Guest sicko2ndbest Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Weird one with pardew placing the emphasis on offensive pace Larsson is Joe average pace wise from a prem perspective Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest taps01 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Weird one with pardew placing the emphasis on offensive pace Larsson is Joe average pace wise from a prem perspective He has also said that he wants a player with a good delivery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Just seen this- good news if true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I'd have Larsson for £1.5m, <£25k wages over a £4m, +£30k a week Bentley. Without a shadow of a doubt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Ultimately I think if we get either Larsson or Bentley they will be more suited to the 4-4-2 formation. If the plan is to get a right winger and move Barton inside and have a 3 man midfield of Barton, Nolan and Tiote, then we will need lots pace on each wing. Jonas and Ben Arfa can provide this on the left, and so with Routledge as backup maybe look at another right sided player who is more direct and can deliver good quality who is also fast. Adam Hammill at Barnsley has looked really good. Someone like that maybe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Weird one with pardew placing the emphasis on offensive pace Larsson is Joe average pace wise from a prem perspective He has also said that he wants a player with a good delivery. We've got pace in Routledge and Jonas. What neither of them offer is delivery or set-piece taking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Jonas takes a decent corner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Jonas takes a decent corner Hardly a corner taker though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 If Jonas picks the ball up in his own half, runs 50 yards past a couple of players, puts a shit low cross in that goes for a throw or wins a free kick then to a large extent he has done his job. He is incredibly frustrating at times and his end product is consistently poor but even then, if you can't see what he does bring to the team you're not paying enough attention. Dropping Jonas for a player whose main asset is delivery, whether that be Larsson or anyone else will encourage long balls more than anything because we're not good enough to pass the ball all the way upfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 If Jonas picks the ball up in his own half, runs 50 yards past a couple of players, puts a shit low cross in that goes for a throw or wins a free kick then to a large extent he has done his job. He is incredibly frustrating at times and his end product is consistently poor but even then, if you can't see what he does bring to the team you're not paying enough attention. Dropping Jonas for a player whose main asset is delivery, whether that be Larsson or anyone else will encourage long balls more than anything because we're not good enough to pass the ball all the way upfield. (Don't think Larsson will be anywhere near the left side of the pitch though) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 If he is going to play RM then i don't particularly want him here tbh. It has been well documented but Barton i splaying exceptionally in RM, and to drop him to accomodate Seb would be madness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Jonas is the only person in the whole team who runs with the ball and takes people on, and there is definitely a huge value in that. Such a shame Routledge just can't find the confidence to go for it more often. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 If Jonas picks the ball up in his own half, runs 50 yards past a couple of players, puts a shit low cross in that goes for a throw or wins a free kick then to a large extent he has done his job. He is incredibly frustrating at times and his end product is consistently poor but even then, if you can't see what he does bring to the team you're not paying enough attention. Dropping Jonas for a player whose main asset is delivery, whether that be Larsson or anyone else will encourage long balls more than anything because we're not good enough to pass the ball all the way upfield. Yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spizz energi Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Happy with this. Will be a decent squad player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 If Jonas picks the ball up in his own half, runs 50 yards past a couple of players, puts a s*** low cross in that goes for a throw or wins a free kick then to a large extent he has done his job. He is incredibly frustrating at times and his end product is consistently poor but even then, if you can't see what he does bring to the team you're not paying enough attention. Dropping Jonas for a player whose main asset is delivery, whether that be Larsson or anyone else will encourage long balls more than anything because we're not good enough to pass the ball all the way upfield. We seemed to carry the ball up the pitch fine without Jonas against Everton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 If Jonas picks the ball up in his own half, runs 50 yards past a couple of players, puts a s*** low cross in that goes for a throw or wins a free kick then to a large extent he has done his job. He is incredibly frustrating at times and his end product is consistently poor but even then, if you can't see what he does bring to the team you're not paying enough attention. Dropping Jonas for a player whose main asset is delivery, whether that be Larsson or anyone else will encourage long balls more than anything because we're not good enough to pass the ball all the way upfield. We seemed to carry the ball up the pitch fine without Jonas against Everton. We had Ben Arfa tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theregulars Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 If Jonas picks the ball up in his own half, runs 50 yards past a couple of players, puts a s*** low cross in that goes for a throw or wins a free kick then to a large extent he has done his job. He is incredibly frustrating at times and his end product is consistently poor but even then, if you can't see what he does bring to the team you're not paying enough attention. Dropping Jonas for a player whose main asset is delivery, whether that be Larsson or anyone else will encourage long balls more than anything because we're not good enough to pass the ball all the way upfield. We seemed to carry the ball up the pitch fine without Jonas against Everton. We had Ben Arfa tbf. Think that's his point. Although I agree with Wullie wholeheartedly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 As i live in the area been to quite a few birmingham games in the last few years and i have to say he's never really stood out for me he's a so-so player has a decent set peice but never beats his man i think we would be better of elsewere tbh.Would take Bentley all day over him. Bentley doesnt really beat his man either Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I'm glad that's the plan but again i'm not sure whether he should be broadcasting it to all and sundry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 If Jonas picks the ball up in his own half, runs 50 yards past a couple of players, puts a s*** low cross in that goes for a throw or wins a free kick then to a large extent he has done his job. He is incredibly frustrating at times and his end product is consistently poor but even then, if you can't see what he does bring to the team you're not paying enough attention. Dropping Jonas for a player whose main asset is delivery, whether that be Larsson or anyone else will encourage long balls more than anything because we're not good enough to pass the ball all the way upfield. We seemed to carry the ball up the pitch fine without Jonas against Everton. And on Wednesday tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfroP Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I'm glad that's the plan but again i'm not sure whether he should be broadcasting it to all and sundry. but is that the actual plan? or is it a load of "tell them(us fans) what they want to hear" scripted by the FCC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Jonas was excellent at Wigan. Fundamental to us securing the points by taking pressure off us in the second half. Didn't he provide the cross that led to one of the goals too. He's not perfect, but gets way too much stick on here - equally hyperbolic was the praise when he arrived. Bipolar disorder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Can confirm that this is an awesome signing. Bentley :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Can confirm that this is an awesome signing. Bentley :lol: Bentley is more talented than this average joe. Good signing price wise though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 @SkySportsriach: Birmingham coach Peter Grant is hoping Newcastle target Sebastian Larsson will sign a new contract and stay at the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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