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Vastly improved performance. First time this season I've enjoyed watching us, even if we were unnecessarily, if not predictably, defensive in the second half. Anita was superb along with Marveaux, whilst Jonas really is finished, sadly. More of the same pls, Pardew.

Really thought it was a 1-2.

That's the standard 4-3-3.

We played 4-3-3 tonight, no? No. Fairly sure we did, like. Tiote Anita - Marveaux Cisse - Ba - Jonas

We played 4-3-3 tonight, no?

According to a source that is the team that's playing. Same source who said Taylor was on bench for Sunderland and was right. Ba on the wing?

But he's never going to drop Jonas.

People clearly think Cisse is better.

I know. There seems to be a load of his personal photos circulating on the internet. All of the other fakes have posted them in an attempt to convince people the account is real.

Nah, it's not.

How's that? We haven't got the players and we're playing better teams than we've just played. As Parky says, we need to be a bit more intelligent than that. What for? 4-3-3? We certainly don't have the players for 4-4-2.

Can't see him playing 4-3-3 after what happened last time.

Start using him properly pls.

Anita on the wing.

In the second bit he's talking about free-kicks, not open play. I didn't ignore it.

http://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/newcastle-are-not-a-long-ball-team-insists-pardew-1-5173688

Absolutely not.

He'll struggle finding a buyer.

Stoke don't even play 4-4-2 anymore, ffs.

He'll play Shola is he's fit. Accidentally let slip in his post Maritimo interview on nufcTV.

Anita's on the wing. Edit: Maybe. I don't know what we're doing anymore.

Season tickets are cheaper in the Championship. It's not all bad.

So we drop Cisse then? With Ben Arfa and Cabaye out this is one of the rare occasions I'm actually glad to see a 4-4-2 No, we put Ba on the wing. And who goes on the other wing? Marveaux. Has he looked a winger in the games he's played like? He looks more of a creative midfielder and certainly not the kind who could terrorise a full back. It's the best available solution. No it's not, it's sticking square pegs in round holes for the sake of playing 4-3-3. And what we're about to do isn't? We're going to be outnumbered in midfield and incapable of retaining possession. To combat this we will regularly bypass the midfield by hoofing it to Ba and Cisse. Neither are competent target men - and this will not work. Not to mention there will be no support from a midfield that is excessivly defensive.

So we drop Cisse then? With Ben Arfa and Cabaye out this is one of the rare occasions I'm actually glad to see a 4-4-2 No, we put Ba on the wing. And who goes on the other wing? Marveaux. Has he looked a winger in the games he's played like? He looks more of a creative midfielder and certainly not the kind who could terrorise a full back. It's the best available solution.

So we drop Cisse then? With Ben Arfa and Cabaye out this is one of the rare occasions I'm actually glad to see a 4-4-2 No, we put Ba on the wing. And who goes on the other wing? Marveaux.