Marko Marin came to Chelsea FC already becoming a name worshipped by the Werder Bremen fans. Nick-named as the ‘German Messi’, he rightfully earned this title, not by his goal scoring prowess, but his ability to dribble, and of course laying down goals, and of course, his diminutive height adds to it. He was said to be among those set of ‘gifted’ players who could take on the European football by storm. And with a move to Chelsea, it all fell into place. But somewhy, the stars haven’t shined upon him with us. I, for myself, was a fan of him, prior to his move to Chelsea, and his move to my beloved club outshined my excitement of us signing even Mata. I always told everyone that this lad will be even better than what Mata is been with Chelsea. To my dismay that is. And now that he is been officially labeled a Waste of money’, many are calling out to sell him. So I thought, maybe il provide a counter to that thought, and these are the reasons why:
1)Different approach compared to Mata, Hazard or Oscar
Marko Marin provides you with acute dribbling, smooth moves and of course, assists. He doesn’t have much of a keen eye for goals, and while people might look at this as a disadvantage, I’d say it’s better. We have a heck load of players who look for scoring, Marin is something outside the box in that aspect. He will look to help others score, and there is doubt over that.
2) Hasn’t yet got enough chances
While even the misfiring Torres and the faded away Yossi Benayoun got chances to play, Marko was held back owing to injuries. And I think he atleast deserves another full season before we label him a flop. Hopefully he will have an injury free season.
3) We need a ‘Salomon Kalou’
What did Salomon Kalou stand for? Id say super sub. He wasn’t the best options to put in the starting line up, but as a sub, he often saved our asses. Marin could do that now. He isn’t too annoyed at being benched, that we can see, and ofcourse, he is talented. We are going to have a highly talented squad next season, and we do need players to stand by the side and support the team whenever needed.
4) He is only 24
Okaay, 24 isnt the youngest now, but it isn’t old either. There are many cases of players blooming in their after 25’s, and Marin could he that. And we are in the market for players who are in their 25’s and 26’s, so 24 isnt too old.
5) He won’t fetch much either.
If we indeed decide to sell him now, he won’t fetch more than 8-10m, that too is farfetched for me. His wages are said to be around 35k per week, which must not be much for a club like Chelsea.
6) Tired of being labeled as ‘Career destroyers’
Okay, this is probably the only reason I have taken the time out to write this article down. I’m pretty tired of people claiming Chelsea is a place where few people make their careers, and most often ends up destroying it. I don’t like it one bit. It is wrong as hell, but Marin could change it all. He has the potential to level up. He is good, I can guarantee it. And if he leaves Chelsea, he WILL bloom elsewhere soon, and there you go, we become the club who are impatient again.
This is probably the lamest article I have written on a subject, but had to write it down as it kept bothering me that everyone wants this guy out, even without giving him a proper chance to prove himself. And more annoyed on the subject because I know he has potential, and he can become one of our important players.
What do you think? Should we give Marko another chance? Or is it a waste of efforts? And its better to let him leave? Leave your thoughts in the comments section.
