BottledDog Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Forster - 3 - Poor showing. Calamitous first and lacked a commanding edge. Simpson - 4 - Off the boil. Williamson - 5 - Did alright bar the goal, too weak. Taylor - 6 - Looked off the pace for much of the game, redeemed himself slightly with the goal. Tavernier - 5.5 - Had some promising moments and a couple of really dodgy ones, has potential Barton - 5 - Really unimpressed, passing was woeful. Cabaye - 7 - The pick of the bunch, classy footballer and a good tackler. He looks committed. Shame he was used so defensively, will cause damage with his vision higher up the pitch. Gosling - 5 - Tidy when in possession but couldn't get into the game enough. Jonas - 5 - Some good play but overall, poor. Ba - 6 - Did well for our 2nd. Made a lot of good runs, that went completely unnoticed and had some great link up play. His touch was a bit hit and miss and we used him as a target man far too much but in the main, he looked bright and useful. Need to use him in the right way though. Ameobi - 4.5 - Not great at all. Taylor - 5.5 - Did alright. Vuckic - 7 - Looked composed and intelligent. SAmeobi - 6 - Has potential but looked a little indecisive, which is natural. Best - 6 - Put himself about and had some great touches. Works better with Ba than Ameobi does. We were far too impatient and sloppy today. Barton and Gosling continually avoided good options by hoofing it to Shola and hoping Ba would run on. Cabaye was free a lot of these times and it would have been a lot more productive to keep it simple and not rush. We were lacking overall but that was to be expected with a weakened line up. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 The fact that I ended up in PopWorld in the big market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 44, is fat as fuck. 44, is fat as fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 44, is fat as f***. 44, is fat as f***. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 44, is fat as fuck. 44, is fat as fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 The YT vid of the first goal is rather amusing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 The fact that I ended up in PopWorld in the big market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hobshobs Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Ameobi - 4.5 - Not great at all. Given the captains armband and even that can't spur this gormless excuse for a footballer to step up a gear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 The bloke can't run or control a football. It's nothing short of a joke that he's still on the payroll. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 And yet he's probably still second in line up front as things stand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Thank Christ we sold Carroll. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 And yet he's probably still second in line up front as things stand. Should be 4th, yes behind Ranger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 And yet he's probably still second in line up front as things stand. Don't know why he was made captain today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Ba looked pretty slow yesterday, but I think it's just fitness. Shit myself when Cabaye and Ba went down. I think Sammy and Vukcic can be really important for us and I'm looking forward to see how they progress. Cabaye's corners were great btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Nice to see that Danny Simpson doesn't still back off btw. Gradel never had the better of him at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Simpson's technique is atrocious. He's one of those players who generally does the defensive basics without asserting himself. If the MOTD analysis bunch ever get their hands on him they'll have a fucking field day. Under pressure he's awful, absolutely awful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Did anyone see the players sneak in from the coach One of the Leeds fan went "We know you're there....Alan." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Did anyone see the players sneak in from the coach One of the Leeds fan went "We know you're there....Alan." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Simpson's technique is atrocious. He's one of those players who generally does the defensive basics without asserting himself. If the MOTD analysis bunch ever get their hands on him they'll have a fucking field day. Under pressure he's awful, absolutely awful. Spot on. The lack of good quality depth at the back is rather concerning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Vuckic played really well when he came on yesterday. Even though he was playing a bit deeper, he always had his head up and was picking people out with ease. Has to be a contender to play the 'Ben Arfa' role against Arsenal. Won't happen though. Loved his celebration as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cr4igora Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Cabaye's corners were great btw. That's good to hear. IMO Barton's corners were quite often terrible last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Cabaye's set pieces were great was a bit of a shame when Barton started taking set pieces in the second half. Cabaye's a great little player, you can just tell. Looking forward to him being our 'attacking' midfielder, his ball behind the defence for Ba was almost perfect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire Mag Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 44, is fat as fuck. 44, is fat as fuck. The chants towards that steward on our side we good too "£4 an hour, your getting £4 an hour!". The jesus chants towards that steward we class too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 44, is fat as f***. 44, is fat as f***. The jesus chants towards that steward we class too. He looked like Mel Gibson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 “Fitness is massive and we want to be taking the game to Arsenal. “A few years ago we would try to pass the ball about against teams like that, now we will try to take the game to them. Eh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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