merlin Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Cabaye is a class player - with Remy, he is the most effective and talented player we have when it comes to overall team contribution and I make no apologies for repeating this again. HBA may have more natural talent, but when it comes to selecting who makes the biggest impact on how the side play, Cabaye would be in my team before him every time. He IS undoubtedly looking for a move and who can blame him ? He would look even better in a team like Arsenal or Man U(who I think need him more than anyone else), but at least he is giving 100% to our cause while he is at SJP and I don't believe he would want to leave if we had a more ambitious set up which intended to chase the game's honours. He was world class yesterday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 If Cabaye leaving meant Anita would become a crucial player next season i'm all for it. It would be a shame to lose Cabaye but I think Anita's more than good enough to take his place. Anita is a neat and tidy player but he is no replacement for Cabaye - he doesn't have Cabaye's tackling ability, range of passes or, crucially, power of shot. You are dreaming if you think Anita is a replacement for Cabaye - we will be lucky to find a player as good for twice the fee Ashley will be prepared to spend..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 France qualifying for the World Cup is one of the best things to happen this season. Sissoko, Debuchy and Cabaye have all blown hot and cold this year and flit in and out of the French team (except MD). The motivation of getting in their squad and team must be massive. Just look at Shola! Cabaye would be daft to leave in January. Any half decent agent will be telling him to play well this season, have a good World Cup and then get your big move. World cups always inflate fees, salaries etc so there is a lot for them all to gain. And good luck to him if he gets a good transfer - players come and go and if we've got 3 seasons out of him for £5m investment then we can't have many complaints Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Do you think Carrick is better? Chalk and cheese. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 If Cabaye leaving meant Anita would become a crucial player next season i'm all for it. It would be a shame to lose Cabaye but I think Anita's more than good enough to take his place. Anita is a neat and tidy player but he is no replacement for Cabaye - he doesn't have Cabaye's tackling ability, range of passes or, crucially, power of shot. You are dreaming if you think Anita is a replacement for Cabaye - we will be lucky to find a player as good for twice the fee Ashley will be prepared to spend..... While I agree with the rest of your post, I would say Anita is a far better tackler than Cabaye, as he should be, being a defensive player. Cabaye's qualities are going forward, his tackling is usually pretty bad IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 If Cabaye leaving meant Anita would become a crucial player next season i'm all for it. It would be a shame to lose Cabaye but I think Anita's more than good enough to take his place. Anita is a neat and tidy player but he is no replacement for Cabaye - he doesn't have Cabaye's tackling ability, range of passes or, crucially, power of shot. You are dreaming if you think Anita is a replacement for Cabaye - we will be lucky to find a player as good for twice the fee Ashley will be prepared to spend..... While I agree with the rest of your post, I would say Anita is a far better tackler than Cabaye, as he should be, being a defensive player. Cabaye's qualities are going forward, his tackling is usually pretty bad IMO. Don't agree tbh Cabaye is a fantastic tackler.... Anita is better at the old intercepting lark but anyway he's no Cabaye if Cabaye were to go and i expect it to happen after the WC we need a more offensive player than Anita. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazza06 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 So long as he keeps up the performances I'm not fussed. We were lucky to even get him here and for such a good price when he was already playing in the champions league. He is good enough to play in the competition for a top club so I'm just going to enjoy his performances for now. He seems to enjoy playing for the toon and gives his all and I can't argue with his ambition to play at the highest level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 France qualifying for the World Cup is one of the best things to happen this season. Sissoko, Debuchy and Cabaye have all blown hot and cold this year and flit in and out of the French team (except MD). The motivation of getting in their squad and team must be massive. Just look at Shola! Cabaye would be daft to leave in January. Any half decent agent will be telling him to play well this season, have a good World Cup and then get your big move. World cups always inflate fees, salaries etc so there is a lot for them all to gain. And good luck to him if he gets a good transfer - players come and go and if we've got 3 seasons out of him for £5m investment then we can't have many complaints Nigeria qualifying hasn't done us much harm either Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Cabaye is better than Anita both offensively and defensively. He just have a shit attitude but after Dechamps' warning this will no longer an issue for us this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Cabaye misses a lot of tackles on players who are a bit pacey. The amount of times I've seen opponents striding past him only for him to lunge desperately at them with his little legs and bring them down late I'm surprised he hasn't got a booking record more like Tiote's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Blanc looking for a CM..Just saying.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Blanc looking for a CM..Just saying.. I heard that and i don't get that at all.... they have a great midfield 3 with young talent behind them. In any case i said before i expect him to go in the summer and have prepared for this outcome its not going to hit me as hard as Carroll did for example because i can see it coming. Just going to enjoy him until then and what happens we'll deal with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Blanc looking for a CM..Just saying.. I heard that and i don't get that at all.... they have a great midfield 3 with young talent behind them. In any case i said before i expect him to go in the summer and have prepared for this outcome its not going to hit me as hard as Carroll did for example because i can see it coming. Just going to enjoy him until then and what happens we'll deal with. In summer £15m plus Rabiot and we're laughing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Hope Cabaye doesn't get slagged too much when he leaves for a club with ambition Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Hope Cabaye doesn't get slagged too much when he leaves for a club with ambition I think that will depend on how it happens, you know MA won't budge on price and we rate Yo very highly. If it gets messy and Cabaye sulks or trues to force a move when the buying club won't pay what we want it could all get a bit nasty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Hope Cabaye doesn't get slagged too much when he leaves for a club with ambition I wouldn't do it (slag him off), three seasons without the CL is a lot for someone who's played in it regularly. If we can get a fair price for him next summer then we can look to replace with a player that has the same mindset he had when he arrived. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Hope Cabaye doesn't get slagged too much when he leaves for a club with ambition I wouldn't do it, three seasons without the CL is a lot for someone who's played in it regularly. If we can get a fair price for him next summer then we can look to replace with a player that has the same mindset he had when he arrived. I think this is the best case scenario personally, given he has no ties to the club I can't expect loyalty. 3 years of service and a healthy profit is the best we can hope for. Sad really Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 If people are going to boo Milner, who worked his arse off, was fucked about by Shepherd, and then sold against his and Keegan's will for a tidy profit, then they're obviously going to boo Cabaye. People boo by default now. It's pathetic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Hope Cabaye doesn't get slagged too much when he leaves for a club with ambition I wouldn't do it (slag him off), three seasons without the CL is a lot for someone who's played in it regularly. If we can get a fair price for him next summer then we can look to replace with a player that has the same mindset he had when he arrived. 'Regularly' is a bit too far for someone who played in the CL for only his first 2 seasons at Lille tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest H09 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 People boo by default now. It's pathetic. It's second only to shouting "shoot" whenever someone is within 35 yards of the goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Hope Cabaye doesn't get slagged too much when he leaves for a club with ambition I wouldn't do it (slag him off), three seasons without the CL is a lot for someone who's played in it regularly. If we can get a fair price for him next summer then we can look to replace with a player that has the same mindset he had when he arrived. 'Regularly' is a bit too far for someone who played in the CL for only his first 2 seasons at Lille tbh. 2 seasons is 2 seasons. There's not many players who have played CL will give it up for good to stay at a club which has no intention of playing in it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Tbf in his first season he was still in with a shout going into the last game, last season got to a European Quarter Final and is in a team currently a couple of points off 2nd place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenige Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Desperate for this kid to stay at least until the end of the season. Anything after that is a bonus. Contract or not, that's just modern football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 2 seasons is 2 seasons. There's not many players who have played CL will give it up for good to stay at a club which has no intention of playing in it. He's come to a club who has played regular CL football though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Tbf in his first season he was still in with a shout going into the last game, last season got to a European Quarter Final and is in a team currently a couple of points off 2nd place. Well if we get a CL spot I'm sure he'll change his mind and stay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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