Dinho lad Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 He was actually smilling towards the end, btw. brilliant performance. top man! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksammy Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 at least he has the scott parker pirouette down pack. great game nevertheless Second time I've seen this drivel. It keeps possession. If he was doing it and getting tackled every time I would understand the point. Games like that you're crying out for central midfielders to buy you a bit of time with such composure - allowing the rest of the team to regroup at the back and move into advanced positions. Parker did it ahead of attempting forward passes at times, undoubtedly, which did deserve a moan at home when it was excessively negative, but most of the time he simply had no options and had to keep the ball rolling and keep possession. I far prefer that to Alan Smith's approach of passing the buck on to the central defenders who will invariably howk it long and give the ball back to the opposition. Like I said in the MT it was done with purpose. He helped us immensely by taking the pressure off, holding on to the ball and releasing it without passing it to the opposition. Clever play, HBA will get the plaudits from the press but Tiote for me was my MOM, i've not seen anything like him play for us in years, we've been crying out for him, and best of all he's ours, not a loan but signed on for the cause. I'm thrilled. Its not a bad thing like, its a little frustrating at times when he could be making a pass and being creative but i guess that's not his job. TBH i was referring to one specific time when ben arfa was free on the left and he needed to distribute! but other than that his game was immense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 at least he has the scott parker pirouette down pack. great game nevertheless Second time I've seen this drivel. It keeps possession. If he was doing it and getting tackled every time I would understand the point. Games like that you're crying out for central midfielders to buy you a bit of time with such composure - allowing the rest of the team to regroup at the back and move into advanced positions. Parker did it ahead of attempting forward passes at times, undoubtedly, which did deserve a moan at home when it was excessively negative, but most of the time he simply had no options and had to keep the ball rolling and keep possession. I far prefer that to Alan Smith's approach of passing the buck on to the central defenders who will invariably howk it long and give the ball back to the opposition. Like I said in the MT it was done with purpose. He helped us immensely by taking the pressure off, holding on to the ball and releasing it without passing it to the opposition. Clever play, HBA will get the plaudits from the press but Tiote for me was my MOM, i've not seen anything like him play for us in years, we've been crying out for him, and best of all he's ours, not a loan but signed on for the cause. I'm thrilled. Its not a bad thing like, its a little frustrating at times when he could be making a pass and being creative but i guess that's not his job. TBH i was referring to one specific time when ben arfa was free on the left and he needed to distribute! but other than that his game was immense. I might have missed that incident, but overall in his mind the type of game it was his duties were to defend and retaining possession was vital to see out the win in the 2nd half. Maybe when he's more comfortable in the team he'll see those balls quicker and release, i think the same can be said for HBA timing as well. Just need to gel but the quality of both is there. Football is funny like, was depressed as a fuker all weekend due to the Blackpool game, now on a high...NUFC rollacoaster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Antec Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 How did Alan Smith do? Just the one dodgy moment when he jumped off the bench to clatter a water bottle someone had left on the side of the pitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Great performance. Best player on the park. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matta Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Great game, what a change from Alan Smith. Keep it up Tiote! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 So was he good then? Or was it just a case of anythings better than Smith? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 So was he good then? Or was it just a case of anythings better than Smith? yes and yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatwax Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Read the first 8 pages of the match thread or so. He made a notable difference on the teams' dynamic. He's mobile, can make a pass and can tackle. Awesome all over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistle17 Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 He's so much better than Smith, it's just ridiculous. He's athletic, strong, two good feet and keeps possession very well. He switched the play nicely and is able to take the sting out of the game when we're on the back foot. Worked well with Joey, as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 He's so much better than Smith, it's just ridiculous. He's athletic, strong, two good feet and keeps possession very well. He switched the play nicely and is able to take the sting out of the game when we're on the back foot. Worked well with Joey, as well. Smith should do the right thing and retire after that display. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Did the lot today! A superb debut. His decision making seems to be spot on. He can tackle, pass and move, he finds space to receive, he drove the ball forward and with pace, and even had the temerity to have a pop from range. Looks to be physically and mentally strong. Delighted with his performance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Better than Makelele Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 So was he good then? Or was it just a case of anythings better than Smith? yes and yes Quality! And at half the price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Antec Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 And he's got a massive forehead, always a bonus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 And he's got a massive forehead, always a bonus Sign up Ant then! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Read the first 8 pages of the match thread or so. He made a notable difference on the teams' dynamic. He's mobile, can make a pass and can tackle. Awesome all over. Just what we were crying out for then. Very encouraging signs so far, and against one of the better midfields as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Read the first 8 pages of the match thread or so. He made a notable difference on the teams' dynamic. He's mobile, can make a pass and can tackle. Awesome all over. Just what we were crying out for then. Very encouraging signs so far, and against one of the better midfields as well. a battling never say die midfield, baptism of fire in that repsects. We'll come across better quality mids who can pass it around, but physically he's up for the fight, it doesn't really get tougher though they were vitally missing Cahill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiGeordie Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 I am so happy about Tiote..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 going to fish out my sock/slipper "tiotes" this evening in homage to a decent defensive centralmidfielder. P.S. He was lucky on more than one occasion whilst pirrouetting as he nearly lost the ball. For those who say that they do this forlackof options it is more like they do not have the skills to create an extra yard to get the pass away... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 We've been aching for this player for about eight years now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 We've been aching for this player for about eight years now. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Curls Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Did the lot today! A superb debut. His decision making seems to be spot on. He can tackle, pass and move, he finds space to receive, he drove the ball forward and with pace, and even had the temerity to have a pop from range. Looks to be physically and mentally strong. Delighted with his performance +1, great to see a forward thinking player like this, take note smith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 V.good debut, I will wait a bit longer before posting anything near "Better than Makelele" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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