Ronaldo Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 A bit dodgy at times tonight but stood tall in the second half, and yes, our player of the season by a mile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 What was up with bassongs header over the bar that came off his back/shoulder, he completely mistimed it. Dont understand how when hes so good at heading from the other end of the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintdempsey Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 What was up with bassongs header over the bar that came off his back/shoulder, he completely mistimed it. Dont understand how when hes so good at heading from the other end of the pitch. Actually what he´s good at is WINNING headers and actually connecting with the ball. He's not particularly good at directing said headers though, one of his few weaknesses. Doesn't seem to know where the fuck the ball's heading after his headers... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I hope we offer him a new deal on twice of whatever he's earning, he should be rewarded for his manly displays and his consistency. My favorite player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I don't think it's nailed on that he's leaving as it seems to imply in that article. If we stay up he'll get an improved contract and he would probably prefer to be a star here than an arsenal reserve provided we look after him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparta Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 What was up with bassongs header over the bar that came off his back/shoulder, he completely mistimed it. Dont understand how when hes so good at heading from the other end of the pitch. Actually what he´s good at is WINNING headers and actually connecting with the ball. He's not particularly good at directing said headers though, one of his few weaknesses. Doesn't seem to know where the f*** the ball's heading after his headers... common problem for defenders. good at winning headers, but attacking headers (and creating direction/speed) is much much harder. Hangeland has the same problem (just as an easy example of an huge defender who cant score from headers) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Has Hangeland not scored a number of goals from corners this season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparta Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Has Hangeland not scored a number of goals from corners this season? as far as i know, he have only scored one goal for fulham, in all competitions? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Has Hangeland not scored a number of goals from corners this season? as far as i know, he have only scored one goal for fulham, in all competitions? Aye, just looked it up, you're right! Was imagining that then :/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/newcastle/5331170/Alan-Shearer-urges-long-term-contract-for-Sebastien-Bassong.html Alan Shearer urges long-term contract for Sebastien Bassong Newcastle interim manager Alan Shearer has called on club owner Mike Ashley to secure Sebastien Bassong's services on a long-term basis to fend off Arsenal's interest in the French centre-half. By Rob Stewart Last Updated: 11:43PM BST 15 May 2009 Rising star: Sebastien Bassong is a quality player who is needed for Newcastle's rebuilding operation Photo: GETTY IMAGES Bassong, 22, a graduate of the celebrated Clairefontaine academy, joined Newcastle on a three-year deal from Metz last summer in a £500,000 transfer, and Shearer is pleased he has already attracted Arsenal's attention after a series of impressive displays. "If what we want to happen happens, by staying in the Premier League, my advice would be to get him on a long-term contract, without a doubt," Shearer said of a player now rated in the £8-million bracket. "He's a big player. He's had a very good season. We need to keep and get the best players here at Newcastle, and he is without doubt one of them. He'll have a big future in the game, I'm sure of that, so there's no surprise that he's been linked with one or two other clubs because of his performances here. He's played really well and he's a very good lad as well." Shearer, whose own long-term future will be sorted out in the summer, will be banking on Bassong and Steven Taylor to provide the platform for a prosperous future in central defence, suggesting Fabricio Coloccini will be allowed to leave a year after a £10-million move from Deportivo La Coruna. "There's two young guys there who are very good players," Shearer said. "Given the right guidance and direction they can both have huge futures in the game. "They have also got Habib Beye alongside them, who gives them that vast experience and who has also had a great season in difficult circumstances. With those in there you give yourself a solid foundation." Shearer has also earmarked Taylor, the England Under-21 skipper, as captaincy material. "Is Steven a future captain? Yeah, and Steven will tell you he's still got a long way to go," he said "But the good thing about him is that he wants to improve, to be coached and wants to turn himself into a better player. If he does things right then he'll have a huge future in the game." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Lol Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 http://msn.football365.com/story/0,17033,8...html?ocid=today 10 - Amr Zaki Oh he's been toilet since November, is only on loan (yeah, we're breaking our own rules - what's it to you?) and has a rather relaxed attitude to timekeeping, but boy he was good before that. Eight goals in his first 11 league games had everyone - including the scouts of the European big boys - rubbing their eyes and wondering where the hell Steve Bruce had found this one. How we all laughed when Bruce pointed to the FIFA rankings (based on international goals-to-games ratio) that said Zaki was the best striker in the world, then how we stopped laughing when he started banging them in. Anonymous for months now, but deserves a mention for that electric early-season form. 9 - Peter Crouch Weird season down on the south coast. After starting the campaign with arguably the best strikeforce outside the top four, hopes were high of a European charge, but since the departure of Redknapp, Diarra and Defoe it's been a relegation fight. And how much worse would it have been without Crouch? Perhaps £10million for 12 goals is a little disappointing, but using crude, flawed and inexact logic, Crouch's goals have gained 11 points for Pompey, without which they would now be stone bottom. 8 - Andriy Arshavin Last summer, as Arshavin's agent Dennis Lachter managed the impressive achievement of standing out as one of the more despicable members of his profession by hawking his man across the continent, all the talk was of a man who went missing when it mattered. 'Would he be able to stand the physical rigours of Blighty?' we mused. Well, based on the evidence since January, it's an emphatic 'Yes'. It's worth noting that Arsenal haven't lost a game that Arshavin has started, and without his clinical intervention would have been embarrassed at Anfield last month. Would be higher on this list if his contribution had actually led to any tangible success this campaign, but he may prove to be one of the most astute buys Wenger has ever made. 7 - Robinho Rubbish away from home, apparently shoddy attitude, in the papers for, shall we say, the wrong reasons, but the Premier League would have been a duller place this season without him. For all the stretches of anonymity, there have been some dazzling moments of skill - skill that few others in the division, let alone in the Manchester City side, are capable of. His was also an important signing for ADUG's hopes of world domination. While it's true that Robinho was simply desperate to leave Real Madrid last summer and would have gone anywhere for the right coin, it proves that City have the muscle to buy players of world renown. Kaka may have turned his nose up, but if they are serious about challenging the top four cartel, then more signings like Mr De Souza are required. 6 - Marouane Fellaini 'Who the f**k is he?' was this correspondent's reaction upon hearing that Everton had splashed £15million on a 20-year-old Belgian who looked like Screech from Saved By The Bell. Wrong we were proved, with Fellaini contributing an impressive nine goals from midfield, and perhaps most importantly taking some of the burden from Tim Cahill. In a season when Everton have been so short of strikers - often having to operate without one - Fellaini's contributions have been invaluable. 5 - Sebastien Bassong If there is a small, tiny, pinprick of shining light at Newcastle this season, it is this young Frenchman. Signed ostensibly as 'one for the future' last summer, Bassong was quickly pressed into action, initially at left-back, but has since established himself as United's most consistent performer in the middle of defence. While that may sound like a back-handed compliment, it really isn't, and if Newcastle do go down then Bassong will be one of the only men who can leave with some degree of pride. 4 - Luka Modric Apparently rejected by Arsene Wenger on the basis that he was too lightweight, Modric's early-season form looked to have confirmed those fears. First Juande Ramos, then Harry Redknapp didn't seem to know what to do with him - centre midfielder? Support striker? Free role? Then, 'Huzzah' said 'Arry. 'Why not play him in a nominal left-sided position joining attacks from the flank?' As it turns out, not a bad idea at all, and Modric has been the creative fulcrum of Tottenham's post-October success. 3 - James Beattie A match made in heaven, this. It took Tony Pulis two stabs at it, but after the failure of Dave Kitson, he cracked the perfectly simple plan of procuring a battering ram up front to convert the chances that Stoke's somewhat robust style of play created. Whether both Beattie and Stoke will be found out next season remains to be seen, but for this campaign this was an absolutely spiffing bit of business, what what. 2 - Mark Schwarzer Ask a Middlesbrough fan what exactly has gone wrong this season and you could be there for a while, but surely a massive factor in their demise has been their failure to replace one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League. While much of Fulham's success this season has been based on the rock solid, intimidating and Easter Island statue-esque presence of Brede Hangeland, their exemplary defensive record can be largely attributed to the air of calm assuredness that Schwarzer exudes. Fulham have conceded the fewest goals of anyone outside the top three (Arsenal's spanking on Sunday pushed their 'GA' column above the Cottagers'), and with Schwarzer an ever-present and keeping clean sheets in over half of those games, it doesn't take a genius to work out where they have gone right. 1 - Wilson Palacios Given the appalling events of the weekend, this may look like a sympathy vote, but it really isn't. In fact, that Palacios has been living with the knowledge that his brother was in captivity for 18 months makes his performances all the more remarkable. Palacios has been the sort of player that Spurs have needed ever since Edgar Davids left - someone with some toughness to allow the rest of the midfield to play. And boy has it worked. You could argue that Palacios is perhaps the sole reason for Tottenham's latter-season form, given that his industry allows the likes of Aaron Lennon and Luka Modric ahead of him to create and attack in the safe knowledge that they have some protection behind them. Spurs have spent ridiculous amounts on duff players over the last few years, but £14million for Palacios could turn out to be a bargain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 You only posted that because Palacios is number one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Arshavin should be top IMO, but great to see Bassong on there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 wouldnt say mark schwarzer is one of the leagues best gks like, bt has had a good season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Idiot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Seeing how good he's been all year, it was always in the script that he'd be the one to fuck up at a crucial moment and send us down Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 he just undid all of his good work this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 he has had a good season, but AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH FFS!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Libertine Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 today means nothing. he has been easily the best player this season and probably the only one who is exempt from criticism. taylor played them onside for their goal btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 hm. was going to happen sooner or later, he plays a very high risk game due to his poor balance, clumsiness and poor ability on the ball. has the power and pace to get away with it most the time but it wont work all the time. i suppose it is what happens when you hinge your team on a young lad from a relegated french side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 hes always looked inexperienced in these situations. Though to be honest if thats vidic the ref would give nothing. All good centre backs hustle like bassong does. The twat then fell over his own heels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 He's been tugging and fouling much of the season, mostly he's gotten away with it but not today and rightly so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Probably the last we've seen of him i reckons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 two idiotic mistakes, why the fuck was he trying to play offside on the first goal and when the ball wasn't even going near the goal he tug's the player down get's himself sent off he is not as good as some ppl thinks and has been bad the last 3-4 games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmk Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 two idiotic mistakes, why the f*** was he trying to play offside on the first goal and when the ball wasn't even going near the goal he tug's the player down get's himself sent off he is not as good as some ppl thinks and has been bad the last 3-4 games People think he is a good prospect with the potential to play for a much bigger team. We deluded for saying this? or are you knee-jerking like crazy here? Hardly like we are saying he definetly deserves a call-up to French national side is it, or we should erect a statue outside St James Park, we just say he is our player of the season by a mile. First season in Premiership, he hasn't even been as bad as you say in these 3-4 games so whatever mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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