Dokko 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? Plump black kid in audience gif. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I'm not good enough with my French to know whether or not the "Who spends the longest in the bathroom" question is a double-entendre for them as well. By all accounts, Eboue is supposed to be the best comedian in all of football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I'm not good enough with my French to know whether or not the "Who spends the longest in the bathroom" question is a double-entendre for them as well. By all accounts, Eboue is supposed to be the best comedian in all of football. He's a great comedian on twitter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATB Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Training hardest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 great video Kolo's laugh made me laugh tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun 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? Well at the end of the day Dave they are just out there to do their best for the side, it's not about personal glory at the end of the day, it's what is best for the team at the end of the day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Yeah our lot are bunch of knobheads. A lot of the African players seem very well grounded and professional. Oba not included Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Imagine Cheick with Sissoko in our engine room. Opposition teams are going to think they've been hit by an articulated truck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 He's not going to know half the squad when he gets back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Imagine Cheick with Sissoko in our engine room. Opposition teams are going to think they've been hit by an articulated truck. This is it. I think it'll allow him to do the basic stuff well like he used to like breaking play up and protecting the back four instead of trying too much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Imagine Cheick with Sissoko in our engine room. Opposition teams are going to think they've been hit by an articulated truck. This is it. I think it'll allow him to do the basic stuff well like he used to like breaking play up and protecting the back four instead of trying too much. Agree with all of this, I really don't think he is a bad player, I just think a bit to much has been expected of him. In the destroyer role there are not many better, it's when he is forced to hold onto the ball because of a lack of options or expected to drive forward. With the combinations we can potentially put out now our midfield is millions of years away from when we put Butt and Smith in midfield Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Imagine Cheick with Sissoko in our engine room. Opposition teams are going to think they've been hit by an articulated truck. This is it. I think it'll allow him to do the basic stuff well like he used to like breaking play up and protecting the back four instead of trying too much. Agree with all of this, I really don't think he is a bad player, I just think a bit to much has been expected of him. In the destroyer role there are not many better, it's when he is forced to hold onto the ball because of a lack of options or expected to drive forward. With the combinations we can potentially put out now our midfield is millions of years away from when we put Butt and Smith in midfield Plus having players like Debuchy and Mbiwa to pass to who are good on the ball should help things when he's in possession between midfield and defence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Imagine Cheick with Sissoko in our engine room. Opposition teams are going to think they've been hit by an articulated truck. I would imagine their first few clashes in training will be a bit tasty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I really hope that he can get back to the form he's capable of. He had a fairly disrupted season last year with injuries and suspensions but he still played well for the most part (albeit not to the levels of the first season), but he has clearly been off form this year, like many of our players. He was also injured early on so his season has again been disrupted. Given that he's arguably had 2 decent seasons and half a poor season, I find it a little disappointing that people are seemingly happy to see him leave. At the top of his game he is an absolute machine, and I'm not giving up on him yet. That Tiote would still walk into my first choice 11 even with the players we've signed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I really hope that he can get back to the form he's capable of. He had a fairly disrupted season last year with injuries and suspensions but he still played well for the most part (albeit not to the levels of the first season), but he has clearly been off form this year, like many of our players. He was also injured early on so his season has again been disrupted. Given that he's arguably had 2 decent seasons and half a poor season, I find it a little disappointing that people are seemingly happy to see him leave. At the top of his game he is an absolute machine, and I'm not giving up on him yet. That Tiote would still walk into my first choice 11 even with the players we've signed. I think there will definitely be chances for him, and I really hope he can regain some form. In some games I can see Sissoko/Tiote/Cabaye, which I imagine would be a nightmare to play against. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 His drop in quality certainly has something to do with him trying to do too much. Not sure how much of it is instructed and how much is down to him trying to be the main man, but you can't ignore the fact he's not had Cabaye next to him much this season. He's been trying to take over the creative role and he's awful at it. Last season was stop/start due to his injuries and the ACN. If we continue with a 3 man midfield, you would think he will improve when playing with Cabaye, Anita and Sissoko. When playing with Anita, he can just go back to being a ball winner and focus on defensive duties, let Anita dictate the play and Cabaye do the business at the other end. If he plays with Sissoko, he can kind of take Anita's role, as Sissoko will be driving forward all the while, I'd assume Cabaye would sit a little bit deeper at times and Tiote won't have to push on as much. He seems to have gradually got worse ever since Pardew spoke about him becoming a more 'complete' midfielder. After the 5-0 against West Ham wasn't it? He's never going to be like a Yaya Toure or Essien. So I hope Pardew recognises this now and gets him back to playing it simple. On his day, he's the best destroyer in the league IMO. Just seems recently his day doesn't come very often. He needs to cut out on the Nicky Butt'esque Hollywood balls. A lot of our team try it though, so it's probably a direct instruction from Pardew. *Assuming we sign Sissoko of course! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisjraby Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 His passing has been very poor of late and his dwindling on the ball has caused us a lot of problems; hopefully with the new quality players coming in he'll have more people around him wanting the ball and far more options to pass to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Just me that thinks that Tiote's crossing is decent?! He can swing a ball in with pace better than most that have been playing regularly this season (not saying much). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 No, he does have a really good cross. I always thought the same. He absolutely whips those in. If Sissoko signs, I honestly hope we keep Tiote unless we get a big bid from abroad. I'd not want to see him in the PL if I'm honest. Really think we'll see him get back to much better form for all reasons mentioned above. I hope so at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 The only way he's going to return to anything like the quality player of his first season is if he adapts. He needs to alter his game drastically because teams have got him completely sussed. He needs to adapt his mentality too, because it's pretty terrible imo. So fucking indisciplined. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Just me that thinks that Tiote's crossing is decent?! He can swing a ball in with pace better than most that have been playing regularly this season (not saying much). I think he's the best crosser we have at the club. Something you wouldn't expect when you see his other strengths and weaknesses. I agree that signing Sissoko could rejuvenate Tiote, our CM options are pretty scary now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnonel Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I think the new signings will bring out the best of everyone. Even Cabaye / Ben Arfa willl be better for it. No reason not to believe that Tiote will not return to the form. If his job is purely to protect the back 4 and leave the creative bits to the rest of the team, i think he can excel. Limit his passing to 5 meters and he will be immense Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnonel Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 p.s. Id add Cisse to that list. His runs wont be aimless now. We have a team capable of finding him now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 This guy back to his best with Cabaye and Sissoko would be so good we would probably have one of the best midfield in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Would've been in his element in that midfield second half - miss his physical presence when the tackles are flying around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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