Mario Mandzukic

[Joshybizzle 109]

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 currently

If 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 anyway

His 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

[yuvala 2,167]

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..

[Toli 977]

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.

[didierforever 7,349]

Suprised if not shocked he is not even being considered. Scored another goal yesterday against leverkusen

[didierforever 7,349]

http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/03/20/ic-arsenal-and-chelsea-meet-with-mandzkuic-agent-in-london/

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Mandzukic’s agent meets with Chelsea and Arsenal

http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/calci...l-the-updates/

[Special Juan 28,099]

I just don't rate this bloke much at all, I'm sorry.

[Rekin 835]

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.

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Don't Rate Him.

[Toli 977]

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

[The only place to be 11,313]

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

Him on his own would be a disappointment, but him and Costa together would be a great move.

[Toli 977]

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.

[BloodIsBlue 291]

I want the other Mario.

[yuvala 2,167]

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.

[bethos1 802]

I want the other Mario.

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