Rumoured Marouane Fellaini

[Atholy 1,293]

[YouNameIt 1,511]

you have to admit tho his difference in that city team winning or losing!

he bosses that midfield

Might be. Balotelli is another player that is very good, but that I would never want in CHelsea

[Slb1989 8]

with all the hype after the goal against united i doubt everton will let him go for cheap

[capriccioso 2,545]

Bump.

http://www1.skysport...ason-at-Everton

Sign him up. That's virtually a transfer request. 25 million, and that'll be a great deal.

[capriccioso 2,545]

He's a mediocre footballer, just a tough defender (not all round for all that) and mighty target man. He's often horrible with his feet, cannot make 15+ yards passes etc... For £25m it would be a complete madness.

We need a bully, a thug in midfield. So what if he has no technique? He has more positional discipline than Lampard or Ramires.

Everton bought him for 16m and they won't sell him below 25.

[termninja 5,290]

I rate him but I don't think he is worth 25million. We could see him here though now when Essien and Meireles have left.

[themightyblue 443]

I Like Fellaini. Good player that can hopefully get better with age and will add to our Belgian contingency. If we can strike a good deal with everton for him in January, it'll be great

[Jase 43,479]

Oh boy, here we go with the Fellaini speculation and debates once again.

[themightyblue 443]

Oh boy, here we go with the Fellaini speculation and debates once again.

You know it's bound to happen haha. Will be very surprised if we don't go for him January

[themightyblue 443]

I was surprised we didn't sign Taarabt two years ago... Surprisingly considering he said he had contacts with Chelsea... I still don't understand. And I can't imagine he said he had contacts even if it never had been any. Would he have lied, over stating things ?

Come on people, it's been 5 years he's at Everton, if he was that good he wouldn't be at Everton for a long time...

A lot of people really started to take notice of Fellaini (ability wise) from around winter time last season. Well at least i did anyway. The guy is still only 24 and he's been at Everton that long because he just wasn't good enough in his early years, was very raw, bit too aggressive etc. Also your painting out Everton as though there a bad side. There League finished have been 5th, 5th, 8th, 7th, 7th in the last 5 years. No one ever says Fellaini is 'world class' or anything like that, majority say he's a good player which he is and like i said earlier is only 24

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

I think Fellaini is a good player, but where does he fit?. He's not a deep-lying midfielder and he's not a defensive midfielder so Chelsea get him and then what? So far this season, he's been playing a very attacking role, sort of like a #10 which is absolutely the last thing Chelsea need. You can't just keep buying players just because they're good.

[dumps 284]

I think Fellaini is a good player, but where does he fit?. He's not a deep-lying midfielder and he's not a defensive midfielder so Chelsea get him and then what? So far this season, he's been playing a very attacking role, sort of like a #10 which is absolutely the last thing Chelsea need. You can't just keep buying players just because they're good.

pretty sure he is a defensive midfielder.

recently at everton though they have been pushing him up the pitch, so hes got a few goals. but his main poistion is just infront of the defence, and he plays it well. would be a great signing for us. and just read somewhere that he has said this will be his last season with everton...

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

I was surprised we didn't sign Taarabt two years ago... Surprisingly considering he said he had contacts with Chelsea... I still don't understand. And I can't imagine he said he had contacts even if it never had been any. Would he have lied, over stating things ?

Come on people, it's been 5 years he's at Everton, if he was that good he wouldn't be at Everton for a long time...

i agree, Taarabt was immense 2 seasons ago and i was a huge fan of the idea of him coming to CFC, although he played por last year he admitted he was distracted by the attention in France.

as for your latter point, the people need a transfer saga and will go leaps and bounds to start one.

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

pretty sure he is a defensive midfielder.

recently at everton though they have been pushing him up the pitch, so hes got a few goals. but his main poistion is just infront of the defence, and he plays it well. would be a great signing for us. and just read somewhere that he has said this will be his last season with everton...

Look where he's played so far this season. In all 3 games, he played behind the striker. (Check out soccernet's excellent "average position" in "tactical formation" in gamecast for proof of this). In fact, against ManU, he played as far forward as Jelavic. Had a look at some games from last year as well, and I wasn't really a defensive midfielder then either. Rodwell played that roll. He was more of a box to box central midfielder (IMO, what he's best suited for). Good player, just doesn't fit Chelsea.

[Jase 43,479]

pretty sure he is a defensive midfielder.

recently at everton though they have been pushing him up the pitch, so hes got a few goals. but his main poistion is just infront of the defence, and he plays it well. would be a great signing for us. and just read somewhere that he has said this will be his last season with everton...

No. Fellaini did not play well when used as a DM at Everton. If you bother to look at Everton games in the past 2-3 season where he is being played at DM, you can see that he is pretty average and certainly not the same Fellaini right now. He's not mobile enough and tends to be clumsy with his challenges, which can lead to giving oppositions free kicks in dangerous areas.

[themightyblue 443]

We need the Everton fan on here to clear things up

[Jase 43,479]

We need the Everton fan on here to clear things up

Ring...ring...@Shogun, where are you?

[The Skipper 20,593]

If you still think Fellaini is a DM you've obviously completely ignored him over the last few seasons. He doesn't play that role anymore. Might make a rare appearance as one but the majority of his appearances have been behind the striker or just as a pure B2B midfielder.