Mata: We Must Release Our Rage

Each Monday, Manchester United forward Juan Mata publishes a personally-written piece to provide an insight in his life, both on and off the pitch. His latest blog update reflects on the 1-1 draw against Bournemouth and explains how the Reds plan to react over the course of this week…

Hi everyone,

This weekend has ended in a less cheerful way than the last one, when we won the EFL Cup, as you know. All of us felt very frustrated after the draw against Bournemouth on Saturday, it’s the same feeling that we had a few months ago after some similar games at Old Trafford. Unfortunately, we have that sense of déjà vu again. We played good football, we created chances, but yet again we weren’t efficient enough to turn that into a better score. We let two points slip away, that’s clear.

All we can do now is to look ahead as we are facing many challenges in just a few days. As I always say, the good thing is that soon after a defeat you have an opportunity to make it up. Football doesn’t stop and it always gives you another chance to release your rage by doing what you like most.

We have four games to play before the international break and each of them is going to be a special challenge. First of all we have the Europa League tie against Rostov, including a long trip that is going to test the strength of the team in every sense. The Russian side is particularly strong at home: this season they have defeated Bayern Munich and Ajax, for instance. That gives you an idea of how tough they are.

Four days later we will play in the FA Cup against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Another key game, a top-level tie in such a special competition. We will need to play a great game if we want to celebrate back-to-back FA Cup titles at Wembley.

Have a nice week and thank you for your support.

Hugs,

Juan

‎PS: What book or TV series do you recommend me for the long trip to Russia?

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

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