
Originally Posted by
Niall_Quinn
Mata looked good in the first half, vanished in the second. Cazorla was invisible in the first half, looked good in the second. Whatever people think about him he can control a ball, has awareness, can pass, is intelligent, he can be trusted when he gets the ball unlike just about every other player in the team. And he often considers playing it forward which is a big plus. I can't understand how Diaby is considered a good player but Cazorla gets panned. Diaby is a negative influence on the team, like Ramsey most of the time. Slow, ponderous, unaware of what's going on around him, negative, always looking to slow the play, takes too many touches, easily dispossessed, always ready to play it backwards or sideways. Mata would be just as disadvantaged if he had players like Diaby around him.