Guest Spiria Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 No other sources for this, chance for it to just be nothing ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 No other sources for this, chance for it to just be nothing ? It'll be 6 weeks out by the time quotes are out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Might as well sell him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morla84 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Doubt he'd be in the starting line-up even if he isn't injured. It'll probably be Jonas and Gouffran with Ben Arfa coming of the bench at most Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spiria Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 ALAN PARDEW believes his squad is as refreshed as it could be for tomorrow's home clash with Stoke City at St James' Park. Pardew will bring Yoan Gouffran and Mathieu Debuchy in as the pair are ineligible for Europa League games, while Davide Santon did not play against Anzhi on Thursday night and Pardew was able to bring Yohan Cabaye off earlier than expected. Hatem Ben Arfa also gained a vital 65 minute run-out and is again in contention to face the Potters. Pardew told the Chronicle: “We had the chance to rest Cabaye for at least the last 15 minutes. “I think everybody looks fine, we haven’t picked up any injuries. “We’re sound with that.” Pardew did have concerns about the effect of the plastic surface on Shola Ameobi’s knee. But the big striker came through unscathed and Ben Arfa is also available. Pardew said: “Hatem lasted longer than I thought. “At half-time I thought we might have to take him off. “But he got to 60 minutes and Shola should be OK for Sunday.” Pardew hopes that Ben Arfa can hit the next level of fitness after a three-month absence prior to the game in Moscow. He said: “It’s that electric sharpness that we know he’s got. “He got away a couple of times but he couldn’t get away fully. “That’ll come in the next two weeks. “But he’ll be involved against Stoke.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I can't see Ben Arfa starting, if he does it will be a massive bonus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I'd like to see him come on in the second half tbh, replace a no doubt lacklustre Jonas to really put the thugs to the sword. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I'd like to see him come on in the second half tbh, replace a no doubt lacklustre Jonas to really put the thugs to the sword. I expect that to happen tbh, 20-30 mins against Stoke, 60 mins against Anzhi ( result permitting) and same again against Wigan. By the time we play City the sharpness Pardew alludes too should be there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister_Glass Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 http://i.imgur.com/GrLxb.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Fuck off with this false number 9 shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Fuck off with this false number 9 shite. Why not? He's perfect for the role if the team is set up right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spiria Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 The advantage with Hatem is that in theory he can play everywhere in attack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 f*** off with this false number 9 s****. Why not? He's perfect for the role if the team is set up right. I'm on about the terminology. And no he isn't! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I'm with HTT on this 'false 9' thing. It's doing my fucking nut in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I'm with HTT on this 'false 9' thing. It's doing my fucking nut in. Me too. Reminds me of this lot: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Canny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 f*** off with this false number 9 s****. Why not? He's perfect for the role if the team is set up right. I'm on about the terminology. And no he isn't! Why? its been around since the 50s ffs its not something that was made up by Football Manager ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagten Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Because a midfielder playing upfront doesn't make him a false 9? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I'm with HTT on this 'false 9' thing. It's doing my fucking nut in. Me too. Reminds me of this lot: that's great Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 f*** off with this false number 9 s****. Why not? He's perfect for the role if the team is set up right. I'm on about the terminology. And no he isn't! Why? its been around since the 50s ffs its not something that was made up by Football Manager ffs The term false 9 hasn't and nor has the position/role or whatever you want it to be. People are just looking back through the decades, picking out I don't know say Hungary and thinking hey, that Puskas, he wasn't a nunber 9 was he?! Must have been a false 9 then... f*** off! Can you imagine fans back then talking about false number 9s or the media writing about such crap? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I'm with HTT on this 'false 9' thing. It's doing my f***ing nut in. Me too. Reminds me of this lot: Class I hate people like that which sadly seems to be how blokes are becoming these days. What happened to the shirt, jeans and shoes man? Now you have blokes, some in their forties, wearing twisty jeans that hang down their arse, huge v neck t shirts, with a scarf around their neck, fucking either big pointy boots or sandals with fucking dog tags hanging around their neck, flat caps on their head and bracelets around their wrist. You're not cool, you're.... a dickhead. A lad who plays football with us was out one night and dressed like that, he's 40 and you just know his wife watched fucking geordie shore or that london crap thing and thought that's how men look these days, here try them on. He looked like a dick and probably felt like one too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 The false 9 thing is kinda silly considering essentially that is what would happen if you played him in the no 9 position, he'd drop deeper than a traditional striker. The only reason to play him up front is if we don't have other options, or people think the presence of a striker actually gets in his way, which I don't think it does. Barcalona use it cos it allows them to keep more possession as much as everything, they don't have an outlet who are going to waste possession with speculative efforts on goal. We don't play that brand of football, we want to be more direct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I'm with HTT on this 'false 9' thing. It's doing my f***ing nut in. Class I hate people like that which sadly seems to be how blokes are becoming these days. What happened to the shirt, jeans and shoes man? Now you have blokes, some in their forties, wearing twisty jeans that hang down their arse, huge v neck t shirts, with a scarf around their neck, fucking either big pointy boots or sandals with fucking dog tags hanging around their neck, flat caps on their head and bracelets around their wrist. You're not cool, you're.... a dickhead. A lad who plays football with us was out one night and dressed like that, he's 40 and you just know his wife watched fucking geordie shore or that london crap thing and thought that's how men look these days, here try them on. He looked like a dick and probably felt like one too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I'm with HTT on this 'false 9' thing. It's doing my f***ing nut in. Me too. Reminds me of this lot: Class I hate people like that which sadly seems to be how blokes are becoming these days. What happened to the shirt, jeans and shoes man? Now you have blokes, some in their forties, wearing twisty jeans that hang down their arse, huge v neck t shirts, with a scarf around their neck, fucking either big pointy boots or sandals with fucking dog tags hanging around their neck, flat caps on their head and bracelets around their wrist. You're not cool, you're.... a dickhead. A lad who plays football with us was out one night and dressed like that, he's 40 and you just know his wife watched fucking geordie shore or that london crap thing and thought that's how men look these days, here try them on. He looked like a dick and probably felt like one too. well if he lets his lass dress him he is a dick tbf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 f*** off with this false number 9 s****. Why not? He's perfect for the role if the team is set up right. I'm on about the terminology. And no he isn't! Why? its been around since the 50s ffs its not something that was made up by Football Manager ffs The term false 9 hasn't and nor has the position/role or whatever you want it to be. People are just looking back through the decades, picking out I don't know say Hungary and thinking hey, that Puskas, he wasn't a nunber 9 was he?! Must have been a false 9 then... f*** off! Can you imagine fans back then talking about false number 9s or the media writing about such crap? The term basically means a player who plays in between CF and attacking midfield and it has been a term used on the continent for decades because it didn't become a term widely used over here until recently doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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