Mats Hummels

[Jase 43,479]

[The Skipper 20,609]

£16m for Hummels? Can't believe that rumour even picked up steam.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

end of story

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

Klopp about Hummels to Man Utd: "If that's not a bullshit story, I'll eat a broom stick" (via @SkySportNewsHD)”

Hahahaha! Great banter!

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Been thinking about who might replace Terry longterm and play along Cahill and then Zouma...

Is this guy best bet? Think Varane is unavailable, players like Laporte, Inigo etc are waay unexperienced and not leaders and Cahill would be a mess then.

But Hummels is quite slow (could be great problem against fast wingers in PL) and gets injured often (might be different with our staff but still). In tactical and leadership terms he is up with the best though.

[iseah100 5,612]

Been thinking about who might replace Terry longterm and play along Cahill and then Zouma...

Is this guy best bet? Think Varane is unavailable, players like Laporte, Inigo etc are waay unexperienced and not leaders and Cahill would be a mess then.

But Hummels is quite slow (could be great problem against fast wingers in PL) and gets injured often (might be different with our staff but still). In tactical and leadership terms he is up with the best though.

Him+Cahill would be a great combination. I think we could get him, but I doubt we buy a top CB. He would fit our system though, and he's a beast in the air.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Getting shit from Dortmund fans atm and many want him sold for being 'mistake prone'. Stay clear?

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

He threw Weidenfeller under the bus too after their defeat yesterday.

[iseah100 5,612]

He threw Weidenfeller under the bus too after their defeat yesterday.

What'd he say?

[beyondinvisible 47]

Hummels is a defender who relies more on positioning. He's good in the air but not very fast. I would rate him as one of the better defenders in Europe.

If we did go ahead and buy him,we'd have to pair him with a fast defender. Him + Cahill would not be a good combination.

[Jase 43,479]

What'd he say?

http://www.espnfc.com/club/borussia-dortmund/124/blog/post/2110464/borussia-dortmund-desperate-to-be-themselves-once-again

"The ball was in the air for a long time, I was surprised to see it end up in the net,"

He was talking about the FK goal they conceded by the way..

[Rom2013 446]

If Dortmund don't want him and his price is acceptable (I would say 30M£ or something like that), we should buy him. He is young for a CB, World Champion, Champions League finalist, a lot of quality and he is all a CB should be.

We need at least one CB.

[iseah100 5,612]

Let's buy all of Dortmund's team!

[beyondinvisible 47]

Let's buy all of Dortmund's team!

Sounds like Bayern Munich

[bababoom 4,478]

So far this season he's been shocking, mistake after mistake. Overall i think he's a good ball playing defender but he's the type of player who needs a rock like JT next to him. I personally feel like we need a Vidic/Kompany type player.

[robsblubot 3,595]

Very similar player to David Luiz in terms of characteristics.

Just can't see Jose going for him, and not sure Hummels himself would be happy having to keep position as he also likes to move forward when in possession. Player for a different type of manager and team setup.

[iseah100 5,612]

So far this season he's been shocking, mistake after mistake. Overall i think he's a good ball playing defender but he's the type of player who needs a rock like JT next to him. I personally feel like we need a Vidic/Kompany type player.

Yea, all of Dortmund has been poor though.

He's like a better version of David Luiz

[BlueLyon 9,359]

I personally feel like we need a Vidic/Kompany type player.

Such CB as Vidic, prime Terry, etc doesnt exist anymore. Defenders nowday are all more or less mistake prone and they cant handle the shit like old school CBs did.

Thats why we have Ramos, Kompany, Silva, Benatia as currently best defenders but they make more mistakes in one year than Vidic, Puyol or Terry did in whole career.

[beyondinvisible 47]

The art of defending itself has changed over the years. Earlier, defenders never left their own half and their main role was to clear the ball once it got close to the penalty area. Modern defenders are expected to defend, be comfortable on the ball with their feet, bring it over the half line (if playing high), and contribute to goals from set pieces.

Central defenders have to be especially good with positioning because most times they're left alone in their own half with the fullbacks going on attacking runs.

Another thing is that defenders tend to mature later than other players. They start to peak around 27-30 and can comfortably maintain that standard of performance till they're 34-35.

Hummels is nearing 26 so you can say his best years are still to come. But then again, our current CB pairing is going to remain for at least 2 years. So, it would be better to invest in someone who's 23-24 now.

[iseah100 5,612]

VARANE!!!!!!!!