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Forget Malouda, Marveaux’s the man!

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So, at the weekend Newcastle signed their third player of the summer and surprise, surprise, it’s another Frenchman. It’s not just any Frenchman, though, it’s former Rennes midfielder Sylvain Marveaux. To make the signing even sweeter, Newcastle got Marveaux from under the noses of Liverpool, and aren’t paying top dollar either. So, with the French Newcastle revolution well and truly on, what do we need to know about Sylvain Marveaux?

I don’t want to oversimplify things and no two footballers are ever the same, but you can’t talk about Marveaux without mentioning Chelsea midfielder Florent Malouda. Other than them both being French, left-footed midfielders, even Marveaux himself admits there’s some similarities. The 25-year-old said “In France they say I am like Florent Malouda, which is what I hope to do for Newcastle. He is a great player and if I could emulate him I would be happy.” Not only would Marveaux be happy, the Toon Army would be happy, too!

Malouda signed for Chelsea in 2007 and, after a couple of decent seasons, really came into his own in the Premier League. He is an instrumental part in Chelsea’s 2009/10 Premier League winning side and despite going off the boil somewhat last season, is still a top player. He of course cost Chelsea upwards of £13 million and was a couple of years older than Marveaux when he came to England, but there are plenty of similarities.

Anyway, enough about Malouda, lets concentrate on Marveaux. After a decade at Rennes, no-one is expecting the transition to the Premier League to be a completely smooth one. He will take time to settle in, but with a couple of Frenchmen around him, hopefully that settling in period won’t last too long. He also has to recover from a long-standing groin injury on which he had surgery last year, so hopefully him making an impact on Tyneside won’t be delayed by a lack of fitness.

Sylvain Marveaux doesn’t go into too much detail about his game, but says “I think my game is about working hard and scoring goals. I will do my best for the club and for the team and I look forward to making this move a success.” That’s all you can ask from him and if he can match up to any of Newcastle’s former French left wingers, including David Ginola, Laurent Robert and Charles N’Zogbia, he’d have done pretty well. Liverpool fans might be saying they never wanted him, but if he’d have gone to Anfield they’d have been raving about him, so let’s do the same!

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  • ah says:

    boohoohoo. i’m a whinging scouser and i cry cry cry when i dont get my way boohoohoo 🙁 🙁 🙁 dont worry though, we’ll win the league next year. next years our year. or the year after that. or the year after that. or the year after that. or the year after that. or the year after that. or the year after that. or the year after that. or the year after that. or the year after that. or the year after that. or the year after that. or the year after that. or the year after that. or the year after that. or the year after that………….

  • adam says:

    It’s funny to see how bitter you scousers are.

    You think we are taking a risk by signing cheap french players however you lot have just spunked £55m on Caroll and Henderson.

    Caroll has the potential to be unstoppable but lets not forget he has only been around for a season of first team football and played half a season in the premiership. In that same time he has broken a team mates jaw, been in court for glassing someone and been in and around trouble.

    Henderson has looked gash for england (full & under 21’s)and sunderland.

    Value for money? You have paid for potential.

    For about half of Henderson we have signed Marveaux, Tiote, Ben Arfa, Ba, Gosling and Cabaye. All under 26. Not bad eh?

    Oh, and we still have that massive wadge of cash you gave us to spend. If we can get the same value for money as that lot we could have a much better team than the one with caroll in it. Not that I believe Ashley will spend it all like.

    • Sunny says:

      That’s because we have the money to spend…. We don’t keep talking about £35m to spend & that’s all you have. Instead of talking crap about the great LFC – How’s about you thank us. Faceit – Ashley wasn’t gonna put his hand in his pockey was he lol…. Talking of the £35m – I doubt u’ll spend half of it with ur shabby owner. 2 out of the 3 players signed for free – You guys are like council trash who only shop at Tesco’s in their Value section. So Bitter ay??? PS I’ve been to St. James – Impressive stadium – Enjoyed a nice dinner there – But that town was full of racists and inbreds – I but ur both lol

      Anyone who states LFC are not a great FC – Know nothing about the beautiful game…. Comment if u pls… like water off of a ducks back

  • digital says:

    Yeh Yeh Yeh same old Newcastle all talk no sucess. 1 Medically rejected signing and listen to you lot. Give me a bucket what a l;oad of losers.

  • digital says:

    What it must be like to be a Jordie liveing in the back of behond and supporting a team with no chance of sucess. Keep playing them and we will keep buying any sucess stories you may uncover. Trust us scousers we wont be losing sleep over this reject but rather sighing in relief that we didnt end up with him.

  • digital says:

    Best thing we ever exported to you lot was that scum sychopath Barton. He must be (next to rooney) the most hated w4nker on merseyside and thats by us and the sh1te down the road.

  • DJG says:

    Didn’t take long for these scousers to have their heads back in the clouds now Dog leash has returned. They were fighting relegation last season with Woy!!!

  • digital says:

    Were as you lot have Pardew the messiah to lead you out of the wilderness into the pronmised land.

  • Frank says:

    I think you scousers should stop, put the keyboard down, take a deep breath and learn to spell. You’re making yourselves look stupid.

  • digital says:

    If he realy excells you might finish above Sunderland but I doubt it

  • shawzie100 says:

    ooooooooooooooh digital your so clever and calculating. Please can I be more like you lol

  • Tom Jones says:

    Keep it ‘relatively’ clean guys. To all you Liverpool fans – maybe not wise to come onto a Newcastle blog and slate us.

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