Guest chicken little Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 i get the impression that his decline has come hand-in-hand with him trying to (or being expected to try to) do too much; his first season he was proper minimalist - smash someone, get the ball, lay it off. worked superb. if i was being a hyperbolic mentalist i would suggest wiring his bollocks up to a power source that gave him a strong electric shock if he tried to cross the halfway line, or have more than six touches at a time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chicken little Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 saying that, there is the fact he's been shite at the simple stuff and all this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I'm not sure I agree that his problem is over-complication. I remember he used to do a lot of twisting and turning etc all the time, he just used to lose the ball less doing it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 It's his haircut. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Been sent off yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Been sent off yet? Missed opportunity. I suggest we delete our posts and then post "wtf he's been sent off again" comments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Opponents have worked out that he loses the ball under extreme pressure. It's a big challenge for him to get over this limitation. Thing is though in his first season he would often receive the ball when under extreme pressure, but seemed to have the skill and awareness to turn out of those situations and find himself some space which is what made him such a brilliant player. Now, if anything, he does the complete opposite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil K Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Which form? He's had more bad games than good games. Which is the real Tiote? Far more bad than good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATB Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 All the time. He's had about 5 brilliant games (if that) in the last 2 years. Disagree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I don't think he's had an overwhelming number of stinkers, but he's played well below what we know he's capable of. He's been pretty average. His consistency or lack of it is one of the most infuriating parts of his game, because when he's on form he's capable of taking the game by the scruff of the neck and stopping the very best teams from playing (Man United at home last season being a perfect example. I don't think Rooney touched the ball once) which turns us into a completely different beast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I think it's fair to say he hit a bit of a purple patch when he first arrived here. He's probably not ever going to be that player for us again... but i don't believe for a second that if used correctly he can't be a very effective Premiership footballer. A large issue with him is that he gets caught in possession far too much. His first year or so he was tremendous at winning the ball in the middle of the park then twisting and turning his way out of trouble and releasing it to a teammate. Problem is that now teams have gotten wise to him, they know he'll try and hold onto the ball and try and dribble his way out of tight spots. So they press him and far too often he gets caught in possession which is extremely dangerous for a player playing his position. There were glimpses of this even in his early days here, remember that goal Blackburn scored against us at St. James where he dribbled the ball basically into our own box and got dispossessed and they scored? As a pure ball winning midfielder he's still got a lot to offer IMO. We look noticeably softer in the middle when he's absent, he presses players brilliantly and breaks up a lot of passes. But the fact that he's become such a liability in possession is negating this. Teams have changed the way they play against him and he needs to adapt to it. He's a poster boy for the fact that we clearly don't put a lot of time and effort into planning what we'll do as a team when we have the ball. If we did he'd be instructed to release the ball as quickly as possible when he wins possession, play a very simple game and hold his position in the midfield and leave the attacking to the players who actually have some quality on the ball. Then when the other team has the ball that's where he comes into his own. Is he blameless in it all? No, but like a lot of our players right now he'd look a whole lot better if our manager had a clue how to get the best out of him. That's a brilliant analysis. The only thing that's missing from that synopsis is the fact that his attitude is fucking abysmal. He's got it all wrong in his head, which probably hasn't been helped by others championing him as a hard man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tachikoma Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I personally thought our better performances last season was Guthrie-Cabaye rather than Tiote-Cabaye, of course there are exceptions like the 3-0 against Man Yoo but in the main i felt we performed better with Guthrie-Cabaye and he's not as important as some think. He was great in his first season but since then his performances have been inconsistent to say the least and i think some have overstated how good he is because of the garbage we had before hand. If we bought this Sissoko in this window i wouldn't bat an eyelid if we sold him. A Cabaye-Sissoko-Anita midfield looks quite nice. If we signed Sissoko, I don't think he'd replace Tiote directly as a DM, looks more a true box-to-box than DM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Beautiful assist for Ivory Coast's second goal in a 4-2 win. PS: Wasn't sent off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
durhamunigeordie Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Really hoping he comes back in form. If we are going to be in a relegation scrap we do need him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 For some bizarre reason, Tiote reminds me of Lenny from Of Mice and Men Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 For some bizarre reason, Tiote reminds me of Lenny from Of Mice and Men I can see it now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 He's gonna be confused when he comes back and sees all the new faces Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 May even make him a better player with competition and better players around him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
womblemaster Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Ivory Coast leave out Newcastle's Cheick Tiote and Lille's Salomon Kalou for today's Africa Cup of Nations game against Togo. There is live commentary on the BBC website. Ivory Coast: Barry, Eboue, Kolo Toure, Bamba, Tiene, Zokora, Yaya Toure, Gradel, Konan ,Gervinho, Drogba. Togo: Agassa, Nibombe, Akakpo, Bossou, Djene, Gaffar, Amewou, Romao, Gakpe, Adebayor, Ayite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 He'll love the extra players to kick in training. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 http://sulia.com/channel/sports-comedy/f/094ea96f-b463-438c-8658-b629a13b09a5/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoob Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Drogba's look out of the corner of his eye to Gervinho when they ask who has the worst haircut. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Tiote trains the hardest. Good lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Drogba's look out of the corner of his eye to Gervinho when they ask who has the worst haircut. :lol: Why do the England lot not seem fun like that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Drogba's look out of the corner of his eye to Gervinho when they ask who has the worst haircut. :lol: Why do the England lot not seem fun like that? Cos they're arseholes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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