Huth: Podolski will fit Premier League better than Marin
he Stoke City central defender has offered his thoughts on Arsenal
and Chelsea's incoming German signings and has underlined his desire to
remain with the Potters
EXCLUSIVE
By Laura Reikens
Stoke City defender Robert Huth has backed Lukas Podolski to shine at Arsenal, believing that he will be more successful than Chelsea's latest acquisition Marko Marin.
The German duo are set to join their
compatriot in the Premier League next season but the Potters centre-back
says that the former Koln man's experience will see him flourish more
than his young compatriot.
"It's a big transfer for Marin! To
join such a big club. It will be hard for him to make the first team.
Lukas has almost 100 caps, right?" huth told Goal.com.
"He
will do a little better than Marin because of his experience. But who
knows? Maybe I'm wrong and it will be the other way around and Lukas
will be the one having problems.
"Lukas is more athletic, faster and stronger.
When you look at Lukas, he is built for the Premier League. You have to
wait and see how he copes with everything.
"He was valued at
£12 million, that is a lot of pressure to deal with. Marin wasn't cheap,
too, and there weren't many people who were expecting this transfer.
"But
I wish good luck to both of them. It's nice to have some more Germans
in England after [Michael] Ballack and Jens [Lehmann] have left."
Huth
went on to discuss the difference between football in Germany and
England, emphasising that the two new recruits must step up to the pace
of the Premier League if they are to succeed.
"When I watch
Bundesliga matches on TV, I see that everything is a step slower. That's
what you realised when [Arsenal's] Per [Mertesacker] came over here,"
he added.
"In the first months he had problems because everything
is going faster - not necessarily better in terms of technique or
tactics - but definitely faster and more aggressive than what Per was
used to from the Bundesliga."
The 27-year-old, whose contract
expires next summer, also hinted at the possibility of seeing out his
deal with the Staffordshire club before moving on.
"I think that I will stay here, although I'd like to try something different," he continued.
"But
I'm enjoying it here. It's fun and I get along very well with
everybody. That's why I don't see a reason to change anything."
Source : Goal.com