Ronaldo Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Fuck off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Would be tempted by Debuchy or Beye right back, we haven't really been blessed there the last 20-odd years. Enrique left back too. Agree on both counts. The main full backs in KK's sides (Beresford, Hottinger, Barton etc etc) wouldn't touch the modern day full back imho and, whilst Bernard was immense for that 18 month period, I've not seen a better LB than Enrique for NUFC. Off the top of my head: Given Beye Colo Woodgate Enrique Dyer Lee Cabaye Ginola Beardsley Shearer Subs: Krul Debuchy Albert Speed Gillespie Ferdinand Cole Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Would have Solano and Robert in my squad at least like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Would have Solano and Robert in my squad at least like. Ah yeah - forgot about Solano. No Robert for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 No Robert. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 What a central pairing Cabaye and Bobby Lee would've been btw. Immense partnership with Lee, in his prime, unplayable. Knocking passes up to Beardsley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 No Robert. I know you've got a man crush on the bloke but he wouldn't be in my squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Is there some ruling that makes Robert unavailable? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Is there some ruling that makes Robert unavailable? Always preferred Ginola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 And Keith Gillespie, who I liked but isn't fit to lick Robert's underpants on his best day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 And Keith Gillespie, who I liked but isn't fit to lick Robert's underpants on his best day. Yeah - I'd change Gillespie for Solano in hindsight. Still no place for your hero though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Dyer's best form for NUFC came at CM. Solano RM all day. Gillespie over Robert? Joke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Solano and Robert have to be in the squad at least. Different side (although as mentioned above Dyer was really more of a central player) but Robert shitted all over Dyer talent wise from a great, great height. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Robert's the best winger we've had in my lifetime by a distance. With the way the game's changing in favour of a different type of wide player I can see that lasting a while. I'm a little biased, mind. He's the third player on my teamsheet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Robert's the best winger we've had in my lifetime by a distance. With the way the game's changing in favour of a different type of wide player I can see that lasting a while. I'm a little biased, mind. He's the third player on my teamsheet. Ginola was better IMHO. Come on then......stick your team up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Said this many times before on here but if I were looking for Ginola or Robert to play in a team that was looking to be at the very very top I'd pick Ginola every time as he was a better footballer than Robert (he could play as a #10 for example). Not to take anything away from Robert like as you look at just how many goals/assists he got for us. Perfect player at the perfect time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Stepping away from the debate a minute, just admiring the brilliance but everyone should watch Sewelly's youtube video Laurent Robert - All 32 goals for Newcastle. So many utterly ridiculous goals that we would be arguing should be goal of the season, he could fucking hammer a ball with so much accuracy from all sorts of distances and angles! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Robert's contribution in terms of goals and assists gets him in my team, but god was he frustrating, especially towards the end of his time here. Easily one of the laziest players we've had, and for every screamer free kick he scored he shanked a good 10 others, if not more. Unplayable on his day, but lost interest and had a bit of a shit attitude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Robert was fucking awesome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 "Didn't track back, mind." That Tottenham double is insane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Robert's contribution in terms of goals and assists gets him in my team, but god was he frustrating, especially towards the end of his time here. Easily one of the laziest players we've had, and for every screamer free kick he scored he shanked a good 10 others, if not more. Unplayable on his day, but lost interest and had a bit of a shit attitude. . My thoughts exactly Lenny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Robert was fucking awesome. This. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 "Didn't track back, mind." Sir Bob told him not to track back at times so he was ready on the counter attack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 There were games where he couldn't be arsed mind. There were some games where we'd be attacking and Bernard would overlap Robert to make the run forward (when Robert didn't have the ball) and if we gave the ball away, you'd see Bernard storm past Robert to get back into position where Robert wasn't covering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I loved Woodgate, but people are seriously forgetting how good Colo actually was for us under a long period of time. He was excellent for us for over 12months and performed day in day out. I'd probably have Colo in my team if I had to pick one of the two because you don't find many classy defenders like Colo. I have never seen a classier defender for us than Woodgate. There were games I spent a good deal of the time just watching him for the enjoyment of that alone. Supremely calm, unerring anticipation, collossal in the air, did the simple things and turn or pass out of trouble, and the ability to then initiate an attack. Beautiful to watch and with a confidence in him that Colo rarely matches. It made his injuries all the more gutting to the point I was almost happy to see him go. Nevertheless, he gave us a few games where he made me feel absolutely honoured to have him at the club, something all to rare and extremely precious over the years. Him and Albert as a pairing man, fuuuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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