Upon Jose Mourinho's arrival at Manchester United there were many rumors persisting around the future of few players. Mainly Juan Mata. The main reason for that was that there was a rift between the two and as a result Mourinho sold Chelsea's player of the year Manchester United eventually.
But on arrival both the parties denied about any such incident and the player said that he wants to concentrate on his football.
Slowly Mata became an integral part of Mourinho’s system and has now overtaken Rooney as the clubs first choice playmaker. It could change as United are excelling in the 4-2-3-1 which puts Mata out wide on the right and Mkhitaryan as the attacking midfielder. This change did not hinder Mata's exceptional form and the player is one of the most important player in the United squad.
He had reportedly told that he desires to return to homeland Spain after winning the Premier League with United , keeping this aside United are also monitoring Monaco's Bernardo Silva who plays in the same position and has more or less the same style of play like that of Mata's.
Let's compare both of these players and see how can Silva benefit and fit in the United team.
His has a buy back clause in his current contract with a humongous fee of 70 million Euros. Is he worth and perfect let's find out.(On League stats)
1. Juan Mata
Age - 28
Nationality - Spanish
Goals - 6
Assists - 2
Games - 20
Passing Accuracy - 90%
Shot Accuracy - 72%
Foot - Left
Position - Right Midfield, Left Midfield, Right Wing, Left Wing, CAM
Passes - 786
Successful Dribbles - 12
Traits - Fast, Accurate Passing, Playmaker, Agile, Free kick Specialist, Can Curve the ball well
Team - Manchester United
Style of play - Likes to cut through the defense, Creating chances
2. Bernardo Silva
Age - 22
Nationality - Portuguese
Goals - 5
Assists - 5
Games - 24
Passing Accuracy - 80%
Shot Accuracy - 59%
Foot - Left
Position - Right Wing, Right Midfield, CAM
Traits - Agile, Technical Passer, Playmaker
Team - Monaco
Successful Dribbles - 43
Passes - 785
Style of play - Loves to dribble around with the ball, Fast, Playmaker, Backs the team, Creates chances .
Based on the stats we can see that the style of play of both the players are the same and their style also the same, both love passing, can finish the ball, they play in similar positions both are playmakers.
Advantage of Buying Silva.
1. Younger
2. Better Passer
3. Agile
4. Will add much needed pace in the team.
Disadvantages.
1. Not Premier League proven
2. Young and less experienced than Mata
3. Add competition on the wings
4. Overvalued.
Where will he play?
With the anticipated arrival of Griezmann or to be precise if Griezmann joins United he will play as a CAM which would lead to Mkhitaryan shifting on the right. But due to the current scenario Mkhitaryan is playing well as a CAM so Griezmann could play as a winger. If Silva is bought he would play in either of the two. His arrival will add more pressure and may even make Mkhitaryan insecure. Lingard, Young could also be in jeopardy. Silva will not be guaranteed many starts due to Mkhitaryans predominance so will have to settle for a bench role. If he arrives Rooney will surely be sold but Lingard could be the next scapegoat.
Verdict.
Upon considering the stats age and considering Griezmann's arrival Our Supermanunited Verdict is to play the waiting game on Silva. To wait till the end of the season whether we need a new attacker, Trim the attack in the summer and fund for Silva. We can't say anything now. But to conclude whether who to choose between the two and if United were given an option to buy Silva or keep Mata, We would say to Buy Silva.
This is our Verdict what is yours?
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