Painting Old Trafford Blue- through the eyes of the goalscorer

Juan Mata is perhaps the true no 10 of Chelsea. He has had such an impact on the team since joining in 2011 that he is hardly seen off the pitch (even with the number of games Chelsea has played this season...) He still manages to keep a personal blog updated (Link to Mata's blog). This time, rather than writing something on my own, I thought I should just repost one of his blogs for an insight into his thoughts.

Finally, something to be happy about

The way the season has shaped out for Chelsea, there are just two competitions that they can win now out of the probable seven at the start of the season. With so much drama all season, this is one thing that really made me happy. Not just that it was sheer class from Demba Ba, which undermines a great cross from Juan Mata, but this moment of brilliance effectively knocked out the league leaders. The look on Fergie's face was worth the wait.

How to become a Manchester United fan?

On an unrelated note, here's a fun post(no offense intended, just for laughs).

• Try ending every argument with '19'.
• Try to write GGMU wherever possible, especially at the most unexpected of places. For example, in a discussion involving the El Classico, say GGMU!
• Be a little arrogant in arguments. Well, don't consider the word 'little'.
• Keep dreaming about Champ20ns.
• Write "MUFC" in your name even if you can't name 10 players from the squad.
• Live no where near Manchester. 
• Mention how your youth academy is better than even better than La Masia.
• Say how the best players in the world would love to play for United. Also emphasize why Guardiola would love to succeed Ferguson.
• Say Sir Alex is the best ever and have no clue about who Matt Busby is.
• Put Christiano Ronaldo's picture as your Profile/Cover Pic, and hope for his return, which ain't happening.
• Accuse Liverpool fans of talking of history, but never stop talking of the '19'.
• Brag about the 8-2 against Arsenal, but forget about the 6-1 against City just weeks later.
• Look the other way (or pretend to do so) when referees favour United and say 'can we call it square' when one decision goes against them.

If you do atleast 5 of the things listed above, congrats, you are a Manchester United fan.

Lessons from Chelsea's Capital One Cup win over Man Utd

After a disappointing match that most Chelsea fans, if not all, were left feeling cheated, a win over the same opponents at the same ground did bring a sense of satisfaction! Here are my conclusions from the game.

The Mazacar- and the match which turned from best to worst!

21st August 2011. Juan Manuel Mata Garcia was snapped up by Chelsea for £23.5 million. He was awarded the no 10 shirt from Yossi Benayoun. He made an immediate impact, scoring on his debut after coming on as a substitute. A bunch of great performances through out the season earned him the player of the season for Chelsea, who went on to win their maiden Champions League title.

Eden Hazard, on 29th May, after a long transfer saga, involving flirting with the top English clubs, tweeted-

I'm signing for the champion's league winner.

For £32 million, especially after a failed backheel against City in the Community Shield, people might have deemed him very overpriced, but he silenced doubters bagging the man of the match in each of his first four Premier League starts for Chelsea.

Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Junior signed for Chelsea on 16th July for an undisclosed fee of the region of £20-25 million. Missing the first few games for Chelsea, he stamped his authority against Juventus in a Champions League match, scoring a wonderful second goal, which even the opposition keeper Buffon ended up acknowledging!