HawK

Was good for us with Bellamy

...wodniw pohs

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Well actually I disagree about the defence, I think we have solid attackers, solid centre, solid at the back and solid in goal. The squad cries out to play narrow in the middle as that's the kind of personnel we have, and is conducive to the 3 up top which also suits our attack. Been laying low a while, but it strikes me last season when you think back to our games. Demba on his own is the reason we were where we were at at Christmas. Cisse on his own is the reason we were where we were at by the end, with flashes from Ben Arfa and the footballing intelligence of Cabaye/Colicinni to keep us solid enough down the middle. I didn't get the impression we had any possession-based tactics or strategy at all. We finished where we did despite Pardew - he won't get us relegated, but unless our average first team quality is as smart as Barca's, we can't keep relying on individual sparks from flair players as our sole strategy.

Drogba's reaction to Cisse's goal just made it all the more fantastical. Whenever it's cut from the replay it doesn't quite have the same sparkle

Still completely baffled why we play 4-4-2 hoofball with 4-3-3 on-the-deck players lol. Of course players like Marveaux aren't going to work in this system.

lol 2 ties on

This is like when Romania all shaved their heads and dipped them in yellow paint. Even the commentator can't tell Sammy/Cheik/Bigi apart lol

He's wearing stockings

I wonder now if Cisse really did shin all those shots.

Ferguson's had it on Cisse's head to the inch 3 times now, twice unmarked. And you say play it through the middle. Shola would've had a hattrick by now

Ferguson the new Keith Gillespie

Jesus christ, Ameobi u been learning from Hatem?

We are so good on the ball with this lot. Bruges are not a bad team and we're making them look absolutely pants.

Probably one of the worst comments I've ever read on here. What a f***ing joke Like s**** is it. There used to be OOO OOO OOO ing, Booing, Monkey Noises, Bananas thrown on the pitch, chants of he's a wog a wog etc etc at English Footballs (and SJP was one of the worst for it) grounds every week all over the country and blokes lined up selling NF literature behind the Gallowgate End. You never hear or see any of that now and haven't for donkeys years. Racism can simultaneously be less prevalent but not 'all but gone'. It's all but gone, it's major news now if there is the slightest hint of anything racist whereas 30 years ago it was virtually the norm at football matches.

It's painfully obvious there's a substantial appearance based disincentive for us to play him.

I think he prefers 4-4-2 and whacking long balls to the front man. If he was really a 4-3-3 man there's no way he'd have spent so long last season and tried to start this season playing that type of football. He wouldn't be much of a manager if he changed his formation and entire football philosophy to keep one player happy. For all his qualities, tactical nous is not one of them. Said it for a long time now. And yep, it appears that's exactly what he's been doing for the past part of 6-7 months now.

lol

oi

Still hoping for WongArena for the shits+giggles factor.

Already got one. With 3 assists in 3 games before our implosion vs Man Utd.

Alan Pardew, I love u

Is having a revalatory game at RB. This is going to make him.