JH Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 It's less the substitutions, more the manner of what it was saying - to me, it said to Wigan "Show us what you got" and when that happens with us, we usually find some way of f***ing it up. I just wasn't comfortable with defending a 1-0 lead away from home. A team with more quality and we could have been punished. Against a better team, he may have made different substitutions. Against a better team, I'd have understood the subs he made today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chubby Jason Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Shola looked stoned as fuck in that post match interview. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Good interview from Pardew. Is it still 'a very tough Barclays Premier League'? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Pardew said there's something in the stories of both Keane and Bentley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Pardew said there's something in the stories of both Keane and Bentley but that they might not be for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Harper 6 nothing to do Simpson 7.5 very good Colo 8.5 commanding performance Taylor 6.5 better as the game wore on Jose 6.5 wasn't good until the last 10 minutes Barton 8 Very good again Tiote 9 Man of match-Outstanding,ran the show Nolan 7 We're better with him in the side.Quietly efficient Jonas 8.5 Best game this season Ameobi 7 Always a threat.Vital goal Lovenkrands 6.5 Got into positions but in the main his control let him down Routledge 7 Good outlet but delivery wasn't up to standard Best 6.5 Not enough time to really fuck up Smith 6.5 One great tackle followed by a braindead pass. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Shit game, fantastic result. Wigan got Shola'd. Leon Best's run at the end was one of the funniest things I've seen on a football pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpal78 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 We ended the game with Harper Simpson Taylor Colo Enrique Rout Barton Smith Tiote Jonas Best How is that good at all? Good when we're defending a lead. It was a more compact formation with three in thee middle and yet we were not overly defensive, we attacked when we could. What is your problem with that formation? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Smith will NEVER tighten a midfield. Thats the only sub i took umbridge to. My heart murmurs when he warms up. We got away with it today bu there were 2-3 minutes after he came on when it wnet barmy. Luckily we had to the legs elsewhere to see it thorugh. Great result all the same Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Fantastic result and a damn good performance. Tiote and Coloccini were immense and Barton wasn't far behind. For all the slagging on here, Shola did his part as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Harper - 7 - Not alot to do, but didn't disappoint when called upon. Simpson - 7 - Solid yet again, is forging a decent partnership with Barton. Taylor - 6.5 - Maybe I'm being harsh, but I still think Williamson is the better option. Nearly had another 'hand ball' moment in the 2nd half. Coloccini - 8 - Class above as always. That header deserved a goal Enrique - 7 - Nothing spectacular, nothing fuck-y up-y. Barton - 9 - Best player on the pitch by a mile. He was the difference today. Tiote - 8 - Back to his best, bar the random face screaming thing in the last minute. Nolan - 7 - Much better and more involved when in CM. 'Captain's performance' I think they call it. Jonas - 8 - Had one of his better games, the fullback in his back pocket and was unlucky not to do better with his chance in the first half. Ameobi - 7 - Played very well in the first half, lagged a bit in the second. One of the better 'Shola style' performances. Lovenkrands - 7 - Linked well with Shola, looked decent at times. Seemed to lag a bit as time went on, but overall impressed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 We ended the game with Harper Simpson Taylor Colo Enrique Rout Barton Smith Tiote Jonas Best How is that good at all? Good when we're defending a lead. It was a more compact formation with three in thee middle and yet we were not overly defensive, we attacked when we could. What is your problem with that formation? We weren't defending a 1-0 lead at Stamford Bridge. Wigan were terrible, absolutely woeful, and we didn't look threatened at all. So there was no need to be compact and no need to contain the lead as we did. A second and we could have been flying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I think folk are going a little OTT with their ratings, like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I'd say we looked far more dangerous on th e counter after the subs came on. Spot on tactics in the end. Colo is mint. Shola is hilarious. Barton is a hero. Tiote is a beast. Gutierrez was brilliant second half. Howard Webb is a fucking baldy cunt. Gives baldy cunts a bad name. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kenton Magpie Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Ground out a tough win,well played lads Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Clean sheet & 3 away points. Nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCONA Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Leon Best's run at the end was one of the funniest things I've seen on a football pitch. Watched it at the pub which was full of people moaning at every little thing. But when he did that everyone was pissing themselves, was pretty special Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfmag Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Not sure how it looked on TV but live it was a very solid performance. Baron, Tiote and yes Jonas were excellent. Lovelypants too. Tiote is incredible, he is everywhere. David Betty at his best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I think folk are going a little OTT with their ratings, like. this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I found it a bit strange that after Routledge coming on Barton was behind Shola and Nolan was CM. Later Pardew changed it. Barton really shouldn't be in that role behind the striker, he's a bit useless there as he can't play his long balls there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpal78 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 It's less the substitutions, more the manner of what it was saying - to me, it said to Wigan "Show us what you got" and when that happens with us, we usually find some way of f***ing it up. I just wasn't comfortable with defending a 1-0 lead away from home. A team with more quality and we could have been punished. So you'd rather go all out attack in the last 10 minutes with a 1-0 lead away? IMO although we changed to a 4-5-1 we were not overly defensive to the point of inviting Wigan to pile on the pressure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Where did I say we should have gone all out attack? There was nowt wrong with the system we were playing before he made the changes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfmag Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Sorry Batty. Can't edit on phone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Tiote was great, bar one or two dodgy touches, and 3 or 4 bad passes in the opening part of the match. 8/10, but no higher. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpal78 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Pardews tactics and substitutions were fine, and anyone saying any different has a stupid vendetta and isn't willing to give him a chance. We're 1-0 up, with 20 minutes to go. Trying to shut down the space in the midfield by bringing on a winger for our second striker who is lacking match fitness is perfectly acceptable. Best on for Shola - Ameobi was looking tired and FWIW Best did his job. He chased and chased and put pressure on Wigan bringing it out of defence. Nolan was knackered too, good to get some fresh legs on and a player who is willing to get stuck in. We'd all wish it wasn't Alan Smith but unfortunately he's what we have at the moment. Exactly! Re Smith on for Nolan, if Nolan was left on 90 minutes, you can just see the same people blasting Pardew for not taking him off since he was clearly knackered. Can't win with some people. Would be nice if we had a better sub for CM other than Smith but who else did we have and by his low standards, Smith did fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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