Steven Pienaar

[chrismada9 1,948]

Top quality player Steven Pienaar, but unfortunately, I reckon he's heading to Tottenham!

[Wilson 358]

We can do better than signing Pienaar.

[Ollie 4,400]

Surely the last thing yids need is another midfielder. I reckon he's on his way here, seriously. A fee has been agreed but who with .... I wouldn't mind him coming in.

[5354 204]

Honestly guys, do you think Ancelotti will give the yoof a chance to even start in the lineup?

I swear he will be using the same old legs, opting for 'experience'.

[Ollie 4,400]

Apparently they've let us talk with him. I swear he's coming.

[Cloudy 6]

We couldn't agree personal terms which either means he was asking for too much or wanted guarantees of a starting place. Looks like THFC will get him. He was asking for 75k/week which seems fair enough given that's what we pay Yossi.

[Badboy 1,526]

Apparently they've let us talk with him. I swear he's coming.

I don't think so, i would rather Josh got a chance then a good player at an average club ! sidwell springs to mind !

[BlueLion. 21,491]

We can do better than signing Pienaar.

Can we? Its easy to say we could sign Schweinsteiger or Sneijder, but the fact is we won't. They're too expensive.

Apparently they've let us talk with him. I swear he's coming.

Yup, even Sky Sports News are reporting it now which suggests there is a good chance of it happening.

I don't think so, i would rather Josh got a chance then a good player at an average club ! sidwell springs to mind !

Let's be fair, Pienaar is going to be sitting on the bench most of the time... so I see no harm in it.

[Swoopz 183]

Im so confused about how many of you wouldnt mind Pienaar at the Bridge. Pienarr is everything we DO NOT want. The midfield being filled with another average older player to knock our promising youngsters further down the pecking order is useless and unnecessary. Pienaar will not carry Chelsea over his shoulder and out of this slump. I want our own blood coming through and giving the best the have to aid our club. Pienaar would shift our midfield around way too much. Him on the pitch takes McEachran out of the picture, lowers the possibility of playing time for Kakuta, and could very well shift Zhirkov into a leftback taking VanAanholt's turn.

Do not want.

What we need is a spark. Someone who is ready to light up our guys with some fireworks. Someone who will help our players find that groove again. Aguero and Torres particularly come to mind (VDV would have been a jackpot, that was a very bad mistake). All we need is perhaps a promising winger in midfield to give Anelka a run for his money (Neymar/Hazard/Sanchez) and we should be fine. Ofcourse we cant ignore the big hole in our defense, but thats a whole other problem.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

All good points, but what do we do if Lampard gets injured again? Field another impotent midfield triumvirate of Essien-Mikel-Ramires? Or field someone who can inject some pace and creativity into the midfield?

[DYC. 7,542]

As long as CA doesn't trust the likes of Kakuta and McEachran enough to play them more, Pienaar would be a great signing (would let Benayoun go though if Pienaar would join us). It's better than overplaying our starters like CA is currently doing.

Calling him a average players only proves you don't know the player. Pienaar is a very good player, and we can use a quick, technically gifted player with great ball control in midfield and in general, and the fact that he can play on the left/right wing and in midfield makes him a very useful when struck by injuries or when players need a rest.

[HRiver 1,512]

Im so confused about how many of you wouldnt mind Pienaar at the Bridge. Pienarr is everything we DO NOT want. The midfield being filled with another average older player to knock our promising youngsters further down the pecking order is useless and unnecessary. Pienaar will not carry Chelsea over his shoulder and out of this slump. I want our own blood coming through and giving the best the have to aid our club. Pienaar would shift our midfield around way too much. Him on the pitch takes McEachran out of the picture, lowers the possibility of playing time for Kakuta, and could very well shift Zhirkov into a leftback taking VanAanholt's turn.

Do not want.

I couldn't have said it any better. Totally agree.

[Swoopz 183]

All good points, but what do we do if Lampard gets injured again? Field another impotent midfield triumvirate of Essien-Mikel-Ramires? Or field someone who can inject some pace and creativity into the midfield?

Dont forget we have Yossi, Zhirkov, Mikel, Ramires (whos improving at 100kmh) and an Essien trying to rediscover his form. If there is one thing we should have learned from missing Lampard, its that he is not easily replaced. Our entire rotation was thrown a loop. A Pienaar could not balance that. Its a useless addition to our team. I'd rather give some of Pienaar's wage cut to Ivanovic (who is reportedly payed less than Sturridge @ 60k p/week) and keep him happily at our club.

A new winger, defender, and hitman would shake the ladder right under the current top 4.

[Peace. 4,352]

C'mon guys, this is not because he doesn't cost £20 million and because he doesn't sell as much jersey as CR7 that he isn't a good player.

He remains a very good player. And a team doesn't need only world stars to be good. We have lacked of creativity when Lampard was injured and people were complaining about that. Now we can add a player who has a good creativity skill, people say who don't need this type of player...

[Madmax 9,219]

C'mon guys, this is not because he doesn't cost £20 million and because he doesn't sell as much jersey as CR7 that he isn't a good player.

He remains a very good player. And a team doesn't need only world stars to be good. We have lacked of creativity when Lampard was injured and people were complaining about that. Now we can add a player who has a good creativity skill, people say who don't need this type of player...

Rule # 1 of life - Some people are never satisfied.