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So you must have a low estimation of him if he is going to struggle at that level of opposition ,a good footballer or team unless they are having an off day should not be made to look s*** off Morecambe .Tbh i do not rate him that highly and his injury record has followed him from France . Morecambe wanted a physical,direct game and they got what they wanted (despite Pardew's pre-match comments). His passing ability and technical qualities are never likely to come to the fore in such a situation. Marveaux is up there with our best players in terms of natural ability imo, but we might not see the best of him here (under Pardew)- I think people would be surprised at just how good he would look in a Swansea/Liverpool style team.

Was never going to look good in a game like last night, especially with us set up the way we were.

Bigi is overrated on here imo. A good athlete but technically he has a long way to go.

I agree. Would have liked to have seen him loaned out to a team like Watford or Brighton, but maybe his stock isn't high enough at the moment.

I agree. A bit embarrassing for us (and for Ba, if he were to return). Undecided about this - He's a proven goalscorer in Pardew's 'style' of football, but he wouldn't get in ahead of Remy-Cisse-HBA for me, and wouldn't come to sit on the bench. Can't see him eventually coming back permanently, either.

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Think both of them (Anita in particular) would look much better as part of a three.

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Pablo Piatti. Linked with WBA and Southampton on loan.

If people think some other strikers going to come in and start banging in goals without any service they are in for a rude awakening when he's dropped. Remy might be able to pull goals out of thin air, he's a canny dribbler, but a new striker isn't going to magically transform Pardew's turgid football into slick passing heaven. Totally agree. Some people don't seem to grasp that it's not even solely about service, it's also about things like getting men in the box to create space for a striker. We get fewer men into the box regularly than any top flight team I've seen in years. Your service to the striker could be fantastic but if he's marked by the entire back four, he's unlikely to be able to get near it, never mind put it away. This. Our attacking as a team is terrible and it has little to do with personnel.

£10 on Chelsea tonight.

NUFCfans ‏@nufcfans 1h Serious Q: For those screaming "Pardew Out" and "the man is a joke". What could he have done differently today? How is he to blame? #NUFC NUFCfans ‏@nufcfans 1h @Ammy_TF Need a bit of perspective. AP is easy target, and he didn't do much wrong today in my view. http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/insulted.gif

Disagree thought he didn't get the ball much admitably but always did something worthwhileish with it I agree. Used the ball very intelligently.

Lack of movement/not attacking in numbers is definitely our biggest problem. I remember Cisse wanting to take a throw in quickly early on in the game and there was nobody anywhere near him, with 3+ players stood on the halfway line. Clearly a coaching problem rather than personnel, too. This.

Pretty good today, I thought.

Nice to hear some boos for that shitty sub, at least.

fuck off pardew

Looked good IMO, especially considering he isn't a 4-4-2 type of player.

Better late than never.

Scrappy, ugly game so far. Pretty much as expected. Passing has been ok in spells, but the lack of numbers when going forward is terrible. We're way too deep, and too static.

Yea i'm a bit worried about playing Anita as part of a central 2. Central 3 yea, but central 2? :/ Me too. Possibly the least suited to 4-4-2 out of all of our players. Not happy with the formation (or Ameobi), but pleasantly surprised to see Marveaux and HBA on the pitch together.

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