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KaKa

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  1. Nobby Solano knows!  :lol:

     

    Nobby Solano has defended Newcastle United's £40million man Joelinton - and insists the chronic lack of service is making him look like a bad player.

     

    Solano admitted he'd love to still be playing, just to whip a few first time balls to his feet from the flank and give the Brazilian something to feed off.

     

    The Peruvian did so on many occasions for Alan Shearer and Craig Bellamy during the Sir Bobby Robson era.

     

    But he feels that criticism of Joelinton is not completely fair on the summer signing from Hoffenheim.

     

    Solano told the Chronicle: "You have to analyse the system of the team first.

     

    "It is sometimes very difficult for any striker if you have a team that doesn't have possession of the ball.

     

    "It's hard for him to find the chances.

     

    "Who is supplying him?

     

    "You have a team that looks like a defensive unit who don't get possession.

     

    "It makes it so tough for Joelinton.

     

    "For him to do well he needs three or four deliveries at least a game, he's just not getting it.

     

    "How can he score without service?"

     

    When asked if Joelinton needed to justify his price tag and perhaps drop back and make something happen himself, Solano insisted the South American wasn't at fault.

     

    Solano said: "No, the team has to do more.

     

    "Also he will be getting asked to some defensive duties so he's probably doing what he's told.

     

    "He can't drop back and do it all himself, do you know how difficult that is?

     

    "This guy when I watch him is always up there by himself looking lonely.

     

    "He's getting nothing but long balls, that's so hard for him.

     

    "These days most teams play with one man up there and it is tough for them.

     

    "Who is the man supplying him?"

     

    Solano was drafted in by Kenny Dalglish in the late 1990s after Newcastle searched long and hard for the perfect winger to play with Shearer.

     

    The legendary number 9 had some frustrating times with David Ginola who refused to get first time balls into the danger area.

     

    Solano told me: "When I played with Alan Shearer we had everybody trying their hardest to get service to him from the left and the right.

     

    "That's how you become an attacking team.

     

    "If you sit and absorb pressure you can become obsessed with it.

     

    "I watched the Palace game and it was hard to watch.

     

    "At Arsenal they battled hard but their luck ran out and when you play with five at the back it's hard.

     

    "The big statistic that says it all is two shots on target at Palace who are not special and hadn't won since Boxing Day.

     

    "Ask Alan Shearer the same question on Joelinton.

     

    "He will probably tell you that the striker is waiting for chances and probably hoping for free-kicks or penalties.

     

    "It is unbelievable really."

     

  2. I'm craving losses so bad at this point :lol:

     

    This guy has to go man. Don't care who comes next for now either. We can start hounding out that chump when he gets here.

     

  3. What a joke of a league :lol:

     

    So the top team in the league that is currently in 1st place, can just go and take the top scorer of a team, which is in danger of being relegated, outside of the transfer window, because they have injuries? Without the lower club agreeing to it?! :lol:

     

    Despite the fact Barcelona still have their top 2 goal scorers fit and healthy, and have one of the best academies of young players. So there is no one at all that could potentially come up to the first team as a fill in?

     

    Can't even believe that is allowed. Incredibly tacky stuff.

  4. Alexander-Arnold is out of this world. Every week.

     

    Both fullbacks are top class but TAA must be one of the best in the world right now.

     

    He's amazing. You just know if he played for us we'd be moaning about how he can't defend, and how he's shite :lol:

     

    Would hardly get the chance to get into the opposition's half :lol:

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