Young Players to watch out for in the Bundesliga 2011-12 season (Part 4)
Gokhan Tore
Age: 19
Club: Hamburg SV
The young Turkish midfielder was signed by Hamburg in this summer’s transfer window as former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Slobodan-Rajkovic-c33708.
The former Bayer Leverkusen trainee has immaculate dribbling ability and can be a nightmare for the opposing defence on his day. The winger surely had very limited playing opportunities with his former club as the likes of Florent Malouda, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Salomon-Kalou-c32266 and Nicholas Anelka but he will surely be able to get the playing time with Hamburg as the team is relatively fresh with many new players coming in.
The Turkish international will have to prove his metal in the Bundesliga this season and he certainly has the ability to do that. Club manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-c25261 Oenning has shown immense confidence in the youngster as has started many games for the club already in this campaign.
Tore had been part of the talented Chelsea youth squad that won the FA Youth Cup last year. He scored in the second-leg of the semi-finals against Blackburn http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385 to give his side a brilliant 4-0 victory and an overall 5-0 win on aggregate.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marko-Marin-c24198
Age: 22
Club: Werder Bremen
Marko Marin has been a brilliant talent for the Bremen club over the past few years. He has cemented his place in the first team despite being so young and has put in some brilliant performances off-late. The player made his first-team debut at the age of 18 and has not looked back ever since.
The winger had been linked to many Premier League clubs this summer including http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Samir-Nasri-c32360, who joined Manchester City in this summer’s transfer window.
The German international will be a player to watch out for this season as the club is struggling for form because of a dismal season last term and no major new acquisitions this summer. He will be expected to take a lot of responsibility on his shoulders to ensure a good finish for Die Werderaner. With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Per-Mertesacker-c29680 now set to stay, the club will hope to regain its place in the European competitions but the progress could well be hampered by the financial problems Bremen face currently.
The attacking midfielder has been a consistent performer for Werder Bremen over the past two seasons and has scored 12 goals and accumulated an impressive 24 assists in the 89 games played.
Marin was also a prominent part of the German national Under-21 side that won the European Championship two years ago and was part of the Die Mannschaft squad which ended in third place in last year’s FIFA World Cup in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757.
The former Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder won the Fritz-Walter-Medal in 2007 for the Under 18 category and has since been widely regarded as a brilliant talent for the future.
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