Ba! Don't be so Schurrlish - The Chelsea Transfer Thread

With Mourinho around, I very much doubt it. I'd make a joke about taking a first purchase option on one of your younger players if we do loan him to you......but I don't know enough about your side at the moment to know whom we'd want. (No thank you to Balotelli, by the way )

 

If that's the case then its definitely a no brainer.

I also don't relate to this consensus that Reus is discernibly 'better' than Schurrel.

 

From an investment stand-point its not so clear cut. Schurrel is 22 and for all we know he's only just scratched the surface of his potential.

I also don't think the German NT starting 11 is set in stone right now. You have a collection of supremely talented midfielders and only 3-4 starting slots - a lot could happen in a year.

 

I'd say that the German NT isn't a real indicator of much. Goetze didn't play a whole lot in the last tourney, now look at him.

 

Jfranse that was more or less my point. I think your looming into it too much. Who's to say KDeB had any emotional tie to 14. Plus he played all of 3 or 4 preseason matches for Chelsea. And who knows, perhaps Romeu will leave on loan and KDeB will get #6.

 

A German friend of mine had the same reaction - was baffled by CFC's interest in Marin at the time. Many here say he didn't get a fair shot, but that's from our limited perspective as fans from the barstool. Certainly, he had an opportunity to prove himself in training and exhibition matches, and in the end was behind nearly every midfielder on the team. Rafa preferred Yossi on several important occasions this past season, which is pretty damning evidence imo.

 

Reus is miles better than Schurrle. Even Draxler is.

 

I see German fans haven't stopped tooting that horn.

Not to say he isn't a very good player but the way Bund fans talk about him you'd think he's the second coming of Beckenbauer.

 

cool man

 

i think more than anything he was using that stat to support his argument of why goetze didnt get the nod for the manschaft

 

I'm not sure "miles" is the right word, but certainly true at the moment, though that's considering Reus wouldn't go for less than 40M and Draxler's buyout clause is 50M. In that context, 20M for Schurrle is eminently reasonable, especially considering we're buying him for depth as much as anything else.
To put it another way, would you rather have Schurrle or Ashley Young? Even if it's a push, they cost about the same amount, and while Young's hardly amazing, he's been a pretty capable squad player for you.

 

They get the number when they are registered in it they then tend to keep that number unless their preferred one is available. KDB might have been given the number as a... here you go wear this for now as we want to see how you are at the moment before you go to Werder. Now he has come back he can chose what is available but as Schurrle is in the country and at the club at the moment he will have had first pick.

 

Currently, Reus is a better player than Schuerrle. While Reus made a lot of noise at Gladbach, his transition to BvB was fantastic, but a lot may have had to do with Klopp and the team-play Dortmund has. Schuerrle lit it up at Mainz but his transition during the same era to Leverkusen did not go as well as the media predicted it to be. It was during this time that Reus also displaced Schuerrle on the NT.

Take this info for what it is worth.

As far as Marin, he has a lot of talent...I hope he gets the chance to showcase it but I am afraid his confidence is shot and his skill may have regressed as far as being a "sharp" player goes.

 

Thank you!

 

In all fairness, I would rather not have Young at all so bit of an easy choice there.

All I am saying is that if I put young German talent into different tiers, Schurrle would be in the third tier for me along with someone like Holtby for example. Purely as a depth signing, it is all good though.

 

If we really did Cavani then I think we should sell Torres. He is currently top scorer of the Confederations Cup, so we find ourselves in an enviable positions: owner of a player who could be top scorer of two consecutive international cups .

 

Given how awful Holtby looked for Spurs, I think that's being quite harsh. I agree at the moment Schurrle isn't on the level of Reus and Draxler, but as Cris said, that also depends on how he adapts to England. Given that he's a direct player, England may well suit him better. As for Young - OK, fair point, though as a squad player he's quite decent, even though less so now that no one's buying his diving in the box.

 

what # did KDB wear on loan and at his old pre-Chelsea Club?