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I just think any conclusion based on Lukaku is stupid, Colo played worse against him and he dominates almost everyone. I really wish Pardew had just stuck with Mapou, and we would be talking about a much improved performance instead of whether Taylor should play.

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I just think any conclusion based on Lukaku is stupid, Colo played worse against him and he dominates almost everyone. I really wish Pardew had just stuck with Mapou, and we would be talking about a much improved performance instead of whether Taylor should play.

 

You're forgetting the shambles the defence was against Hull, Colo in particular.

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I just think any conclusion based on Lukaku is stupid, Colo played worse against him and he dominates almost everyone. I really wish Pardew had just stuck with Mapou, and we would be talking about a much improved performance instead of whether Taylor should play.

 

You're forgetting the shambles the defence was against Hull, Colo in particular.

 

Exactly. :thup:

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I'm just saying, if Taylor's on the pitch he's the one marking Benteke and I don't think he loses him, either. He certainly doesn't just step away from the herd of bodies like MYM did.

 

You don't know that man. :lol:

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It's an opinion with a pretty solid basis.

 

Listen, I think MYM has the potential to be better than Taylor is, and here's another opinion: I think he will be, by far, in time.

 

That said, right now Taylor's better suited to PL football by a distance, and by far the better partner for Coloccini.

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Benteke did a lot more from open play against Taylor than he did against MYM.

 

In the 2-1 last year, only shit finishing from Benteke stopped him from scoring a hatrick. Against MYM this year he did close to f*ck all outside of one corner which tbf Taylor might have stopped.

 

But that is really irrelevant tbh, the end result was the same with both of them. :lol:

 

 

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FWIW, I've always thought that Taylor's marking from set-pieces is crap. I have no specific examples, simply because my memory for stuff like that is pretty shite.

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NO Logic: Taylor's not even good in the air. MYM's only slightly shorter he's not much worse.

Reality: MYM doesn't even mark opponents aerial threats.

 

NO Logic: Steven Taylor makes blocks and last ditch tackles to make up for previous mistakes in positioning. MYM has a better footballing brain.

Reality: MYM often uses his pace to make up for his poor positional play. And if not that, he'll run away from trouble/physical duels.

 

 

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As long as it's not Willo. Don't want to think about what Suarez will do to his nice hair.

 

I think we should play Taylor and Willo against Liverpool. No better way for them to prove that British spirit and physicality is key in the premier.

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As long as it's not Willo. Don't want to think about what Suarez will do to his nice hair.

 

I think we should play Taylor and Willo against Liverpool. No better way for them to prove that British spirit and physicality is key in the premier.

 

:lol: I would actually love this.

 

Would be incredibly entertaining.

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A lot of people on this forum talk like Taylor is crap at everything, even the things he's decent at. And say some shit like MYM not being much worse in that regard anyway so he should start.

 

Load of bollocks. Reminiscent of the Cisse excuses at the start of last season.

He's pretty good at pointing, ham acting when pretending not to have hand balled and playing up to the crowd.
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