Guest firetotheworks Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I wouldn't put any blame on him because aside from too many dodgy first touches (particularly in the first half) I thought he did okay at what he tried to do, or did. It's more that even when what he tries comes off it's indicative of the level that we're now aiming for; running in a straight line, getting to the byline and getting a cross in...that's it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixx Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 He really can't be a first choice winger for a Premiership side. He tries and sometimes comes up with a good cross but he isn't a creative outlet and not much of a goal threat either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 To think him and Gouffran start for us whilst Ben Arfa is God knows where Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistle17 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 To think him and Gouffran start for us whilst Ben Arfa is God knows where That's truly depressing to think so.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 No one bats an eyelid man. We start players like him, Colback, Gouffran, Taylor and Williamson and bench or banish the likes of Ben Arfa, Cabella, Anita and Yanga-Mbiwa. What is there to say about it? You just get the same people sticking up for it with the same incorrect, brainwashed guff, from Pardew's mouth to theirs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Absolutely useless today, nowhere near Premier standard, couldn't even trap the ball FFS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Offers literally nothing. The odd flash once a game, here or there but he's totally ineffective. Doesn't score, doesn't create, loses possession regularly and doesn't really protect his FB. But he's cheap and was born in the right place so he gets away with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 He did alright against Norwich once in a 0-0 epic. Give the lad a break. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I've given him too much credit after some decent performances this season. God get Aarons fit and stick him wide left for the rest of the season, please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 He puffs as if he runs about a lot which he does not. Came off today and looked knackered as hell which he was not. Pisses me that he is just like bro Shola and can't control the fucking ball when it comes to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Looked knackered before the hour so barely made an attempt to move after that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Him and Gouffran out wide is just painful to watch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 He puffs as if he runs about a lot which he does not. Came off today and looked knackered as hell which he was not. Pisses me that he is just like bro Shola and can't control the fucking ball when it comes to him. He's really strange. He'd miss an easy touch from a ball rolling to him and then he pulls some class touches out of the bag when a challenging ball comes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozy Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 He was decent on the whole yesterday, but i stand by what I said about him before in that he has one style of play which is byline and cross. Aarons has more to his game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 He was decent on the whole yesterday, but i stand by what I said about him before in that he has one style of play which is byline and cross. Aarons has more to his game. He wasn't decent at all, he was abysmal. Every move after a Sammy touch was a throw in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 He's nearly 6ft 5" ye kna, surely the tallest winger in the world? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozy Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 He was decent on the whole yesterday, but i stand by what I said about him before in that he has one style of play which is byline and cross. Aarons has more to his game. He wasn't decent at all, he was abysmal. Every move after a Sammy touch was a throw in. Because he's willing to try and take his man on, after being put in unfavorable situations for attacking players under the shite formation/tactics that Pardew plays. With Dummett behind him there's no other threat on the left flank meaning teams can just double/triple him and nullify his dribbling and footwork. Personally I think it's a good option for a team to have a direct 'proper winger' on one side with a roamer on the other, and Sammy is a decent direct winger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmattis Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Scored a cracker against Spurs, that was a automatic life contract on the wing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 He was decent on the whole yesterday, but i stand by what I said about him before in that he has one style of play which is byline and cross. Aarons has more to his game. He wasn't decent at all, he was abysmal. Every move after a Sammy touch was a throw in. Because he's willing to try and take his man on, after being put in unfavorable situations for attacking players under the shite formation/tactics that Pardew plays. With Dummett behind him there's no other threat on the left flank meaning teams can just double/triple him and nullify his dribbling and footwork. Personally I think it's a good option for a team to have a direct 'proper winger' on one side with a roamer on the other, and Sammy is a decent direct winger. Absolute bollocks. He barely even tried to bring the ball past people yesterday and 95% of the time either went no where ran into someone, dribbled it out of play or something equally shite... Also if you think it's a good idea to have a roamer- and by that I guess you mean gouffran you need your head checking Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antz1uk Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 He was decent on the whole yesterday, but i stand by what I said about him before in that he has one style of play which is byline and cross. Aarons has more to his game. He wasn't decent at all, he was abysmal. Every move after a Sammy touch was a throw in. Because he's willing to try and take his man on, after being put in unfavorable situations for attacking players under the s**** formation/tactics that Pardew plays. With Dummett behind him there's no other threat on the left flank meaning teams can just double/triple him and nullify his dribbling and footwork. Personally I think it's a good option for a team to have a direct 'proper winger' on one side with a roamer on the other, and Sammy is a decent direct winger. Give over, he's shit, he's inconsistent at best, he will never make a decent premier league player (apart from us giving him a contract) he went to middlesbrough last year on loan and was shit in the championship Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Probably the worst I've seen him play yesterday like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 He was rotten yesterday, there's no denying it, but mozy has a point in my opinion. If you look at the typical ball played in to him, it's either a hopeless punt up field that he needs to control, and if he does he finds himself facing two opponents at least with little to no support. Or he gets the ball played into him on the edge of our own box after an opposition attacks breaks down (the typical Pardew defensive winger position) with it all to do in terms of bringing the ball forward and creating something. How often do you see our midfield slipping him in as he makes a run on the wing, to leave him one on one with the full back, or to put him through on goal? I've always said he's probably a squad player at best, an impact sub, so for our squad to look so threadbare that he is a starting winger tells its own story, but he is not exactly being used in a system that suits him, or any of our other attacking players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papavasiliou Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 How often do you see our midfield slipping him in as he makes a run on the wing, to leave him one on one with the full back, or to put him through on goal? He never moves to try that sort of thing though. Only time he's ever gone for it was against Spurs and he ended up scoring. Apart from that he's constantly hanging back and receiving balls played behind him. By the time he controls it and turns the defenders are just lining up waiting for their turn to tackle him because they know his only move is to try for the line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 He was pish but Dummett's total reluctance to overlap him was of no help whatsoever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemagpie Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I swear some people suffer temporary blindness when certain players get the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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