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Juan Mata axe baffles Avram Grant

September 22, 2013


Former Chelsea manager Avram Grant has expressed his confusion at Juan
Mata's exile under Jose Mourinho but said he expected the Spain
international to remain at Stamford Bridge.


There had been speculation throughout the summer that Mourinho was
prepared to offload Mata, despite the playmaker having been key to the
Blues' success over the last two seasons, and while Chelsea have insisted,
publicly and privately, that he is not for sale, doubts over his future
remain.


Mourinho told his Friday press conference that Mata faced a battle for his
place and left him out of the squad for the 2-0 win over Fulham the
following day. The manager then repeated that Mata would “have to learn
to play” the way he wants him to.


Grant, who took charge at Chelsea when Mourinho's first stint came to an
end in 2007, said he did not “personally understand” why Mata was not in
the coach's plans.


He continued on BBC Radio Five Live's Sportsweek programme: “But, in this
position, Chelsea have so many players, so if Oscar, Eden Hazard or
Willian are out, people will ask why they are out of the squad or team. A
manager needs to take a decision and in this case it's a tough decision.
Jose will know how to manage them well.”


When asked whether he believed Mata had a future at the club, Grant
replied: “I think yes. He's a great player -- he's won games, gave
assists and scored goals.”


The Sunday People has claimed Roman Abramovich is unhappy that Mourinho
has sidelined Mata and Fernando Torres, and it has often been claimed over
the years that the Chelsea owner has sought to influence team selection as
well as selecting transfer targets.


However, Grant, who reached the Champions League final during his brief
spell in charge, denied that is the case.


“He didn't do it and I don't think he did it with any manager,” he said.
“This is a story that isn't true. At the end of the day the manager made
the decisions and he never said do this or that.


“I've known him a long time and he never took a decision against me. If a
manager said: ‘I don't want this player’, he will not buy him.”

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