Guest andrew Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I know it often sounds as if were all making excuses for him but everyone in that midfield will look ten times better with proper strikers who have pace and technique and not talentless plodders like Ameobi- hard for everyone to support them striking embarrassments Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Play him wide it has to be in a 4-4-2, if not then in a front three behind the front two in a 4-3-3 Why? In the formation we played today he looked lost, in a 4-4-2 he has more close support and two in the box to aim for. In a 4-3-3 behind the front two he can create and has three behind him as coves if he loses the ball. He probably looked lost because it was Best and Shola alongside him, and not Ba and Cisse. Once those two are back, you won't be saying the same thing. HBA----Cab-----Tiote-----Jonas --------Cisse------Ba OR (if we had better fullbacks) ----Cab-------Tiote---------Jonas ----------------HBA -----Cisse---------------Ba Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I want to keep him on the right for now, maybe later he can move centrally, think he could do that role happily in french league but runs into defenders too much. Proved he can play wide, even with one bad performance, it's hard to condemn individuals too much when the whole team played badly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VaVaVoom Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 If he is out wide the we HAVE to play with two strikers. 442 should be our 1st choice formation. 433 or more like a 4312 is something we can have a look at. Barfa in the "hole" behind TWO strikers (Ba and Cisse) would be awesome, but this then makes our setup narrow and im not quite sure how Jonas would do in that middle 3 over a period of time. It also puts more onus on our fullbacks to get quality balls in from the byline as a second attacking option (working it through the middle being the 1st) and we all know Simpsons redundancies in this department. Santon wont offer crosses down the left...more of a runner. If we sign a quality LB in the summer then the 4312 is something we should seriously look at but until then it HAS to be 442. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Quite poor today, but then when you have a couple of useless tossers to aim for is it any wonder. This lad needs proper strikers upfront, thank fuck guinea did us a favour Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Poor from him today like. Still looks to be lacking stamina and that zip he had pre-injury. As he used to just glide past people. Illness this week maybe affected his performance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Does this kid have a boot deal? Because he's worn boots from at least 3 different companys this season. Maybe he's sponsored by pro direct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwegianmagpie Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Would rather play him in the centre, and put Jonas on the right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 He's shown he still has the 'zip' but for some reason looked sluggish today. Think whatever they did in Tenerife was a massive fail. We didn't have a single player who performed up to standard today, apart from Perch who was better than usual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mimifrench Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 He was really poor today, it's true. Made some bad choices too. Not really a lot of movements around him though... But I think the whole team was very bad. Thought they'll fight a lot more just to have a good Cup run... Well, and Shola was.... Shola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 A combination today of being sloppy himself and having fuck all movement in front of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 He's shown he still has the 'zip' but for some reason looked sluggish today. Think whatever they did in Tenerife was a massive fail. We didn't have a single player who performed up to standard today, apart from Perch who was better than usual. Perch must have been designated driver. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Perch must have been designated driver. Or playing at his level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Anonymous 1st half, poor in the 2nd but then again he wasn't alone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Still created our best chance. The players clearly looked like they'd been told not to have much of a go at them, which is not acceptable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Still created our best chance. The players clearly looked like they'd been told not to have much of a go at them, which is not acceptable. Harper on ESPN was full of it too. 'I think we might have to get them back to St James' Park to go through' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TherealnorthernTOON Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Best isn't a left winger, it showed. Despite this, HBA needs to drift more inside in this formation. Alot more. Cisse will probably provide much more movement amongst our attacking trio though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Wouldn't mind seeing Jonas and Ben Arfa swapping wings a bit when we play 4-4-2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenige Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Don't get to too many games live but he really looked like he couldn't be arsed at all in the warm-up. One through-ball aside was pretty woeful today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Was poor today considering his talent. He didn't really see much of the ball in both halves. Lacklustre stuff (though that could be down to him being ill earlier in the week). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUICE690 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Must be frustrating though, with the s**** he has infront of him. It's like when your playing footy with friends, and the lad that's a bit s*** is in space, but.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VaVaVoom Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Wouldn't mind seeing Jonas and Ben Arfa swapping wings a bit when we play 4-4-2. This. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VaVaVoom Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Must be frustrating though, with the s**** he has infront of him. It's like when your playing footy with friends, and the lad that's a bit s*** is in space, but.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Still created our best chance. The players clearly looked like they'd been told not to have much of a go at them, which is not acceptable. Harper on ESPN was full of it too. 'I think we might have to get them back to St James' Park to go through' It's this sort of thinking and the fact we turned down away ticket allocations that baffle and bring out the conspiracy theorist in me. Can't find any other rational explanation to go to Brighton at supposedly decent strength and play for a draw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BEN BEN BEN ARFA Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 train0017 waou it does what the ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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