Marco Reus

[!Hazard! 3,394]

Probably mentioned earlier, but in case Reus was signed in January, he could play in PL whilst we could afford to save Hazard, Willian or Oscar for the CL. If the title is decided on early stage, there is no reason not to give opportunities to other players like Salah and Ramires, or even Baker and Boga, especially in the home games against weaker opponents. Also giving playing time to Mikel, Ake or Loftus-Cheek in midfield would save Cesc and Matic for the CL campaign. Chelsea has an extremely strong and wide squad and losing Schurrle would therefore not be as a big of a problem as some of you make it to be.

[didierforever 7,349]

Even if we have to play Cech in the double pivot and Shwarzer upfront. . . .just get Reus here Roman.

You should have started with that. Would have saved us a lot of time and discussion.

Also, you have to chase a 2 goal deficit and have 90 minutes, that neans simply putting in 2/3 strikers. I am out.

[TheOneChan95 225]

If you think Schurrle is going to be the reason that we win the CL or not, then you are so clueless. So buying Matic was also a mistake last january because he couldn't play in CL? Thank god you are not the manager of this team.

btw, I would rather have Ramires play as a RW against quality teams in CL than Schurrle, Schurrle is medicore in attack and horrible in defense. and also at this form, I would use salah before schurrle too, also Remy can play as a RW.

Schurrle ended up being a crucial part of Germany's WC win. Is it so far fetched to think he can step up for us when needed? He is the only winger we have ATM who naturally makes runs into goalscoring positions. He's been in a rut but every player has bad spells. He wasn't all that spectacular too at the start of last season but towards the end he was in very good form. Calling him mediocre in attack and horrible in defense is a huge stretch. If we're chasing a game I don't doubt he is the most likely to be subbed in. I'm against the idea of him being the one moved out simply because he is a very good weapon to have from the bench.

I'd want Reus too but I doubt Schurrle will be the one leaving, at least not in Jan. It's more likely we get him here at the expense of Salah.

[didierforever 7,349]

So with this hypothetical situation of Willian being injured... If we had the front 6 you suggested then our bench would be Cech, Luis, Zouma, Mikel, Salah, Remy, Drogba. That's a far better bench than any other team in the league have at full strength (minus Man City). And that's not including Ake, Baker, Solanke and Brown to come in who are all mid-table level currently.

We wouldn't be in THAT much of a better situation if we had Schurrle.

Although having him as a super sub is obviously beneficial, we shouldn't wait until the summer to sign Reus in case we lose him in the process.

There's risks with both methods. The risk of signing him in January is coming up short for players in the latter stages of the CL and possibly going out earlier because of that. The risk of not signing him in January is the chance to miss out on one of the top players in the world for a massively cut price (and worse, he might go to a league rival).

To me reward far outweighs the risk of signing him in January, and surely when put like that you must be inclined to agree?

what i think has happened is that schurlle's current rut of form has made this decision very easy for people. suddenly he has become this poor, good for nothing player. people forget how good he is and the quality he himself brings to the team. and hence people feel that the gap he would leave will be easily filled this season.

in all honesty, salah, remy and a 36 year old DD are mid table PL quality players. to say baker, solanke and brown are mid table players is a massive massive exaggeration.

if we cant sign him in the summer and risk losing him or we cant get a pre-agreement, then obviously we should buy him. all my arguments are considering the fact that we CAN sign him in the summer.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

It's early November. That will be a long way to go until January. Anything still could happen between that period. Let's wait and see.

[Viper22 2,418]

what i think has happened is that schurlle's current rut of form has made this decision very easy for people. suddenly he has become this poor, good for nothing player. people forget how good he is and the quality he himself brings to the team. and hence people feel that the gap he would leave will be easily filled this season.

in all honesty, salah, remy and a 36 year old DD are mid table PL quality players. to say baker, solanke and brown are mid table players is a massive massive exaggeration.

if we cant sign him in the summer and risk losing him or we cant get a pre-agreement, then obviously we should buy him. all my arguments are considering the fact that we CAN sign him in the summer.

Well Brown was scoring goals for WBA when he was there before we bought him, and Solanke is arguably better, so that's my logic in saying they're mid table level.

I'm not underestimating Schurrle, if we can't get Reus then i'm happy enough keeping him as 4th choice for now. He definitely has the capability to be a hell of a lot better than he has been recently.

I understand completely what you're saying but there's no guarantee that we would sign him in the summer. Imagine a hypothetical situation where 2 of Bale/Ronaldo/Isco/JAmes Rodriguez had been injured at the end of the season. Real would scramble to put everything they wanted into signing Reus. Same with Bayern if Ribery/Robben are injured or out of form. We're gambling on Bayern/Real not wanting him, cos if they did, we'd just get massively outbid for wages. And even if those 2 didn't want him we're relying on Barca not convincing him to wait until they are out of their transfer embargo. Then he's got a choice between us and Man City (no feasible reason he'd go to Arsenal or Liverpool due to no chance of winning the title and they've got less financial clout than us anyway). Too many ifs and buts there IMO.

Whereas, tying the deal up in January using Schurrle (who although good, you must admit is expendable) as a sweetener for BVB (they then wouldn't have to go searching for a replacement LW) would knock everyone else out of the race.

But like you said you admitted if we can't get a pre-agreement then we should sign him. We all agree in essence .

[Sepehr SS 36]

what i think has happened is that schurlle's current rut of form has made this decision very easy for people. suddenly he has become this poor, good for nothing player. people forget how good he is and the quality he himself brings to the team. and hence people feel that the gap he would leave will be easily filled this season.

in all honesty, salah, remy and a 36 year old DD are mid table PL quality players. to say baker, solanke and brown are mid table players is a massive massive exaggeration.

Please stop this nonsense. Ok, we get it, you don't want us to buy Reus in january because Schurrle is going to win us the CL.

Hopefully Mourinho will swap Schurrle with Reus in January and you commit suicide after Schurrle's departure .

[didierforever 7,349]

Please stop this nonsense. Ok, we get it, you don't want us to buy Reus in january because Schurrle is going to win us the CL.

Hopefully Mourinho will swap Schurrle with Reus in January and you commit suicide after Schurrle's departure .

there are posters like viper and then there are posters like u!!!

u know what, i have already got a warning, so dont wanna get another talking to people like u.

[Y123CFC 69]

I don't think many will agree, but personally I rate the 'location factor' quite highly.

For example, if it came down to us and City, things such as wages and playing time assurances could be matched, but I think the fact we are based in London could really give us the upper hand (along with the fact we have a much better manager).

Anyone else agree?

[iseah100 5,612]

I don't think many will agree, but personally I rate the 'location factor' quite highly.

For example, if it came down to us and City, things such as wages and playing time assurances could be matched, but I think the fact we are based in London could really give us the upper hand (along with the fact we have a much better manager).

Anyone else agree?

Is London that much nicer than Manchester?

[lucio 5,418]

Is London that much nicer than Manchester?

Is London that much nicer than Manchester?

One in five in Greater Manchester in extreme poverty

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-21023300

it is shit , reflected by its football teams

[iseah100 5,612]

One in five in Greater Manchester in extreme poverty

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-21023300

it is shit , reflected by its football teams

Whoa. It's like Detroit of England lol. I know London is beautiful, obviously.

[Spike 12,049]

Please stop this nonsense. Ok, we get it, you don't want us to buy Reus in january because Schurrle is going to win us the CL.

Hopefully Mourinho will swap Schurrle with Reus in January and you commit suicide after Schurrle's departure .

Commit suicide? Cut that bullshit out.

[Spike 12,049]

Whoa. It's like Detroit of England lol. I know London is beautiful, obviously.

More than a quater of Londoners live in poverty. I don't know if the number has changed too much since then.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-24517391

[Y123CFC 69]

Is London that much nicer than Manchester?

Of course it's all subjective but I'd say yes, although that's just my opinion of course haha

For example, London was a factor for Fabregas in choosing us.

Also, sometimes it's a reason players choose Spain over England, so maybe for a player coming from abroad, London is a bigger appeal than Manchester?