Geordie Ahmed Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Hes been included on personalised nufc fifa 12 cover along with hatem and cheik. Hats off to you EA I have that cover. It's majestic. Link here - http://www.ea.com/uk/football/1/fifa12-club-pack-newcastle Thanks for the link, printed it off and it looks brilliant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Will score a 20-yarder against Spurs right when we look like we're fading #premonition Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Number 9 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Looked quiet on Football First's highlights, unlike the dreadful Birtles though who seems to despise all things NUFC, Trevor Francis was quite keen on him. Think he is also a big fan of the Dreamboat, was constantly singing his praises. Really looking forward to the Spurs match, going to be a class midfield battle, Cheik looks back to his best as well. Fixed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Could be ahead of Nasri in the pecking order now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Could be ahead of Nasri in the pecking order now. Didn't he get the highest rating in their latest qual. along with Abidal? (lequipe?) Cabaye that is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 http://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/the-french-influence-at-newcastle The French influence at Newcastle Ian Hawkey Oct 5, 2011 There are always urgent questions at Newcastle United. It goes with the territory, with the large and loyal band of supporters, with the club's habit of extreme plunges and leaps of fortune from one year to the next. Yet the questions posed at the beginning of this season, Newcastle's second since being promoted back to the Premier League in 2010, seemed pertinent, not least because they were being posed by one the club's most popular players. How, asked Joey Barton in July, were Newcastle going to replace Kevin Nolan, the captain who had been sold to West Ham United? By August, Barton had asked too many awkward questions and was moving on, too, to Queens Park Rangers. How, it was left for others to ponder, would Newcastle fill the gaps left by both Barton and Nolan? Here is a convincing reply: Yohan Cabaye. The 25-year-old Frenchman, recruited from Lille in the summer, has proved an instant success on Tyneside, offering to a more mobile, and currently top-four, Newcastle team much of Barton's admired gumption and bite, as well as Nolan's ambitious eye for goal. "He's a genuine talent," Alan Pardew, the Newcastle manager, said, "and when he's on the ball he's great to watch." Pardew has also praised the midfielder's swift adaptation to the "crazy pace of the Premier League". Cabaye has rapidly made himself at home, he says, because so many like-minds are around him. Newcastle are an increasingly francophone club, what with the French-speaking Demba Ba up front, the France international Hatem Ben Arfa coming back from a long injury and his compatriot Gabriel Obertan offering speed on the flank. And English football is hardly impenetrable territory for a good French anchor midfielder. Many of the Premier League's best teams have been built around them, from Patrick Vieira at Arsenal to Claude Makelele at Chelsea. Cabaye's football is not quite in their style. At 5ft 9ins (1.75m), he does not have the commanding physique or the telescopic reach in the tackle of a Vieira. And he is more forward-thinking than Makelele, as 13 Ligue 1 goals for Lille last season shows. He possesses an unusually powerful shot from distance, which has already scalded the palms of a few goalkeepers in England and skimmed crossbars and posts. But it is his capacity for organising the game from his deep role that gains Cabaye most of his plaudits. He is an excellent first-time passer, and, that, coupled with a combative streak, is propelling him up the hierarchy in his national squad. Cabaye was given his first France cap 14 months ago, on the debut of Laurent Blanc, the new national coach. Now, he is starting to look like Blanc's preferred choice in the centre of midfield: Cabaye can realistically expect to keep the first XI place he had in France's last match against Romania when Blanc's team take on Albania this Friday. Before joining Newcastle, Cabaye had been a one club footballer. He comes from the north of France, and enrolled with Lille in his early teens. His father, Didier, had been a promising footballer when he was young, although a serious injury prevented him developing at Lens. Cabaye was lucky in that he joined a Lille who were progressing. He made his Champions League debut at 19, and when the club appointed Rudi Garcia as their new head coach in 2008, he found his role redefined: he was asked to play the sentry less and the playmaker more, and, with his more attacking outlook, he and Lille thrived. That season, he would reflect, contained several turning points. A red card in the derby against Lens, and subsequent ban, caused him "to think more responsibly". He certainly took a great deal of responsibility for Lille's triumphant 2010/11 campaign. The club celebrated a double of French Cup and their first league championship for more than 40 years. Newcastle acted fast to offer him a five-year contract. He arrived there thrilled with his freshly-minted winners' medals and would later say to French media he had been taken aback that in Tyneside, Lille's successes made little news. "There's no French football shown on TV here," he said. He then realised the north-east of England can seem insular simply because its fans are so focused. "We played friendlies pre-season against Darlington and Leeds and first 6,000 and then 20,000 Newcastle fans travelled," he said, wide-eyed. He approves of that. "If you show you are committed the fans get right behind you. What I like is that they even applaud you for doing the defensive tasks well. I'm convinced it's the best league in the world." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 J'adore Cabaye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 6,000 and 20,000 fans travelled! Think he got a bit over excited there like. Love this bloke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
binnsy Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Loving how quick he's settled in and looking a real bargan however i have the same fear with him as HBA thats nagging away in the back of my head and that is PSG with all there money, i am worried that they will come in for him in the future. Hopefully is wife settles well as i think it could be her that is the reason why he'd move on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Loving how quick he's settled in and looking a real bargan however i have the same fear with him as HBA thats nagging away in the back of my head and that is PSG with all there money, i am worried that they will come in for him in the future. Hopefully is wife settles well as i think it could be her that is the reason why he'd move on. The reason Cabaye came here was to test himself in this league as he'd been in France all his career. Can't see him instantly returning to France considering this was the main factor in his decision. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 J'adore Cabaye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Loving how quick he's settled in and looking a real bargan however i have the same fear with him as HBA thats nagging away in the back of my head and that is PSG with all there money, i am worried that they will come in for him in the future. Hopefully is wife settles well as i think it could be her that is the reason why he'd move on. The reason Cabaye came here was to test himself in this league as he'd been in France all his career. Can't see him instantly returning to France considering this was the main factor in his decision. Agree. Can see him moving to a 'bigger' English club, though. So, let's hope we'll qualify for Europa League (at least) this season and we'll be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Fuck worrying about where he may or may not move to man, he's our player on a five-year contract. Just enjoy it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 f*** worrying about where he may or may not move to man, he's our player on a five-year contract. Just enjoy it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Loving how quick he's settled in and looking a real bargan however i have the same fear with him as HBA thats nagging away in the back of my head and that is PSG with all there money, i am worried that they will come in for him in the future. Hopefully is wife settles well as i think it could be her that is the reason why he'd move on. The reason Cabaye came here was to test himself in this league as he'd been in France all his career. Can't see him instantly returning to France considering this was the main factor in his decision. Agree. Can see him moving to a 'bigger' English club, though. So, let's hope we'll qualify for Europa League (at least) this season and we'll be fine. Jesus Christ. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 f*** worrying about where he may or may not move to man, he's our player on a five-year contract. Just enjoy it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe_next_year Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 it is only a matter of time before we see him play for someone else like. probably by friday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Key Player – Yohan Cabaye The Ivorian's central midfield partner Yohan Cabaye has proven to be Pardew's best piece of business this summer and is likely to be crucial to the team's success with Joey Barton now also having left St. James' Park. 45% of Newcastle's play has been in the central third of the pitch - a figure only trumped by passing masters Man City, Arsenal, Spurs and Swansea - proving their willingness to keep the ball in the middle. Cabaye has been key to this improvement with an 82% pass success rate from an average of 44 passes per game. He has supplied 2.3 key passes per game, more than any teammate, and is desperately unlucky not to have a single assist to his name, also completing another team high of 2.2 crosses per match, due mainly to the Frenchman's set piece responsibilities. Cabaye also leads the way, spectacularly, for tackles per game with 4.5 ahead of Tiote's 3.7 - proof that their workmanlike displays have been key to Newcastle's defensive success. http://www.whoscored.com/Blog/tzhqtwyee0m0g1zgbgap5g/Show/Newcastle%E2%80%99s-Strong-Spine-Covering-Cracks-Out-Wide Bit out of date, but some interesting stats anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 http://www.le10sport.com/Football/Equipe-de-France/EDF--le-surnom-sexy-de-Cabaye-071053056.html Cabaye's Sexy Nickname Transferred to Newcastle in the summer, Johan Cabaye has already conquered England. The Magpies supporters have even came up with a nickname for him, and a rather sexy one... In North-East England, Newcastle has a bit of a "Frenchy" air about the place this summer. With Hatem Ben Arfa already there, he has seen the arrival of four new Frenchmen this summer, Cabaye, Obertan, Marveaux & Abeid. For the first one mentioned, title winner with Lille and already selected on numerous occasions by Laurent Blanc, it was a bit of a risky move just one year from Euro 2012 in Poland & Ukraine. Two months into the season, at the moment he is proving to be one of the success stories. The French international midfielder has already taken his game to the Magpies and is already impressing the Premier League. Even Joey Barton, close friend of Ousmane Dabo, warmly welcomed the northern Frenchman before his departure to QPR. Yohan Cabaye - aka Dreamboat New darling of the....Magpies supporters, the former Lille man has conquered the St James' Park fans. Just like Hatem Ben Arfa, nicknamed "Heineken player" by his coach Alan Pardew, Cabaye even has his own nickname already: "Dreamboat" (a slang word for someone appealing and sexy). "I read that reading L'Equipe on the morning of the Wolverhampton match (2-1, Saturday)", Yohan said in L'Equipe today, apparently unaware of his new nickname. "They say it's because I'm a sexy boy, they are crazy these English!" Les Bleus' midfielder was not completely wrong. Before returning to England next Wednesday, he has the opportunity to further consolidate his place in the France team tonight against Albania. :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ketsbaia Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 'Joey Barton, close friend of Ousmane Dabo' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merseyside Mag Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hatem garrincha Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 'Joey Barton, close friend of Ousmane Dabo' "Even Joey Barton (...) warmly welcomed the northern Frenchman before his departure to QPR." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Starting for France tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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