Dr. Nguyen Van Falk Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 absolutely no off the ball movement from anyone 100% This. Countless times in games will one of our players have the ball and be like a dear caught in the headlights when looking for a pass whilst the players around him stand still. Do we ever do the whole short passes in a triangle thing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 He's playing out of his skin again. Thank fuck for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 I haven't thought about this, but I just wanted to throw this question out there. Do you think Demba Ba is playing well in a system that is more suited to him, but not the team? Or do you think he's just playing well and will continue to do so when/if we start playing to our strengths as a team? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoU Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Not even sure he does 'benefit'. He's just such a great all round striker you can't stop him scoring. I don't think his movement is good enough for him to be this successful in a front 3. As the front man in it, it surely is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Not even sure he does 'benefit'. He's just such a great all round striker you can't stop him scoring. He didn't score for about 4 months last season tbf like. His first goal today was absolutely fucking outstanding, you'll do well to find a better goal anywhere in Europe this week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 I haven't thought about this, but I just wanted to throw this question out there. Do you think Demba Ba is playing well in a system that is more suited to him, but not the team? Or do you think he's just playing well and will continue to do so when/if we start playing to our strengths as a team? Think its hard to say due to Cabayes recent form/tiote being out. If we can get him on song & feeding both strikers, good passing football you'd imagine it would work. Being central definately suits Ba more though. No reason to change 4-3-3 which Cisse/Barfa were successful in apart from to accommodate him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Not even sure he does 'benefit'. He's just such a great all round striker you can't stop him scoring. This, our system is not a good system for strikers as we have no movement for them. Essentially, the way we play does not play to the strengths of two of our greatest strengths, Cisse and Ba Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 If Pards is going to play Ba & Cisse then he MUST play Benny central behind them as a link from midfield with fullbacks on the correct side so they can provide crosses on the ovelap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 If Pards is going to play Ba & Cisse then he MUST play Benny central behind them as a link from midfield with fullbacks on the correct side so they can provide crosses on the ovelap. We didn't do that last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 If Pards is going to play Ba & Cisse then he MUST play Benny central behind them as a link from midfield with fullbacks on the correct side so they can provide crosses on the ovelap. Could possibly work but it'd have to be Ferguson LB and Santon RB most likely, even then i fear it'd be a bit too narrow. Though it'd be better than the fucking shite we saw today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 On NUFCTV "you know Cheick in an agressive man, when you se him whan you walk next to him on the pitch you just know it, having him in the middle is very good for us" And durring the aquad photo Demba messed Tiote's hair up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 What a fucking goal. Demba is a truly great striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Just seen that first goal again on MOTD there. Class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Loved his Shearer celebration too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Linked with a move away here - http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/349199/Newcastle-set-to-lose-Demba-Ba and here - http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/274700/Demba-Ba-Carroll-swap/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Swap for Carroll Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Ba's class. Stick him centrally up front and he will score goals, even in a team who doesn't make hat fulls of chances. Him and Cisse can start playing well together, if we start creating more chances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Him and Cisse can start playing well together, if we start creating more chances. Might want to stop hoofing it and ignoring the entire midfield and watching the opponent's CB's winning the ball everytime and the ball just comes back again then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 They both need to start running the channels more too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 They both need to start running the channels more too Well yeah, there's a few issues but actually passing the ball on the ground so we can get our best players into the game would be a start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Be have some options to pass to though. Could put a bed sheet over he pair of them most of the time yesterday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 True, the off the ball movement is one of the biggest issues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexthegreat Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Demba Ba: Partnership with Cisse will gel with time by Mark Douglas, The JournalMar 22 2012 “We didn’t play a lot in the national team together because it was either him or me so we need to learn from each other how we play and how we run and we’re just going to get better and better. http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2012/03/22/demba-ba-partnership-with-cisse-will-gel-with-time-61634-30597344/#ixzz27xmVW2g9 They don't play together for the national team either - its normally one or the other by the looks of things. I think for our season to really get going Pardew needs to find a way to get these 2 playing well together - looks a long way off atm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Demba Ba: Partnership with Cisse will gel with time by Mark Douglas, The JournalMar 22 2012 “We didn’t play a lot in the national team together because it was either him or me so we need to learn from each other how we play and how we run and we’re just going to get better and better. http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2012/03/22/demba-ba-partnership-with-cisse-will-gel-with-time-61634-30597344/#ixzz27xmVW2g9 They don't play together for the national team either - its normally one or the other by the looks of things. I think for our season to really get going Pardew needs to find a way to get these 2 playing well together - looks a long way off atm. Hmmm.... Ba's grumbling about not playing in the centre won't have helped. I'm wondering whether some personal tension hasn't now entered into the situation. It'd be quite understandable. Cisse just hasn't looked like his previous carefree self. I think things can improve, but not by much. It's fairly standard theory that playing two number 9's together brings problems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Genuine question, when we had Shearer and Ferdinand how did we make that work? I was too young to really remember it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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