Minhosa Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 For every good thing he does two bad things. I am absolutely sick of his 'on ball in centre, stand, trap ball, i'm about to do something, trap the ball, there are players all around me to pass to, lets stand around, shall i run into that space that is still there? no, trap the ball again. OK, nothing has happenned for 15 seconds, better turn pass the ball one yard backwards to Danny Guthrie' routine. Then Guthrie plays the pass he should have played 12 seconds before. Clueless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 James making a wacky comment? how can this be possible? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Post of the year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Post of the year. Has it got time to be included in the '11 awards? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Bloody barfa, waiting on the ball for our players to give him better attacking options. What a mug. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Post of the year. Has it got time to be included in the '11 awards? What '11 awards? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Pardew says Ben Arfa came on and made a difference, gave us something different - flair and exuberance. Says Hatem is maneuvering into the starting eleven, worked very hard and is starting to understand the team concept. He's said this without direct prompting from the interviewer about Ben Arfa. Pretty much made a point of praising Ben Arfa alone. Good stuff For every good thing he does two bad things. I am absolutely sick of his 'on ball in centre, stand, trap ball, i'm about to do something, trap the ball, there are players all around me to pass to, lets stand around, shall i run into that space that is still there? no, trap the ball again. OK, nothing has happenned for 15 seconds, better turn pass the ball one yard backwards to Danny Guthrie' routine. Then Guthrie plays the pass he should have played 12 seconds before. Dear god. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 James is spot on. Nicky Butt would never risk giving the ball away, it's a shame he's not here to pull on the shirt. What a player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 FWIW he wasn't outstanding today by any means (neither was anyone else), he did display some moments of true quality though which should only become more frequent with more time on the pitch. And the reason he stands on the ball is because he can, i'm pretty sure every player in our squad wishes they were shown as much respect tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 By the way, how good would this lad be with two forwards capable of decent movement and being able to work the channels? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tachikoma Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 James is spot on. Nicky Butt would never risk giving the ball away, it's a shame he's not here to pull on the shirt. What a player. Nicky Butt would never delay the pass either. and never run around and let you down~ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 By the way, how good would this lad be with two forwards capable of decent movement and being able to work the channels? Excellent point. If you are reading this James, don't scratch your head too long, I doubt it will sink in anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Post of the year. Has it got time to be included in the '11 awards? What '11 awards? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 You do wonder whether Pardew understands the knock-on effect of having Ben Arfa on the pitch. Automatically, the opposition is likely to have another player go over to close him down, which in turn creates some space for Guthrie or whoever to exploit, which in turn gets the opposition out of shape a bit more, and that's how chances are created. The mere fact he's on the pitch should be seen as a benefit. Yes, he needs to back it up with quality which he has in abundance, but he shouldn't be assessed merely by how many passes or shots he has. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Thought he was good today, played some pretty dangerous passes. Imagine if he had some actually movement infront of him instead of Shola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 That ball through to Best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 For every good thing he does two bad things. I am absolutely sick of his 'on ball in centre, stand, trap ball, i'm about to do something, trap the ball, there are players all around me to pass to, lets stand around, shall i run into that space that is still there? no, trap the ball again. OK, nothing has happenned for 15 seconds, better turn pass the ball one yard backwards to Danny Guthrie' routine. Then Guthrie plays the pass he should have played 12 seconds before. For every good post you do you make 50 bad ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Changed the system and our play for the better when he came on. He also frees up space for others to run into as well. We say this every week but he simply has to start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Really don't know how the fuck James has the intelligence to turn on a computer. Someone simply has to do it for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 For every good thing he does two bad things. I am absolutely sick of his 'on ball in centre, stand, trap ball, i'm about to do something, trap the ball, there are players all around me to pass to, lets stand around, shall i run into that space that is still there? no, trap the ball again. OK, nothing has happenned for 15 seconds, better turn pass the ball one yard backwards to Danny Guthrie' routine. Then Guthrie plays the pass he should have played 12 seconds before. For every good post you do you make 50 bad ones. 50? If Barfa improves his ratio as much as James appears to have done, we'll be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 That ball through to Best The thought of him playing those balls for Ba to get on the end of man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 That ball through to Best The thought of him playing those balls for Ba to get on the end of man. The FA would introduce a goal embargo on Ba at some point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 That ball through to Best The thought of him playing those balls for Ba to get on the end of man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Such a class player, i think he was pissed off as as we were with the lack of movement in front of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Thought he did well, but clearly showed why he needs a run in the team (out fucking wide) to work on his touch and teammates' movement or lack thereof. We were a better side with him on the pitch and that's all that should matter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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