Mata is a technical player and we are short in that department. Someone to play the little triangles and play and accurate ball. He has smart and good movement like Silva so he is able to get out of tight corners with skill rather than brute strength.
He will add guile and creativity into the midfield. To manage expectations here he is not a flying winger like Valencia or Ronaldo but more like Silva.
His assets are short quick intelligent passes good deliveries from set pieces skill in tight places.
