i think its a bad move for bremen mainly due to the timing. with ozil leaving one day be4 the impt CL clash, they have reduce their chance of winning the match against sampordia. qualifying for the CL group stages can easily rake in 10 plus mios and now they risk losing this lucrative CL payout if they should lose the qualifying round.
That is a theoretical discussion. If we fail one it is not proven that we would have done better with him as well as if we advance, that we had done with him on the pitch, too. That's my opinion, because I judge him based on the cup performance and there Borowski, yes Borowski, gave more impulses than Mesut.
So this means we have Diego money and Ozil money....I say we pony up and get one or two high calibre midfielders...
I am starting to get really annoyed with KA's (and presumably, the higher Werder brass's) refusal to invest in the team. Simply put, we do not have a team that will be competitive in the CL this year (and likely, we won't be highly competitive in the EL after we drop down...) We will probably finish middle-table in the league, as well. The club has money. From Diego, and now from Ozil, but it refuses to spend. Marin is the most expensive signing in club history, and we paid somewhere in the neighbourhood of 8.5 million euros for him. KA and co. need to realize that the team cannot rely on discovering diamonds in the rough (available for cheap,) everytime a superstar leaves. And I swear to God, if we buy one more striker...
So basically Bremen sold Diego and Oezil for about 35 M and spent 9 M on Marin (plus a few odd millions for Boro, Pizza [or was that a free transfer?] and other minor players). As well, we are left with the same team we had 5 years ago and five years older I might add . They can't seriously believe that the bench players we have now are going to make an impact on the current team? They haven't so far! For cripes sake! KA is happy doing everyone else favours. Why not the fans? He obviously did RM a favour by dealing MO before this deadline to negate cup ties. Dammit this is gonna be a crap year for CL and the BL picture is looking bleak unless they take some of that windfall and spend it agressively. Now we wait and see if they have any clue what they are doing. I agree with Poppafuss (EE)...LB and MC must be addressed NOW! Later - Winni
I agree with $crooge - keeping Oezil was no longer an option, especially since he was forcing his own exit. I don't know what kind of money he wanted, but if Werder REALLY wanted him, couldn't they have offered him more? I was a Real fan until last year, and now I think I have to be one again. Zinedine Zidane is my favorite player of all time.
Although i am not a supporter of Bremen within the BL i really hope they qualify for the CL and do well this season...but they need a a replacemnt fast! Go for Affelay, affordable price. Would suit Bremen's playing style and can play either wing as well. Van Der Vaart obviously is another option considering he is probably unsure of his future now.
Arnautovic 6.2 million € Pizarro 3.5 million € (if you add loaning + transfer fee) The average age of the team is 24.6 years. That's quite young (youngest BL is Dortmund 24.0). According to Brazilian sources (Terra) Wesley is not nominated for the next league match. This could be a good sign. A short add (something funny): The fans in the Werder.de forum did a photo fake; http://twitpic.com/2f3qv6 and goal.com took it as a true picture and made an article about Wesley arriving in Bremen already 2 days ago. Goal.com Zidane is a legend.
u haf to admit tt without ozil the chances of progressing haf been reduced. i hope u guys still progress nevetheless. in the meanwhile ben arfa has been linked according to our most "reliable" goal.com i think after 1 bad boy experience issit enuff
For the season yes, vs. Genua? Nah, Özil is in a bad form, because he is only a few days in training. I don't even think he would have played. Todays match is 50-50 with or without him. This time they could be right, they got the information from French press. The French don't only say we are connected, but state it is a done deal: francefootball: Werder signs Ben Arfa
u mean sampdoria. genoa is their city rivals but really? another attitude problem boy after arnautovic??
Uh sorry, Doria for sure. Özil was also a problem boy when he came. Schalke wanted to get rid of his dad and him and Werder took the risk. Important is that fallen stars get back on their feed. Sometimes it works, sometimes not.
All of us top-tier BL teams besides Bayern are stuck in the same scenario of selling high and buying low. It's the German way... right? /sarcasm Stuttgart feels your pain
Somewhere the money must come from. You can either have a company/private owner behind you, the state pays for you, you make depts and nobody cares, or you do it the legal way like Stuttgart or us.
I heard Hugo joins Real Madrid as well as the rest of our team. And Real gets renamed into "The Real Fishheads".
Because of him, I'm allowing myself to cheer for Juventus and Real Madrid I liked both those teams when he was a member. And thankfully, I managed to schedule the massage I need after many stressful things in my life, culminating in the Oezil transfer saga...
I was so glad that the Özil theatre is over, but the Wesley transfer becomes more and more a farce. Santos wants utopic sums for the player. Hoperfully an agreement will be found quickly.
I'm a worum girl and not an official werder.de forum user - are the official forummers still trying to wind everyone up?
I read both, in the Werder.de forum is far more spam, but the infopool threads are good to get a quick overview. But most of the posts there are only quotes of worum posts. At the Wesley transfer a decision is expected.
The Wesley signing has been completed. The transfer is reported to be around 7.5 mil, and he's signed a 4-year contract.