themanupstairs Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Just been watching the highlights of Tiote against Man Utd. and fuck me! Absolutely monumental performance from him that night. Completely dismantled Man Utd's attack. My how we've missed him! Welcome back son. Looking forward to some Cheik buzzing around in midfield again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 i never get tired of watching "Cheick Tiote silences Rooney - Remember the Name!" on youtube Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Newcastle-Cheick-Tiote-revels-in-Mr-T-nickname-given-by-fans-targets-Champions-League-article869931.html Toon's Mr T targets Champions League (but will he get on the plane?) Published 21:30 24/02/12 By Simon Bird Cheick Tiote is revelling in his Mr T nickname - and Newcastle's crack midfield commando believes they can finish above Chelsea this season. The Ivory Coast midfielder earned the fans' moniker because of his mohawk hairstyle and tough guy image on the pitch. And as manager Alan Pardew prepares to begin the Geordies' run-in now that his A-team are available again, Tiote has revealed he has been teasing his mates at Stamford Bridge. Tiote and fellow midfielder Yohan Cabaye are back for the St James’ Park clash with Wolves, and he said: “I have heard fans calling me Mr T. It’s is a funny name, but I am happy with it. I have seen it on TV and I like it, because he’s a strong guy, a tough guy, so for me that’s a good thing for me. "But he wears a lot of gold and that’s not my style. Too much bling!” Indeed, Tiote was so upset at losing the Africa Cup of Nations Final on penalties that he gave his runners-up medal away to a friend. “I only wanted gold,” he explained. But there is a valuable prize he is convinced Newcastle can secure now they have invested in new striker Papiss Cisse. Tiote said: “I think we’ve got a good chance to finish in the top four. We’re a point behind Chelsea and Arsenal and we have everyone back in the squad. Demba Ba is back. "If we keep playing like we do, I think we can stay in the top four. “This team isn’t just about two or three players, it’s about the whole squad. It doesn’t matter if one or two of those are missing, it’s down to the team to come through that. “I have discussed the race for Europe with [Chelsea forward and Ivory Coast team-mate] Salomon Kalou. I told him we’ll finish fourth, and Chelsea will finish seventh! He said, ‘Okay, then. We’ll see.’ “I suppose it shows the confidence I have in our team that I said it to him. If we keep working hard, everything’s possible and we can go for fourth.” That would be way above the Toon's pre-season expectations - anything in the top six this season would be a massive bonus. Tiote added: “I know a lot about Cisse and he will score many goals for us. “The next three games [after Wolves, Newcastle host Sunderland in the derby then travel to Arsenal] are important, starting with looking to get a win on Saturday. “I want to show the fans I’m back. The ANC is over now and I’m okay. Mentally I’m okay. I’ve put the disappointment behind me. It’s a couple of weeks ago now. "I need to look to the future, not dwell on what’s happened. “People back home were sad that we lost, but they understand what can happen in a penalty shoot-out. But this is all about Newcastle now. It is an exciting time. “We need to stay focused and strong as a team. If we do that I think we’ll be okay. "I watched the games while I was away - the Aston Villa match and the one against Spurs. It’s difficult to watch when you’re not playing.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Will be great to see him back in the black and white stripes tomorrow. We have definitely missed him like, our lack of steel in CM has been a problem recently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I know we're sixth, but I think we've really 'missed' Tiote this season. He's had a very stop-start year and arguably not been as good for us as last year because of visa issues/injury/ACoN duty and he's taken time to get into the groove but when he has he's been immense. His performance against Man United is the best I've seen one of our players perform in a long time. Hope he hits the ground running tomorrow and carries it on until May, because he could genuinely make the difference between 4th and 7th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I know we're sixth, but I think we've really 'missed' Tiote this season. He's had a very stop-start year and arguably not been as good for us as last year because of visa issues/injury/ACoN duty and he's taken time to get into the groove but when he has he's been immense. His performance against Man United is the best I've seen one of our players perform in a long time. Hope he hits the ground running tomorrow and carries it on until May, because he could genuinely make the difference between 4th and 7th. aye, for all i'd say he was consistently better last season i don't really think he's put in better performances than V man utd and spurs this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I know we're sixth, but I think we've really 'missed' Tiote this season. He's had a very stop-start year and arguably not been as good for us as last year because of visa issues/injury/ACoN duty and he's taken time to get into the groove but when he has he's been immense. His performance against Man United is the best I've seen one of our players perform in a long time. Hope he hits the ground running tomorrow and carries it on until May, because he could genuinely make the difference between 4th and 7th. aye, for all i'd say he was consistently better last season i don't really think he's put in better performances than V man utd and spurs this season. And what happens? Spurs - looks like he's getting back to his usual self after the visa fuck on and knacks his knee against Wigan in the next game. Man United - looks like he's getting back to his usual self after the knee knacking and has to jet off to the ACoN. Keep him fit/away from America/away from dodgy friendlies in Africa and we should be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 It's scary that we've totally overachieved this season whilst barely having Tiote around, not having Ben Arfa and now we've bought Cisse! We really could finish 4th, y'know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 It's scary that we've totally overachieved this season whilst barely having Tiote around, not having Ben Arfa and now we've bought Cisse! We really could finish 4th, y'know. when we went down we said we deserved it cos you finish where you deserve, we didn't say we under achieved. if we finish 5th or higher surely we'd be lying if we said we over achieved ?. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Well in that case, you feel the words 'overachieve' and 'underachieve' shouldn't exist - that's a semantic issue. It's safe to say nobody ever thought we'd do this well, we've exceeded all expectations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Well in that case, you feel the words 'overachieve' and 'underachieve' shouldn't exist - that's a semantic issue. It's safe to say nobody ever thought we'd do this well, we've exceeded all expectations. had the full strength XI down as 7th and i agree in sport over/underachievment is a term too easily used, often negativly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 It's scary that we've totally overachieved this season whilst barely having Tiote around, not having Ben Arfa and now we've bought Cisse! We really could finish 4th, y'know. when we went down we said we deserved it cos you finish where you deserve, we didn't say we under achieved. if we finish 5th or higher surely we'd be lying if we said we over achieved ?. Finishing where we deserve and under/overachieving aren't exactly mutually exclusive. We deserved relegation because we underachieved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 It's scary that we've totally overachieved this season whilst barely having Tiote around, not having Ben Arfa and now we've bought Cisse! We really could finish 4th, y'know. when we went down we said we deserved it cos you finish where you deserve, we didn't say we under achieved. if we finish 5th or higher surely we'd be lying if we said we over achieved ?. Finishing where we deserve and under/overachieving aren't exactly mutually exclusive. We deserved relegation because we underachieved. thats makes 'achievement' highly subjective. i'll go for the certainty of league placings and points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 “I have discussed the race for Europe with [Chelsea forward and Ivory Coast team-mate] Salomon Kalou. I told him we’ll finish fourth, and Chelsea will finish seventh! He said, ‘Okay, then. We’ll see.’ Can just imagine Tiote intensely insisting that we'll finish ahead of him and Kalou being too scared shitless to make any sort of response. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 “I have discussed the race for Europe with [Chelsea forward and Ivory Coast team-mate] Salomon Kalou. I told him we’ll finish fourth, and Chelsea will finish seventh! He said, ‘Okay, then. We’ll see.’ Can just imagine Tiote intensely insisting that we'll finish ahead of him and Kalou being too scared shitless to make any sort of response. Had the exact same thought in my head. No one argues with Mr T. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Missed him loads in last month I think, his presence can make all the difference in some games, looking forward to him n cabaye with double d up front, put some sweet hba action in and I may be escorted from my seat for indecent exposure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Such a big player for us - for all of the talk of his partnership with Cabaye they've only actually played 12 games together (W6 D5 L1) so hopefully they can get straight back into the groove this afternoon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Started class and really showed us what we had missed then drifted off I thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Called up to play friendly vs Guinea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 wat? when? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Called up to play friendly vs Guinea Considering its a friendly i would'nt be suprised if he pulls out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Oh, well that's just great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 wat? when? Just been organised. on .com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Called up to play friendly vs Guinea Considering its a friendly i would'nt be suprised if he pulls out. My guess is that he will , seeing as though he picked up a knock on saturday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 wat? when? Just been organised. on .com Farcical. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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