Juan Mata is the classic No.10, according to Darren Fletcher. When asked what the new signing brings to the team, Fletcher said: Composure. Hes an intelligent footballer who gives you a bit of everything: assists, goals. Also, off the ball. Although he might not be making tackles here, there and everywhere, he reads the game fantastically. Seeing him playing in front of me, the position he takes up, how he is blocking off passes, he does a good job for the team as well. He covers a lot of distances. If you see his stats, they are always one of the highest in the team. He is a really big player and he has settled into this squad fantastically. Once he got his first goal, he has kicked on again now and got another two. On comparisons with Paul Scholes, he plays a bit more advanced than Paul. Scholesy got stuck in. Juan is a classic no.10. He controls the pace of games. He has got an eye for a killer pass. He can slow it down, take two or three touches, and take the pace out of the game. He is just a really intelligent footballer. There are fantastic players here and we had an opportunity to sign Juan - he has come in and been brilliant. He is improving all the time and I think his performances are getting better and better. We are starting to see the best of him now in this classic no.10 role, and long may it continue. [Source: Daily Star]
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 18:15:11 +0000