Marco van Ginkel

[BlueLyon 9,359]

They said he is better than Strootman. Time will tell. He sure is promising.

[The Skipper 20,609]

They said he is better than Strootman. Time will tell. He sure is promising.

Lol, who said that? Different type of players regardless.

[Barbara 15,149]

He's 21, he's still learning. Of course he's flustered sometimes, but it's nothing that worries me in the future about him being reckless. The only thing I worry about him being way too intense in some balls is that he may get hurt again. He has a great attitude imo and I see him staying here a decade and being the guy we'll be talking with great regard five years from now. I agree with @dee25's assessment that he comes right out of the same school as Lamps and Gerrard and it's no wonder how significant those two are to the fans of the clubs they've spent their whole lives at. He could be a legend here for all we know. It's too early to say that for sure, but he has the potential right there.

[Reddish-Blue 2,489]

Lol, who said that? Different type of players regardless.

I read a few places where pundits mentioned that Van Ginkel had the higher ceiling due to age

As in Van Ginkel is only 21 with so much development left in him...in comparison, Strootman is 24 and he's pretty much finished his development

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Lol, who said that? Different type of players regardless.

Who do you think will go on to be the better player in the future?

[OneMoSalah 8,884]

A lot to come from this boy, such a well rounded player. I was very impressed with him last pre-season as well, hopefully he will have better luck this year, looks such a confident guy for being 21 and sort of reminds me of Roy Keane in a way, flying into tackles.

Also hes similar to Strootman as in hes a box to box midfielder, I'd say going forward maybe Kevin has much more to his game but he is a few years older as well so I suppose Marco has still got time to develop, also remember he scored 10 or 11 goals for Vitesse the season before we signed him, he obviously has the skill set to get up the park and score goals.

[dee25 1,044]

Lol, who said that? Different type of players regardless.

Strootman has obviously moved up a level (or two) above MVG since his move to Roma, but in the eredivisie was there much between them? I heard from a few people that Van Ginkel was considered to be the bigger talent....

[Special Juan 28,118]

Hidden gem I think this lad will be, the signing that some of us forgot due to his injury.

Can't wait to see more of him.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Strootman has obviously moved up a level (or two) above MVG since his move to Roma, but in the eredivisie was there much between them? I heard from a few people that Van Ginkel was considered to be the bigger talent....

I don't know, it's difficult to compare because they are different players (Strootman is a deep lying playmaker, MVG is an athletic b2b player) and Strootman is pretty much an elite player already. Strootman was already very established in the Eredivisie and his quality was obvious, whilst MVG has not reached his potential yet. Sure, one might be able to say that if MVG keeps progressing and sees off that horrendous injury he suffered last year, he might potentially become an excellent player because he has a very, very high ceiling (no real weakness in his game unlike Strootman who isn't as athletic) but Strootman is already at a very high level and will also only improve.

MVG is a very interesting player because he can be a complete midfielder if he continues to develop nicely but there are too many unknown variables in football for anyone to say he'll be better than Strootman. Especially since Strootman is already a top player, who has a whole NT built around him. We won't ever know in the near future IMO, it's like comparing a prime Pirlo with Vidal, different players + also the fact that they're at different stages of their development.

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

Apparently his going to be loaned out which is sad, lets just not register Mark Schwazer or sell someone like Mikel

[iseah100 5,612]

Apparently his going to be loaned out which is sad, lets just not register Mark Schwazer or sell someone like Mikel

NOOOOO!!! SELL MIKEL!!!!!:'(

[stroey 2,525]

NOOOOO!!! SELL MIKEL!!!!!:'(

Mikel is the only reliable and proven back up to Matic.

[stroey 2,525]

Isn't MVG u-21? He's currently only 21 and will turn 22 in December.

Edit: found it, only those who are born after Jan 1993 will be counted as u-21.

[AndersonBLUE 819]

He's a good youngster but has done nothing remarkable apart from a few tackles. There are no glaring weaknesses in his game but he hasn't shown anything that could suggest he will be 'world class' either.

He will be a decent squad player (at best) in the years to come. Hope I eat my own words though

[Heisenberg 1,824]

I will be absolutely disgusted if he is loan out, because il will mean the end of his CFC career.Courtois is the exception that confirms the rule.