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How very... Neutral.

 

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I like that's it nothing overtly positive, like "We love (clap clap) Alan Pardew" - it's just declarative, like an STD. "We've got (clap clap) gonorrhea" :lol: ;)

 

Should we be declaring our love at this early stage ?

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How very... Neutral.

 

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I like that's it nothing overtly positive, like "We love (clap clap) Alan Pardew" - it's just declarative, like an STD. "We've got (clap clap) gonorrhea" :lol: ;)

 

Should we be declaring our love at this early stage ?

 

Have we ever had 'love' in a song about a player/manager? I don't recall any (Coloccini aside)

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Defence is hit hard by injuries, might cause a concern to get even more midfielders in and actually go for the 4-3-3 people are mentioning. Try to retain posession against the weaker sides we are meeting now and take our chances when we get them. Actually put gutierrez down left back for me to get someone to carry the ball all the way up, put guthrie, tiote and cabaye in the middle with ben arfa roaming infront and whatever duo involving BA up top. Should be a quite dynamic side considering the overload in midfield. However height and steel in defence will be dire.

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Defence is hit hard by injuries, might cause a concern to get even more midfielders in and actually go for the 4-3-3 people are mentioning. Try to retain posession against the weaker sides we are meeting now and take our chances when we get them. Actually put gutierrez down left back for me to get someone to carry the ball all the way up, put guthrie, tiote and cabaye in the middle with ben arfa roaming infront and whatever duo involving BA up top. Should be a quite dynamic side considering the overload in midfield. However height and steel in defence will be dire.

 

Interesting formation - I'd assume this is with us buying a new CB to play with Colo and compete with Williamson and Perch? Santon hopefully will fill in at RB with the idea that he'd do the same as Jonas does on the Left side?

 

---------Krul---------

Sant-CB-Colo-Jonas

--Guth--Tiote--Cab--

--------HBA----------

-----Ba-----Best----

 

 

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Defence is hit hard by injuries, might cause a concern to get even more midfielders in and actually go for the 4-3-3 people are mentioning. Try to retain posession against the weaker sides we are meeting now and take our chances when we get them. Actually put gutierrez down left back for me to get someone to carry the ball all the way up, put guthrie, tiote and cabaye in the middle with ben arfa roaming infront and whatever duo involving BA up top. Should be a quite dynamic side considering the overload in midfield. However height and steel in defence will be dire.

 

Interesting formation - I'd assume this is with us buying a new CB to play with Colo and compete with Williamson and Perch? Santon hopefully will fill in at RB with the idea that he'd do the same as Jonas does on the Left side?

 

---------Krul---------

Sant-CB-Colo-Jonas

--Guth--Tiote--Cab--

--------HBA----------

-----Ba-----Best----

 

our midfield of late have played well and with a trio consiting of those three would be capable in both defence and attack. Especially at retaining posession. When it comes to jonas it's mostly because the trio have been playing so well, and I want jonas to play aswell. He has shown that he can defend and therefore leftback supporting wingback is the option I chose for him. The right back I didn't think so much about since simmo go the speed to get up and down the pitch, wich was essential when comming to jonas abilities aswell in that regard. The trio up top should be able to cause a havoc on the counter. Aswell as we got two finishers up there strong on the head. And ba can play the nippy striker role wich he has enjoyed earlier in the season alongside best. Hba will get more options infront of him. Aswell as there is long range shots in that side aswell.

 

I really don't think HBA can play a withdrawn role in a 4-4-2 as for now as neither of our wings are that good finishers. Our fullbacks aren't fast enough to give an outlet up top as at the same time be behind and defend. So basicly when HBA gets the ball, it ends up with him either playing it to wings crossing at one striker, or he got one striker to play through. it's not enough options for him in that kind of formation. And we don't have fullbacks good enough to play higher up the pitch either.

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This is the first time this season we have come into some strife and with 5 games before the transfer window opens, this will be a big test for Pardew and his ability to balance the squad and utilise the little depth we have. If he can secure a quality centre back before the Manchester United match while reaping at least 10 points, I will be very impressed.

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This is the first time this season we have come into some strife and with 5 games before the transfer window opens, this will be a big test for Pardew and his ability to balance the squad and utilise the little depth we have. If he can secure a quality centre back before the Manchester United match while reaping at least 10 points, I will be very impressed.

 

I'd start accusing my immediate family of slipping me opiates if that happened, like.

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