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Santi >> Silva & Mata

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posted on 29/4/13

The manager

posted on 29/4/13

Silva is a top 3 player in the league imo.

posted on 29/4/13

Iniesta > Silva

posted on 29/4/13

Iniesta >> any other midfielder on planet earth

posted on 29/4/13

Iniesta > Bayern

OOPS

posted on 29/4/13

Silva is top drawer.

posted on 29/4/13

Well first things first, while they are all Spanish playmakers, they are different players, and have different strengths and weaknesses.

Judging from their seasons in the premier league I would say that in my opinion Silva is the most naturally creative - i.e. the one most capable of creating something out of nothing, although at the same time he can drift in and out of games

Mata is perhaps the most pragmatic - his positional sense is excellent when attacking and is perhaps the most natural no. 10, and his decision making is very good. Also his set pieces have been superior and more consistent than the other two in their time in England.

Cazorla, I believe, has the best technique of the three, in his touch, with both feet, but most explicitly in the way he strikes the ball. He is also the most successful dribbler, if not the most effective - he will keep the ball under great pressure, however he doesn't always move it on quite quickly enough.

It's very difficult to say which is the best of the three, but I think it's worth remembering that Silva has had three season in England, Mata two and Santi just the one.

posted on 29/4/13

Think the OP overlooks an important issue, which is that both Silva and Mata were a lot younger when they first landed in the PL and hadn't completed their development.

Santi was already the finished article.

Yes, he might improve next season due to being more familiar with the PL, but his overall room for improvement is smaller. I wouldn't expect much more from him than what he's produced this year.

comment by Analog (U17200)

posted on 29/4/13

Mata is the worst of the three, but he's younger so it's expected

posted on 29/4/13

By the time Coutinho is as old as Mata and especially Santi hell wipe the floor with both of them

posted on 29/4/13

By the time Coutinho is as old as Mata and especially Santi hell wipe the floor with both of them
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Good one.

posted on 29/4/13

Why do people keep comparing these donkeys with the best player in the league Cazorla,Silva,Bale are nowhere near Mata's level

posted on 29/4/13

Mata is the best among Cazorla, Silva or Santi..

That little man is a team player.

posted on 29/4/13

Can't believe no-one's mentioned Kevin Nolan.

posted on 29/4/13

Because "no-one" is interested in Kevin Nolan.

posted on 29/4/13

Mata

posted on 29/4/13

By the time Coutinho is as old as Mata and especially Santi hell wipe the floor with both of them
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Not least because Santi will be 36 by then.

posted on 29/4/13

"Mata is Balon D'or material whilst Santi and Silva are PFA player material."

Here we go with the hype.

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