Good english, looks like a very decent guy. 

Really hope he can make it into the first team regularly next season.

 

Mourinho doesn't seem to favour Mikel, and if Ramires keeps performing like this I can definitely see MvG getting a lot of game time. 

Lamps can't play every match, so I reckon he could form a good partnership with Matic. 

 

Since every match remaining this season is very important I doubt he will get a lot, if any, game time in the first team.

But since Strootman is injured I am hoping for the very small chance he will get called up for the Dutch national team.

 

Wouldn't be dissapointed if he doesn't make it, since I don't want him risking injury or whatever, but we'll see what happens.

Van Ginkel played the full 90 mins for us in the u21's against Villa. Back to full fitness apparently, had a belter of a game.

Edited April 14, 201412 yr by Blueblur

Van Ginkel played the full 90 mins for us in the u21's against Villa. Back to full fitness apparently, had a belter of a game.

Hit the bar at the end too!

Hit the bar at the end too!

Boozing after a match? Good lad.

Boozing after a match? Good lad.

LOL

Rumours he is on the bench today

That would be good. Would be nice if he could get at least 1 appearance back from injury before the end of the season.

Good news. We could get a little taster of Matic and Van Ginkel in the middle. If he develops well, this could be the midfield of the future.

good to see MVG on the bench tonight. could well get some game time before the end of the season, would be nice to see him, although tonight is unlikely

The only midfielder on the bench aside from Oscar, assuming Lampard isn't going to play the full game so we may see him tonight.

Apparently he trained with the Holland squad. Can't imagine he will go to Brazil, we'll find out next tuesday I believe.

Would be nice for him, a rewaed for his recovery

Apparently he trained with the Holland squad. Can't imagine he will go to Brazil, we'll find out next tuesday I believe.

Would be nice for him, a rewaed for his recovery

Will never travel with them, be nothing more than a fitness booster for him.

A team like Holland would not take a young lad who hasnt played football for months on end.

I hope he gets on the plane and gets some minutes, not sure how likely that is!! I wonder what his fitness is like. He has a fairly small frame, so I imagine getting fit again shouldn't be much of an issue.

I'd be more a lot more worried about how rusty he could be.

He's bound to be very rusty. Hopefully a pre-season helps him out though. 

Van der vaart is out of the world cup through injury, I hope this opens the door for mvg to go to Brazil.

Surely they'll call up someone whose actually played this season. 

Surely they'll call up someone whose actually played this season.

He's been training with the squad though and I think he's in the reserve list.

http://theprideoflondon.com/2014/05/07/chelsea-fc-marco-van-ginkel-selected-hollands-world-cup-training-camp/

Edited May 28, 201412 yr by big blue

They play pretty different roles, wouldn't really be a like for like swap.

They play pretty different roles, wouldn't really be a like for like swap.

Thats what i was thinking.

They play pretty different roles, wouldn't really be a like for like swap.

He originally replaced locadia, who is a winger so I'm don't think it would be out of the question.

PVA and Van Ginkel were dropped from the Netherlands squad...

PVA and Van Ginkel were dropped from the Netherlands squad...

It's a shame as I think would have been ahead of Leroy fer had he not had his season ruined by injury.

AC Milan have enquired about taking MVG on a season long loan apparently.

AC Milan have enquired about taking MVG on a season long loan apparently.

 

Sounds about right.

 

He has effectively lost his place now that Matic proved himself to be such a beast last season. And Fabregas is clearly a demi-god.

Apparently his agent has came out saying how disappointed mvg is at not making the bench vs burnley, and that they are awaiting a response from the club.

Hopefully just bs, because that would be ridiculous after 1 game. It also wouldn't bode well for his general happiness this season, as I think there will be plenty of games where he doesn't make the squad, especially with ramires now available.