Manchester United FC Thread

Discussion in 'Association Football Discussion' started by Cevno, Apr 8, 2013.

  1. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    Okay then
     
  2. Furball G Furball

    I don't see how it's arguable that Chelsea have done much better out of it than Utd.
     
  3. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    Tell that to all the Chelsea fans who were furious about his leaving. He was loved there... you don't get player of the season two years in a row without being a class act and he's more than justified his transfer fee afaic
     
  4. Fiery GR Smith

    Yep. Mata was fantastic for us and worth every penny we got for him
     
  5. cpr CP Raftery

    At the point we signed him, Fabregas wasn't available (not that he'd sign for us) and we needed someone right then. A bit overpriced but he hasn't failed us and has been a great player already for us.
     
    Last edited: May 14, 2015
  6. Droos JP Rhodes

    Agree that Mata was worth every cent paid for him. He has been the 1 constant light in the tunnel for United this season imo. Compare his transfer to Fernandinho that City bought in 2013 for 34million and you will never be able to say that Mata's transfer was overpriced.
     
  7. Riddy JH Ridd

    no way was fernandinho 35 mill.
     
  8. Droos JP Rhodes

    Tis what Google says.

    "Fernandinho was so desperate to join City that he paid a £4million chunk of his own transfer fee! The Brazilian midfielder was unveiled as the Blues' first signing of the summer yesterday, with his former club Shakhtar Donetsk holding out for a huge £34million deal."
     
  9. cpr CP Raftery

    IIRC he was, in fact Shaktars on website says it was 40m euros
     
  10. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    That's insane for a defensive midfielder
     
  11. Droos JP Rhodes

  12. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    That site's in Euros though which is the same as you said before
     
  13. Riddy JH Ridd

    what a waste of dollar.
     
  14. LukeTyson L Tyson

    Hardly. He is generally the one to shine at the most crucial times for us.
     
  15. Rocks DN Boland

    Reckon we paid slight overs for Mata, but then who can tell with the way prices are increasing these days.
     
  16. Notsure SM Green

    Mata was worth signing up when we did. We clearly have the money to throw around. The problem with Mata is that to function properly he requires the rest of the team to be built around him. I think going forward it will be hard to fit Mata in the team. He just isn't versatile enough.
     
  17. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    The fact he's fitted in so perfectly on that right hand side when realistically that's his 3rd position would beg to differ though.

    I think in time as our football gets more pretty Fellaini will be phased out which leaves that LCM position to be filled. In it's current state the two players in our squad best suited to that role in a "keep it on the ground" style of play would be Mata or Di Maria
     
    Last edited: May 15, 2015
  18. Notsure SM Green

    Fellaini is the sort of player you want to bring on in the last 20. He gives the option to play in a different style so I think it is worth keeping him around.
     
  19. Beauy420 B Dover

    Good to have CL back again thats for sure!
     
  20. mouse MJ Edwards

    Shame that De Gea had to go off injured in his final game at OT
     

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