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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Barcelona Trying to Sign Juan Mata
Selling the team’s player of the season sounds a bit extreme and unrealistic, but reports in Spain continue to insist that Chelsea are looking to sell Juan Mata this summer, and Barcelona might be the club that answers their calls.
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Chelsea Should Sell Fernando Torres & Keep Juan Mata
Among all the interesting and less transfer rumors attached to Chelsea, the potential departures of Fernando Torres and Juan Mata stand out, although according to both players, they don’t see themselves playing anywhere else but at Stamford Bridge next season.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Keeps Surprising All His Critics
Was everyone wrong? Is Fernando Torres not just going to stay at Chelsea, but actually deserving to stay at the club? After two goals in the span of five days that are of the most important for the team all season long, the usually disappointing Spanish striker has helped his cause to earn a spot on the team for another season, showing he deserves to play next to Juan Mata and Eden Hazard in the future.
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Juan Mata, The Most Consistent Player in the Premier League
Writers’ opinions are more respected than footballers, especially when their votes aren’t cast midway through the season. Juan Mata didn’t make headlines this season like Robin van Persie, Gareth Bale or even Luis Suarez (for good and bad), but the Chelsea player deserves the award for footballer of the year just as much as the rest of them, and possibly even more.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres, the Man Who Has Almost Everything
While Frank Lampard and John Terry continue to annoy everyone with their urgency to rush over to lift that trophy like they own more than anyone else, there are others who deserve more praise for yet another successful finish to a Chelsea season, this time with a Europa League title. Fernando Torres, who has now won everything but a league championship; Juan Mata, who is in the same boat as Torres, only with less criticism about his ability; and Rafa Benitez, who is leaving with a smile, and as a winner.
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Chelsea FC – Rafa Benitez is a Success
No titles yet for Rafa Benitez, but at least he made it out of the huge minefield that was trying to keep Chelsea in the top 4 club and qualify into the Champions League. His rough start meant there will be no Premier League title, but despite the lack of ownership support (as always at Stamford Bridge) and quite a lot of fans making their displeasure with him filling the position being heard, the “Spanish waiter” did quite a good job in keeping the ship on the right course, with a chance to add a European trophy to the cabinet.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres is Always the Wrong Choice
All the flair and creativity in the world coming from Oscar, Juan Mata and Eden Hazard can’t be enough on their weaker matches, which can be expected in this never ending season for Chelsea, can’t make up for a striker that seems lost, dazed & confused on 90% of his appearances. Rafa Benitez loves rotations, and was burnt by using Fernando Torres instead of Demba Ba.
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Chelsea FC – Juan Mata & Eden Hazard Mean the Difference Between Success and Failure
For those who thought that Eden Hazard is going to be the next Lionel Messi, his debut season might be considered a disappointment. Chelsea with Hazard hasn’t been able to challenge for the league title, but a strong finish, along with the team’s number one player, Juan Mata, which means a spot in the top 4 and winning the Europa League, will cast a very different light on his first season in the Premier League.
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Chelsea FC – Juan Mata Taking Them to the Champions League
From the moment this long and exhausting season began, Juan Mata was there for Chelsea, more times than anyone else. Through the ups and downs of Oscar, Fernando Torres and Frank Lampard, the Spaniard, who barely has a place on his own national team, came up with the big goals, big assists and big matches to make sure this won’t be the season the team falls to previously unknown depths.
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Juan Mata as the Winner, Rafael as the Loser (Manchester United vs Chelsea)
Maybe Howard Webb has finally ended all the rumors about him and Manchester United, by giving a red card to Rafael in the closing minutes of the match between Manchester United, who weren’t really looking (or needed to) to win, and Chelsea, in a must-win mode, getting the three points they were looking for through a winning goal from Juan Mata.