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Yup, buy him for half a season for a club record fee, watch him win club player of the month awards then flog him off in the next summer window. Fantastic logic by the press.
Selling for 3m more after spending millions in salary is not a profit. I am amazed people believe any random news coming out of transfer gossip in summer.
So on that basis we should never sell Rooney as he's earned too much & we'd not get our funds back?
If Mata isn't in Van Gaal' vision for his team then he'll be sold. He doesn't fit into a speedy tricky winger role nor will he displace Rooney, so there's bound to be speculation.
At the end of the day we need a manager will will be ruthless getting the team he wants & a team that works as a unit. Van Gaal will make unpopular decisions & very probably he'll be 109% correct. All of the current squad are not Van Gaal' signings so they all need to hope he wants to keep them.
So on that basis we should never sell Rooney as he's earned too much & we'd not get our funds back?
If Mata isn't in Van Gaal' vision for his team then he'll be sold. He doesn't fit into a speedy tricky winger role nor will he displace Rooney, so there's bound to be speculation.
At the end of the day we need a manager will will be ruthless getting the team he wants & a team that works as a unit. Van Gaal will make unpopular decisions & very probably he'll be 109% correct. All of the current squad are not Van Gaal' signings so they all need to hope he wants to keep them.
Selling him 6 months after we bought him for a record fee and given he's one of few WC players we have, would be absolute madness.
You all wanted LVG so you'd better be ready that he may ship out popular players
I said popular playersI'm ready for a shipment of the likes of Young, Fellaini, Cleverley, Nani and co., not Mata.
I don't think LvG really has a record of shipping out popular players. Not before giving them a chance anyway.You all wanted LVG so you'd better be ready that he may ship out popular players
The assumption is that Rooney is the obvious number 10 but I think Mata could make that role his own.
He's one of our best players and I think he will be suited to the style of football we associate with van Gaal's teams more than Moyes'.
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salary should be ignored? not convinced by him? make our money back? seriously?
I don't see why really. We only have a few universally popular players, and they're popular because they have earned that via great performances. Perhaps that excludes Mata, but considering his pedigree and the fact that he has only been with us since January, AND has already shown his worth in that time I can't imagine he's at risk. By all reports Van Gaal isn't afraid to drop anybody, but he's a smart manager and I can't see why he'd exile or sell the players that have actually done wellYou all wanted LVG so you'd better be ready that he may ship out popular players
I'm ready for a shipment of the likes of Young, Fellaini, Cleverley, Nani and co., not Mata.
Just read apparently he might be willing to sell Mata to bring in Schweinsteiger
I wouldn't. As good as Fabregas is I'm not convinced he's really the midfielder we need, he hasn't played in the deeper role we'd want him to for absolutely ages and some people say it's honestly not his position anymore.How many of you would swap Mata for Fabregas, stick with Rooney and RvP and spend the excess money bringing in a top class winger? Along with the necessary defensive acquisitions of course.
How many of you would swap Mata for Fabregas, stick with Rooney and RvP and spend the excess money bringing in a top class winger? Along with the necessary defensive acquisitions of course.
Why would he need to sell Mata though to bring in Schweinsteiger?? When we're supposed to have this £150m "warchest" available to spend.
What does Fabregas offer that Mata cannot? And why is it that we're on a "underrate-your-star-players" spree on here? Juan Mata is one of the biggest assets we have on our squad, and he is someone we should hold on to for dear life.
Fabregas can play as a CM at the top level, Mata is a no10 (floating playmaker) Fab is a complete central midfielder.
I would rather we had both in the team though of course.
I don't think playing CM for Barca and Spain is proof that he's a 'complete CM'. Fabregas is more of the man behind the striker who can play a deeper role when required. And it'll be a different ball game when there aren't Busquets and Alonsos covering up behind him. We need someone who is a central midfielder through and through - the Vidal type. We've had enough unsatisfactory hybrids in our midfield, no point selling our best AM for another one.
So you don't remember him playing for Arsenal then? He was a CM before he went to Barca and many recognise he is being played out of position due to Xavi being in the team. Fab is a CM who is also good at playing as an ACM.
My point is - he is too attack minded. Even at Arsenal, he Vieira, Diaby, Song, Denilson or someone (I don't remember any more names) playing deeper behind him. We need these 'deeper' guys now, not the likes of Fabregas. And Mata is simply too important for this club to be just swapped off for someone who hasn't spent the last few years playing in the role we want him to play.
How many of you would swap Mata for Fabregas, stick with Rooney and RvP and spend the excess money bringing in a top class winger? Along with the necessary defensive acquisitions of course.
You're joking me? Mata is ours, Barca can feck offI would. Mata is class but Fabregas is a centre midfield which what we need more than Mata.
You're joking me? Mata is ours, Barca can feck off
I am not taking anything too seriously, I am debating and sharing my opinion that's what this forum is for is it not? To share opinions and debate about football and Manchester United or have I been deceived into thinking this for the last 4 years? In regards to my opinion, this isn't Fifa where you just swap players because you are in more need of a certain position and hope it works out. There is no guarantee Fabregas would succeed here, while Mata has been Chelsea's best player over the last two seasons in the premier league and has certainly had a good impact since coming here, showing pure class on occasions and will only get better under a proper manager which we most likely possess now. Mata is world class and one of the best in his position, I can safely say the majority would not swap Mata for Fabregas, if Fabregas comes great but if it's at the cost of losing Mata, feck no and I think most of the CAF share that opinion.You are taking this too seriously. It's not like people need to have same answer or opinion for a question. It's an answer of question "How many of you would swap Mata for Fabregas"
In our current situation I would do that if we can sign a world class centre midfield by swap one of our no 10 role. I rather play Kagawa/Fabregas in midfield than Mata/Cleverley.
You are taking this too seriously man. Look! There is no point debating of this. @Zak Smith would like to know how many of us would swap Mata for Fabregas. I'm on the list of "yes" and you are the list of "no". Just because I said yes that doesn't mean you can disagree it.I am not taking anything too seriously, I am debating and sharing my opinion that's what this forum is for is it not? To share opinions and debate about football and Manchester United or have I been deceived into thinking this for the last 4 years?
In regards to my opinion, this isn't Fifa where you just swap players because you are in more need of a certain position and hope it works out.
There is no guarantee Fabregas would succeed here, while Mata has been Chelsea's best player over the last two seasons in the premier league and has certainly had a good impact since coming here, showing pure class on occasions and will only get better under a proper manager which we most likely possess now. Mata is world class and one of the best in his position, I can safely say the majority would not swap Mata for Fabregas, if Fabregas comes great but if it's at the cost of losing Mata, feck no and I think most of the CAF share that opinion.