Fredy Guarin

[Reddish-Blue 2,492]

Well, if he isn't a stater, then our central midfield problems are gonna persist.

I wouldn't be surprised if Jose buys another CM in this window.

I don't think we're going to sign 2 CM's in January...

I think we'll sign Guarin in January...see how it goes and then sign a top-class midfielder at the end of the season

[bushman 2,043]

Fredy´s agent has confirmed that talks with Chelsea club are on going. Chelsea´s directors were met to make it formal.

Wait & see.

[didierforever 7,349]

right now, i ll take anyone who can play CM/DM... the desperation...

[bushman 2,043]

I see some folks are desperate here. Fredy is ready to ease your worries.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

According to Di Marzio the deal is yet to be done: the offer is yet to be a formal one to Inter, no agreement between us and the player and the player with is agent. We are looking at signing Matic if this deal would fail, when Matic will cost at least 30m Euros. Still looks like it will be Guarin though.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Guarin or Matic??

[Christo191 173]

Matic!

[dee25 1,044]

Guarin or Matic??

Not even a close contest.

If you want a centre midfielder who is not only top class but also complete, then Matic by a long way. I rate him very highly. He's an excellent defender, can tackle well, passes well, scores goals, aerial dominance, physicality, strength, good vision. He has it all. He’s just quality. Also has a great attitude, hard worker and a team player.

Really hope the club just puts in a bit more money and signs him. Matic, Ramires, Van Ginkel & Mikel – with Chalobah gradually being integrated – would give us very, very strong options in central midfield.

Also Matic will allow us to experiment with playing Oscar in central midfield.

[Jype 6,398]

Guarin or Matic??

Matic is no doubt the better player, not to mention much better suited to our needs, but he would cost roughly double Guarin's price and is cup tied for the Champions League too so I'm not sure.

From what I've seen Matic is a great talent and probably the best realistically available midfielder in the January window but it depends on what Mourinho and the board are looking for. If the club have Matic as the number one choice and consider him affordable and don't mind the fact he's cup-tied in the Champions League, then it's a no-brainer really but if the idea is to get a reasonably priced squad player who's eligible to play in all competitions and then take a pick of the much wider selection of central midfielders in the summer, it's better to buy a player like Guarin and wait till the next transfer window to really take a look at who we need and who's available.

[ZOS 580]

Guarin or Matic??

Matic, hands down

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Guarin or Matic??

15m or 30m?

[Mouri_Matic 560]

Witsel>both

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

It's not that I think he'd be a starter but I read some posts talking about that midfield-three being a possibility.

I personally don't see the similarity between him and Ramires tbh. Energetic yes but he's more like the Gerrard of old imo, only not nearly as good.

He's not a world beater but he can press, he covers some ground and we currently lack dynamic/mobile midfielders

No we don't. We lack a ball playing mid, not another runner. Sure another runner won't hurt, and will be able to spell Ramires but our weakness is that our mids have zero ounce of creativity within them. None of them have the confidence to be able to put in early balls to our attackers. Luiz is the only one who even attempts this and he's not a mid. We need someone who has the ability to pick out an attacker positioned between the lines, not when they drop deep and receive an easy pass and then turn around to face two banks of four.

[The only place to be 11,313]

No we don't. We lack a ball playing mid, not another runner. Sure another runner won't hurt, and will be able to spell Ramires but our weakness is that our mids have zero ounce of creativity within them. None of them have the confidence to be able to put in early balls to our attackers. Luiz is the only one who even attempts this and he's not a mid. We need someone who has the ability to pick out an attacker positioned between the lines, not when they drop deep and receive an easy pass and then turn around to face two banks of four.

Yes we do. This guy has the tools to be exactly what we need. He's capable of putting a good pass in, he can run well with the ball and he can shoot from distance. Those last two are what we've missed in that midfield. Teams don't have to worry about our midfield doing much more than passing sideways and it's got to the point where even Lamps looks reluctant to shoot from distance.

This guy's biggest problem is his consistency. If he can find some under Jose then he could be an important player for us. If not then he fills a role for a few years as the new Mikel.

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

No we don't. We lack a ball playing mid, not another runner. Sure another runner won't hurt, and will be able to spell Ramires but our weakness is that our mids have zero ounce of creativity within them. None of them have the confidence to be able to put in early balls to our attackers. Luiz is the only one who even attempts this and he's not a mid. We need someone who has the ability to pick out an attacker positioned between the lines, not when they drop deep and receive an easy pass and then turn around to face two banks of four.

Yes we do. This guy has the tools to be exactly what we need. He's capable of putting a good pass in, he can run well with the ball and he can shoot from distance. Those last two are what we've missed in that midfield. Teams don't have to worry about our midfield doing much more than passing sideways and it's got to the point where even Lamps looks reluctant to shoot from distance.

This guy's biggest problem is his consistency. If he can find some under Jose then he could be an important player for us. If not then he fills a role for a few years as the new Mikel.

If he was a good passer then I'd agree with you. But I don't think he is a good passer. Every time I've watched him he's looked sloppier than Ramires on his worst days.