Kanj Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 that little move man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 He hasn't played well for a while now, but he doesn't half put a shift in defensively. When we were up against it at Villa he dug in like a trooper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhaircut Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 He hasn't played well for a while now, but he doesn't half put a shift in defensively. When we were up against it at Villa he dug in like a trooper. No chance. He let Lowton run off him countless times. He stands there while letting players cross it. He occasionally ran around like a headless chicken but he didn't work hard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToonArmy Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Bad bad bad tonight. The Mag Now one thing I had to say after the game was just how resilient we were. In fact, it honestly surprised me. There were bodies flying in all over the place and admittedly, we had to scrap to keep Villa out by the end. This was embodied by Jonas more so than anybody else. I’ve been so frustrated with Mr. Gutierrez this season, he’s been a shadow of his former self. He’s lost his pace. He doesn’t take a man on anymore. He can’t cross. He just wins free-kicks. I don’t care how much he runs, he offers nothing in attack. And so on and so on…. I hold my hands up here, I thought Jonas was absolutely brilliant on Tuesday night. I’d go as far to say that without him, we may well have drawn or even lost that game. He ran, he tackled, he covered Santon and of course, his shining moment, he was the man who was in the way to stop the ball from crossing the line. You could say, well yeah, it was classic Jonas. What do you expect? Although, whilst most will remember the game for the Sissoko performance, or for Cabaye’s wonder goal, or even for Cisse getting back on the scoresheet, I’ll remember it for Jonas saving the day. For securing a vital three points and most importantly, for reminding me what an important member of our squad he is. Yes it was one game and yes I would say he still made mistakes and I’d prefer to see someone like Marveaux as an attacking winger, however credit where credit is due. I saw the teamsheet before the game and shook my head but I could not have been more wrong. Jonas has always been a favourite of mine but our fan/player relationship has been stretched this season as he frustrates the life out me for 90 minutes a week and I’m sure he’ll continue to do so. But for 45 minutes in particular this week, he was a hero. http://www.themag.co.uk/the-mag-articles/tuesday-night-was-classic-jonas/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 ^ that sounds about right, at least the game I was watching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 He was absolutely awful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 It's not far off the truth, just a shame his game when in possession has suffered so much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagten Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 He was absolutely awful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 He just offers absolutely fuck all in the position he actually plays nowadays unfortunately Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 He just offers absolutely fuck all in the position he actually plays nowadays unfortunately The position he plays is usually covering left back, so he's played for defensive reasons only. Obviously he's not a patch on the likes of Marveaux on the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 He is ideal t come off the bench fresh with 20 mins to go to tighten things up, sad its came to that but do both him and the team good. He hasn't looked fresh in about 6 months. Sub, start whenever. He has never looked fresh in about 2.5 years. People have always blamed his poor performances on him being tired. It's not that he's tired, hes just a shite footballer but a top bloke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Yeah I read back the match thread the other day after I had watched the full 90 mins, I thought Jonas had done pretty good, but the abuse he was getting on the thread was unreal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Would have him as a sub, to help close out games, covering Santon which he does very well. However he offers very little going forward now and that is the most important aspect of the position he plays, hopefully Marv is fit asap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 If you thought Jonas was excellent on Tuesday night you've absolutely no right to complain about the football we play for the rest of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 The only good thing about Jonas is his ability to win a free kick. I'd bring him on against teams with 10 minutes to go when we are 1 up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I have never liked a player as much as I like Jonas. Despite the fact he's always been fairly limited as a player, there's just something really loveable about the bloke. Even now in his current state of seemingly permanent shitness I just can't bring myself to dislike him. In other words, I want to feed him pitted olives and stroke his hair whilst he soothingly hums some unknown Latino tune in his beautiful nasal voice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 So Jonas is vital as he got in the way of the ball, once. Amazing Sure we can find someone else who can stand still for a 1,000th of the cost. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 If you thought Jonas was excellent on Tuesday night you've absolutely no right to complain about the football we play for the rest of the season. If you read that quote, the only aspect of his game which was praised was his running and defensive work, and that's basically why Pardew keeps picking him. No one claimed he'd played excellent football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I thought it was a WUM post, so i just ignored it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 He is going through a bad patch of form, but he does that. Funnily enough he flies when the team flies and sinks when we sink. With the club sinking recently I haven't written him off yet! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 He is going through a bad patch of form, but he does that. Funnily enough he flies when the team flies and sinks when we sink. With the club sinking recently I haven't written him off yet! This is easily the longest spell of bad form he's had for us. And during those other bad spells, he's looked a lot more mobile than he does now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 He was worse in the relegation season in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 He was worse in the relegation season in my opinion. That's open to opinion, but I don't think anyone can deny he looks much less mobile than he has ever done, which is my biggest worry with him. He's always put a shift in defensively, and whilst his attacking has always been hit and miss, he was very good at carrying the ball and was pretty quick. He offers bugger all going forward now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 He was worse in the relegation season in my opinion. That's open to opinion, but I don't think anyone can deny he looks much less mobile than he has ever done, which is my biggest worry with him. He's always put a shift in defensively, and whilst his attacking has always been hit and miss, he was very good at carrying the ball and was pretty quick. He offers bugger all going forward now. Don't you think that's because he plays deeper now as part of a defensive 4-3-3? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 He was worse in the relegation season in my opinion. That's open to opinion, but I don't think anyone can deny he looks much less mobile than he has ever done, which is my biggest worry with him. He's always put a shift in defensively, and whilst his attacking has always been hit and miss, he was very good at carrying the ball and was pretty quick. He offers bugger all going forward now. Don't you think that's because he plays deeper now as part of a defensive 4-3-3? Not particularly to be honest, he still has occasional opportunity to get forward and have a go at his man, and he looks like he has no confidence in his ability to beat his man, and it's sad to say he looks a lot slower now. He also doesn't seem to win anywhere near as many free kicks as he used to, which was always vital for us as it relieved pressure on us. I've banged this drum enough times now, but I think Enrique leaving/Ryan Taylor playing left back has contributed massively to his downfall. He protected (very well might I add) Raylor whilst he was left back, but pretty much sacrificed any attacking responsibilities he had. Since then it's like he's forgotten how to attack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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