Juan Mata has set his sights on lifting the
Barclays Premier League trophy in the 2013/14 season.
The playmaker, who has been voted Player of
the Year in each of his two seasons at Chelsea, has already sampled continental
success with both the Champions League and Europa League trophies, but is yet
to win a domestic league title. He is hoping Jose Mourinho will be able to lead
the side to that success on his return to Stamford Bridge.
Mata identifies a strong start to the season,
following our pre-season trips to Asia and America, as the key. Last season we
began well but quickly faded from the title race, but he is determined to keep
the pace with a more experienced squad this time around.
‘Winning the Champions League, FA Cup and
Europa League was great, but I really want to win the Premier League title next
season,’ said the Spaniard. ‘If we start well I think we can do it. We have a
great squad and fantastic supporters behind us, so hopefully we can do it. ‘
‘For me it would be amazing to win four
trophies in three seasons. It would be a very special feeling to win the
Premier League title and I’m looking forward to hopefully doing so.’
‘I think we have the squad – we have enough
class to do it.’
Before then, Mata competes with Spain in the
Confederations Cup, travelling to Brazil after a two-game stay in America.
‘This is a special tournament for me, since I
had the chance to participate back in 2009, in my first competition with the
senior team,’ he said.
‘I was lucky enough to play in
our first Confederations Cup in South Africa, and it’s important because you
gain experience of the country where the World Cup will be played, you get a
feel for the place and the atmosphere. ‘
‘It’s also the only trophy
missing for us and I think with our manager, the group of players and our
winning mentality, we have a good chance of making it the perfect summer.’
‘It would be
amazing for this group of players. We’ve won two Euros, the World Cup and
winning the Confederations Cup would be the full circle.’
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