Pata Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 I disagree. A game against Stoke is where we need players with vision and movement in midfield. It's the sort of game where he'd usually charge around like a bull in a china shop giving away silly fouls. Nobody offers the same movement that Tiote does, he's always available for a pass. We will miss him no matter who we play against. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Still going to miss him though a bit but better for him to miss Stoke than Arsenal Aye, that was my thinking too - he loves monstering Arsenal's tippy-tappy midfielders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Good performance. Shame he's missing the next game due to a yellow that was laughable. 86/100 passes successful and most of the unsuccessful ones were long balls. Feel like his possession play is hugely underrated here. Anita was 50/59 and Cabaye 45/55. He was too good a player from his first season to have suddenly turned shit overnight. Yes he lost his way a bit, but he was still a lot better than people gave him credit for. I don't like Pards, but to give him his due, he stuck by him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 A few times I saw him go to leftback each time Santon went on his ridiculous runs. Was really pleased Pardew has given instructions to let Santon do whatever he wants (will likely come off sooner than later), and to have cover when he does so from midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 May not be the worst time to get the yellow. We'd rather be on the front foot against Stoke and we definitely need him more against Arsenal. I know it would be best for him to play in both but he could easily have got the yellow against Stoke instead and missed the Arsenal game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Oh and just wanted to say he was great today, but there was one moment first half where he let someone ghost past him and then just completely stopped. What followed was their best chance in the first half and led to a little 5 minute spell of pressure from them. Not a big deal as the good far out weighs the bad but don't like to see that sort of thing. Thought he might be injured the way he totally gave up tracking him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Despite getting another yellow today, it's nice to see him not diving in to tackles, you could see him trying to hold back in the tackle which got him booked today but momentum meant he couldn't stop and made contact. Anita is a beast for tracking down the man without diving in, the amount of times he has manoeuvred the person from a dangerous position to wide position shouldn't be under looked when teams hit us on the break and other players are tracking back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TherealnorthernTOON Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Like the way he looks around after one of his long punts, and has that "I'm sorry guys"-look on his face. Like he know he isn't supposed to do that. And wether some people like it or not I think we'll have to give some credit to Pardew for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Missed him today at 11 vs 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Missed him today at 11 vs 11 Yup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 What a good turnaround this lad has had, not wanting him to missing him...fair play to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 What a good turnaround this lad has had, not wanting him to missing him...fair play to him. Aye, we did miss him a lot when playing 11 against 11. Straight in against the goons! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 We really missed him. Anita and Sissoko were surprisingly poor positionally and lacked energy before the sending off. We were open as in the middle, I think it was Adam that had a lot of space on the edge of the box on 2 or 3 occasions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Wouldn't be surprised if it's Anita left out rather than HBA on Sunday for Tiote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Tiote does well in games like the Arse. Need him constantly harrying their midfield Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 looking at arsenal boards they're expecting Ozil to be rested either against us or Cardiff and aren't unhappy due his dip in form of late if he is benched. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Even though he hasn't had a massive impact lately, he still has produced a few assists, and should have had even more if Giroud was a better finisher. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Can't see them resting him against us, but they'll probably rest him against Cardiff. Wilshere will probably play from a deeper position now that Ramsey is out of the picture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Think he should be dropped next game to be honest. Very limited footballer. Sick of seeing him give needless free kicks away, or dwelling on the ball too long, or playing a simple 5 yard pass behind the man instead of in front of them. I think it comes down to a choice of Tiote or HBA if we're playing 5 in midfield and I know who I'd play every single time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 His niggling fouls can cost us (as it did today) but think he's been fantastic, keeps possession, gets the ball out of tight spots and bullies midfields. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Think he should be dropped next game to be honest. Very limited footballer. Sick of seeing him give needless free kicks away, or dwelling on the ball too long, or playing a simple 5 yard pass behind the man instead of in front of them. I think it comes down to a choice of Tiote or HBA if we're playing 5 in midfield and I know who I'd play every single time. I'm not disagreeing totally but I though we missed him in the first half against Stoke, he's good at breaking play up but he also breaks it up for us when he tries things he's not capable of getting away with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Think he should be dropped next game to be honest. Very limited footballer. Sick of seeing him give needless free kicks away, or dwelling on the ball too long, or playing a simple 5 yard pass behind the man instead of in front of them. I think it comes down to a choice of Tiote or HBA if we're playing 5 in midfield and I know who I'd play every single time. I'm not disagreeing totally but I though we missed him in the first half against Stoke, he's good at breaking play up but he also breaks it up for us when he tries things he's not capable of getting away with. Yeah I kind of agree too, just think theres no need for both Tiote and Anita in the same team. I'd probably go forAnita over Tiote in most games and bring Sissoko inside, allowing Ben Arfa to actually play. But I'd play Ben Arfa 100% so one of Tiote, Anita or Sissoko has to sit out for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 His niggling fouls can cost us (as it did today) but think he's been fantastic, keeps possession, gets the ball out of tight spots and bullies midfields. I'm not saying he's playing badly or anything, but he can frustrate me at times, and I think he's the most limited of our midfielders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 His niggling fouls can cost us (as it did today) but think he's been fantastic, keeps possession, gets the ball out of tight spots and bullies midfields. I'm not saying he's playing badly or anything, but he can frustrate me at times, and I think he's the most limited of our midfielders. He's our most indispensable midfielder IMO. None of the others would be able to fill the void he left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 His niggling fouls can cost us (as it did today) but think he's been fantastic, keeps possession, gets the ball out of tight spots and bullies midfields. I'm not saying he's playing badly or anything, but he can frustrate me at times, and I think he's the most limited of our midfielders. He's our most indispensable midfielder IMO. None of the others would be able to fill the void he left. Still a limited footballer. In my opinion one from Tiote, Anita or Sissoko should be sacrificed anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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