Marko Marin

[Predator 114]

Very mediocre player

But I still enjoy watching him play for some reason

[Spike 12,049]

Very mediocre player

But I still enjoy watching him play for some reason

Half of the time it can be the teammate's fault. Werder Bremen are exactly settting the world alight.

Everyone said that Gary Cahill was mediocre, but now look at him.

[Jase 43,479]

Not true. First get another winger and midfielder. And RB. Than give chance to Torres and Danny. If they wont start scoring, sell Torres in winter and buy new striker.

Right now our priority is Winger (Hulk) and Midfielder (Moutinho). And surely, we need Azpi.

No more money left for striker!

If we buy striker, we wont have proper midfield, people! What part you dont get?

I dont realise why you want striker ahead of creative midfield (winger+cm)?

So basically you're suggesting we take a gamble on Torres and Sturridge for the first half of next season at the very least?! I'm sorry, that just ain't gonna work. IF we are to challenge at the very top again, we need to have a proper striker in the team - clinical & a team player. Stick with Torres & Sturridge for next season and I'm afraid we'll be challenging for the Top 4 again, not for the title.

Also, you made it sound so easy to sell Torres and buy a new striker in the winter transfer window! Which club out there with a proper ambition of their own would sell their striker half way through season when they are trying to achieve their own targets? Even IF they do want to sell, that club would surely inflate the striker's price and it would be heck a lot costlier than the price during the summer transfer window. Furthermore, no clubs out there would want to take a gamble and purchase Torres in the January transfer window if he isn't firing at all!

In addition, the way you're saying about how we won't have any money left to buy a striker is as if we're gonna spend 20-30+ million for all our next purchases. Who's to say the club won't surprise us with more cheap bargain & good signing like Marin? Newcastle managed to get Cabaye, Cisse & Ben Arfa all for less than 10 million each! We'll also may be looking to sell 2-3 players in the summer which means there would be additional funds from there to add into the transfer budget for the next manager.

[Predator 114]

Half of the time it can be the teammate's fault. Werder Bremen are exactly settting the world alight.

Everyone said that Gary Cahill was mediocre, but now look at him.

Aye mate, but Marin has made a lot of mistakes, I never really liked the way he plays, hope he can improve in the Prem

[Spike 12,049]

Aye mate, but Marin has made a lot of mistakes, I never really liked the way he plays, hope he can improve in the Prem

Henry was pretty terrible before he joined Arsenal. That isn't the best comparison but you know what I mean.

[capriccioso 2,545]

I just have one, very small gripe about Marko (and no, it's not that he has effectively ended Salomon's career): I think he is just a German Daniel Sturridge. A great flat track bully (for non cricket fans, that roughly translates to one who has a blinder against lesser opposition or in favourable conditions such as playing at home but then bottles it away/against better teams) but he strikes me as the type to mope about if he doesn't get what he wants, and my German teacher back in high school who is a massive Werder fan who often criticised him for being selfish, though that was in 2009 so he may have changed.

[Jase 43,479]

The cynical side of me is saying that Marin's trying to get on our good books already when he said he opted us over Spurs!

[BlueLyon 9,359]

What if Torres gets back in form?

We still need new striker?

[Spike 12,049]

What if Torres gets back in form?

We still need new striker?

I think you kind of answered your own question then.

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

Good to know that we have some kind of replacement for Mata.Won't need to play every minute of every game now.

[manpe 10,861]

It's the journos that are not focussing on transfers since the football season gives them enough to write about. The clubs are constantly busy with working on transfers and scouting players.

That is what I meant.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

I think getting Marin will not end Kalou's Chelsea career, but rather Malouda's Chelsea career. Kalou is still a good squad/sub player to have. Although Kalou was complaining earlier in the year that he wants more playing time, so being a sub player may not be enough for him to be satisfied anymore.

[manpe 10,861]

I think getting Marin will not end Kalou's Chelsea career, but rather Malouda's Chelsea career. Kalou is still a good squad/sub player to have. Although Kalou was complaining earlier in the year that he wants more playing time, so being a sub player may not be enough for him to be satisfied anymore.

Exactly what I thought. If Di Matteo stays, then Malouda is definitely behind Kalou. Hopefully we get another signing to push both out.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

We have just been warned by UEFA for breaking FFP rules...City too.

I have feeling we wont spend much, or we wont play in CL/EL next year...

[Jase 43,479]

I think you kind of answered your own question then.

That and even IF Torres finds his form, we still another striker as an option. Can't be flogging him to death like Rafa did at Liverpool.

We have just been warned by UEFA for breaking FFP rules...City too.

I have feeling we wont spend much, or we wont play in CL/EL next year...

Loads of BS from Daily Fail. It's not like we're not aware of it.