KaKa Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Here's me thinking he was taken off at HT because he was f***ing awful. Apparently not, he was just bedding him in after injury, seems he'll start against the mackems Steve McClaren has revealed that Cheick Tiote is in the box seat for more action in the Wear-Tyne derby this Sunday. The Ivory Coast international made his first Premier League start of 2015 in the 6-2 win over Norwich City. He picked up a booking and was subbed at half-time, but McClaren is happy with what Tiote brought to the table. And he feels he will benefit from a 45 minute run out against the Canaries. McClaren said: “We are trying to get Cheick involved again because we think he can be a big player for us. He wasn’t going to last the game – it was his first game, he’s trained for two weeks. http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w157/Tathra/StarTrekWTF.gif :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
binnsy Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Aye, 3-2 with Tiote, 3-0 with Anita. yeah but in that 2nd half we were battered for 15 mins, they took off their defensive midfielder and we caught them with 3 counter attacks. We have only won 2 games this season, Tiote has started in both and we have banged in 10 goals. Pretty sure due to his injuries he only played about 7 games and lost 3 won 2 and drew 2 (i was told that off someone yesterday so it may be rubbish). He will take probably another 3 games to get fully up to speed and a derby might be a risk but we are a better team with him than without. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Tiote has been shite for a little while but I lean more towards him starting than not. The current midfield partnership, along with the poor defence, will get us relegated in my opinion. At his best Tiote could dominate the middle of the pitch by himself, I'd rather we tried to get him back to that than persist with Colback and Anita. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Early days but he's had a series of injuries over the last 18 months. I think it was down to match fitness but it is possible he has permanently lost some of his athleticism which we really need in that midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Tiote has been s**** for a little while but I lean more towards him starting than not. The current midfield partnership, along with the poor defence, will get us relegated in my opinion. At his best Tiote could dominate the middle of the pitch by himself, I'd rather we tried to get him back to that than persist with Colback and Anita. If it gets Colback off the pitch I'm all up for giving him some game time to at least give him a chance to find his old form back, if it doesn't work, it doesn't work. But he has the potential to be decent, Colback never has. I can see Anita being the player that has to make way though, unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 If he can recover his athleticism he's an OK option, if not he is finished at this level. Based on yesterday I'd say he's done for, or at least he shouldn't be near the team until he's done another few weeks of high-intensity fitness work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I need to avoid this thread, like. It's one big utterly thick hornet's nest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 If that athleticism is gone he'll have completed his 5 year transformation into Alan Smith. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 He only looked good for about 10 mins and one of those was a recycled pass first time to Janmaat. Other than that he's shit, slow, just jogs around and does nothing. In video games, you pay to cancel this cunt's contract. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 It's his first start in 10 months. To act as if that's how he'll be all the time is ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 It's his first start in 10 months. To act as if that's how he'll be all the time is ridiculous. Like I said, if he can recover some athleticism he might be alright. But he needs to be at a much higher level before he's allowed to start any more games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 It's his first start in 10 months. To act as if that's how he'll be all the time is ridiculous. Like I said, if he can recover some athleticism he might be alright. But he needs to be at a much higher level before he's allowed to start any more games. Once he regains his fitness he'll be important I think yeah, his injury was a bigger blow than it was made out to be last year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 It's his first start in 10 months. To act as if that's how he'll be all the time is ridiculous. Like I said, if he can recover some athleticism he might be alright. But he needs to be at a much higher level before he's allowed to start any more games. He always looks way off the pace when he's coming back from injury. None of the options in central midfield are working, there's always a huge gap between the defence and the forwards, and that's why even Norwich had the lions share of the possession yesterday. We just had more ruthless finishers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 It's his first start in 10 months. To act as if that's how he'll be all the time is ridiculous. Considering that how he's been since Pardew's first season no it isn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 That's not true. Tiote usually has the ability to run and effectively cover the pitch and press opposition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 That's not true. Tiote usually has the ability to run and effectively cover the pitch and press opposition. And leave gaping holes for the opposition to run into because he has no idea how to position himself. What you describe hasn't happened since his Pardew's first season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Tiote hasn't the brain nor the technique to be considered a good player. It's possible he could do a job for us this year but all four centre midfielders are incredibly average. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 How's his contract situation? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 How's his contract situation? June 2017 according to .com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest axel Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Poor man's Alan Smith. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Silly yellow but I thought he was much quicker on the ball than he has been in years. A lot of quick and often forward passes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 He's been rubbish for years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 He was alright before he went off TBH, although too many fouls as always. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 He was fine today and made two soft fouls nowhere near the penalty area. No idea what the whining about his performance is once again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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