Manchester United Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - 2013/14

newballsplease

The Mata transfer will need moyes to alter his system/tactics otherwise its pointless.

irishfeen

Mata MUTV Interview -

How does it feel to finally be a Manchester United player?
It's a very happy day for me, meeting my team-mates, the manager, seeing the training ground. It's a massive club and I feel very proud to be here.

What went through your mind when you heard of United's interest?
I thought, 'wow'! This is a team that has won a lot of leagues in the history of the Premier League and English league. It's amazing knowing that a club like Manchester United is interested in you. It's a good feeling.

So many great players have come to this club but you are the record signing. Do you relish the pressure that brings?
I know it is a big price but I'm confident that everything is going to be okay. I will try my best as I always have done. The squad and the manager are very good and the fans are unbelievable – we have everything to be successful.

You had a wonderful time at Chelsea and were player of the season in the last two years – are you surprised to be here in a way because it's very rare for big clubs to sell players to their rivals?
To be honest it is a bit surprising. But I have to say I'm really grateful to Chelsea, to the owner, everyone who works at the club and the fans - they voted me the best player in the last two seasons and I will always be grateful. They have been amazing with me. The last six months were difficult as I didn't play as much as I wanted to. I understand it’s a team sport so I respected that situation. But the chance to come to Manchester United was a great moment for me to carry on with my career and join another massive club.

David De Gea was waiting for you when you arrived – what has he told you about life here?
He has been texting me in the last few days saying, 'when are coming, when are you landing?!' 'Are you coming by helicopter or by bicycle?!' I am here now and I am very happy to be here, particularly with David because he is a very good friend, an amazing goalkeeper and a top guy. He was important for me in terms of coming here.

How excited are you by the prospect of linking up with the likes of Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie and Adnan Januzaj to name a few?
Obviously for a player like me who is trying to score goals, assist goals and be a creative player it's going to be amazing to play with those kinds of players. Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie, Adnan, Valencia, Chicharito, Welbeck... they are all top-level players and I will try to do the best for the team.

LostBoy101

I am here now and I am very happy to be here, particularly with David because he is a very good friend, an amazing goalkeeper and a top guy. He was important for me in terms of coming here.

Good stuff agent De Gea :cool:

Mitch Connor

Moneymaker wrote: »

I'd be seriously salty if I was a Chelsea fan tonight.

What is Mourinho thinking....

Great player and by all accounts a great person too.

that willian, hazard and oscar suit his formation/tactics better

Professional Griefer

I love Big Dave.

pistolpetes11

Moneymaker wrote: »

I'd be seriously salty if I was a Chelsea fan tonight.

What is Mourinho thinking....

Great player and by all accounts a great person too.

Im saddened,

But its not fair to see such a talent wasting on a bench ,

Also who would you drop to play him ?

Moneymaker

Mitch Connor wrote: »

that willian, hazard and oscar suit his formation/tactics better

Yup, just a CL and EL title won with Mata in the side.

I guess time will tell how good his 'tactics' are.

Neeson

irishfeen wrote: »

Mata MUTV Interview -

How excited are you by the prospect of linking up with the likes of Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie and Adnan Januzaj to name a few?
Obviously for a player like me who is trying to score goals, assist goals and be a creative player it's going to be amazing to play with those kinds of players. Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie, Adnan, Valencia, Chicharito, Welbeck!... they are all top-level players and I will try to do the best for the team.

Jaysus.

pistolpetes11

Moneymaker wrote: »

Yup, just a CL and EL title won with Mata in the side.

I guess time will tell how good his 'tactics' are.

Ah here , I think his record speaks for its self in fairness ,

Chelsea got a huge price for the player , whom was surplus to requirements and in fairness the season has not been bad , 2 points off top and would be leading it with a striker ,

Its not all doom and gloom.

sigmundv

Antibac wrote: »

Hard to believe Mata is only 1 year older than Cleverly

Exactly! I can't believe it either. Very surprised that Mata is only 25, but it's obviously good news, because we can get a good few years out of him.

Like most on here I never thought this transfer would happen. Also never thought the RvP transfer would happen. It's inconceivable to me that rival clubs transfer top class players among each other, but of course I'm delighted that we managed to get these two players!

Gatling

http://www.manutd.com/en/NewSignings2013.aspx?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=ManUtd

DM_7

@lordgoat Barmby scored on his Hartlepool debut after

v3ttel

thelad95 wrote: »

Can anyone actually name one high profile swap deal thats taken place in the last decade? This isn't football manager

J. Marston wrote: »

Swap deals never happen.

Eto'o & Ibrahimovic.

Luiz & Matic.

Baptista & Reyes.

Gallas & Cole.

Defoe & Zamora.

And that's not even including the swap deal that was announced today.

fatherted1969

While its not good to see the team in decline it was the only thing that was going to open the owners eyes to the team. Its such an exciting time to be a supporter now. Great to see the club flexing their muscles, more to come in next few days i'd say

yabadabado

DM-ICE wrote: »

@lordgoat Barmby scored on his Hartlepool debut after

supposed to be a cracker as well.

irishfeen

Juan Mata García ‏@juanmata10 1 min
I can confirm that I'm a new player of @ManUtd. Os confirmo que ya soy nuevo jugador del @ManUtd_Es pic.twitter.com/Jhu1iW8GIU

...Good man John, just to make sure

lordgoat

DM-ICE wrote: »

@lordgoat Barmby scored on his Hartlepool debut after

Ya I saw that. Came off the bench.

Delighted for him.

v3ttel

sigmundv wrote: »

Who reckons RvP magically reappears now? From what I have heard he's fit, but he has not felt 100% himself. The prospect of playing with Mata behind him must make him want to get back on the pitch.

If, by magically reappears, you mean that a player who started full training with the rest of the team on Tuesday, may be part of the match day squad 7 days later against Cardiff, then yes. He may very well magically reappear.

Soldie

irishfeen wrote: »

Mata MUTV Interview -

How excited are you by the prospect of linking up with the likes of Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie and Adnan Januzaj to name a few?
Obviously for a player like me who is trying to score goals, assist goals and be a creative player it's going to be amazing to play with those kinds of players. Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie, Adnan, Valencia, Chicharito, Welbeck... they are all top-level players and I will try to do the best for the team.

newballsplease

Goodbye Ashley Young... And take Cleverley with you on the way out.

dreamers75

What number did he get?

kippy

Shows the importance of having D dG at the club..........
2 Spaniards there now might attract a few more!

Rubber_Soul

One of the most reliable journos around.

kippy

StarshipPooper wrote: »

One of the most reliable journos around.

In fairness if you are gonna give a manager a six year contract, you've got to back him financially, and in the situation the squad were in when Moyes started and the "investment" over the previous years, money has to be spent.

Mr.Prodston

I've just spent the last 5 minutes manically laughing with the realisation that Juan Mata is now a Manchester United player.

Like he's actually signed and sealed and smiling and standing next to Moyes and nobody is denying anything and he's a Manchester United player and he's signed a contract that means he plays for United now and not Chelsea

Saucy McKetchup

dreamers75 wrote: »

What number did he get?

7 apparently

Dicky Pride

dreamers75 wrote: »

What number did he get?

7⃣

RobertKK

Finally spending the Ronaldo money....

case885

Saucy McKetchup wrote: »

7 apparently

Shame would have preferred 8 for mata and 7 for Janizaj, ronaldo 2.0.

MagicMarker

We need to save our 8s for when Anderson gets back.

case885

MagicMarker wrote: »

We need to save our 8s for when Anderson gets back.

Give him 888, i would say 3 numbers would never fit on a players shirt but its anderson after all

Bleating Lamb

Pretty good day,Mata signs for Utd and went to see Anchorman 2 in cinema,Brick Tamland is a legend.

Red Pepper

I think Mata is a great signing for United but Mourinho/Chelsea also got a great deal. The special one picked a great time to sell Mata. Moyes was probably desperate for a classy new player to change his run of bad form.

KH25

Right, now that thats done, who are we signing next?

RobertKK

Skybet have removed odds on Vidal, hope that is a good sign or maybe so many bets on it that if it did happen the liabilities would be high, who knows.

Gatling

So in 7 days weve gone from bad to worse ,
Sent Anderson away
Bought Mata
Bought/buying +1
And we weren't going to do any business this month ,

Nice turn around so far

MagicMarker

MagicMarker wrote: »

We need to save our 8s for when Anderson gets back.

We've only stocked 8s in xl for the last few seasons.

keano2012

Gatling wrote: »

So in 7 days weve gone from bad to worse ,
Sent Anderson away
Bought Mata
Bought/buying +1
And we weren't going to do any business this month ,

Nice turn around so far

Sure is just Vidal and shaw in now....bar a cb we won't need to do any shopping in the summer...gives enough time to gel...go for the title next season

Blatter

The Telegraph report that we're in for Reus or Kroos. That doesn't make sense to me as both are quite different players, so I'm less inclined to believe the story has legs but Jason Burt is a good journalist.

keano2012

Blatter wrote: »

The Telegraph report that we're in for Reus or Kroos. That doesn't make sense to me as both are quite different players, so I'm less inclined to believe the story has legs but Jason Burt is a good journalist.

They share the same agent so assuming they came to the conclusion of 2+2=100

n32

Gatling wrote: »

So in 7 days weve gone from bad to worse ,
Sent Anderson away
Bought Mata
Bought/buying +1
And we weren't going to do any business this month ,

Nice turn around so far

Last season we had the league all but won by the end of february and the season turned into a bit of an anticlimax. For the last few weeks of the season there was nothing all that exciting (until the retirement saga). Even though the football has been chronic this season , its been way more exciting to follow us this year! Its been a voyage into the unknown compared to the usual story where we would win every week.

keano2012

n32 wrote: »

Last season we had the league all but won by the end of february and the season turned into a bit of an anticlimax. For the last few weeks of the season there was nothing all that exciting (until the retirement saga). Even though the football has been chronic this season , its been way more exciting to follow us this year! Its been a voyage into the unknown compared to the usual story where we would win every week.

Ya think I'd take the predictability of winning week in week out over losing to west brom at home but I kind of see ur point!

Max_Charger

Blatter wrote: »

The Telegraph report that we're in for Reus or Kroos. That doesn't make sense to me as both are quite different players, so I'm less inclined to believe the story has legs but Jason Burt is a good journalist.

He was the first to break the Mata story, very respectable source.

n32

keano2012 wrote: »

Ya think I'd take the predictability of winning week in week out over losing to west brom at home but I kind of see ur point!

ya one season of unpredicability will do just fine:D

keano2012

Max_Charger wrote: »

He was the first to break the Mata story, very respectable source.

I don't know until I see it from @_theofficialagent_ then it's not true!!!

Dicky Pride

Let's not forget that we still have seen no evidence that moyes has a clue what he's doing

Ordinary man

It's all a bit confusing now, after all rival fans have spent the last few months saying united have no money to spend and players wouldn't want to sign anyways because moyes has a bad cv:rolleyes: Now for a lb and cm

keano2012

Dicky Pride wrote: »

Let's not forget that we still have seen no evidence that moyes has a clue what he's doing

He signed mata...that's good enough for...give the man a break ! He's done good

DARK-KNIGHT

I love MANCHESTER UNITED...

heres hoping moyes builds his own empire....


believe in moyes