AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 That run against Bolton made me smile like, where he buldozed passed 3 players with the ball luckily falling into his path all 3 times. Who dares wins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 NOT A RIGHT BACK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Was awful today, however he has shown before he can play right back and is generally a decent player. Let those knees jerk mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 This board is a disgrace at times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 A disgrace I've been trying to put to death the myth that he's a capable (forget "good") right back for two years on this board, if not longer; it's not a knee-jerk from me. Hopefully this game has done that job for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 A disgrace I've been trying to put to death the myth that he's a capable (forget "good") right back for two years on this board, if not longer; it's not a knee-jerk from me. Hopefully this game has done that job for me. Never had a good spell at right back then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 He's so bad with players running at him, like. Shocking lack of agility. One of the reasons we should sell him the minute someone is stupid enough to offer a few million. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 He's got the physical attributes to play RB but he just doesn't have the positional sense. I'm not sure whether that's something that he improve on with games, but right now he's ruining the shape of our team by wandering all over the place and dropping back when he should be pressing and vice versa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 A disgrace I've been trying to put to death the myth that he's a capable (forget "good") right back for two years on this board, if not longer; it's not a knee-jerk from me. Hopefully this game has done that job for me. Never had a good spell at right back then? Not sure what qualifies as a good spell. I honestly don't recall a very long stretch of games where he was consistently played there. He played on the right side of a back 3 semi-regularly for the England U-21's - obvioulsy not in a RB role there but that's as close as I can recall to him being regularly played on the right of any formation. But he's a CB pure and simple. I'm not questioning his dedication or effort or willingness to try for the team or anything. But he looks way more than "slightly" out of position there on the right and I don't think he has the ability to make a good one. That he had a bad game at RB today isn't as much down to him as it is Pardew putting him there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 He's just a shite footballer tbh. Made his name due to bravery in the tackle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I get and appreciate the effort but was way to gung-ho and cost us today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Effort isn't enough at this level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzle Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 He was woeful today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 He's not a RB (couldn't go in to how many times i've said that). Had he played at CB he'd have had a decent game, similar with Simpson not being a right midfielder. Ferguson infront of Enrique should have started with Jonas on the right, think we'd be analysing a different result right now if so, even with Enrique coming off you then put Guthrie on the right and Jonas back over to the left. Makes more sense than the original line-up, though Pardew had very little options to play with. Don't like the round hole square peg route Pardew took today, hopefully that is lesson learned for him. RIP - the myth Taylor is a decent RB or should be played there over CB - 5/03/11. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Was utter dogshit today. Spineless, thick, naive, arselicking bellend. Dreadful from start to his finish. Looked like someone dragged from the stands and given the rb shirt for a bet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Shocking game for him - though that doesnt mean he cant play as a RB, he has played there before and done good job BUT today it was a poor performance Simpson is overall the better right back so we should not need to play Saylor there BUT when you let Routledge go on loan then you are forced to put players out of position Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Was utter dogshit today. Spineless, thick, naive, arselicking bellend. Dreadful from start to his finish. Looked like someone dragged from the stands and given the rb shirt for a bet. To be fair to him, he didn't pick himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Was utter dogshit today. Spineless, thick, naive, arselicking bellend. Dreadful from start to his finish. Looked like someone dragged from the stands and given the rb shirt for a bet. To be fair to him, he didn't pick himself. At least it will put to bed the laughable idea that he is the best right back at the club which so many on here had got into their heads. He's a central defender and the only world in which he is a quality defender is his and his dad's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Did some of the worst defending I've seen from a professional footballer today. Could have backed off right to the top of each stand the way he was going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Was utter dogshit today. Spineless, thick, naive, arselicking bellend. Dreadful from start to his finish. Looked like someone dragged from the stands and given the rb shirt for a bet. To be fair to him, he didn't pick himself. He was rubbish and his assault on Saha in the 1st half will bring him a 3 match ban. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Nolan wasn't too impressed with him, like. Gave him several vicious bollockings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Was utter dogshit today. Spineless, thick, naive, arselicking bellend. Dreadful from start to his finish. Looked like someone dragged from the stands and given the rb shirt for a bet. To be fair to him, he didn't pick himself. He was rubbish and his assault on Saha in the 1st half will bring him a 3 match ban. The header? If it does it's a disgrace. Assault? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 He summed himself up in a nutshell by busting a bollock to get back goal side of Arteta, when Arteta was going down the left, which he did but he carried on until he'd gone past him a further 7-8 yards before turning to face Arteta giving him the chance to run at him with ease which he duely did before setting up another Everton chance (the one where Saha flashed it wide IIRC). Comical. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Was utter dogshit today. Spineless, thick, naive, arselicking bellend. Dreadful from start to his finish. Looked like someone dragged from the stands and given the rb shirt for a bet. To be fair to him, he didn't pick himself. He was rubbish and his assault on Saha in the 1st half will bring him a 3 match ban. The header? If it does it's a disgrace. Assault? 1st half he appeared to punch Saha and Saha stayed down. Someone whose seen a replay reckons it was his forearm but everyone around me at the match thought he'd punched him and was lucky Webb didn't see it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I don't remeber any punch, they both went up for a header, both had arms out and Taylor caught him. Didn't look to be any intent at all (ie he didn't look at Saha or seem to deliberately hit him). Unless I have gotten the wrong incident. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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