Fenham Mag Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Bet Yohan is relieved as fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Whew, thank f*** for that. Aye! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Read somewhere he turned down Anzhi Mashakakhan or whatever they're called, with quotes as well, quality stuff. If I find the link will post it, been a long weekend! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 It's about four posts up, like the Best one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 It's about four posts up, like the Best one. Yeah, I'm not sure I should be at work right now, I'm totally out of it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzle Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 They weren't if for him anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I don't think he quite understands how to impose himself in the English game yet, and we've seen strong evidence of that in half of our PL games. He'll be fucking dynamite when he does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Passing has gone astray a bit, that said think he did do some promising sweeping balls up field, begovic bailed them out from at least one of these iirc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Wasn't at his best tonight, but even when he isn't, he remains a cut above what we've had there in the past purely down to his diversity of passing, and the fact he offers himself over every single blade of grass. Vital player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I don't think you can knock his effort and application, grafts his balls off. Like Ronaldo says though he's hit and miss as an attacking force. When he gets on the ball and dictates play he's immense though, give him time and he'll be doing it on a regular basis. We haven't seen the best of him just yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Great ball for Ba that Begovic kept out (that looked like studs up, knee-high to me btw), but quiet on the ball apart from that. Ran his arse off though, remember when he misplaced an easy pass in the second half and he just got his head down and sprinted back to repair his mistake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 This time last season it was Nolan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I don't think you can knock his effort and application, grafts his balls off. Like Ronaldo says though he's hit and miss as an attacking force. When he gets on the ball and dictates play he's immense though, give him time and he'll be doing it on a regular basis. We haven't seen the best of him just yet. Despite him being amazing, he still needs time to settle into the game over here. Its great he has been able to perform so well but he should improve his game as he gets more used to the pace and style of the opposition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I think overall this season he's been deployed in a much more defensive nature than he really wants to be. That being said he still shows up all over the pitch and has a killer engine in him. For every pass he's not making (and therefore being rated badly by some) he's there blocking/stopping an opposition pass. He won't always be flashy but he's been solid as hell and a revelation for our squad since day one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksammy Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I don't think you can knock his effort and application, grafts his balls off. Like Ronaldo says though he's hit and miss as an attacking force. When he gets on the ball and dictates play he's immense though, give him time and he'll be doing it on a regular basis. We haven't seen the best of him just yet. Despite him being amazing, he still needs time to settle into the game over here. Its great he has been able to perform so well but he should improve his game as he gets more used to the pace and style of the opposition. Reminds me of aquilani but has the work rate and nasty side to his game to actually play in the league without being a passenger while he sorts out the conditions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest YANKEEBLEEDSMAGPIE Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 No doubt he would have had Ba in for another goal on that ball in that Begovic cleared if Stoke didn't play on a pitch for 10 year olds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Was never a game for someone like him to shine, it's a right bitch playing in matches where you don't get many touches and you're bypassed 90% of the time. Still showed the odd glimpse though and put a real shift in, not afraid to get stuck in either. Feisty little f***er as well, cheeky sod is learning English ok, told the linesman to f*** off/you're f***ing joking or something similar His two worst games have come for us, on small pitches in games where we have sat deep and played a lot of long balls, coincidence? I think not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 He covers so much ground. Honestly, apart from misplacing a few passes, this is how Xavi would look in black and white. He's a tough bastard, loves to put his foot in, constantly pressures the opposition and has so much quality on the ball. His ball over the top to Ba was beautiful, and he generally made the right decision when we were under pressure. I know Coloccini is the captain but this guy is also captain material; he never looks fazed or scared. Fucking awesome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Let's not go crazy. He's not in Xavi's league, as much as I love him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 he'll be compared to Zidane next Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I wasn't being completely serious He has so much class about his game. He doesn't seem to know whether to position himself all the time yet, whether to drop deep to pick up the ball or float into space to do more damage, but that's part of the settling in phase, I suppose, which is why he seems to disappear from the game when we're attacking at times. When he's fully settled, everything will go through him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnonel Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Remembering this is his first season in the league where most struggle to adapt........can only imagine how good he will be next season.....good times... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 That ball to Ba in the first half Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Great great player to watch, didn't get everything right last night but still ran his socks off with Guthrie and played two balls perfectly to our strikers. Once again I feel he got by many on the matchthread an unfairly low rating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 All action battler whose work rate will catch up with him every now and then. Also still a learning year for him and also playing with a new partner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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