Guest secteur2010 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Yeah, that's why he spent his best years at Bolton Wanderers. You're so much of a spacka I'm not even going to pull you up, daft cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 He's growing on me, but I think like Smith who was on borrowed time till we got a replacement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 it's like I said to a mate yesterday, "If Nolan had an extra two yards pace he'd be spot on". Got the reply back, "If Nolan had an extra two yard pace he'd not be playing for us!". Had to agree. Tbh i didn't really see much of Bolton when Nolan was at his 'best', but right now, i reckon if Nolan had an extra two-yards of pace, he'd be a good striker. No more or less, really. Pace or no pace, i hope he isn't a permanent fixture in the centre of midfield. Fortunately Hughton seems to agree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Would you pick Ryan Taylor over Ole Soderberg What a stupid post. I think it was effective in underlying the point that Nolan shouldn't be compared to Jonas - they don't play in the same position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Yeah, that's why he spent his best years at Bolton Wanderers. You're so much of a spacka I'm not even going to pull you up, daft cunt. I was just thinking today what kind of player Nolan would be if he had Jonas' pace and fitness, would be some player by any standard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 He's fat etc. He was top drawer against Everton, didn't put a foot wrong imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Really looking forward to seeing this game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ykmkmdd Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 He was top drawer against Everton, didn't put a foot wrong imo. What about the bit where Mikel Arteta walked past him like he was't there on the edge of our area to set up a decent chance? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 He was top drawer against Everton, didn't put a foot wrong imo. What about the bit where Mikel Arteta walked past him like he was't there on the edge of our area to set up a decent chance? These things happen all the time, and happened to most of our players at some point, it doesn't ALWAYS mean they're at fault. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Nolan does look fitter this season, and while he's obviously limited by his lack of pace, he's battling hard to stay in the first team picture. At Everton, we seemed to have a genuine 5-man midfield, which worked very well overall. It may have suited Nolan a bit better, in that his slowness wasn't exposed so much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 He played well but i agree with the sentiment that he didn't really do an awful lot, it was more a case of he didn't do anything wrong rather than doing a lot of good stuff. I'm okay with him in the team as long as we're winning but i'd still prefer to see him phased out of the middle the more Ben Arfa settles in and Jonas return to the left, at least for away games. People will automatically say Nolan is more effective than Jonas but look at the effect a bit more space (made by Ben Arfa and Tiote) had on Nolan's performance, it could make all the difference for Jonas too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ7 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 He had a good game on Saturday. I wish some people on here would calm down when we get the odd defeat. The reaction towards Barton and Nolan last week after Blackpool was embarrassing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 He had a good game on Saturday. I wish some people on here would calm down when we get the odd defeat. The reaction towards Barton and Nolan last week after Blackpool was embarrassing. I've been saying Nolan is shit for months though, it wasn't knee-jerk! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaehyun Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 He was good for the first 60 minutes against Everton but in the last 30 minutes he was gone, giving away fouls and getting booked because he didn't have the extra yard to make a clean tackle, missing out on goal-scoring opportunities and failing to defend for the same reason. He was absolutely exhausted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 He was good for the first 60 minutes against Everton but in the last 30 minutes he was gone, giving away fouls and getting booked because he didn't have the extra yard to make a clean tackle, missing out on goal-scoring opportunities and failing to defend for the same reason. He was absolutely exhausted. Yeah, seemed a good opportunity to bring Jonas on for him. Maybe Hughton was keeping Jonas in the locker while monitoring Ben Arfa... it was his first full game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 He was good for the first 60 minutes against Everton but in the last 30 minutes he was gone, giving away fouls and getting booked because he didn't have the extra yard to make a clean tackle, missing out on goal-scoring opportunities and failing to defend for the same reason. He was absolutely exhausted. He was exhausted, but I think the examples you've cited are totally wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 He was good for the first 60 minutes against Everton but in the last 30 minutes he was gone, giving away fouls and getting booked because he didn't have the extra yard to make a clean tackle, missing out on goal-scoring opportunities and failing to defend for the same reason. He was absolutely exhausted. Yeah, seemed a good opportunity to bring Jonas on for him. Maybe Hughton was keeping Jonas in the locker while monitoring Ben Arfa... it was his first full game. Ben Arfa took a pretty big blow just before going off. Ran into and bounced off Fellaini. Didn't think Nolan looked any more tired than the rest of the midfielders in the last 30 and it would be interesting to see the yards covered by the 3 central ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I think instead of basically playing up front with Carroll, he actually played in midfield, which for a midfielder is important, he's not a striker, he's a central midfielder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Begbie Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Bolton Nolan: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/00996/walcott_996998c.jpg Newcastle Nolan: http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/nechronical/may2009/8/6/kevin-nolan-331470078.jpg You dont have to be a nutriton specialist to see Nolan needs to loose som weight. Chris Hughton should get his fitness team working on him, give him a new diett or something. He is a very good player which he showed against Everton, but he is struggling to keep up pace for the whole 90min. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Looks like an alien is trying to escape from his belly in that Bolton pic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Yet it could all have been so different had an awkward deflected shot from Yakubu not hit the post and scraped in for an equaliser near the end. Krul added: “It was a weird one. I think it hit Kevin on the heel then hit the post. “When I saved it, I heard Kev say to himself ‘well done Nobby lad, well done’. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 he's avergae paced, not slow, i'll bet he gets through as many if not more yards in agame than anyone else in our team and i'll also bet he's not overweight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 he's avergae paced, not slow, i'll bet he gets through as many if not more yards in agame than anyone else in our team and i'll also bet he's not overweight. I'd be really interested to see the prozone distance covered stats of our team like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Change the thread title please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 he's avergae paced, not slow, i'll bet he gets through as many if not more yards in agame than anyone else in our team and i'll also bet he's not overweight. I'd be really interested to see the prozone distance covered stats of our team like. Yeah, I think you can get an Optastats phone app which give's you loads of different stats on the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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