Gabriel Obertan signs for Anzhi

[joeyt]

Seems to play better on the left

[Ash]

Seems to play better on the left

 

Shouldn't come as a surprise, played his best football for Man Utd there.

[Pilko]

Better placed on the left, been class the last two games as a sub. I'd start him at the Emirates.

[joeyt]

Maybe he's secretly left footed

[Ronaldo]

I think he's one of the players in the squad (HBA, Cabaye, Cisse) that most benefits from 4-3-3. Obviously if Ba goes he needs to be replaced with a versatile attacker but I wouldn't be against seeing Obertan and Hatem either side of Papiss, especially away from home.

[SiLvOR]

Still rather have Marv ahead of Obertan tbh

[Ronaldo]

I think Marveaux's better suited to playing in midfield.

[Guest neesy111]

Marveaux needs to play in a 3 man midfield.

[SiLvOR]

Well I just think as a wide forward he can have more licence to roam and get forward, without having to be too defensive minded, as his work rate isn't the best.

[Ronaldo]

The rest of our midfielders all graft, to be fair, so we can get away with that.

[SiLvOR]

Yeah, which is why I'm not too sure on the idea of having Marv in the midfield, rather he be further up field

[Ronaldo]

We need someone who can drive us forward from that area. It's not going to be Cabaye, Tiote, Jonas or Anita.

[Yorkie]

I thought he was brilliant when he came on today. Wouldn't be starting him though; impact sub is his most useful role if the last season and a half are anything to go by.

[Dave]

I thought he was brilliant when he came on today. Wouldn't be starting him though; impact sub is his most useful role if the last season and a half are anything to go by.

 

C&P from Shola thread.

[LiquidAK]

We need someone who can drive us forward from that area. It's not going to be Cabaye, Tiote, Jonas or Anita.

 

Cabaye was doing it to an extent last season in a 4-3-3. Very forward thinking against Stoke especially IIRC.

[Ronaldo]

Impact sub is probably our best bet for Obertan, but the lad doesn't tire to be fair to him so he's easily capable of being as effective starting if we need him.

[Smal]

Probably doesn't tire because he doesn't work very hard

[Ronaldo]

Or he's got excellent stamina.

[Sifu]

Another positive cameo from him. Long may his form continue I say. I'd probably still have him primarily as an impact sub mind.

[Klaus]

Impact sub is his best role for us, decent cameos and odd starts in Europe will gradually give him more confidence and he will hopefully be a decent squad player at least

[Shayno]

Glad to see him finally playing in his best position, it has only taken 18 months....

[oldtype]

Good job. If he continues on this rate of improvement he may manage to be as average as Routledge was for us by the end of the season.

[Skirge]

Didn't watch the game but from MOTD he did superb for Cisse's goal got his head up and looked then picked Cisse out.

Good to see him looking like he is learning.

[madras]

Didn't watch the game but from MOTD he did superb for Cisse's goal got his head up and looked then picked Cisse out.

Good to see him looking like he is learning.

he's never a hit the by-line and swing a cross in type player and our movement in the middle is atrocious. he'll look a much better player with movement to aim for instead of playing percentage balls into the box.

 

on this subject the QPR game was a classic example where fans were complaining of poor balls into the box forgetting that with the lack of positioning and movement we need eye of needle type passes instead of getting to decent positions.

[oldtype]

If he's good now, we have an actual 100% record with senior players bought since promotion