kellzfresh 7,229 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 How is his finishing? I know he has workrate which jose likes, and is good in the air, (no one will be happier than ivanovic crosses if he comes) but I haven't watched him enough to judge his finishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,517 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 How is his finishing? I know he has workrate which jose likes, and is good in the air, (no one will be happier than ivanovic crosses if he comes) but I haven't watched him enough to judge his finishingHe's not clinical like Falcao or Cavani...but I'd say his finishing is 7.5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 He's not clinical like Falcao or Cavani...but I'd say his finishing is 7.5/10So in terms of finishing he's somewhere above or at Higuain's level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuvala 2,167 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Not sure if he is the right guy for our system..Haven't watched him enough to say, honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevemayer 764 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 hate him... fuck'n dirty C*nt like tevez... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshybizzle 109 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 In all honesty i don't know all that much about Mandzukic except he's a pretty exceptional target man with a good work ethic, but like Reddish-Blue said his finishing is about 7.5/10 (which is spot on from what i HAVE seen) Work rate alone isn't enough to warrant signing a player if you ask me (bar maybe Ramires) especially not a striker, we obviously need someone who's clinical in front of goal, more like your Higuain/Falcao/Cavani typed player, although consistent and great with his link up play for Bayern he's not exactly set the world alight with his goal scoring record which reads 14 goals in 29 appearances currentlyIf we have a complete overhaul of our striking department (with Eto'o leaving, Ba leaving and as much as i love the guy Torres leaving) in the summer then i wouldn't opposed to getting in another striker and having him rotate with Mandzukic which is what Mourhinio tends to do anywayHis physicality would be good for the prem, he's a good finisher and has great link up play but in my opinion we still need someone who can consistently put the ball in the back of the net and i'm not sure he's our guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuvala 2,167 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Dont think Jose is looking for a target man..Although IMO it could add another dimension to our game, perhaps another option when going forward. I like the thought of having someone who we can cross to.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toli 977 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I dont get this "clinical in front of goal" thing. falcao has missed A LOT of chances with Monaco lately, Cavani is missing tons of chances and Higuain is as far away from being clinical as Torres is from being the next Balon D'or Winner. Mandzukics finishing is up to par to all the above mentioned I would say. Mayble slightly worse, but there aint that much of a difference between his finishing skills and Cavanis/Falcao. Cavani indeed is better technically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Suprised if not shocked he is not even being considered. Scored another goal yesterday against leverkusen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/03/20/ic-arsenal-and-chelsea-meet-with-mandzkuic-agent-in-london/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,582 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Mandzukic’s agent meets with Chelsea and Arsenalhttp://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/calci...l-the-updates/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,187 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I just don't rate this bloke much at all, I'm sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekin 835 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 As someone who watches a lot of football (but I am in no way a preacher of the universal truth) I just want to add my five cents about Mario.First of all, check any goal-compilation of him and you will see one thing straight away; Almost all his goals come from a pass/cross out wide. Roughly half of these are a result of pure strength (and excellent heading) while the other come from excellent passing from the wide player but also very good positioning from Mario.He is a very good combination of a boxplayer and a target man. The best way to use him is to quickly get the ball to him and let the rest of the team advance forward, let him lay it off to a wide player and then try to find him in the box. It is a very simple and playable strategy that should pay off many times without really needing Chelsea to move from the strategy it uses today. It would however be necessary to engage our fullbacks more offensively though.He is a dirty player no doubt, but then again it kind of comes with being a target player. Few strikers can hold the ball well while at the same time being pleasant to the opposition.I talked with a friend of mine who has been supporting Bayern for 30+ years, his guess was that Mario could go for as low as 15m euro (which doesnt really mean much, but an educated guess at any rate). I Think he would be a steal at a price like that, even if it is slightly higher.He will be 28 in may though, so he is hardly a spring chicken, but I believe that players with his characteristics age better than sprinters and dribblers who rely on pace to bring results.I have been in the pro-Costa camp and I would still be very happy with him, but Mario would also be an excellent acquisition and people should be happy whomever of those we end up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,582 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Don't Rate Him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toli 977 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Dont get how people cant rate him. massive striker and very, very underrated. without him Bayern look completely toothless. Even though I prefer Diego Costa. Still, would be one of the best strikers in the EPL. he has balls, is a figther in his prime and is also technically much, much better than some suppose. Would be a massive upgrade and I dont think he would have trouble adapting to EPL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Dont get how people cant rate him. massive striker and very, very underrated. without him Bayern look completely toothless. Even though I prefer Diego Costa. Still, would be one of the best strikers in the EPL. he has balls, is a figther in his prime and is also technically much, much better than some suppose. Would be a massive upgrade and I dont think he would have trouble adapting to EPLHim on his own would be a disappointment, but him and Costa together would be a great move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toli 977 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Him on his own would be a disappointment, but him and Costa together would be a great move. he wont move fearing to be 2nd fiddle for bayern to be 2nd fiddle for us though. if he moves, he'll be no 1 striker for his new team. and Costa has the same demands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodIsBlue 291 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I want the other Mario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuvala 2,167 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 A pretty good option. I haven't watched him enough to really say but he seems strong, good in the air, better technique than some think, he can finish.. He also seems like a warrior which is something we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethos1 802 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I want the other Mario.This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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