buzza Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I said against villa we should have put Gini into the middle (with tiote or Jack or Anita) and Thauvin down the wing... We need to change something as our play is stifled and comes in bursts and breaks without any dominance. If we want to pass the ball then put gini with anita, if we want to have some protection in front of the defence then tiote and gini. If we want to improve the defense against giants then put dummet in the middle... It's plain to see for the fans but McClaren and company can't seem to see the wood for the trees! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Especially against "lower" teams Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I can see the issues in our style of play, but he had options yet he played the same team that beat in-form Liverpool and Spurs sides against a deflated bottom-of-the-league Villa. It doesn't make sense however you put it. That game took the sting out of our momentum and put the rattlers back in us dragging us back down. So limited, can only hope that the right purchases are made in January and we can change it up a bit with confidence. We really need to blow the budget on a commanding, vocal, midfielder who can grab a game by the balls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Everything changes with the purchase of a top class CM imo. So nothing is likely to change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Everything changes with the purchase of a top class CM imo. So nothing is likely to change. Aye, basically. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Read that he is now saying the top 8 target was "just bandied about" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Probably didn't realise how bad things had been when he first joined. I think he'd have done well with the team that started the 12/13 season. Before the likes of Mbiwa, Ben Arfa & Santon had been Pardewed, Remy in the squad, Tiote not horrendous just yet, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Has anyone got any names regarding this top class CM we need to splash the spon on,in terms of availability and a reasonable chance of a purchase,I don't play the FM thing, thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Probably didn't realise how bad things had been when he first joined. I think he'd have done well with the team that started the 12/13 season. Before the likes of Mbiwa, Ben Arfa & Santon had been Pardewed, Remy in the squad, Tiote not horrendous just yet, etc. Aye maybe. Still, that top 8 came from Lee Charnley in official email communications. Not like Mike Ashley said it after a few pints and it was caught on camera Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Get out boring twat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matta Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Wtf was this? Nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofo Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 He has no idea how to change the game, nice guy but not the right bloke for the job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Why is he alive? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ElCid Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 He has no idea how to change the game, nice guy but not the right bloke for the job. Two defensive midfielders agai and getting dominated in the middle of the park again - cruel winner but let's be honest only one team deserved to win that match. Sick and tried of seeing this joke of a manager making the same mistakes week after week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 No idea what was up with Thauvin not coming on in the 65th minute when he was ready to go. Or why we only made 1 sub today. Dunno what it will take to get him to stop playing this line up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 No idea what was up with Thauvin not coming on in the 65th minute when he was ready to go. Or why we only made 1 sub today. Dunno what it will take to get him to stop playing this line up. Think he wasn't brought on then because Ayoze had just had that decent turn and shot as he was about to be taken off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 No idea what was up with Thauvin not coming on in the 65th minute when he was ready to go. Or why we only made 1 sub today. Dunno what it will take to get him to stop playing this line up. Think he wasn't brought on then because Ayoze had just had that decent turn and shot as he was about to be taken off If that's the case then it makes it even worse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Well, he started with mitro and Perez.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 He's a pansy, man. Wanted the 0-0. No balls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Well, he started with mitro and Perez.... And fair enough it didn't work, whether that was because of us being too deep or whatever. But in that case it begs the question why he didn't change it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Don't get how De Jong can do enough to start and then keep his place and then go to being not necessary off the bench when we're evidently struggling. Weird how Thauvin was prepped to come on and then didn't for an age after. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Can only think it was due to how heavy the pitch was. But then again maybe a short stint would have helped his fitness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUFC Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 He has no idea how to change the game, nice guy but not the right bloke for the job. Spurs? His two subs changed the game and got us the win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Can't really moan at McClren too much today, bar starting Colback as norm but you just accept that now. Felt sorry for De Jong but had to be Perez if it was one over the other. Saying that, Perez was rather ineffective today bar the fact he worked hard. Thought it was hard to make subs today, weren't really playing badly bar first 20 mins where Everton were class. Perez for Thauvin was pretty much all McClaren could have really done imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I was behind the dugout and he got a few interesting heckles. He looked on edge throughout. Not very lively in that section though - apart from in the 17th minute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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