madras Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Just me who thought he wasn't that great? He has quality on the ball, but positionally he was all over the place for a central midfielder, tiote was almost playing centre mid by himself at times. Showed promise with his long range efforts and obviously has talent, but he shouldn't be playing centre mid, leaves us far too exposed. you're not alone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Looked very promising today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Just me who thought he wasn't that great? He has quality on the ball, but positionally he was all over the place for a central midfielder, tiote was almost playing centre mid by himself at times. Showed promise with his long range efforts and obviously has talent, but he shouldn't be playing centre mid, leaves us far too exposed. No, you're right, he definitely didn't offer enough defensively/positionally and we missed Cabaye in that sense. He looks a good footballer though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 He was better than Tiote tonight, by a long shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiGeordie Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Harris what a gem.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Some shot on this kid. Him and Mehdi for the future is just Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 While he's a tremendous footballer and a great prospect, I think Abeid was more suited for this one. Good debut but obviously naive at this level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Was it just me that thought while he played well individually, he didn't work in the 4-4-2? Admittedly he wasn't helped by Tiote's display. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Was it just me that thought while he played well individually, he didn't work in the 4-4-2? Admittedly he wasn't helped by Tiote's display. Read the thread? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisdom Body Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Showed the usual good touches and technique, but clearly not tactically nor 'morphologically' a central midfielder, despite his physique. Ideally he should be rivalling Ben Arfa for a spot on the starting line-up but at the moment neither of the two can get on the team sheet. Or at the very limit he could play on the right side, just to give the Obertan project a break. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Just realised...if that shot off the bar had gone in it would have been the 20,000th Prem goal Oh..... Aw fuck, I'm gutted more now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Showed the usual good touches and technique, but clearly not tactically nor 'morphologically' a central midfielder, despite his physique. Ideally he should be rivalling Ben Arfa for a spot on the starting line-up but at the moment neither of the two can get on the team sheet. Or at the very limit he could play on the right side, just to give the Obertan project a break. Stick Vuckic in Best's position and replace Obertan with Ben Arfa, two problems solved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 While he's a tremendous footballer and a great prospect, I think Abeid was more suited for this one. Good debut but obviously naive at this level. Would that have been a better choice? Feel stupid commenting when I didn't watch, but I would imagine Abeid in there would have been a ridiculously deep CM, isn't he used to lying deep? Would be stepping over Tiote's feet I would assume. Not to mention he's just as inexperienced, so naivety would still be a worry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Showed the usual good touches and technique, but clearly not tactically nor 'morphologically' a central midfielder, despite his physique. Ideally he should be rivalling Ben Arfa for a spot on the starting line-up but at the moment neither of the two can get on the team sheet. Or at the very limit he could play on the right side, just to give the Obertan project a break. Stick Vuckic in Best's position and replace Obertan with Ben Arfa, two problems solved. :fwap: Was just thinking that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 He is such a talent, great NUFCTV interview with him, huge grin just so happy he got a game.. he can stay fit he will nick a starting place off someone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 He isn't one for the future, he's one for right now. Needs to be in the 18 every week as far as I'm concerned. Hope he isn't dropped against Bolton, would be extremely harsh. With Tiote and Cabaye on the pitch controlling the midfield, he could cause some real damage. Same goes for Ben Arfa too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Showed the usual good touches and technique, but clearly not tactically nor 'morphologically' a central midfielder, despite his physique. Ideally he should be rivalling Ben Arfa for a spot on the starting line-up but at the moment neither of the two can get on the team sheet. Or at the very limit he could play on the right side, just to give the Obertan project a break. Stick Vuckic in Best's position and replace Obertan with Ben Arfa, two problems solved. :fwap: Was just thinking that. That's quite a solution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Played well last night I thought and them 2 shots were absolutely terrific. As has been said, definitely needs to be in the matchday 18 all the time now. Would probably prefer him coming off the bench than Sammy, who I'd like to see go out on loan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 At this stage he's not a cm in a 4-4-2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 While he's a tremendous footballer and a great prospect, I think Abeid was more suited for this one. Good debut but obviously naive at this level. Would that have been a better choice? Feel stupid commenting when I didn't watch, but I would imagine Abeid in there would have been a ridiculously deep CM, isn't he used to lying deep? Would be stepping over Tiote's feet I would assume. Not to mention he's just as inexperienced, so naivety would still be a worry. Vuckic was industrious moving forward but he didn't offer enough energy and protection, something that I think Abeid would have done as he's more of a rounded midfielder. I don't think Mehdi's quite as deep as Tiote either, he's more box-to-box than that, so I think they'd have worked well enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The_Optimistic Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Played really well considering he didn't get much support from Tiote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 He's a big fucker isn't he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Just realised...if that shot off the bar had gone in it would have been the 20,000th Prem goal It wouldn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Can certainly hit a ball, had two great efforts and two ok ish ones. Seemed to drift in and out of the game though, which is understandable given his age, inexperience and lack of competitive playing time. Still a pretty decent full debut and there is a shit load of potential there. Checked on chalkboard stats and he attempted and completed around half the amount of passes as Tiote, 30 odd to Tiote's 70 completed. Sort of backs up the theory that he went AWOL for long periods. Looks more of an attacking midfield player, wouldn't want to see him in a 4-4-2 again unless needs must. Promising. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I don't think he imposed himself enough last night, although those shots were fantastic. I really like the lad, so I hope he makes it with us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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