Schurrle signing confirmed; will wear #14

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

We now have - Hazard, Mata, Oscar, De Bruyne, Moses, Marin, Piazon & Kakuta all able to fill those wing/attacking roles. You can even put in Ramires as an option on the wing when we're desperate.

Kakuta will likely be sold/loaned out and Piazon probably loaned out, but I believe Marin will be given another season. So - Hazard, Mata, Oscar, De Bruyne, Moses, Marin, Ramires.

I no longer think that "His signing is for depth" can be a valid argument especially if it does end up being around that £20m figure.

You pay that figure for starters, not 1 depth option, especially when there's already depth.

I'm really curious to see how Marin would perform under Mourinho. He actually has a really good (and perhaps overly-eager) work rate and would compliment someone like De Bruyne out wide and Oscar in the middle I think.

I really don't think Marin is good enough. Piazon impressed me more in his very little time at Malaga than Marin did here. I'd reckon Marin gets loaned out or gets sold in a player exchange or something. I don't see a future for him here. Sure, he can play a carling cup game here and there but you're down 1 goal and Marin's on the bench, you ain't getting nothing worthwhile from him. His biggest asset is his dribbling but I don't think he has the confidence to hack it in the premier league. And whatever confidence he did have is probably shot to pieces now after the shocking first season.

RW - Hazard, KDB, Moses, Oscar, Ramires

CAM - Mata, Oscar, Hazard, KDB

LW - Hazard, Mata, KDB, Oscar, Moses

4-2-3-1:

1. KDB - Mata - Hazard

2. Ramires - Oscar - Moses

4-3-3

1. Mata - ST - Hazard

2. KDB - ST - Moses

Mou wants competition, Marin is no competition but Schurrle can be, so at a good price he'll be a good option for depth but that's assuming Oscar will be pushed back into midfield if we go with a 4-3-3, cause if not then we're probably fine depth-wise.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Agreed. I'd definitely have Schurrle over Marin, any day. Schurrle offers a lot more.

Can people also stop saying he's £20m when it's clearly been stated he's £17m (€20m)?

[Special Juan 27,424]

Schurlle will offers us miles more of definition and versatility than Marin, no offence but Marin was a really poor signing from us, I stated that to my mate back just before he signed. Average player and we need more than that, Schurlle is a really good player.

[Leif 6,006]

Can people also stop saying he's £20m when it's clearly been stated he's £17m (€20m)?

Well he's not. We haven't signed him so we don't know his fee. It's been £20m, £17m and £14m just this past week.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Well he's not. We haven't signed him so we don't know his fee. It's been £20m, £17m and £14m just this past week.

How are you so sure we'd even know the right fee if we did sign him? The latest fee that has been reported is €20m, not the £20m you said in one of your previous post. You're basically saying I've got no right to claim he'd cost £17m but just a couple of hours ago you said he's £20m. Again, double standards.

[Jase 43,479]

There will be some egg faces around if suddenly Mourinho is able to turn Marin into the player that most of us have in mind and the impact that we like him to make when we signed him.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

There will be some egg faces around if suddenly Mourinho is able to turn Marin into the player that most of us have in mind and the impact that we like him to make when we signed him.

That's highly unlikely mate

[Jase 43,479]

That's highly unlikely mate

Hence why I said 'if' in there. Really, I don't see why someone like Jose can't get more out of Marin than what he has given here. It's not like he's finished or a washed up player like Torres.

[Special Juan 27,424]

I don't know what is more worrying, Marin's possible resurrection or the fact he is being talked about in the same thread as Schurlle.

[Jase 43,479]

I don't know what is more worrying, Marin's possible resurrection or the fact he is being talked about in the same thread as Schurlle.

Without wanting to turn this thread into a Marin one, I'm just not sure why most people seem to have this hatred feeling whenever they speak about Marin. He has by no means been good but has he done anything sinfully wrong?! The way people speak of him sometimes is like as though Marin just killed someone.

[Hutcho 8,443]

No-one actually dislikes Marin (I don't think). But he got few chances in his first season, and when he did he got very little oppertunity. With KDB staying and Schurrle coming in, the chance of him getting a real go is highly unlikely as he is so low down in the pecking order. And no one expects anything of him. I'm sure as chelsea fans as we all are, if Mou decides Marin is his man and he starts performing we will all be very happy with that. The same way as everyone is pissed off with torres, but its not like i want him to miss when he goes on the pitch, but i expect it. If he plays under mourinho and scores 40 goals next season, i doubt any will be annoyed because its "torres". But no one expects him to.

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

There will be some egg faces around if suddenly Mourinho is able to turn Marin into the player that most of us have in mind and the impact that we like him to make when we signed him.

Not happening. Some players just aren't good enough. Marin's best game he's ever played in his life and that's probably comparable to an average Moses game. I could understand if a player showed potential or the attributes to prove the doubters wrong but Marin possess nothing of the sort. We should sell him + money to Southampton for Luke Shaw.

[Jase 43,479]

No-one actually dislikes Marin (I don't think). But he got few chances in his first season, and when he did he got very little oppertunity. With KDB staying and Schurrle coming in, the chance of him getting a real go is highly unlikely as he is so low down in the pecking order. And no one expects anything of him. I'm sure as chelsea fans as we all are, if Mou decides Marin is his man and he starts performing we will all be very happy with that. The same way as everyone is pissed off with torres, but its not like i want him to miss when he goes on the pitch, but i expect it. If he plays under mourinho and scores 40 goals next season, i doubt any will be annoyed because its "torres". But no one expects him to.

Aware of that but said it's the feeling that people seem to transmit across like Marin has done something bad.

Not happening. Some players just aren't good enough. Marin's best game he's ever played in his life and that's probably comparable to an average Moses game. I could understand if a player showed potential or the attributes to prove the doubters wrong but Marin possess nothing of the sort. We should sell him + money to Southampton for Luke Shaw.

Said 'if'...

[Hutcho 8,443]

Aware of that but said it's the feeling that people seem to transmit across like Marin has done something bad.

Said 'if'...

Yeah i guess many have a dismissive attitude towards him. Nothing against him. But don't think he is what we need. He hasn't really had a fair go. But that is the nature of the game and when you get your chance you have got to take it.

[Backstreet09 499]

There will be some egg faces around if suddenly Mourinho is able to turn Marin into the player that most of us have in mind and the impact that we like him to make when we signed him.

It's not about Mourniho. He just need a constant run of games. If he still fails to deliver then yup ship him. But judgin him for 10 minutes cameos is like reely silleeeeeey -__- #5edgy10me

[Duppy Conqueror 1,494]

Getting Shurrle wouldn't mean just having better depth at LW .I see him as being a young version of old Anelka in that he can play Left Wing,Right WIng,2nd striker,centre forward.he would fit in the team in many positions and formations and allow us offload a few players on our depth chart that just are not good enough to start for us....mainly demba ba,Marin,Kakuta..

[Duppy Conqueror 1,494]

Typing on iPad is hard fookin work btw

[Special Juan 27,424]

Without wanting to turn this thread into a Marin one, I'm just not sure why most people seem to have this hatred feeling whenever they speak about Marin. He has by no means been good but has he done anything sinfully wrong?! The way people speak of him sometimes is like as though Marin just killed someone.

from me there is no hatred, he's just rubbish.