Mole_Toonfan

helps to see this stuff with your eyes i suppose Think the best way to describe it is you don't realise how important he is until he's no longer on the pitch, isn't the first time him being subbed off caused the entire structure of the team to go to shit and it certainly won't be the last.

It wasn't just Southampton game though, almost every time he's ever been taken off in his career we have lost any sort of control we may have had. It's because none of the other midfielders in the squad have a clue how to position themselves off the ball, Colback doesn't and Tiote certainly doesn't.

Yeah and i'd probably have Davis over Colback tbh, also Wanyama is shit at everything other than tackling so that doesn't surprise me.

Making shit up shocker.

It's not about that and it never has been Anita positions himself properly off the ball and makes himself away available for the pass constantly, Colback doesn't and slows down the build up where as Anita gets it to where it needs to go quickly instead dawdling on the ball like Colback does allowing the opposition to get into position. Shock and horror as soon as Anita goes off we struggle to hold on to the ball for more than 5 passes, which has happened almost everytime he's been subbed off in his Newcastle career. I have said before i don't want to see them both together, but there's more to it than where they pass the ball.

Unfortunately he's a bullshitter.

He was at worst average today, and yet we are still gifted with continuous discussion of how poor a player he is. Different day, same story on this forum. They spend their time mocking him for his white skin (I am sure if his pigmentation was of a different ethnicity, they would say nowt about that) and his speech impediment, but they reserve their ire mostly for his biggest disability of all, his nationality. If his name was Jaques Le Col Baque, with Ugandan origin they would be far more tolerable. For evidence of this, see their rampant and sinister defence of Vernon Anita, by far one of the most pointless players the premier league has ever seen, but due to nefarious reasons outlined earlier, they will remorselessly defend him until the cows come home. Not really he's just not very good, not exactly sure why that is so difficult for you to understand.

Not really he's just not that good, just like Obertan isn't etc

Definitely.

Can't really say the same about the 2nd mind

Arsenal As much Cech looks like a twat there, the defending in general before that is crap.

Imagine looking at that game and thinking Sissoko did absolutely f*** all Almost as bad as the mongs on twitter thinking Colback was MOTM

I shouted out loud when Wijnaldum scored Can't remember the last time i did that, it felt really good to actually enjoy a game of football that isn't some super team in the CL.

Coincidence tbh, mainly due to the fact we sat deep due to Tiote coming on etc etc.

Not relevant, Obertan played today

Next week will also be sensationally grim for me looking at the fixtures. Interestingly, if you've had a s*** start you can just register a new team at this point. No need to wildcard. In fairness mine hasn't gone much better

Yes but he's someone we need and we are not even interested apparently

If he is scoring goals then it doesn't really matter what else he offers. It does to a point if we are not creating chances for him with regularity.

Can't think of a single good thing he did tbh, most of his crosses were blocked and most of Southampton's threat came through him.

Been saying it for months, much more necessary to get some actual width in the team and defenders.

That's one of the things i was talking about when i said it's gonna take time, passing the ball with fluidity at a high tempo will be the last thing to come. But i believe it will eventually as long as McClaren makes the right personnel choices.

They need their eyes tested.

Nicking that gif