el sid Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Bit out of nowhere that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
football_master_94 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I'm assuming the door is open for Kalou to leave on a free then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Replacement for Malouda? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suggy33 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Hearing its €8m, sounds a good deal for you lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robokid87 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Delighted with Marin, also happy birthday kpain! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett.spurs Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 If true, sounds like a good move Marin has had a good season, after not being great last season but yeah, finally we'll have a proper winger (Lukaku will also benefit from the loan move) Not really a winger in the typical sense, I like him though and think he'll do well for you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudester Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Think that will be a great signing for your lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Taylor Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 A good transfer. Now Malouda \ Kalou gone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgekings Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Actually impressed with us. Type of signing that is going to be necessary if we are to replace 5/6. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
football_master_94 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Actually impressed with us. Type of signing that is going to be necessary if we are to replace 5/6. Indeed. Especially the cost (£6.5M) which is the most sensible bit about the transfer knowing us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe__the__man Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Excellent signing. Only seen him play a couple of times but he's quick and direct with good ball control. Just what we need, Kalou with a brain and footballing ability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubos Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Heard of him, never really seen him play though, sounds like a good bit of business nevertheless with the price and player's position - just what we need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggaeBwoy Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Brilliant signing, that was random though, heard nothing about it yesterday, apparently Lukaku moves in the opposite direction. Should be good move for both players and clubs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercept Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 First up, Happy B-Day Kpain! Like has been said as well, really surprised but also impressed with the signing of Marin. Sensible transfer from us for once, instead of spending a massive amount on a name that may or may not perform. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldy Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Read this earlier an all, what a suprise and completely out of the blue (no pun intended). It will be interesting to see how he does in the EPL, especially as he continues the influx of Germans in the EPL for next season! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Great strategy in getting everything sorted now when we're still not assured of a CL place next year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegr8anand Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 On Espn Soccernet it says he struggled for fitness this season... Is he injury prone? And how good is he? Worth the 7m? Though its not much at all considering us.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcoleman1 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 On Espn Soccernet it says he struggled for fitness this season... Is he injury prone? And how good is he? Worth the 7m? Though its not much at all considering us.. I can't answer well as I don't really know but wiki shows he has still managed 17 league games this season and over 30+ in the 3-4 seasons before that so hopefully he isn't that injury prone. Excited by this signing and delighted that we aren't just chucking loads of money at someone. Will be great to see what he can do in a Chelsea shirt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mag man Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Good to see us buying someone young at a reasonable/sensible price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpain16 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Cheers everyone. Pleased with Marin signing. Reasonable price. From what I've seen he is rather crap playing in the centre, struggles to make right decisions there. On the left wing he looked far more dangerous cutting inside with his mazey runs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noob21 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Hmm, can't see Lukaku starting regularly at WB, hopefully will be proven wrong.Marin sounds good. Pizarro is all but out of there so he's probably replacement, they've got Rosenberg and Arnautovic as well but they're not TS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzler Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 You got that de Bruyne coming in the summer too, right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Gonzo Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 From what I've seen he is rather crap playing in the centre, struggles to make right decisions there. On the left wing he looked far more dangerous cutting inside with his mazey runs. Exactly. Werder Bremen played him as playmaker and as a result he struggled. Marin provides good dribbling, good technique and a nice acceleration but he really is a sissy. Not sure if he fits to English football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robokid87 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Pizarro is all but out of there so he's probably replacement, they've got Rosenberg and Arnautovic as well but they're not TS Plus Arnautovic is a complete nutcase, so may spend half of the season suspended should be a good move for Lukaku. And yeah Razzler we do have de Bruyne but he may well go on loan again, and if we do keep him I'm not sure where he'd play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Damn, I love our transfer policy the last 2 years. Torres has really been the only one that has gone against the well priced, young player, loads of potential MO and we all know that was a Roman signing. Whoever is doing the transfers lately has been very good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybob Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Whilst I do agree with you in liking our general policy over the last few years, you can't really say Torres is the ONLY exception to that description. Whilst Ramires and Luiz look quality, neither were exactly cheap, it's far too early to say if Lukaku is worth anywhere near what we paid for him, Meireles isn't an unmitigated success and let's not forget we were throwing silly money in Tottenham's direction trying to sign Modric last year who could well have been another Torres had he signed. Probably my favourite year's business still to this day; Season 95/96 Frank Leboeuf £2,500,000 Roberto Di Matteo £4,900,000 Gianluca Vialli Free Dan Petrescu £2,300,000 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didier Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Just need to swap Torres for Higuain now, and sign another more dynamic midfielder, and it's all good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robokid87 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 If Kagawa definitely wants/is going to leave Dortmund this summer then I'd love us to go after him. Great player and I would expect a damn sight cheaper than Hazard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Merieles was quite cheap iirc? And although I and others think he's crap he's done enough to pay that off and hasn't been a waste of money. Lukaku is a very good signing and a clear look at how we are operating now (young, loads of potential - see de bruyne, courtois, marin). Ramires and Luiz are probably worth more now than they were when they signed, they are also here for a long time hopefully so two very good signings again. Modric would have been great, still could be great if we get him in the Summer. Including De Bruyne, Cortois and Marin, those are some excellent and wise transfers. If only we didn't waste £50m I do wonder who we'll be signing in the Summer now, I think obvious targets like Hazard and Modric might be out and we go for a more surprising couple of transfers. Our future squad is looking very exciting to me, we are transitioning really well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
football_master_94 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Just need to swap Torres for Higuain now, and sign another more dynamic midfielder, and it's all good. But all you're doing there is leaving yourself with 1 striker - because, let's face it, Drogba's probably off to China and now that Lukaku is off on loan it leaves Sturridge as No.2 striker.We still need - 1 CM (M'Vila, Martinez, Hernanes even), 1 back up RB (someone that we could get for around the same we've spent on Marin, or less, because the names that've been thrown around - ie. Azpilicueta and VdW - will cost a fair bit and, imo, are way too good to be backup RBs), 1 backup ST (again, a sensible fee ~10m) and I wouldn't mind not giving up on Hazard tbh (assuming that signing Marin indicates that Hazard is deemed unrealistic or whatever). Nearly forgot, getting in a keeper would be a good idea (or giving Courtois out on loan with the option to recall) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Meireles was around 12m iirc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Now that we have Marin and De Bruyne (De Bruyne has been tearing it up in Belgium, albeit in the central role) then I'd say we are not going to be in for Hazard (can move Mata left and play De Bruyne in the middle and vice versa if Marin isn't playing) and would be much better off signing a really good right winger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybob Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Really glad we have finally signed a left winger, and as I said before very happy with the current trend of players we are signing, just hope we now sign a right winger. That is the absolute main priority as far as I am concerned, even more than a striker. Just seems a glaring hole in our squad currently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybob Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Hehe, great minds think alike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
football_master_94 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I don't think KDB will start next season - bar CC games, the odd CL group game and some FA Cup ties - as I think the intent will be to play him centrally and hence be backup to Mata (and Marin, as he can play on the left aswell as playing centrally) so if Mata or Marin need a rest KDB will be slot in. If we buy a right winger, that leaves us with uncertainty where to play Ramires given we'll be looking for a CM. I'd also like Kakuta to get some minutes next season as he's doing well in Dijon. Ideally we'll line up with something like - the brackets are the 2nd choice players in the position : Cech Ivanović Luiz Terry Cole [insert CM] Mikel Ramires[Kakuta] Mata[KDB] Marin[KDB/Kalou] Torres[sturrdge] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybob Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Surely Ramires in the middle rather than out wide. He's not a winger, he's been playing there recently but it's not where he's meant to be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robokid87 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Ramires and Mikel in the two holding roles would be amazing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 If RDM stays as manager then I'd expect us to switch between 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-3 depending on opposition/giving players a rest so Ramires will get plenty of games either way. We definitely do need a proper right winger though, more so than a CM. We have plenty of options for CM (Ramires, Romeu, Essien, Lampard, Meireles, Mikel) and hardly any for RW (Ramires, Sturridge), and neither of those two are "proper" RW's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
football_master_94 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Whilst he's not a proper winger, he's been effective at times out wide (I'm pretty sure he played there at Benfica too). I guess he would play centrally as he'd have licence to move forward as Mikel is the defensive minded mid of the pair, but I'd like to see Ramires do some work on his defensive side of the game so that he can do a box-to-box role in the future (ideally by the start of next season) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Ideally we'll line up with something like - the brackets are the 2nd choice players in the position : Cech Ivanović Luiz Terry Cole Ramires Mikel [insert RW] Mata[KDB] Marin[KDB/Kalou] Torres[sturrdge] Corrected it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I'd like to get a new CM, RW and Striker but I don't think that's realistic and CM is less in need of a new signing right now. So I'd happily accept a new RW and Striker. Make it so please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe__the__man Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Torres could play on the wing. Got to shoehorn him in somewhere right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
football_master_94 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 There aren't that many quality wingers - that are feasible - around at the moment, or that spring to mind for me anyway. Given Shaqiri is going to Bayern, I was thinking we be proper cheeky and bring back Arjen (and wrap him in cotton wool). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oypus Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Huh. If Marin was Di Matteo, maybe I do trust him to make transfers after all... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 No one expected Marin so I expect a new RW to come from out of nowhere too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
silv3rf0xx Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 good signing looks to be the end of malouda def but im not so sure a bout kalou i have a feeling if rdm gets the job kalou will get a new contract cos imo since di matteo brought him back in he has done a better job than ever before(although not too hard to do) he has been consistant lately but is it too little to late? like i said im unsure. Also i heard a rumour that we are going to get hulk for £35m im not sure if i like that tho not seen him enough Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Huh. If Marin was Di Matteo, maybe I do trust him to make transfers after all... According to what Rolfe RTed, Chelsea formed a Football Board in 07. There are no manager signings, only club signings board approve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Watch out Chelsea, Luis is coming for you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
football_master_94 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I will jump off of Albert Bridge and give up on football if we sign Hulk. Watch out Chelsea, Luis is coming for you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Watch out Chelsea, Luis is coming for you. Can you say that again please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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