Ash Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Simpson's getting far too much praise in my opinion. He was absolutely woeful against Man City. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Simpson's getting far too much praise in my opinion. He was absolutely woeful against Man City. Did any of the Man City goals come down our right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Simpson's getting far too much praise in my opinion. He was absolutely woeful against Man City. Did any of the Man City goals come down our right? The first and the third, arguably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Simpson's getting far too much praise in my opinion. He was absolutely woeful against Man City. Did any of the Man City goals come down our right? As Dave said. He was nowhere to be seen for the first goal, no idea why he decided to wander up the field. As for the third, his positioning/backing off throughout the period that Man City had the ball around our box was terrible. The way he backs off worries the life out of me and I dread to think what Bale will do to him today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Better in the air, much better in the tackle than Taylor (going to ground) as well. Would say Taylor gets in front of more (world class blocker /James) and is more aggressive in the oppo box. Despite Williamson being 6'4, he's pretty weak in the air. He's not too strong either, Saylor is better suited to physical battles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Since when did we pick our defenders on their ability to score goals? I'd rather have the better defender thanks. That's why it should be Williamson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Simpson's getting far too much praise in my opinion. He was absolutely woeful against Man City. Did any of the Man City goals come down our right? As Dave said. He was nowhere to be seen for the first goal, no idea why he decided to wander up the field. As for the third, his positioning/backing off throughout the period that Man City had the ball around our box was terrible. The way he backs off worries the life out of me and I dread to think what Bale will do to him today. How on earth would he be at fault for the first goal? Krul shouldve had it booted into row Z removing any danger. Simpson has been more than good enough for us this season and was fine against City. Made some timely tackles and interceptions which prevented a few dangerous attacks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Simpson's getting far too much praise in my opinion. He was absolutely woeful against Man City. Did any of the Man City goals come down our right? As Dave said. He was nowhere to be seen for the first goal, no idea why he decided to wander up the field. As for the third, his positioning/backing off throughout the period that Man City had the ball around our box was terrible. The way he backs off worries the life out of me and I dread to think what Bale will do to him today. How on earth would he be at fault for the first goal? Krul shouldve had it booted into row Z removing any danger. Simpson has been more than good enough for us this season and was fine against City. Made some timely tackles and interceptions which prevented a few dangerous attacks. Where did I say he was at fault for the goal? It doesn't alter the fact that he was well out of position and contributed to compounding the error made by Krul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Simpson's getting far too much praise in my opinion. He was absolutely woeful against Man City. Did any of the Man City goals come down our right? As Dave said. He was nowhere to be seen for the first goal, no idea why he decided to wander up the field. As for the third, his positioning/backing off throughout the period that Man City had the ball around our box was terrible. The way he backs off worries the life out of me and I dread to think what Bale will do to him today. How on earth would he be at fault for the first goal? Krul shouldve had it booted into row Z removing any danger. Simpson has been more than good enough for us this season and was fine against City. Made some timely tackles and interceptions which prevented a few dangerous attacks. Where did I say he was at fault for the goal? It doesn't alter the fact that he was well out of position and contributed to compounding the error made by Krul. Are you not saying he was at fault for the goal? Seems very much like you are from those two posts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 The first goal wasn't his fault but he could have made a decision which prevented it. Not sure what he was doing but he just stepped out for no reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Better in the air, much better in the tackle than Taylor (going to ground) as well. Would say Taylor gets in front of more (world class blocker /James) and is more aggressive in the oppo box. Despite Williamson being 6'4, he's pretty weak in the air. no he isnt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 The first goal wasn't his fault but he could have made a decision which prevented it. Not sure what he was doing but he just stepped out for no reason. He probably thought that we were going to be attacking and moved out because of that, I did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 The first goal wasn't his fault but he could have made a decision which prevented it. Not sure what he was doing but he just stepped out for no reason. He probably thought that we were going to be attacking and moved out because of that, I did. Didn't even realise you were on the pitch I am nailed on for funniest poster of the year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 The first goal wasn't his fault but he could have made a decision which prevented it. Not sure what he was doing but he just stepped out for no reason. He probably thought that we were going to be attacking and moved out because of that, I did. This was when Tevez had the ball. He could have tried closing down Tevez, kept an eye on Barry...but he just seemed to step forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 You better start preforming then, ya fat fook. (Starting today would be nice.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Forget the result today, what Pardew will ultimately be judged on is his decisions regarding players. Taylor is obviously rated very highly by him, something I don't agree with, so that worries me in the same way Souness' proclamations of greatness about certain players did. Let's hope Pardew's judgement is proven right and we don't end up losing precious points because Taylor and Coloccini was a disaster in the premiership last time round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 The central defence wasn't the problem then, and most certainly isn't the problem now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Could have maybe done a bit better for the second goal but overall I thought the centre-backs did ok today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 From what I saw of the game they were alright. Our problems were elsewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Superb today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 started dodgy but really came into it, mind you he won't have many easier tests than wigans front line that boselli is useless Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 He was OK, no better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Superb today Wasn't superb... fairly decent but little more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCW1983 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Superb today Wasn't superb... fairly decent but little more Certainly looked more settled and calm as the match went on but is so poor and shaky at times its embarrassing ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Williamson would have buried that chance tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now