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Sensible post. I would add to that the reason for keeping Cisse out wide is that 1) He has height and can prove to be an outlet and 2) he works his socks off allways... Can't fualt him for that, if we had Ryan Taylor for example I don't think we would have seen Cisse pushed wide...

Deadly serious, that is a watertight pardewesque firewall to protect us from any incoming that those Rouble munchers can throw at us!! LOL

If Chelsea were to play Torres and Ba I would almost definitely revert to: ------------------Krul-------------------- Debuchy----Willo-----Taylor-----Santon -----------Mapou-----Colo----------- ----Cabaye-----Sissoko------Gouffran ---------------Cisse----------------- Genius...I know!

I think he will thank Allah and leave it at that. Either that or pull out a massive wallet and dance on it. LOL!!

That now makes sense to my limited intellect

Just can't see us getting a "great" manager rather than an "up and coming" (Martinez') or mid-upper table type (Rednapp/Benitez). Will give Pardew until end of season, no excuses now for us to start playing decent stuff...

I went to the Chelsea - Southampton game a couple of weeks back, Ashley Cole, Azpilicueta and Cahill were rubbish, if you pressure the ball coming out of defence they make some awful mistakes. Sideshow bob was the only one who could carry it out in any acceptable manner... Ramires and oscar faded a lot when southampton started to pressure (and kick) in the second half, we really need to get at them and play high up the pitch, don't think Ba & Torres have that much pace to be scared of. I would go with the following: -----------------------Krul--------------------- Debs-----Saylor--------Mapou------Santon ------------------Colo------------------------ --------Cabaye---------Sissoko----------- Gouffran--------Cisse------------Jonas Chelsea don't play with much width, nearly always goes inside, hence the 433

Doesn't really explain much tbh... You can register three? What if you take out an existing member (Bigi/Ranger), does that allow you four?

I agree with the above. The only point that I see difficult is the replacement of Pardew with an upper tier manager that will accept very restricted funding (unless you're aboiut to go down!) and the sale of your best players when the big boys come calling. I really think we will soon be a club that only ever challenges for the 4th to 8th places in the league. Please prove me wrong Mike!

Goufran is ineligible, Debuchy, Mapou, Sissoko and Haddiara can all play? Can we take one of the kids out and enter all 4. Wouldn't mind a couple of European trips...

Is he still with Newcastle or has he gone? Doubt you would publicly say that about your boss tbh...

sorry, a couple more performances... better!

Folks, why do players suddenly panic on the ball in the second half and stop moving and creating options... Do you honestly think the manager says "hoof it out" boys, even a sunday leaguer has more nous than that, we are talking Professionals here... Pressure, confidence and other team's momentum make that difference to our play. I think if we get a couple more wins we will start to play like everyone wants...

Just read all of the dailies and one thing that sticks out is that they all have completely contrasting opinions on Jonas' contribution last night to the majority of this board. Taking a deep breath and thinking about his game last night he played an excellent first half and first 15-20 in the second half, he just couldn't keep up with the pace for the last twenty or so... As for Pardew and for sitting deeper: If Villa bring on Anhonlagor and weimman who both have pace and play between the lines, you have to sit deeper, reason being is that they fire long balls up to benteke and any flicks or passes through defence can result in greta pace outdoing you. The shola substitution was for reasons twofold (although shola badly let us down tbh), he was supposed to hold the ball up and act as an outlet and secondly to help out in the aerial battle in corners and freekicks (which he did). Anita and Mapou were obviously meant to stem the midfield onslaught but villa chose to bypass the midfield the majority of times and Mapoue became a huge asset then to us. I don't think Pardew is at fault for our second half display with regard to passing and fluent football, I saw a side yesterday willing to battle it out and putting every last sinew into holding a lead... Bit sick of the negativity, teams have to be able to see out games this way because you just cannot control a game for 90 mins and Villa had the momentum after the debuchy mistake. You could hear the crowd also giving their all... I reckon Chelsea are there to be won (or drawn), I doubt we'll see a defensive display but if we do go up a goal or two I still won't mind Pards trying to close the shop (copyright - fergie) as other better managers do....

I can't beleive some of the utter crap spouted on here, so all of a sudden Cabaye, Colo, Taylor, Santon, Anita, Jonas, Cisse all became incapable of playing a pass and were suddenly masters of the converted try attempt.... Jeez! Villa were playing well and with momentum in the second half, our confidence is shot and we couldn't answer with a passing game (which is what we should have done)... Don't blame it all on Pardiue... there are others responsible aswell!

Really? His substitutions were mind boggling. Not at all, there was genuine reason behind them, just not his fault that we are so brittle we treat the ball like a hot potato when under a little bit of pressure. Shola Turned out to be completely useless at the only thing he normally does well... I wouldn't have taken gouffran off, jonas would have gone if I were the manager, but well...

With the subs we had I think the only different thing I would have done would be leave Gouffran on and take jonas off.

Hook line & sinker....lol

Shola was supposed to be an outlet for us to hold the ball up... just didn't work cos' he's shint!

that penalty was heer stupidity, shepperding bloke out of the box and you lunge in...haway, give me simpson back please...lol

I think villa in the second half played some very good football, were first into the tackle and went sink or swim... We just weren't able to counter that, we should have kept calm and passed the ball around to take the sting out of them but we panicked and got brittle again. Don't actually think it was so much to do with his substitutions, although I was asking for jonas to be subbed, more that our confidence is so brittle.

Cisse Hatrick & debut goal for guffas

Like d the key phrases they have to laern at the bottom

Hatrick t'night please... With all the new fluid frenchies passing to you should be a stroll!!

I reckon Pardew will revolutionise football with his selection tonight: -------------------------Krul----------------------------- Debuchy--------Saylor------Colo-------------Santon Anita---------Cabaye-----Sissoko------Jonas ---------------------- Marveux--------------- ---------------Cisse--------------------------------- If winning: Perch for marv (again ...oh no) If losing: Gouffran to come off bench for Jonas