JH Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Pity we didn't have Tiote in the last 2 games and Routledge on the bench today, at least that has nothing to do with Pardew. just enough already, you're just making yourself lose all credibility Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Fair play to Pardew. He changed it up and it worked. 1st half playing 4-4-2 gave Modric far too much space, so he changed it to 4-5-1 with Barton in the middle and Best on the right. Really helped to phase Modric out of the game. Was great to see Carver off his feet trying to motivate Shola 5 mins before Shola came off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Don't really blame him for today, like he said in his post match interview the team just got carried away. Fact is, we pushed too many players forward and when the ball landed at Lennon's feet, there were three defenders (?) and a big massive gap where the full back should have been. That's what cost us the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 If you want to close a game out and retain possession, Routlege is hardly the ideal player to turn to. Let's not get silly and pretend if he was still available then we would not have conceded. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 just enough already, you're just making yourself lose all credibility Tiote would have made a big difference in both games, bury your head in the sand if you wish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 If you want to close a game out and retain possession, Routlege is hardly the ideal player to turn to. Let's not get silly and pretend if he was still available then we would not have conceded. Routledge did track back, I can't remember seeing Perch doing that when they scored. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Pity we didn't have Tiote in the last 2 games and Routledge on the bench today, at least that has nothing to do with Pardew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Needs to work on fitness and concentration in training me thinks but no qualms about today. Picked the right team and made the right changes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I'm laughing because you're brilliant Mick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I'm laughing because you're brilliant Mick. To be fair, we did look well organised today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 If you want to close a game out and retain possession, Routlege is hardly the ideal player to turn to. Let's not get silly and pretend if he was still available then we would not have conceded. Nobody did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest axel Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Imo hes done his job f***ing brilliant except from the Stevenage game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Imo hes done his job f***ing brilliant except from the Stevenage game. Conceding two last minute goals isn't brilliant as far as I'm concerned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Makes you wonder just what we could have done without those 2 last minute equalisers and that shocking run of 4 or 5 home games pre December. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Conceding two last minute goals isn't brilliant as far as I'm concerned. I thought that his substitutions were a bit off today, Ranger should have replaced the ineffective Best and Ferguson should have replaced Guthrie with Jonas moving over to the right. I don't have a problem with playing Perch in defence but where was he playing today? I genuinely have no idea where he was supposed to be playing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Makes you wonder just what we could have done without those 2 last minute equalisers and that shocking run of 4 or 5 home games pre December. Looking on the bright side, I think that's proof that we're not far off having a good starting 11. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Conceding two last minute goals isn't brilliant as far as I'm concerned. I thought that his substitutions were a bit off today, Ranger should have replaced the ineffective Best and Ferguson should have replaced Guthrie with Jonas moving over to the right. I don't have a problem with playing Perch in defence but where was he playing today? I genuinely have no idea where he was supposed to be playing. To be honest, I thought he held the midfield position reasonably well for a defender and even supported the attack a few times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 To be honest, I thought he held the midfield position reasonably well for a defender and even supported the attack a few times. Was he in the middle or on the wing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 To be honest, I thought he held the midfield position reasonably well for a defender and even supported the attack a few times. Was he in the middle or on the wing? Middle, one of either Lovenkrands/Ameobi were supposed to be playing on the wing in a 4-5-1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Middle, one of either Lovenkrands/Ameobi were supposed to be playing on the wing in a 4-5-1. I could just see a massive gap down our right and thought that he must have been told to play in that position rather than shuffling players around. The space in front of Simpson was massive once Guthrie went off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 His subs, on the whole, are hopeless imo - but i think i might be warming to him a bit. I'm starting to think he actually is a decent manager from a 'personality' perspective. He's done remarkably well maintaining the excellent team spirit when it had every chance of imploding. The subs are my biggest bugbear thus far cos i think, on numerous occassions, he's shagged it up. Spurs (away) and Stevenage are the stand-out ones. I think we've got a squad of reliable dogs that will be always be secure yet unspectacular. We're not playing a great deal differently to when Hughton was here. There's the odd quality here and there but the side's fundamental weapon is spirit. I had faith in Hughton to build on that, with a restricted budget, and have us challenging for the European spots within a couple of seasons. Pardew's biggest test, and the thing that will determine whether or not it was a good move by Ashley, is the transfer market. We're not going to have lots of money to spend... Hughton had accepted this and done a superb job with it. If Pardew does anything other than the same or better, it's a pointless failure where Ashley's concerned. If, by some mental surprise, Ashley actually provides Pardew with a massive wad of cash to spend, it's doubley harsh on Hughton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 In fairness he's got a shitty bench to work with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I thought the whole decision to remove Hughton and appoint Pardew was daft and pointless, but it looks like the right decision so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I thought the whole decision to remove Hughton and appoint Pardew was daft and pointless, but it looks like the right decision so far. I'd have snapped your hand off for his points return when he took over. In hindsight it's painful that it's not more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofo Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I thought the whole decision to remove Hughton and appoint Pardew was daft and pointless, but it looks like the right decision so far. 100% my thoughts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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