ExiledGeordie Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Thought he was excellent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Pleased he showed more than he has recently, sure he'll keep on improving now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Really pleased he's proved a lot of people wrong over the past few games, keep it going Cheick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 i'm lost as to what he was supposed to be doing today in general. not his fault, seemed like he was in front of cabaye when i'd have preferered himbehind, in front of the back 4, meant basically when we had the ball we had 9 outfield players, back 4, cabaye as quarter back, forward 4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Really pleased he's proved a lot of people wrong over the past few games, keep it going Cheick I have been a big critic of his this season, couldn't be happier if he makes me look like a complete twat for the rest of the season putting in performances like today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Agree with that Hindu, his positioning needs to improve, as does Cabaye's but that could be a tactical thing. He should be getting a lot more stick for the second goal mind, people are bemoaning Santon jogging back but Tiote was doing the same, and was actually closer too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I'm sorry like, I thought he was alright...a bit better than recently, but certainly nowhere near his best. He needs to stop dwelling on the ball. what game were you watching? Barnpot comment from one of the "Tiote hater bandwagon brigade". Just makes you look a bit daft really. He had a great game. I'm anything but a Tiote hater mate. I just didn't think he was all that good yesterday. His tackling was excellent, but his positional play wasn't great, and there's a case to be had that he left free runners for both of Southampton's goals. The first one he loses Schneiderlin too easily (and then Taylor screws up the rest), and the second one he really should have been going after the runner on the wing to help cover for Santon (instead he tries to double up on the guy Santon is chasing and leaves the guy on the wing free to put a cross in). As I say, I thought parts of his game were excellent and much improved. Other parts weren't so great. That's fair enough fella, at the end of the day we are all allowed our opinions. I probably jumped on your post a bit too hastily, after all the Tiote bashing recently (a lot of it deserved too) some people get set in their ways and once they make an opinion then it won't ever change (I am not saying this is you by the way). I personally thought he had a great game yesterday. Regarding the positional play, I thought Cabaye sat really deep yesterday, which seemed to push Tiote a bit further forward at times. Not sure why Cabaye sat that deep, would much rather see Tiote as our deepest midfielder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Agree with that Hindu, his positioning needs to improve, as does Cabaye's but that could be a tactical thing. He should be getting a lot more stick for the second goal mind, people are bemoaning Santon jogging back but Tiote was doing the same, and was actually closer too. Tiote got done by a piece of movement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Agree with that Hindu, his positioning needs to improve, as does Cabaye's but that could be a tactical thing. He should be getting a lot more stick for the second goal mind, people are bemoaning Santon jogging back but Tiote was doing the same, and was actually closer too. Tiote got done by a piece of movement. Someone moving forward in a straight line? He left that side of the pitch open to an opposition player. If Santon goes forward then Tiote should be the one looking to close that channel off, surely as a left sided defensive midfielder, that's his job? He saw there were 2 players but decided to try and pressure the man on the ball instead instead (something Gouffran was already doing), an amateur move, and then didn't go and bust a gut to get back despite being the closest man. Edit: On second viewing, he was initially in a decent enough position but stupidly decided to go and get the ball when Gouffran was already doing it (even though he could see the other player was free), leaving their right midfielder acres of space. He could have caught him as well, but didn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Really pleased he's proved a lot of people wrong over the past few games, keep it going Cheick I have been a big critic of his this season, couldn't be happier if he makes me look like a complete t*** for the rest of the season putting in performances like today as for all this talk about his positioning its never been that great but when at his best he is able to hide it by using his power to get back into position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 i honestly don't think tiote had that good a game. he seemed all over the place which left a massive gap in front of our back four, particularly in the first half and came very close to losing the ball a couple of times through his old trouble of holding on to it too long for no good reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 He's back..... Started off charging about too much I thought and he was at fault for the second. He saw the threat developing and chose not to get across to cover. DM's should be clever enough and mobile enough to cover the flanks when it's needed. We really need him to be doing this effectively in that formation, especially when you consider how attacking our full backs are. Perhaps he needs to stay in position a bit more and he still gives fans a heart attack when he's on the ball But at the same time, I was impressed by how much ground he covered. He looked a yard quicker and seemed fitter for some reason. Put in some superb tackles and blocks and was much improved in general. Hopefully he carries on improving, as he's still short of his best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 i honestly don't think tiote had that good a game. he seemed all over the place which left a massive gap in front of our back four, particularly in the first half and came very close to losing the ball a couple of times through his old trouble of holding on to it too long for no good reason. I agree. He was better, no doubt, but I'm quite surprised by some of the praise he's getting. Anyway, hope it continues because he's nailed on to start every game when you look at the alternatives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 i honestly don't think tiote had that good a game. he seemed all over the place which left a massive gap in front of our back four, particularly in the first half and came very close to losing the ball a couple of times through his old trouble of holding on to it too long for no good reason. But he didn't lose the ball and his first 15minutes weren't very good I agree. But he had an excellent game from that point onwards, was all over the pitch winning the ball. Definitely his best game this season for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gleebals Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Otherwise known as Spongbob now with that stupid haircut. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Otherwise known as Spongbob now with that stupid haircut. Or Simon Phoenix.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyPalAl Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 i honestly don't think tiote had that good a game. he seemed all over the place which left a massive gap in front of our back four, particularly in the first half and came very close to losing the ball a couple of times through his old trouble of holding on to it too long for no good reason. I agree. He was better, no doubt, but I'm quite surprised by some of the praise he's getting. Anyway, hope it continues because he's nailed on to start every game when you look at the alternatives. Yep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I was chuckling away when he was standing on the touchline waiting to come on yesterday. That cheesy smile and the patting of/pointing towards his upper arm when he was telling Cabaye to give him the captain's armband was mint Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Loved it, didn't he? Excellent to see, that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Stupid challenge and he knows it. Feel a bit bad for him as he was probably our best player until that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tachikoma Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 To be fair to him, it did look like he was trying to pull out of the challenge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest loven Mag 11 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 My "river" dried up just as he came into view and the next thing I see is Walters stepping up to the pen spot. I can only guess what happened inbetween. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Stupid but he was having a good game. Hopefully he learns from it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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