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Agreed, I think people have been a bit too quick to put everything down to 'trying too much'. Maybe because there's a Pardew quote about him being the complete midfielder or some shit.

 

Nah.  More to the fact of him getting caught in possession while trying to Scott Parker pirouette away from trouble and attempting things he isn't capable of often,  like repeatedly "shooting" from 25 yards out. It seems now that he is breaking up play and then playing a simple pass to players who have more creative skills.

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Tiote also needed to improve his touch as he would get caught far too much with the ball as he need 2-3 touches at times, compare that to Anita where it's usually 1 touch.

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Agreed, I think people have been a bit too quick to put everything down to 'trying too much'. Maybe because there's a Pardew quote about him being the complete midfielder or some s***.

 

Nah.  More to the fact of him getting caught in possession while trying to Scott Parker pirouette away from trouble and attempting things he isn't capable of often,  like repeatedly "shooting" from 25 yards out. It seems now that he is breaking up play and then playing a simple pass to players who have more creative skills.

 

He still does a lot of the 'pirouetting' now - it just seems to be working better at the moment.

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combined with more options and movement around him than he's arguably ever had, before he'd turn and there was nothing, now he's got cabaye/sissoko/santon/debuchy/mym as a minimum all looking to provide an option for him, all confident and all comfortable on the ball

 

like i was saying in the other thread on HBA, it's not just suddenly that tiote stopped being shit, things around him have changed as well

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combined with more options and movement around him than he's arguably ever had, before he'd turn and there was nothing, now he's got cabaye/sissoko/santon/debuchy/mym as a minimum all looking to provide an option for him, all confident and all comfortable on the ball

 

like i was saying in the other thread on HBA, it's not just suddenly that tiote stopped being s***, things around him have changed as well

 

Not willing to go there yet.... if we beat Norwich and WBA then yeah i'm on the bandwagon.

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combined with more options and movement around him than he's arguably ever had, before he'd turn and there was nothing, now he's got cabaye/sissoko/santon/debuchy/mym as a minimum all looking to provide an option for him, all confident and all comfortable on the ball

 

like i was saying in the other thread on HBA, it's not just suddenly that tiote stopped being s***, things around him have changed as well

 

Not willing to go there yet.... if we beat Norwich and WBA then yeah i'm on the bandwagon.

 

:thup:

 

Lets take things 1 game at a time.

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Just watching Ivory Coast game, Tiote on cruches at the end!

 

That should please a few, or is he good again, can't keep up?

 

:lol: Bad news for us if he's out for a while, been playing really well. When he plays to his strengths he's good a la Big Mike.

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For his defensive contribution, and for a lack of other real standout 90 minute performances, I thought he was probably our man of the match. Broke up play and kept us ticking over.

 

Stop shooting, forever.

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Feel a little bit like the crowd get what they deserver by always shouting shoot at him. I know it's more of a running joke but when he hears it he obviously thinks " oh ok I will shoot"

 

Have to say though, he's a very important player for us again and for those who would prefer he didn't play, I think we would perhaps miss his presence.

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