Football 2013-2014

[DomDom1984]

Anyone thinking Mata isn't going to Man United = moronic. One of the sides would come out and call the stories bogus if it was.

Edited January 24, 2014 by DomDom1984

[thetime]

Bah. Bit annoyed at Jose. Man U were almost dead for the season, now they might not be. I reckon a 50/50 chance of them getting to 4 now...

[eFestivals]

Bah. Bit annoyed at Jose. Man U were almost dead for the season, now they might not be. I reckon a 50/50 chance of them getting to 4 now...

nah ... they'd need their form to skyrocket. While he'd improve them, I can't see him improving them that much, because it's not really a player like him that they need.

[eFestivals]

Anyone thinking Mata isn't going to Man United = moronic. One of the sides would come out and call the stories bogus if it was.

What, you mean like Utd have? "We have not made a bid", etc.

[eFestivals]

Nah it's more for next season and beyond.

Like mrefests says the chances of man united getting past Liverpool/spurs/Everton is pretty minimal.

Not impossible but unlikely.

Yup, they'd need near-enough title winning form. I just can't see that happening with just Mata added.

[thetime]

Yup, they'd need near-enough title winning form. I just can't see that happening with just Mata added.

[zahidf]

nah ... they'd need their form to skyrocket. While he'd improve them, I can't see him improving them that much, because it's not really a player like him that they need.

[eFestivals]

I agree it's just a step forward in the rebuilding of the squad.

It's half the funds spent, and not 1/10th of the players needed.

[kaosmark2]

What they most need is A CENTRE BACK

[Wooderson]

Death rattle from the Glazers/Moyes.

[eFestivals]

I dunno. Some of the matches, they've just missed a small push to get a goal in. Mata could give them that push and points. I'd say he's had another potential 10 points to their total ( as in, 10 points more than they would have got without him). If Everton/Liverpool continue to lose silly points, that could be enough for 4...

If you add 10 points to Utd's average you have them performing the same as all of of Arsenal, Chelsea, and Man City.

Really, do you think that'll happen? Or have you instead not looked properly at the maths?

Edited January 24, 2014 by eFestivals

[thetime]

What they most need is A CENTRE BACK

[kaosmark2]

Nah they just need to play jones as centre back.

Defensive midfielder, left back and ditch the winger system.

[zahidf]

If you add 10 points to Utd's average you have them performing the same as all of of Arsenal, Chelsea, and Man City.

Really, do you think that'll happen? Or have you instead not looked properly at the maths?

[kaosmark2]

Oh, i'm not looking at it in mathematical terms: all their dropped points have generally come this season through losing or drawing by more than one goal. (On average, not couting the recent Chelsea Spanking).

If the same rough pattern follows the seond half of the season, and say Mata gets them a goal in half those games, then i would roughly say he'd get them 10 extra points.

I could be horribly wrong of course. I hope i am!

[thetime]

Weren't you saying Man U had always played with 2 wingers and you hoped they'd continue that?

[The Nal]

Mata and now maybe Vidal! He won't be cheap but he is fucking fantastic.

[eFestivals]

Mata and now maybe Vidal! He won't be cheap but he is fucking fantastic.

Vidal Sassoon? I knew footballers were a bunch of primadonnas but that's taking things too far.

[The Nal]

Vidal Sassoon? I knew footballers were a bunch of primadonnas but that's taking things too far.

[eFestivals]

Someone needs to sort out Fellainis barnet.

as long as no one's sorting out the playing, I'm happy.

[5co77ie]

What they most need is A CENTRE BACK

[5co77ie]

Christ I didn't realise Moanhio wants Ross Barkley to replace Mata!

[eFestivals]

I see that the BBC have updated their Mata story again, now having been wrong with 3 different statements about his arrival in Manc.

Edited January 24, 2014 by eFestivals

[thetime]

I see that the BBC have updated their Mata story again, now having been wrong with 3 different statements about his arrival in Manc.

[The Nal]

Mourinho on Mata: 'We allowed Juan to travel and have a medical at Manchester United'.