Marcel Eger

Marcel Eger

Smiffy,

Not only did you run out of burgers (whats that all about) - But you must also be going blind. Our favourite German was at GP in a splendid silverish jacket.
 

Marcel Eger

Paul USA said:
Smiffy,

Not only did you run out of burgers (whats that all about) - But you must also be going blind. Our favourite German was at GP in a splendid silverish jacket.
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Didnt see him my error !
I wasn't on burgers on Saturday so I can't take the blame for that
 

Marcel Eger

Surely must be injured if Pim is getting in the squad ahead of him?
 

Marcel Eger

alexcavell said:
Ditto with Woodman
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Think Woodman is just a case of Bidwell being one of our stars players and not really needing a left back on the bench.

Group of St Pauli fans were there again against Bury. Must have seen them at GP 5 or 6 times this season and the most Eger has played in those games was 10-15 minutes coming off the bench heh.
 

Marcel Eger

MetalBee said:
Think Woodman is just a case of Bidwell being one of our stars players and not really needing a left back on the bench.

Group of St Pauli fans were there again against Bury. Must have seen them at GP 5 or 6 times this season and the most Eger has played in those games was 10-15 minutes coming off the bench heh.
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Don't get the whole Eger situation unless he has suffered a relapse from his injury. He's done ok for his first season in English Div 1 and come through a couple of shaky games to prove himself a reliable centre back. Uwe chopped and changed him around then he got an ankle injury was coming back to full fitness, an unused sub for an away match and then nothing.

What has impressed me on and off the pitch is the guys apparent passion for the club and willingness to engage with the fans. Even in games when he has been on the bench his enthusiasm for the team has been evident for all to see.

Hope it is just he's not 100% fit because I believe he has a lot to contribute to the squad next season and he's one of our few contracted defenders.
 

Marcel Eger

blunstone said:
a good steady, experienced player. alas not much pace which is important these days.
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True not blessed with pace but has good positional sense which means best suited playing with a partner who has got pace. Think he and KO would make a good partnership but Harlee has earnt his place and is turning in good performances at the moment after a slightly rocky patch (which is to be expected in a young inexperienced player). Think Eger has a lot to offer the squad though.
 

Marcel Eger

So next year I would be very happy with 3 from: Dean, Osborne, Legge, Pim, Eger (plus a youngster as 4th choice back up? none of the above list would be happy as 4th choice)

Who the 1 or 2 that leave though, no idea-each has their strengths and weaknesses.
 

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spoke to him at orient and in the royal oak after the sheff wed game, he said he had been frozen out and was fit and wanted to play, had a german television crew with him in the oak, nice guy, shame as i think next season would have seen him improve.
 

Marcel Eger

Didnt see that coming - so we must be in the hunt for another centreback then, Uwe is taking no prisoners this summer what with Logan potentially being shown the door as well :eek:
 

Marcel Eger

Translated using Google translate

"I'm back here in my area was never really gone,'ve got me just hiding." These lines from Marius Mueller-Westernhagen currently fit in perfectly with Marcel Eger. The former St. Pauli pro is back in his area: St. Pauli.

The district, of course. I'm off there! And yet he is drawn once again into the wide world of football.

"Egi" is back. After a year at Brentford FC in the English third league Eger has canceled its tents in London. "Was' ne exciting and cool time in an outstanding city," the 29-year-old looks in on his conversation with the MOPO eventful year behind on the island. "But in the end it was not fit anymore." His current contract until 2013 at the "Bees" was dissolved by mutual consent.

A total of 19 games Eger has played for Brentford, "of which twelve to zero," as the central defender says with pride. No defender had a better record. "Clean sheet king" Eger was called - which means "king of the white waistcoat."

But despite the great recognition earned in the 1.90-meter-tall man with his colleagues and the fans with good performances, he was in favor of coach Uwe Rösler, who after an ankle injury in January in the second half barely began - Eger "inexplicable and unsatisfactory".

The return to Hamburg a week ago was twice as easy. "My district has welcomed me with open arms," ​​says the native of Franke, who here still has an apartment, with a broad grin. He enjoys the atmosphere of the neighborhood and has seen many former St. Pauli's colleagues made.

The neighborhood club it does not let go. Eger is worried. The fact that Fabio Morena, Carsten Rothenbach and Ralph Gunesch again in the winter and three long-term "real" St. Pauli have left the club concerned him. "This is a great loss. I would hope that more players truly identify again with the club, the fans, the environment and those living in St. Pauli Spirit.

A comeback in brown and white, there will not be for Eger, who has taken seven years, these colors with pride. He has other plans, wants to try something again. "I am longing for adventure-football," he says. Eger takes it abroad again. "America totally appeals to me. That would be awesome. "There playing with Florian Lechner (New England Revolution), already a former St. Pauli and big friend of Eger.

One thing is certain: No matter where it is "Egi" next breath away - it will sooner or later return to his territory, and it will feel again as if he had never been away from St. Paul.
 

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Apart from the home game v Huddersfield, he seemed a decent player, but if an experienced (and presumably relatively costly) player doesn't feature prominently in the manager's plans, then it may be better to move on. IMHO we'd definitely need another CB - I like both Harlee and Leon, but am not sure they work well together in a back 4
 

Marcel Eger

I suspect Uwe didn't realise that centre backs at this level have to be physical brutes because they play against the same. Eger is a good player but I never really fancied his chances if it got rough. It shows a ruthless streak by the manager and a determination to take us forward and eliminate weaknesses.
 

Marcel Eger

Real shame, we could all see from the first 20 minutes against Yeovil that he would need time to adapt but it seems those first impressions stuck, and despite adapting well to the English game, he was never the man for Uwe. Sad because i think we had an experienced, calm, capable defender there. Best of luck Marcel, hope you enjoyed your time with us.
 

Marcel Eger

Use is clearly not taking no for answer in terms of doing well this year. You need a bit of ruthlessness in his job and he doesn't have a problem in making the tough decisions. In Uwe we trust.
 

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beebopalula said:
I suspect Uwe didn't realise that centre backs at this level have to be physical brutes because they play against the same. Eger is a good player but I never really fancied his chances if it got rough. It shows a ruthless streak by the manager and a determination to take us forward and eliminate weaknesses.
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agree, i actually think eger would have fitted more into a championship team then league one. good luck to the guy, hopefully we still get some visitors from st pauli as well :sorted:
 

Marcel Eger

Also think that at his height and not possessing much pace Eger could only play a similar role to Leon who is younger and possibly generally better at it.
 

Marcel Eger

Brentford 4 Life said:
Real shame, we could all see from the first 20 minutes against Yeovil that he would need time to adapt but it seems those first impressions stuck, and despite adapting well to the English game, he was never the man for Uwe. Sad because i think we had an experienced, calm, capable defender there. Best of luck Marcel, hope you enjoyed your time with us.
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:imwith: good summary. I liked the guy, played with an evident passion and wanted to do well here. Twelve clean sheets in the Nineteen games he played suggests he was a capable centre half. I don't think he was the 'enforcer' that Uwe believed he was signing and perhaps the weakness in his game was the physical side. Yet to play the type of football that Rosler favours you need Centre Backs who are comfortable on the ball and Eger fitted in with that. I really wish the guy well for the future and hope that he and his mates from St Pauli do find their way back to GP. So we've now got Harlee and Legge as definates who knows what the plans for Pim are. Plenty of time to get in further recruits and as ever only time will tell if this is a good decision by management or an error. Thanks Marcel nice guy, decent player...........
 

Marcel Eger

He had some talent as a footballing centre back, but probably wanted too much time and generally because of his lack of pace wanted to defend too deep leaving larger than needed space for midfeld to cover. Decent decison by the club, who possibly have another cheaper younger option lined up.
 

Marcel Eger

I think Uwe thought what sort of players were needed for League One when he joined , now he knows .
 

Marcel Eger

Would have rather we kept him on this season, but I can't believe he would have been happy sitting on the bench. I thought he was a very decent player - probably the most intelligent defensive player we had in terms of positioning and how well he read the game, but his lack of pace and strength was always going to be a sticking point.

That said, I thought his clean sheet record spoke volumes about his overall contribution to the team, not just what was evident in his personal performance.
 

Marcel Eger

I think this may have been one that got away i'm afraid. 12 out of 19 clean sheets speak for itself!!! I don't think he ever really got the string of games his performances merited, one major mistake against the league's runaway top scorer is no major disgrace. I understand his omissions were partly down to having a lot of good compeition at cb this year: KO, Harlee, Llera, Leon and Pim. If he had been given a string of games, not only would his performances have improved, but I could see him developing a rapport with the Ealing Road that would have been intimidating for opposition strikers.

We all saw his technical ability that has previsouly gotten him to Bundesliga level and IMHO the problems with his physiciality have been exaggerated on this thread thus far. He was imperious against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, who were probably the biggest unit in the league, certainly up front, last year.
12 CS's in 19 in a season where we finsihed 3rd in CS's in the league speaks volumes. Lets hope UR has the right replacement, because replacing Eger for a football league journeyman may be a step backwards. Thanks Marcel and best of luck.
 

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Artixbee said:
I think this may have been one that got away i'm afraid. 12 out of 19 clean sheets speak for itself!!! I don't think he ever really got the string of games his performances merited, one major mistake against the league's runaway top scorer is no major disgrace. I understand his omissions were partly down to having a lot of good compeition at cb this year: KO, Harlee, Llera, Leon and Pim. If he had been given a string of games, not only would his performances have improved, but I could see him developing a rapport with the Ealing Road that would have been intimidating for opposition strikers.

We all saw his technical ability that has previsouly gotten him to Bundesliga level and IMHO the problems with his physiciality have been exaggerated on this thread thus far. He was imperious against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, who were probably the biggest unit in the league, certainly up front, last year.
12 CS's in 19 in a season where we finsihed 3rd in CS's in the league speaks volumes. Lets hope UR has the right replacement, because replacing Eger for a football league journeyman may be a step backwards. Thanks Marcel and best of luck.
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A mate of mine met Eger in a pub once near Ladbroke Grove. Nice bloke apparently but kept popping outside or a cigarette....
 

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Artixbee said:
Lets hope UR has the right replacement, because replacing Eger for a football league journeyman may be a step backwards. .
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Assuming that is what he is planning. Would you call Harlee Dean a FL journeyman?
 

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Artixbee said:
12 out of 19 clean sheets speak for itself!!!
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I know that this is the figure that he quoted, but according to Soccerbase, it was 11 out of 22, of which one was against Basingstoke and two were in the JPT. Still quite good, but not outstanding (Bees overall record was I think 20 out of 51)
 

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mhead bee said:
Assuming that is what he is planning. Would you call Harlee Dean a FL journeyman?
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No, I meant a future replacement, not Dean (I assume UR will sign one more centre back with experience to replace Eger, especially if Pim leaves too).

Alternatively, he may stick with Harlee, Leon, Pim and bring in a loanee into the season if we have an injury crisis, but that seems unlikely.
 

Marcel Eger

Don't think Pim will leave. I think Uwe rates him and will a big part of his plans next year.
 

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Uwe has stated in a few different ways that he wants some experience through the side and needs, therefore, to recruit an experienced centre back. Given that Marcel has been given the wave, he's obviously not the experienced centre back Uwe is looking for as I'd guess he wants a player who will be on the team sheet each week. More to follow...
 

Marcel Eger

Paul O'Brien said:
I know that this is the figure that he quoted, but according to Soccerbase, it was 11 out of 22, of which one was against Basingstoke and two were in the JPT. Still quite good, but not outstanding (Bees overall record was I think 20 out of 51)
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So out of interest how many clean sheets were our other centre halves responsible for as a percentage, I would have thought that Eger was probably the most successful. P.s Clean sheets against Basingstoke and the JPT still have to be earned!
 

Marcel Eger

I think Eger was brought in as a "dominator" and didnt fulfil that role.
 

Marcel Eger

It sounds like he just couldn't hack the rough and tumble of English football, he'll continue to do well back in Germany.
 

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condorman said:
I think Eger was brought in as a "dominator" and didnt fulfil that role.
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Yes I heard he was into the S&M Scene as well;)

Seriously though, one would have thought that we would have been aware of his strengths and weaknesses before signing him. Is Legge a "dominator" strong doesn't lose many headers but lacks in composure and positional awareness?

Anyway decision made we move on.
 

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He was made to look silly by Jordan Rhodes at Huddersfield. Which admittedly happened to most visiting defenders. Don't think he had the pace that is needed to take us into the Championship. Shame as I thought he offered us something our other defenders didn't - a calm head and accurate passing.
 

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Malcybee said:
Don't think Pim will leave. I think Uwe rates him and will a big part of his plans next year.
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If Uwe rates him why did he send him to AFC Wimbledon on loan ?
I don't think he rates him at all.
 

Marcel Eger

SmiffyBee said:
If Uwe rates him why did he send him to AFC Wimbledon on loan ?
I don't think he rates him at all.
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I think he's grown to rate him more, he involved him quite a few times near the end of the season, even though he still had an injury which meant his loan was recalled in the first place. I doubt he'll force his way into the first team but I wouldn't be surprised to see him on the bench decently often next year.
 

Marcel Eger

Balders Bee said:
Yes I heard he was into the S&M Scene as well;)

Seriously though, one would have thought that we would have been aware of his strengths and weaknesses before signing him. Is Legge a "dominator" strong doesn't lose many headers but lacks in composure and positional awareness?

Anyway decision made we move on.
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He is a "big bloke" (that's not an S&M comment....) so possibly he was more dominant in German football but met his match in large journeyman L1 cloggers. Legge can "dominate" but maybe we want someone who is more of a natural leader.
 

Marcel Eger

Sorry I did not rate the bloke, but it is all about opinions I guess. I thought of Marcel the way others on here have thought about Osborne.
 

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Beat Poet said:
It sounds like he just couldn't hack the rough and tumble of English football, he'll continue to do well back in Germany.
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Seems he's looking to the US...
 

Marcel Eger

Paul O'Brien said:
I know that this is the figure that he quoted, but according to Soccerbase, it was 11 out of 22, of which one was against Basingstoke and two were in the JPT. Still quite good, but not outstanding (Bees overall record was I think 20 out of 51)
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12 in 19 starts - he came on as sub in three games. And we kept 13 not 11 clean sheets in the 22 games
 

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Balders Bee said:
So out of interest how many clean sheets were our other centre halves responsible for as a percentage, I would have thought that Eger was probably the most successful. P.s Clean sheets against Basingstoke and the JPT still have to be earned!
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I think Llera was our most successful with 7/13 or 53%, and I didn't rate him highly other than in his first home game when he was pinging long balls with incredible accuracy.

Eger was certainly our most successful of the 'regulars', but I'd also have to look at who partnered him, and frankly, life's too short. I wasn't knocking Eger, just suggesting that his stats were about as accurate as Drewe Broughton's.
 
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