madras Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Goals against Levadia Tallinn and a header at Old Trafford spring to mind. hardly "mental". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Colossus Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Portsmouth away when he gave himself a hernia two seconds before? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 He scored 17 in one season irrc (waffa goals included), but yeah I meant he scored some mental goals which I really like in a player but when he wasn't doing that he wasn't doing much even if I still liked him at the time. some mental goals ? the one at spurs, bolton on the opening day perhaps....which others ? He scored a few but if we are going to over analyse let's just say he scored some very good goals, as can be seen at a popular video site if searching under Obafemi Martins - Newcastle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Goals against Levadia Tallinn and a header at Old Trafford spring to mind. hardly "mental". Very mental, imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 He scored 17 in one season irrc (waffa goals included), but yeah I meant he scored some mental goals which I really like in a player but when he wasn't doing that he wasn't doing much even if I still liked him at the time. some mental goals ? the one at spurs, bolton on the opening day perhaps....which others ? He scored a few but if we are going to over analyse let's just say he scored some very good goals, as can be seen at a popular video site if searching under Obafemi Martins - Newcastle. aye take a look and lets not think they were all spurs stylee. the idea he could conjure something out of nothing, he did as much as most other forwards and ended up being a pretty shit signing in hindsight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Had a lot of ability but also no mental fortitude whatsoever. Was pretty good in his first two seasons. Went completely anonymous and was probably contemplating his next move the moment things started going to shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Think that crazy shot vs Spurs is still my favorite NUFC goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Think that crazy shot vs Spurs is still my favorite NUFC goal. That and that goal during the 4-1 when he "sent Tainio to fucking Alaska," as someone on here so aptly described. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyeyzzon Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Levante supporting mate loving him, 4 goals in 4 league games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Think that crazy shot vs Spurs is still my favorite NUFC goal. Nicky Butt scored in that match Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyP Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Think that crazy shot vs Spurs is still my favorite NUFC goal. Nicky Butt scored in that match http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/icnewcastle/mar2007/5/4/799EC457-096F-ABEE-E6545936C13095A6.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Martins hits the bar against Liverpool on that video site. As mad as a box of frogs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 It proper annoyed me how he was always seen as being fast. He either wasn't, or never showed it. He was a mental player like. You don't hit the bar from the touchline, 50 yards from goal if you don't have something strange about you. Cisse has that too, just not to the same extreme. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 It proper annoyed me how he was always seen as being fast. He either wasn't, or never showed it. He was a mental player like. You don't hit the bar from the touchline, 50 yards from goal if you don't have something strange about you. Cisse has that too, just not to the same extreme. He never learned how to use it to full effect playing on the shoulder, but to claim the guy isn't fast, is a completely mental thing to say in public. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 As unintelligent footballers go, Martins is the worst I've seen at NUFC. Headless chicken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Martins never showed his pace, or made it in any way effective. I don't think that's mental like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Mental thread this like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Martins never showed his pace, or made it in any way effective. I don't think that's mental like. He did that time Roeder took him off against Everton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Well, he's been using his pace pretty well here. He's getting himself in a lot of positions after beating the defenders and only his finishing has been a bit erratic, sometimes awful sometimes great. But 4 in 4 is a great return. It's probably an attitude thing too, I watched the highlights of the game he scored a brace in and he was playing like a man possessed. His second is a great goal, by the way. Look up his goal against Valencia to see an example of him exploiting his pace. As route one as you can get. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 He had an amazing leap on him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 He could run incredibly quickly, he couldn't run with a ball. I found him so frustrating, made me yearn for an orthodox striker watching him fuck up simple things then occasionally score one few else could score Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Well, he's been using his pace pretty well here. He's getting himself in a lot of positions after beating the defenders and only his finishing has been a bit erratic, sometimes awful sometimes great. But 4 in 4 is a great return. It's probably an attitude thing too, I watched the highlights of the game he scored a brace in and he was playing like a man possessed. His second is a great goal, by the way. Look up his goal against Valencia to see an example of him exploiting his pace. As route one as you can get. Seen that a couple of weeks back. The commentary for the goal is brilliant sounds like he's crying with hapiness! Typical Martins, has no idea what he's doing, just sprinting towards goal, lashes at it, top corner. Thanks and goodnight. I liked him. He was erratic, unreliable and stupid. But I enjoyed and hated watching him play in equal measure, as you never knew what you were gonna get. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Hated how he seemed to decide which foot to take penalties with during his run up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 At the time yeah Looking back it was just another likeable, hilarious quirk to his game. He was indeed MENTAL! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 He was definitely a bit mental, apart from the relegation season when everyone was shit he was pretty good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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