Mata: Football Should Unite Us

In his latest blog, Juan Mata is encouraged by the manner of Manchester United's win over Hull City but saddened by the fan clashes in Spain...

I’m writing these lines right before going to bed on Sunday evening. This weekend has been spectacular at the beginning, but very sad at the end due to issues unrelated to sport.

On Saturday we won the first of two consecutive games in Old Trafford in just four days. The team had a solid performance with spells of very good football. Personally, I enjoyed myself a lot on the pitch.

Ángel’s injury is a pity; we hope he gets fit again soon. As for Wayne’s problems, hopefully it’s nothing too serious. In this regard, we keep being really unfortunate with so many injuries.

After the game, in the dressing room, the feeling was that we had played a good game to be proud of, because it had showed all our efforts in the training sessions during the week. This win adds up to a good run of results. Let’s hope to consolidate that in December, a very busy month that can take us closer to our goals. For a start, we play Stoke this Tuesday, again at home.

Sunday didn’t start the same way. After finishing the training session we were told about the incidents in Madrid prior to the game between Atlético and Deportivo. Sadness... incredulity... I can’t find the words to describe it. As any other sport, football should help to unite, not to divide. This is not the first time that something like this has happened, in Spain or here in England. Such barbarisms must be eradicated, once and for all, through education and common sense.

Thank you for always being there. See you next week.

Big hug to all,
Juan

Read the full blog, in which he also asks for fans' music recommendations, at juanmata8.com.

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