Marco van Ginkel

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

Not great, at times Lampard exposed him and at times he let himself down with bad ball control and passes. Still its a learning curve for him.

[bluesman2610 1,415]

Haven't watched the game yet will do when i get home from work.. but that sounds like nerves for the 20 yr old.. but the way he was talked about in match thread sounds like he was woeful

[The_Flash 1,144]

He was terrible very poor and I think Kevin should have been on

[Mufassir08 2,400]

I know its just one game and this may be a bit knee-jerk reaction but i am starting to think that a loan would have been best for young Marco.

[The_Flash 1,144]

I know its just one game and this may be a bit knee-jerk reaction but i am starting to think that a loan would have been best for young Marco.

Agree not good enough tonight at all

[English Freak 456]

The lack of competition for the central midfield positions is very concerning.

I'm happy that we signed Van Ginkel..but he's a work in progress.

[The Skipper 20,609]

I think him playing the holding role is the reason why he probably couldn't impose himself on the game today. Should've played next to a Ramires or a Mikel, but also not to forget this was his first game this season and like every player - you need minutes.

The bad performance wasn't really his fault though.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

I think him playing the holding role is the reason why he probably couldn't impose himself on the game today. Should've played next to a Ramires or a Mikel, but also not to forget this was his first game this season and like every player - you need minutes.

The bad performance wasn't really his fault though.

Agree with that. The occasion was just too much for him today, from the looks of it. Honestly expected Mourinho to haul him off early in the 2nd half, especially with that slender one goal advantage and his yellow card, but anyway...he has time to prove himself.

Just wished McEachran got similar opportunities...but Van Ginkel offers lot more in the defense department.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

I think him playing the holding role is the reason why he probably couldn't impose himself on the game today. Should've played next to a Ramires or a Mikel, but also not to forget this was his first game this season and like every player - you need minutes.

The bad performance wasn't really his fault though.

Completely agree.He is coming from a new league to a new team and expectations are very high.He needs playing time to improve and develop and this is where the problem starts because Jose prefers Lampard to MVG and Marco is clearly 4th in the midfield pecking order.

[Special Juan 28,100]

Rabbit in the headlights, not his fault, thrown in at the deep end and if people want to blame someone then blame Jose for selecting him against a very good Basle side which in my opinion Jose and Chelsea under-estimated by a long way last night.

[Reddish-Blue 2,489]

Rabbit in the headlights, not his fault, thrown in at the deep end and if people want to blame someone then blame Jose for selecting him against a very good Basle side which in my opinion Jose and Chelsea under-estimated by a long way last night.

He was gonna be thrown into the deep end at some point in time. It was good to see him play, better off having a poor performance now..rather than at the business-end of the season.

[The only place to be 11,313]

He was gonna be thrown into the deep end at some point in time. It was good to see him play, better off having a poor performance now..rather than at the business-end of the season.

Exactly. He's a young lad and this needed to happen at some point. He'll learn from it and hopefully be better next time. All this patronising 'rabbit in the headlights' bullshit isn't necessary.

[Special Juan 28,100]

He was gonna be thrown into the deep end at some point in time. It was good to see him play, better off having a poor performance now..rather than at the business-end of the season.

This wasn't the game though, he's raw, especially played alongside Frank who likes to bomb forward and Basel despite opinions are a super outfit.It's not patronising it's my opinion, and it was quite clearly not the game for him.

Oh and I can see the only place to be is in with his two cents trying to have a pop back after me saying he drags every thread off topic.....seriously pal it isn't all about you, wind your neck in and act your age for once this year.

[The only place to be 11,313]

This wasn't the game though, he's raw, especially played alongside Frank who likes to bomb forward and Basel despite opinions are a super outfit.It's not patronising it's my opinion, and it was quite clearly not the game for him.

Oh and I can see the only place to be is in with his two cents trying to have a pop back after me saying he drags every thread off topic.....seriously pal it isn't all about you, wind your neck in and act your age for once this year.

I'm offering my opinion on the player, and on some of the comments made about him by people. Don't take it personally.

We had Ramires out, Essien not registered and Mikel with a slight niggle so it made sense to play him, especially considering his lack of playing time this season after a very impressive pre-season. He's a young lad so there will be nerves whenever he gets that first start but I thought he showed some good flashes in a game where we were somewhat disjointed. He wasn't the only one though and far more experienced players have had far worse games in the last 5 days.

We simply have to support the guy, understand where he is right now and look for him to improve in the next game.

[Special Juan 28,100]

I'm offering my opinion on the player, and on some of the comments made about him by people. Don't take it personally.

We had Ramires out, Essien not registered and Mikel with a slight niggle so it made sense to play him, especially considering his lack of playing time this season after a very impressive pre-season. He's a young lad so there will be nerves whenever he gets that first start but I thought he showed some good flashes in a game where we were somewhat disjointed. He wasn't the only one though and far more experienced players have had far worse games in the last 5 days.

We simply have to support the guy, understand where he is right now and look for him to improve in the next game.

I am supporting the guy whilst offering my opinion, I respect what you are saying, your views I agree with mostly.

Nobody wants the young kids to succeed more than me, I have all the patience in the world and can't wait for them to flourish.