Boy talk about WEIRD,last week i was looking into Marin's situation at chelski and i was laughing...and how back in the day i called this out....that leaving Gladbach for Bremen is no good for this kid....I still think he should have stayed longer with us...as for joining us,hummmm....if he comes back all bitter and as a reject from the English giants...it may not be so good,but if he can bring the sme explosive game the gave him the " matchbox" title...he might be worth ,there is nothing wrong with having more depth in our squad....so far am just happy that our defensive scheme with Marx,Nordveit and Rupp is paying off and we are gaining back some of our stability www.fotobahn.com
Chelsea’s Marko Marin: The Forgotten Wunderkind by Muhammad Mustafa Tousif Tweet 87 Four years back Marko Marin of Borussia Monchengladbach was viewed by many as one of the promising young talents of Germany. Even before the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, there were those who thought Marin would start as the wingman to Mesut Özil in the attacking midfield. Surprisingly Joachim Löw picked Thomas Müller for the right-wing spot ahead of Marin while the other flank was occupied by one of Löw’s favorite players, Lukas Podolski. Thomas Müller made the most of his opportunity, scoring 5 goals in the tournament to win the Golden Boot as well as Young Player of the Tournament award. The German national team’s third place finish was generally seen in a positive light, as Germany’s young team promised a lot of offer in the coming years. Marin, who had transferred to Werder Bremen in July, 2009 for a 8.5 million euro transfer fee, only featured in two World Cup matches, coming off the bench in group games against Australia and Serbia, and failed to make an impact. After the World Cup, the Yugoslavian-born Marin was given the central attacking role at Werder Bremen due to Özil’s transfer to Real Madrid. However the 5’7″ Marin failed to replicate his previous form in the central role and had couple of disappointing seasons with Bremen after his initial success there and soon found himself out of the Germany National Team. This summer Marin moved to Chelsea, winner of the 2011/2012 Champions League as well as the domestic FA Cup, and debuted in the club’s preseason friendly against the MLS All-Stars in July. Marin’s official debut has been delayed due to a hamstring injury. However Marin impressed in the pre season friendlies with the Blues. Many may doubt Marin’s future but this writer is sure that Marin is here to stay for Chelsea. A few facts about this little magician Marko Marin made his debut for Germany National Team before making his debut in Bundesliga. Marin was called up for the provisional Euro 2008 and made his debut against Belarus in 27th May 2008. The match ended in 2-2 draw; however Marin did not make it to the final squad for Euro 2008. He made his Bundesliga debut in the 2008-09 campaign with Borussia Mönchengladbach in August 2008. Marin did not have wait too long for his first international goal, he came on from the bench and scored to seal 2-0 victory over Belgium in an international friendly. His first goal came before Mesut Ozil, Thomas Muller and Toni Kroos made debuts for Germany. Marin had third highest number of assists in Bundesliga 2008-09 (13 assists) and 2009-10 (14 assists). Only Mesut Özil and Zviedan Misimovic had more assists than Marin in those two seasons. Marin’s playing Style: He is not German Messi, he is more like Robben In 2008, Marin’s impressive form helped him to be dubbed as the “German Messi”. While Marin’s movement, sprint acceleration and ball control are his strengths, it was too early and rather unfair to compare Marin to the Barca’s Argentine superstar. The main reason Marin could not continue his impressive form in the Bundesliga was due to Werder Bremen’s decision to play Marin as the central attacking midfielder, which is not his natural position. Marin is more comfortable and more productive as a winger who likes to sprint, dribble past defenders and create goal scoring chances, just like Arjen Robben. If you closely monitor Marin’s performance over the years he has faired best playing on the flanks, which meant that Werder’s longtime leader Thomas Schaaf’s decision to play him in a central role was a disaster both for the club and for Marin. In the pre season friendlies with Chelsea Marin did impress Blues manager Roberto Di Matteo who may use Marin in the left flank. With Eden Hazard and Juan Mata in the team, Marin may just explode like he used with Mesut Özil during his days at Weserstadion. Where does Marin fit in Chelsea Line up Marin has a lot of competition in the attacking midfield of Chelsea. Eden Hazard has been outstanding in the anchor role while the other two places are up for grabs, with players the quality of Mata, Ramires, Oscar and perhaps even Malouda vying for playing time. With Chelsea playing in four tournaments this season, though, Marin should get the opportunity to win time on the pitch and make his mark for the Blues.Chelsea’s renewed ambition cannot be doubted with the owner spending another £64 million to bring in players like the Hazard Brothers, Oscar and Marin. Last year’s Champions League title involved more than a bit of luck, but the taste of Champions League does seem to have provided further ambition to conquer England once again. The hamstring injury has delayed Marin’s chance to immediately make an impact in English Football but Chelsea has not been that impressive. Even though they have nine points in three games, they were thrashed by Atletico Madrid in UEFA Super Cup and yet to face teams like Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal or Spurs this season. Therefore Di Matteo will experiment around the options he have in the team to find out the perfect combination in Chelsea attack. Conclusion With his chance in Chelsea is likely to come this month, Marin must take it. His contemporaries in Germany National Team are now playing integral roles for Real Madrid (Mesut Özil), Bayern Munich (Toni Kroos, Thomas Müller) or Dortmund (Marko Reus, Mario Götze), Marin has slipped badly from the position he once looked to secure for the German national team. But the time is not over for this 23 years old wonder boy who has demonstrated in the past his ability to be a difference maker. Considering the recent success of other Bundesliga attacking talents in the EPL in recent seasons, let’s just wait a bit longer to see Magic Marin cast his spells on English Football. I can't say i personally want him back at VFL,but a technician and footballing mastermind such as favre might just be what marin needs to come back to his senses and resurrect his footballing carrier....hummmm i wonder what happened to another constant bench warmer that left Gladbach for bayern for a few more dollars and loyaly screwed his footballing carrier Mr.Alex baumjohan www.fotobahn.com
Good news,seems like both " Hanke" and " Marx" will be happy to extend their contract here at Gladbach Like them both,they are positive solid players...with great desire and love for the club and fans www.fotobahn.com
Kicker is reporting that Stranzl wants to finish his career at home (Austria) after this season. Eberl wants to re-sign him. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/.../578611/artikel_eberl-kaempft-um-stranzl.html
I hope max can somehow keep him,even for one more season...we are beginning to finally form some stability platform with dominguiez and stranzl after dantes departure...we most certainly need the guy in our back four www.fotobahn.com
I suppose that not Stranzl himself but his wife will decide. Btw: Luuk is back in training and will make the trip to Istanbul! http://www.borussia.de/de/aktuelles...]=6592&cHash=bacfbbddeae295ae9a7d29bf31973eb9 Gute N8
Which they are normally not right,which makes it all that much tougher to digest..pretty much "Vito" power! Hope the guy stays!
Jantschke & Nordveit extend their contracts and will be sticking around for a while Great news...good job Max www.fotobahn.com
Yep, that's great news before the winter break! http://www.borussia.de/english/seas...]=6725&cHash=4f45190ccbffde7f02da010ad7ac6049 http://www.borussia.de/english/seas...]=6730&cHash=b22ffd6b4917fc64dedf3981c03ca1c2 (he's becoming our new Kai-Erik Herlovsen) http://www.borussia.de/english/seas...]=6732&cHash=11a904a5266c17be0fa388b70936f312
M. Zimmermann got loaned to Spvgg Greuther Fürth. http://www.borussia.de/de/aktuelles...]=6740&cHash=302166a920da762106ea6afeda024c55
Nice Signing! We can use young strong hunters with talent and drive http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/...mer-mit-perspektive_gladbach-holt-michel.html www.fotobahn.com
Kicker reports that Marx has extended his contract until 2015. The derby this weekend takes on added interest as Gladbach has filed a complaint with Fortuna for 50,000 euros over Level's transfer to Fortuna. The 50K is the loan fee, which Fortuna though was no longer applicable since they ended up buying his contract. It's in the courts. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/...kel_teamplayer-marx-verlaengert-bis-2015.html
From BBC Sport - Football Gossip today (January 29) Fulham are close to signing Brazilian-born Belgium international striker Igor de Camargo, 29, from Borussia Monchengladbach. Full story: Daily Mirror I also saw a note a few days ago that Marin might be loaned out from Chelsea, but I haven't see anything sense.
Why th.e f.uck did Igor De Camargo decide to move to Hoppenheim instead of England? Anyway, his important goals won't be forgotten ... especially this one. Ciao Igor.
Why the f.uck did we have to let him GO to begin with? No matter what he scored very important goals for us...i do t want to sound like a broken record..but De Jong's signing and all those euros has made our management Blind and we are sacrificing everything and everyone for him Am not following the games live anymore..but those of you who have watched all the games so far...has he been worth the money we spent on him??? So now we are loosing players in order to keep him on the field for 90 min!!!
Branimir Hrgota got injured as well, so there's only Mike Hanke left on the bench. Hmm, now we definitely can't afford another striker injury during the next couple of weeks...
Rumors of ter Stegen to Madrid. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/...tegen-zu-barc3a7a-vom-bruch-sagt_quatsch.html List as "nonsense" by ter Stegen's agent, but my guess is that where there is smoke there may well be fire--like with Dante.