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Howay man when has Tiote ever been useful against teams of this standard? He's generally always been a hinderance against teams we've been expected to beat - and that was before his athleticism took a nosedive. He'd literally just help play the opposition back into the game with his stupid fouls in dangerous areas and inability to keep the ball when pressed. Rafa knows he's shit, so it's all moot.

 

Rafa was picking Tiote at the back end of last season so he clearly doesn't think he's shit. If anything, asking for a fee suggests that he knows he's still got value, if we're letting him go it's because he's got a year left on his contract and he wants a move. If he doesn't get it, he'll probably feature in quite a few games this season.

 

Steven Taylor too.

 

Taylor was dropped as Rafa got to know the squad better, whereas Tiote was brought back into the team and that coincided with our unbeaten run.

You think Rafa actually rated the central midfield pairing of Tiote and Colback?
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Howay man when has Tiote ever been useful against teams of this standard? He's generally always been a hinderance against teams we've been expected to beat - and that was before his athleticism took a nosedive. He'd literally just help play the opposition back into the game with his stupid fouls in dangerous areas and inability to keep the ball when pressed. Rafa knows he's shit, so it's all moot.

 

Rafa was picking Tiote at the back end of last season so he clearly doesn't think he's shit. If anything, asking for a fee suggests that he knows he's still got value, if we're letting him go it's because he's got a year left on his contract and he wants a move. If he doesn't get it, he'll probably feature in quite a few games this season.

 

Steven Taylor too.

 

Taylor was dropped as Rafa got to know the squad better, whereas Tiote was brought back into the team and that coincided with our unbeaten run.

You think Rafa actually rated the central midfield pairing of Tiote and Colback?

 

Tiote yes, I'm pretty confident that if his move doesn't come off he'll  be used instead of Hayden at times this season.

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Tiote was pretty good back end of last season tbf, he'd be pointless at this level though

 

 

Which is why we've agreed to sell, but at the same time, if the move doesn't go through, he offers the only like for like alternative to Hayden unless you consider Clark a midfield possible.

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Think he gets a harsh ride considering some still defend Anita in midfield.

No they don't :lol:

 

I think Tiote will play games this season if he's not sold, as Colback will too. We lack central midfielders which sort of tells it's own story when we're willing to let Tiote leave.

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Tiote could still do a job for a Rafa setup in the champo. Even though we do need to go at most teams in this league Rafa still loves to kill games off after we go ahead. Tiote is perfect for this, particularly away from home.

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