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Juan Mata – What this deal means for Man United
JANUARY 24, 2014 BY CHARLES MALEK
37M£. That was how much Man Utd agreed to pay for Juan Mata. Juan Mata
was the best midfielder in the Prem before Jose returned. That’s to
say, Juan Mata, who is only 25 years old right now, was the best
midfielder last year. And this year, mysteriously relegated to the
bench.
By most accounts, Mata was relegated as a message to the rest of the
team. Similar to the prison scenario of taking down the biggest
inmate, Jose entered the gulag, owned by Russian billionaire Roman
Abramovich, and he took down Mata, who was not really the biggest
player, but a player who was the future of the team. Mourinho
basically said “no.” Funny that Mata was a Real Madrid youth product.
Typical Mourinho.
Juan Mata was one of the last great Valencia players sold off from the
great mistake. Not too long ago, Valencia decided to make a new
stadium, in order to keep up with the rest of the top teams. In
fairness, this is a normal and right decision to make for any major
club, and Valencia’s fan could still remember playing in the Champions
League finals. And Valencia started this endeavor right before the
economic collapse that crippled every corner of the map. So Valencia
tried hard to stay afloat. Results were difficult under Koeman, so
they brought in Unai Emery. Emery was great, and delivered results,
but the team couldn’t balance books. David Silva had to be sold. Then
David Villa. Jaoquin left. And Mata as well. Somewhere in there
Vicente left, but he was as injured as he was talented. Mata was a
cornerstone of a Valencia that, despite being strapped for cash, still
pushed for the 3rd place on the Liga table. Even when Silva and Villa
left, Mata guided them to wins.
As a Chelsea player, his only real failure was that he did not convert
Fernando Torres back into a goal scoring threat. Mata scored where
Torres would not. Manchester United may expect a different Mata. They
may expect the Mata that played behind David Villa in Valencia, as
Mata would be providing service for Wayne Rooney and Robin Van Persie.
If that turns out the case, then the £37m wuld be well spent.
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