Sigh..i understand there's a lot of talk about mata adapting to the system,but i for one believe he has put in some great shifts under jose (although not outstanding,but u can argue its due to a lack of playing time) and our failure to dispatch the chances he creates has actually put him under a bad light.

A simple example was vs Swansea when eto'o was put clean through twice,but wasted both chances. I refuse to believe a player as talented as juan has gone bad overnight,and his constant withdrawal from the team will not help him one bit. look,i love oscar's workrate and tackling as much as the next guy,but i feel that's just  not the primary job of a no.10, and the creativity which juan brings to the team is unrivaled,where if u take that as their main responsibility,then he trumps oscar every time.

Even now,u can see juan is tracking back much more these days and putting in some well timed challenges.the only thing which may deceive people into thinking he's not as 'hardworking' as hazard or oscar is because he's not as speedy as them.This is grossly unfair,as that's akin to expecting lamps to close down players as quickly as azpi.

We also have to admit there have been a few times where you've felt like pulling your hair out watching oscar this season,yet jose persists with him.its abundantly clear he's one of his favourites and i've grown to reluctantly accept that.Therefore whatever happens in the transfer window,whether he leaves or not i wish him all the best.

The lad deserves much better,u can be sure about that.but if he pushes for a move in January,i think Chelsea fc will be the biggest losers,as clubs will always use the midseason / cup-tied excuse to bring down the price,and we've become somewhat 'experts' when it comes to undervaluing our own players. That, apart from the fact that we're losing a mercurial talent of course.

I know it's hoping against hope,but i wish he stays.