Foluwashola Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Complete control and dominance. Are you two talking about the same Abeid? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 They're idiots man. That Tiote comment is nonsense but they've always seemed canny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Besty doesn't use that account btw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 In the season we finished 5th how many clean sheets did we keep? What percentage of games did Tiote play in? I maintain to this day for a flat four Cabaye and Tiote played tremendously that season. They protected the defence and gave the attackers a chance to score goals. Competed well against all the opposition Pretty much every spell of good form we've had over the last 4 years Tiote has largely been in the team. Including that 6 game winning streak last season if my memory is holding up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Complete control and dominance. Are you two talking about the same Abeid? That's what I was thinking. He's had a couple of canny games but nothing you could call "complete control and dominance". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I don't doubt Tiote in his first 2 seasons, he was a class player...he deteriorated massively since then and shows glimpses (and not often) of looking like his old self, before, classically, getting hurt and repeating the fucking process again. The sooner we field 2 or 3 proper midfielders who can contribute to both ends of the pitch or play more positive football, the better, and it appears we are finally on that track. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Been shite for 3 years. Two decent games doesn't change that. Good riddance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 If rioters could produce regularly what he did last night and against Arsenal we'd be looking to shift Colback or Anita. His last 2 games have been far better than the best the other two have put out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 He gives the ball away in dangerous areas too much at this level. The rest of his game is decent. He should be sold put what we get in return makes little difference. 8m would be fantastic money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I like Tiote but he's far too inconsistent. He played an incredible pass shortly after we scored the second that required a shit load of technique but he did it. But then I think back to Burnley last year where he was dog shit. In a perfect world, I'd keep him around just to play in the big games because that's where he's at his best. When we're the team that's more in possession, he doesn't offer much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Been shite for 3 years. Two decent games doesn't change that. Good riddance. This, he's had one good season and was rewarded handsomely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I don't doubt Tiote in his first 2 seasons, he was a class player...he deteriorated massively since then and shows glimpses (and not often) of looking like his old self, before, classically, getting hurt and repeating the f***ing process again. The sooner we field 2 or 3 proper midfielders who can contribute to both ends of the pitch or play more positive football, the better, and it appears we are finally on that track. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Tiote never bettered his performance in his debut versus Everton away imo (also Ben Arfa's). Did exactly what he's best at, getting the ball and giving it. Never playing the ball more than 10 yards or holding on to it for more than 5 seconds. I blame Pardew saying he wanted him to play more like Essien. He was never an all-action midfielder like that, we needed him to collect the ball and pass it on to more talented players to make stuff happen. In other words, infuriating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Get rid, the fact that his performances improve dramatically when he's about to move, really says it all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonegro Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 It says he's not injured... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Tiote never bettered his performance in his debut versus Everton away imo (also Ben Arfa's). Did exactly what he's best at, getting the ball and giving it. Never playing the ball more than 10 yards or holding on to it for more than 5 seconds. I blame Pardew saying he wanted him to play more like Essien. He was never an all-action midfielder like that, we needed him to collect the ball and pass it on to more talented players to make stuff happen. In other words, infuriating. Nail on the head that. The Pardew'd comment gets banded about a lot, i think in Tiote's case it was a perfect description for why Tiote stopped doing what was needed of him, and what was the best of him. Pardew thinking Tiote should be some all action playmaker, ridiculous stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Same thing happened with Scott Parker. Was it Roeder who swapped him and Emre around. Fucking clowns. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Wasn't there a period where he was captain and playing really well, or did I invent that in my head? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Wasn't there a period where he was captain and playing really well, or did I invent that in my head? No you remember it right, i think it's just debatable whether he improved that much when captaining the side, did a little bit imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Considering our position in the league and he's recent come to form I think it'd be crazy to sell him. Saivet is a complete unknown - hell of a gamble to expect him to hit the ground running. Tiote and Shelvey would be my preferred pairing. You don't sell Premier League experience when you are in the bottom 3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 See in my head he was Claude Makelele. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Now he's had a decent game against Arsenal and Man Utd I'd be reluctant to let him go. If he can keep this up I'd keep him in the first team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 See in my head he was Claude Makelele. Your head is one mystery cavern of lunacy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I think it's right to let him go, funnily enough he should have gone earlier tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 In a perfect world someone pays £8m for Anita and Co. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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