Anderson Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Have we learnt nothing? I'd happily let him go for £8-10m if we were to reinvest. That won't happen though. We'll be stuck with Anita/Colback/Abeid and Sissoko hopelessly stranded out wide. Without a like-for-like replacement we're horrendously weak in the middle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Would love to sell Tiote but I dont trust them to replace him. Just bench him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Have we learnt nothing? I'd happily let him go for £8-10m if we were to reinvest. That won't happen though. We'll be stuck with Anita/Colback/Abeid and Sissoko hopelessly stranded out wide. Without a like-for-like replacement we're horrendously weak in the middle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 We don't need to reinvest 10 million to get a replacement for Tiote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Have we learnt nothing? I'd happily let him go for £8-10m if we were to reinvest. That won't happen though. We'll be stuck with Anita/Colback/Abeid and Sissoko hopelessly stranded out wide. Without a like-for-like replacement we're horrendously weak in the middle. It beggars belief like. By all means sell him for £10m or £5m, but at this point in time neither Colback or Anita can offer what he does. There'll be games where we need someone who can shut down one of the opposition midfielders and I wouldn't fancy either of those are physically capable of stopping a Yaya Toure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 We don't need to reinvest 10 million to get a replacement for Tiote. We didn't need to reinvest 35 million to get a replacement for Carroll. We spent zilch and happily went without. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Have we learnt nothing? I'd happily let him go for £8-10m if we were to reinvest. That won't happen though. We'll be stuck with Anita/Colback/Abeid and Sissoko hopelessly stranded out wide. Without a like-for-like replacement we're horrendously weak in the middle. It beggars belief like. By all means sell him for £10m or £5m, but at this point in time neither Colback or Anita can offer what he does. There'll be games where we need someone who can shut down one of the opposition midfielders and I wouldn't fancy either of those are physically capable of stopping a Yaya Toure. Quite agree but they can fill the space he leaves though. The person in charge of the team is spectacularly thick so, in his mind, they'll be able to do the same job. We aren't run like a normal football club where the needs of the team are paramount. We need to cash in and make as much money as possible and the specific needs of the team trail in a very poor second place. He'll go and we'll be up, net, for transfers for 2014. Job done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled in Texas Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 It beggars belief like. By all means sell him for £10m or £5m, but at this point in time neither Colback or Anita can offer what he does. There'll be games where we need someone who can shut down one of the opposition midfielders and I wouldn't fancy either of those are physically capable of stopping a Yaya Toure. I'm not sure that Tiote does that either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 It beggars belief like. By all means sell him for £10m or £5m, but at this point in time neither Colback or Anita can offer what he does. There'll be games where we need someone who can shut down one of the opposition midfielders and I wouldn't fancy either of those are physically capable of stopping a Yaya Toure. I'm not sure that Tiote does that either. That's because he's seen as a box to box midfielder by Pardew rather than a midfield destroyer which is what he is more suited to. How many times was he playing in front of Cabaye in the last two seasons? Colback and Anita would be ok as sitting midfielders, but if they go further up the pitch they just wouldn't have the legs to stay with some of the more athletic midfielders in the prem if we lost possession. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deckard 13 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Tiote doesnt sit in front of a back four because he can't play it out and he doesn't have the discipline to plug the gaps at the back. He isn't effective as a DM in my opinion. Hell have games where hell dominate physically for sure, but against better players just charging around isn't useful. He looks more and more limited as the years go by. I like him a lot as a person and he never hides but ultimately I think we should move away from the idea of a midfield hardman, especially one whose game is either all or nothing. Smart team pressing is better than relying on one player to win the ball back. If he's replaced, sell. If not, keep. Either way. I'd rather he not start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Ironically enough, the one game I'd want him for in our first ten fixtures is Sunday where it looks like he will miss out. Against Man City we could use his physicality and his ability to generally spoil in the middle of the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 http://i61.tinypic.com/20zs3rm.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturla Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 HappyFace: where are you getting these stats from? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 squawka.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Wor Jack getting bested by Wor Chieck. Ooooh this is exciting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Would like too see similar picture posted comparing Tiote and Anita. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Would like too see similar picture posted comparing Tiote and Anita. Pretty sure Tiote will come out way on top of that as well - whatever people's criticisms of the lad may be you can't deny he gets involved! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 squawka.com Can't find the stat for number of times ball is lost while pirouetting ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugoinufc Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 squawka.com Can't find the stat for number of times ball is lost while pirouetting ? Try google Scott parker or William Kvist... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 squawka.com Can't find the stat for number of times ball is lost while pirouetting ? Try google Scott parker or William Kvist... He certainly does have competition for that stat but he's up there with the best/worst. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 squawka.com Can't find the stat for number of times ball is lost while pirouetting ? http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZWQ3YOMtJaM/UEsnJKgjdkI/AAAAAAAACo0/miO-N7XEaFA/s320/black-kid-oh-snap.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Would like too see similar picture posted comparing Tiote and Anita. Yeah, some of those stats for Anita would be interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Boy Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 There is something not right about the lack of games Tiote has played pre season. I get the feeling the club is doing all it can to move him on. Unfortunately that is always the way it will be under this regime. I fully expect our top performer this season to be gone in January or next summer too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 There is something not right about the lack of games Tiote has played pre season. I get the feeling the club is doing all it can to move him on. Unfortunately that is always the way it will be under this regime. I fully expect our top performer this season to be gone in January or next summer too. Could be because he was at the World Cup like. Then got injured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/alan-pardew-confirms-bid-cheick-7652601 Alan Pardew has confirmed that Cheick Tiote is a target of Lokomotiv Moscow. The Russian Premier League club bid £4million for his services earlier this month but that figure is some way off Newcastle’s valuation of the player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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