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Chelsea FC – Juan Mata is Better Than Oscar or Whoever Mourinho Benches Him For
For some reason, Juan Mata continues to be the least used member of the creative midfield company Jose Mourinho has at his disposal, despite being the best player for Chelsea ever since he arrived from Spain.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Continues to be Suffocated by Tactics
Even though it seemed Chelsea and especially their manager, Jose Mourinho, were quite pleased with the goalless draw they managed to produce, the defensive selections and the neutralizing of creative players like Eden Hazard or Juan Mata (who didn’t even play) do create some sense of concern about the kind of football the club is going to produce this season.
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Arsenal FC Transfer Rumors – Interested in Signing Juan Mata
The whole response by Arsenal & their manager to the backlash against their lack of success in the transfer window has been either to hit back and claim they’ve had bad luck and have done things behind the scenes or promise that someone will come, as the club turn their attention to Juan Mata from Chelsea.
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Manchester United Transfer Rumors – Trying to Sign Juan Mata
It’s not likely that Manchester United will go an entire summer transfer window without signing any players, so it’s not that surprising to see them turn to a slightly unsettled Juan Mata, who might not be as important for Chelsea as he’s been in the past for whatever reason.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard & Juan Mata Don’t Look Good This Early
One of the easiest things to notice about this Chelsea team is the depth, especially when compared to last season. But a deep squad doesn’t mean much when its two best players, Eden Hazard and Juan Mata, have failed to put in a meaningful performance that’ll justify their place in the lineup and their recognition as stars.
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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho & the Fernando Torres Plan
One of the biggest challenges any manager can face is bringing a player “back to life”, or in the case of Chelsea and Fernando Torres, making him an efficient goalscorer again. As with everything Jose Mourinho is involved with, there’s not a doubt in his mind he can turn the Spaniard’s career track around.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard is the Next Big Premier League Superstar
If there was ever a time that Premier League needed a global star to emerge from its ranks, now seems to be it, and there’s a very good chance that Eden Hazard of Chelsea, entering his second season in the league, will be the one to do it.
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Chelsea FC – Frank Lampard Isn’t Important Anymore
One of the few sports in which statistics might actually lie about the quality of performance from a team and player is soccer, and to think Frank Lampard performed well last season for Chelsea because of the number of goals he scored would be a misleading fact.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Chelsea Trying to Sign Wayne Rooney By Offering Juan Mata or David Luiz
While the manager says one thing, there’s a chance something else is happening. Wayne Rooney is inching closer towards an exit from Manchester United, and Chelsea seem like the front-runners for the English forward, willing to offer money and Juan Mata or David Luiz to sweeten the deal.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Juan Mata Will Ask to Leave Chelsea
It’s impossible to have Jose Mourinho arrive and not have some casualties from the old regime, and Juan Mata seems to be one of the player no really wanting to stick around at Chelsea, waiting to find out what the special one has planned for him.