Mata: Decisive Time For United Lies Ahead

In his latest weekly blog entry, posted on Monday 13 February, Juan Mata reflects on the victory over Watford and discusses his amusing goal celebration...
Hi everyone,

We’re heading into mid-February and into the most decisive part of the season, when you can start to foresee whether a certain team is likely to get to their goals or not.

In our case, I feel that the team is approaching the last few months of the season on the same wavelength. Our win against Watford, the third consecutive game without conceding a goal, shows that the team is feeling good, it’s united, motivated and looking forward to carry on. We are already in the second half of the season and the full squad is convinced that, if we keep the same way, we can get many more victories until the end of the season.

The win against Watford was really deserved. All due respect to our opponent, I think we deserved the three points, and I had an extra reason for joy because I was lucky to open the score. It was nice collective play that I was able to finish with my left foot while my right boot was coming off. When I ran to celebrate the goal with my team-mates the boot was already off so I just took it and threw it in the air. You don’t really know what you’re doing when you score! Anyway, I read that my celebration had been premeditated, but it wasn’t, although I’m sure my friends from adidas did like it ;-). The most important thing is that the team enjoyed the game, especially in the first half, and that it turned into good football, with several chances to score and, this time, also a good result.

After a ‘quiet’ week, now we have two games in seven days. Actually, none of the next four games are in the Premier League. The competition will be back for us in March. We have the Europa League this coming Thursday and the FA Cup on the weekend, followed by the second leg against Saint-Etienne and the EFL Cup final at Wembley against Southampton. The best thing to do is to focus on the first game, that’s the most important one right now. We have to get the best possible result at Old Trafford against Saint-Etienne.

I’d like to give you a tip: keep an eye on my social networks this Monday because we’re going to release part of a special documentary with a great Manchester United fan. I hope you like it! Have a nice week.

Hugs,
Juan

Juan's full blog is available to read on his official website, juanmata8.com.

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