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He's a considerably better player than Colback like, can't believe some people doubt it But I agree, starting to look like he's got to go for the greater good. Colback scores more goals. Colback creates more goals. Colback is the better tackler. Anita is a better passer of the ball. In summary they're both not up to playing in this league and if they both remain in the team we'll remain in the relegation zone. If McClaren wants to persist with this formation I'd try Tiote and Wijnaldum in there tomorrow with Thauvin, De Jong and Aarons ahead of them with Perez up top. See how that goes.

One of the most ridiculous posts I've read on here and that's no mean feat! Nowt wrong with Anita, it's everyone else's fault he's been absolutely sh*t since he signed for us Should probably read one of your own posts then. It's obvious as f*** that his job yesterday was to receive the ball from the defence and start the play from there. If you look at his movement when he's not on the ball, he's constantly showing for it, who else did that yesterday? That's right, absolutely no one. Suppose it's easier though to just look at him being close to West Ham players when they scored and say that he didn't win the tackles and therefore he was s**** instead of actually watching us play. Going to repeat this again, I'm not saying he was great yesterday, but he did the basics of what he was supposed to do. The one that didn't was Colback, who I assume is the one who should be ahead of Anita and pick the ball up from him but was nowhere to be seen except for when he got his daft yellow and when he was jogging back for their second goal. You're wasting your time man, these guys are wondering why a defensive midfielder playing in front of the back four didn't make any forward passes into the opposition penalty area. He did actually win a few good challenges and ping the ball forward in the first half before it all went to s***. Whether he's good enough is a different matter, but I'd be asking that question about a few others before him at this point. Forget last night. He's done nowt since we signed him over 3 years ago, West Ham last season and a canny performance v Southampton this season apart.

One of the most ridiculous posts I've read on here and that's no mean feat! Nowt wrong with Anita, it's everyone else's fault he's been absolutely sh*t since he signed for us Should probably read one of your own posts then. It's obvious as f*** that his job yesterday was to receive the ball from the defence and start the play from there. If you look at his movement when he's not on the ball, he's constantly showing for it, who else did that yesterday? That's right, absolutely no one. Suppose it's easier though to just look at him being close to West Ham players when they scored and say that he didn't win the tackles and therefore he was s**** instead of actually watching us play. Going to repeat this again, I'm not saying he was great yesterday, but he did the basics of what he was supposed to do. The one that didn't was Colback, who I assume is the one who should be ahead of Anita and pick the ball up from him but was nowhere to be seen except for when he got his daft yellow and when he was jogging back for their second goal. Hes sh*t man. In time you'll realise that. You're just slower on the uptake than most.

Crosby in.

Games gone mad when you compare it to what Mitrovic is currently serving a 3 match ban for.

Quite enjoyed watching PSVs counter attacking style. No surprise they equalised whilst Man Utd were enjoying their best spell of the game.

This 100000%. Can't even stand listening to the horrible little b@st@rd.

I knocked back a free ticket for it. No intention whatsoever of going to watch that club play for the foreseeable future.

One of the most ridiculous posts I've read on here and that's no mean feat! Nowt wrong with Anita, it's everyone else's fault he's been absolutely sh*t since he signed for us

What's he talking about?...."I showed him I was black". Did he think Gerrard wouldn't notice like?

Totally agree. The poison from the very top seeps all the way through the club. They can say what they like, Charnley can email the fans as many times as he wants but the anti competitive attitude the current regime have installed in the club is plain for all to see. We know the end game is at least a 17th place finish and the cups are a distraction to that and so do the players. Whoever we buy, for whatever money, that's what will be instilled into them. The good ones will get fed up and leave and we get stuck with the rest. And repeat.

He didn't pass the ball forward and into the box once last night, not once. Which other players passed into the box? Our RB had 3 of our 4 shots because of it. So that is a ridiculous thing to criticise Anita for Of course it isn't. Just because other players aren't doing their jobs properly that doesn't mean we can't criticise Anita for not doing his on a thread entitled "Vernon Anita" ffs! They're all culpable and if you go to the Colback or Sissoko thread you'll see they come in for the same criticism. What a stupid thing to come out with. It's like saying just because he's not Colback we can't pick fault with him when in reality they're both as much to blame as each other for not doing what they're supposed to be doing. They are both as s*** as each other in CM. But if Anita not passing the ball into the box is your biggest grievance with him last night, then something is wrong with the way you analyse football matches. But I never once said it was my biggest grievance of him. I was simply responding to another post. You've just made that up tbh. Normally when you single something out, it's something you yourself, deem to be a problem. Why else would you mention it? I mentioned it in response to a post on the previous page that said at least he passes the ball forward. I replied saying he didn't make a single forward pass into the opposition penalty area. At no point did I say that was my biggest grievance of him. Really not sure how you can't get your head round that. Why would he be making passes into the opposition penalty area if he is the defensive midfielder who is going to spend 80% of the game in his own half? If it was Wijnaldu or Colback you were complaining about I could understand. If I was going to pick a fault with Anita yesterday it would be that he didn't do a good job at man marking Payet, if that was actually his brief. And here's another Anita apologist. If you bothered to watch it last night you would know the pundits also picked up on it. He's doing nothing of note in either half of the pitch. Like I said, pointless player. I was just addressing your point that he made no passes into the opposition penalty area which as the deepest lying midfielder isn't really what he's in the team for. As for the pundits they were having a go at the make up of the central midfield trio, not just Anita specifically. Anita was one of the players they were having a go at. I'm discussing this on the Anita thread. Can't really see the issue you have with this.

He didn't pass the ball forward and into the box once last night, not once. Which other players passed into the box? Our RB had 3 of our 4 shots because of it. So that is a ridiculous thing to criticise Anita for Of course it isn't. Just because other players aren't doing their jobs properly that doesn't mean we can't criticise Anita for not doing his on a thread entitled "Vernon Anita" ffs! They're all culpable and if you go to the Colback or Sissoko thread you'll see they come in for the same criticism. What a stupid thing to come out with. It's like saying just because he's not Colback we can't pick fault with him when in reality they're both as much to blame as each other for not doing what they're supposed to be doing. They are both as s*** as each other in CM. But if Anita not passing the ball into the box is your biggest grievance with him last night, then something is wrong with the way you analyse football matches. But I never once said it was my biggest grievance of him. I was simply responding to another post. You've just made that up tbh. Normally when you single something out, it's something you yourself, deem to be a problem. Why else would you mention it? I mentioned it in response to a post on the previous page that said at least he passes the ball forward. I replied saying he didn't make a single forward pass into the opposition penalty area. At no point did I say that was my biggest grievance of him. Really not sure how you can't get your head round that. Why would he be making passes into the opposition penalty area if he is the defensive midfielder who is going to spend 80% of the game in his own half? If it was Wijnaldu or Colback you were complaining about I could understand. If I was going to pick a fault with Anita yesterday it would be that he didn't do a good job at man marking Payet, if that was actually his brief. And here's another Anita apologist. If you bothered to watch it last night you would know the pundits also picked up on it. He's doing nothing of note in either half of the pitch. Like I said, pointless player.

He didn't pass the ball forward and into the box once last night, not once. Which other players passed into the box? Our RB had 3 of our 4 shots because of it. So that is a ridiculous thing to criticise Anita for Of course it isn't. Just because other players aren't doing their jobs properly that doesn't mean we can't criticise Anita for not doing his on a thread entitled "Vernon Anita" ffs! They're all culpable and if you go to the Colback or Sissoko thread you'll see they come in for the same criticism. What a stupid thing to come out with. It's like saying just because he's not Colback we can't pick fault with him when in reality they're both as much to blame as each other for not doing what they're supposed to be doing. They are both as s*** as each other in CM. But if Anita not passing the ball into the box is your biggest grievance with him last night, then something is wrong with the way you analyse football matches. But I never once said it was my biggest grievance of him. I was simply responding to another post. You've just made that up tbh. Normally when you single something out, it's something you yourself, deem to be a problem. Why else would you mention it? I mentioned it in response to a post on the previous page that said at least he passes the ball forward. I replied saying he didn't make a single forward pass into the opposition penalty area. At no point did I say that was my biggest grievance of him. Really not sure how you can't get your head round that. Nope. Somebody said he has the ability to pass forward, thus why he should be selected over Colback. Nobody said that he passed it forward last night. You appear to be assuming. Really not sure how you can't get your head round that. He doesn't have the ability to pass the ball forward though. In fact statistically in terms of goals scored and created in their respective times as NUFC players, Colback is the better of the two offensively. That says all you need to know about Anita. Couple that to the fact that he's also useless defensively and it's a struggle to make a case for him being anything other than a totally pointless player. You can continue to try to make a case for him though by all means.

He didn't pass the ball forward and into the box once last night, not once. Which other players passed into the box? Our RB had 3 of our 4 shots because of it. So that is a ridiculous thing to criticise Anita for Of course it isn't. Just because other players aren't doing their jobs properly that doesn't mean we can't criticise Anita for not doing his on a thread entitled "Vernon Anita" ffs! They're all culpable and if you go to the Colback or Sissoko thread you'll see they come in for the same criticism. What a stupid thing to come out with. It's like saying just because he's not Colback we can't pick fault with him when in reality they're both as much to blame as each other for not doing what they're supposed to be doing. They are both as s*** as each other in CM. But if Anita not passing the ball into the box is your biggest grievance with him last night, then something is wrong with the way you analyse football matches. But I never once said it was my biggest grievance of him. I was simply responding to another post. You've just made that up tbh. Normally when you single something out, it's something you yourself, deem to be a problem. Why else would you mention it? I mentioned it in response to a post on the previous page that said at least he passes the ball forward. I replied saying he didn't make a single forward pass into the opposition penalty area. At no point did I say that was my biggest grievance of him. Really not sure how you can't get your head round that.

He didn't pass the ball forward and into the box once last night, not once. Which other players passed into the box? Our RB had 3 of our 4 shots because of it. So that is a ridiculous thing to criticise Anita for Of course it isn't. Just because other players aren't doing their jobs properly that doesn't mean we can't criticise Anita for not doing his on a thread entitled "Vernon Anita" ffs! They're all culpable and if you go to the Colback or Sissoko thread you'll see they come in for the same criticism. What a stupid thing to come out with. It's like saying just because he's not Colback we can't pick fault with him when in reality they're both as much to blame as each other for not doing what they're supposed to be doing. Your points would be a lot more valid if you could spell his, admittedly difficult 6 letter, name correctly. It makes not a bit of difference to the point I made. You're clearly clutching at straws if a misplaced letter is the best retort you can come up with.

He didn't pass the ball forward and into the box once last night, not once. Which other players passed into the box? Our RB had 3 of our 4 shots because of it. So that is a ridiculous thing to criticise Anita for Of course it isn't. Just because other players aren't doing their jobs properly that doesn't mean we can't criticise Anita for not doing his on a thread entitled "Vernon Anita" ffs! They're all culpable and if you go to the Colback or Sissoko thread you'll see they come in for the same criticism. What a stupid thing to come out with. It's like saying just because he's not Colback we can't pick fault with him when in reality they're both as much to blame as each other for not doing what they're supposed to be doing. They are both as s*** as each other in CM. But if Anita not passing the ball into the box is your biggest grievance with him last night, then something is wrong with the way you analyse football matches. But I never once said it was my biggest grievance of him. I was simply responding to another post. You've just made that up tbh.

He didn't pass the ball forward and into the box once last night, not once. Which other players passed into the box? Our RB had 3 of our 4 shots because of it. So that is a ridiculous thing to criticise Anita for Of course it isn't. Just because other players aren't doing their jobs properly that doesn't mean we can't criticise Anita for not doing his on a thread entitled "Vernon Anita" ffs! They're all culpable and if you go to the Colback or Sissoko thread you'll see they come in for the same criticism. What a stupid thing to come out with. It's like saying just because he's not Colback we can't pick fault with him when in reality they're both as much to blame as each other for not doing what they're supposed to be doing.

He didn't pass the ball forward and into the box once last night, not once.

When you buy a player from a country like Holland you're clearly taking a risk and hoping that he can up his game massively from playing against two bit teams most weeks to some of the best players in Europe. At PSV he was in a team who had 70% possession most games and dictate the way the game is played, the total opposite to us. It's a big ask and he'll take time to settle. Still think he'll come good in the end.

Pressure's on with Chelsea and Man City to follow. Wouldn't back this pack of cowards to pull something out the bag when the heat is on them so I reckon 0-2 here.

Tried to defend him at times last season based purely in the fact that he looked like one of the only ones trying as most of the others had downed tools and he chipped in with a few goals and assists but he's clearly got a chronic lack of ability which is a pretty big problem in this league. There's a reason why he's never finished outside the bottom 6 of the league I suppose.

He's still got his seat on the board no matter what happens. Just couldn't make the goings on at this club up.

Perfect summing up of him really. Really doesn't. He offers quite a lot, just not in a team that wants to but doesn't have the ability to play a short passing game. He offers nowt man. Doesn't score, can't tackle, not a great passer of the ball, not particularly quick, or creative or good in the air. Just nowt about him. Could say that about a few of them like. You trying to take College Dropout's worst poster award? Jesus. If you're disagreeing with any of that you've got it in the bag. Either that or you've never actually watched him and formed your opinion of him based on this forum.

Perfect summing up of him really. Really doesn't. He offers quite a lot, just not in a team that wants to but doesn't have the ability to play a short passing game. He offers nowt man. Doesn't score, can't tackle, not a great passer of the ball, not particularly quick, or creative or good in the air. Just nowt about him. Could say that about a few of them like.