mainly because Mata is a more versatile player than Kagawa. Playing these two and Januzaj together behind the striker, jn front of two dynamic midfielders is our future. Or just a dream, until we flog off Kagawa and Januzaj leaves for somewhere else. Mata will play as a winger and in two years time people will turn on him. Another reason that Mata could do better... Mata is Moyes' player. Shinji is /was Fergie's. OURS  |
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Post by reefer on Feb 19, 2014 16:52:45 GMT
I thought Diego was saying "why the fuck have you bought Mata" with his thoughts being, fuck me Mata do you like playing on the wing under that dithering dick head.....
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Post by reefer on Feb 19, 2014 16:54:27 GMT
As Tatty and many of us already noticed... Mata potentially will have similar plights as Kagawa has / had. However, I do think Mata will fare somewhat better than Kagawa in an otherwise ridiculous tactic set up by Moyes. Mainly because Mata is a more versatile player than Kagawa. Playing these two and Januzaj together behind the striker, jn front of two dynamic midfielders is our future. Or just a dream, until we flog off Kagawa and Januzaj leaves for somewhere else. Mata will play as a winger and in two years time people will turn on him. Another reason that Mata could do better... Mata is Moyes' player. Shinji is/was Fergie's. If thats the case, then thats yet another negative to add to the ever growing list of DD |
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Post by Jayrannasaurus on Feb 24, 2014 12:28:13 GMT
Your weekly dose of Mata-love: blogs.grada360.com/juanmata/en/2014/02/24/una-victoria-para-comenzar-una-racha-positiva/A victory to start a good streak Hi everyone, Today my team-mates are packing for the trip to Athens, but I can’t go with them so I’ll stay in Manchester and support them from home… As you know, since I played the group stage with Chelsea I can’t participate in the same competition with my new team. It’s a shame because a Champions League match is always special and I keep good memories of this tournament that I was able to win just a couple of seasons ago. I have noticed that my team-mates are very excited about going through little by little. I hope we can do it. I’ll be supporting United from here as any other fan. At Karaiskakis, the team will face a tough opponent: Olympiakos are both the leaders and the reigning champions in Greece. Mitroglou -their goal scorer- and Weiss left the club in January, but they have signed two good players such as Valdez and Hernán Pérez. Olympiakos have a Spanish flavour with several players that have been in la Liga before: Roberto, Saviola, Chori, David Fuster or Joel Campbell. And the same can be said about the staff: the manager is Míchel, whom I met in Real Madrid Castilla. I’ll bit my nails nervously watching the game on telly. I will feel the same as you. We feel encouraged ahead of this game thanks to some good training days and a very important win at Crystal Palace. These three points gave us a lot of confidence. I think the team was solid and it was a clear victory. Me, personally, after five games with the team I feel there is more and more understanding with my team-mates on the pitch. The truth is, with a squad of such quality everything is easier. The game was special for Rooney after his recent renewal, and he was very happy. He deserves it; he is a model player in this club and it’s a privilege to have him with us now and in the coming years. On Sunday I watched football at home, including some Saturday games from different leagues. In Spain, Real Sociedad’s victory over Barcelona was remarkable, especially for the power shown by the local team. If they are inspired, Real Sociedad can beat anyone. I think the signing of Canales has been a good move and they played very well. Real Madrid, meanwhile, beat Elche with a wide score. My friend Lombán and his team-mates did a good job and shown personality on the pitch, but a team such as Real Madrid only needs half a chance to score. Atlético played at Pamplona. None of their big rivals had won there. Osasuna had managed to get one point against both Real Madrid and Barcelona, and now they beat Atlético with authority, leaving Real Madrid in the top spot of the table. The fight will go on until the final week… I’d like to mention the contest we started in my last entry. As you know, the idea was to be creative and send an image with a number 8, my new number. And you did really well! I have had a great time having a look at your works, that’s why I have created an album on Facebook with some of them. But I have to choose only one as a winner and that is rfspt758 Kayo We will send to you my shirt with my signature this week! Thank you very much to all of you! You are amazing, seriously. Big hug! |
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Post by Jayrannasaurus on Feb 24, 2014 12:30:49 GMT
I still can't quite believe he's playing for us.
Severe Van-Persyndrome.
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