Soccer Talk

[seaplus]

Man u

[wr50l]

Mata to Man U. Switching to a Liverpool 352 to accommodate? Don't know how he fits in with wingers and Rooney otherwise.

[Sharkweather]

So De Bruyne and Mata out... Matic in?

What is the strategy here?

[seaplus]

feel like Jose wants to give United the best possible chance to take points from City and Arsenal. I thought United would turn into Liverpool until this mess happened. sell him to another team for less money ... take a hit of a few million to keep United down

[Glenbino]

So De Bruyne and Mata out... Matic in?

What is the strategy here?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10590442/Chelsea-target-Evertons-Ross-Barkley-as-Juan-Mata-replacement.html

Barkley and Oscar in the same mid-field??????

[BigHouseUSA]

Mata to Man U. Switching to a Liverpool 352 to accommodate? Don't know how he fits in with wingers and Rooney otherwise.

Should be
------------rvp------------
januzaj---rooney----mata

Or Kagawa in the middle behind Rooney, doubt it will happen though.

[1ke]

This has to be one of the weirdest transfers ever. Need a bad ass box to box midfielder like you can't imagine, its OK, lets go spend 45 on Juan Mata. Don't get me wrong, I think Mata is awesome, and would take him in United any day. But why not address the needs, the obvious needs that this team has.

Also, for this to work, which it can, its going to take David Moyes having to step away from 4-4-2 for good. Ideally for me, it has, HAS to be Kagawa, Wazza, and Mata with RVP up front. Now, will Moyes do the obvious and ever play that lineup? Prolly not. Unless he has another major trick up his sleeve, I don't get it.

As for today..... Meh, they were going to vet get smashed by City in the final anyway. Lol

[wr50l]

Well 1ke, I don't think there are many options right now which address United's core needs. A player of Mata's quality being available in January at a fair price is pretty much unbelievable. I know Mourinho simple doesn't appreciate Mata's style but I think this is a major tactical error which will cost Chelsea long-term by the way. Man U are going to need more than £37m to turn this around anyway so I don't think this is a case of Moyes wasting his entire budget.

Talking formation, what about an unbalanced 442 with Van Persie and Rooney upfront, Mata at 10 and a variety of wingers occupying either the left or right wing, with two holding central midfielders. I don't think there's any combination of Man U's best players right now which would offer adequate width from the midfield. This makes United's search for wingbacks an even higher priority.

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[1ke]

Forgot to mention he will lose to you at old Trafford

[Chrispy]

[Chrispy]

As for today..... Meh, they were going to vet get smashed by City in the final anyway. Lol

Yeah

Also since City will qualify in a CL spot and assuming they win against Sunderland whoever comes in 6th would get Europa which I think is stupid and should go to the runner up.

[calgaryballer]

I like Mata. I don't think Moyes will put him in a position to play his best football. Atletico was said to be in for him on loan, that I could have gotten behind

[Pitty]

Time for Ocampos to step up.

[CaribbeanJoseph]

Will do