littlelunchbox Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Ok the hba worshippers have converted me. I agree Hba does not need to work on his decision making whatsoever. He can do as he pleases on the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 HBA does lose the ball too much. His decision making isn't the best. At 27 it's a bit of a worry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 HBA does lose the ball too much. His decision making isn't the best. At 27 it's a bit of a worry. It really isn't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 For some, our best players are so good and have no room for improvement. If HBA's decision making was as good as some of his other attributes, he would be a world beater. He runs into blind alleys too much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I agree with CD a little bit. He can be amazing but frustraiting at the same time. Just a little coaching and help his decision making would make a world of difference. I wouldn't want him "over chaoched tho" to reduce his ability. Didn't realise he was 27 !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 A lot of that is due to how little off the ball movement there is, we give Hatem zero to work with. No coincidence at all how much more dangerous he became when Gouffran and Remy were both on. His decision making does need work but it will improve with more movement in front of him. Hopefully Pardew realises this but im not holding my breathe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I agree with CD a little bit. He can be amazing but frustraiting at the same time. Just a little coaching and help his decision making would make a world of difference. I wouldn't want him "over chaoched tho" to reduce his ability. Didn't realise he was 27 !! Just the thought makes me cry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Despite him being everywhere yesterday I do think team mates sometimes don't make runs when he's on the ball because they know the little beggar won't pass it. I saw it happen a couple of times yesterday, but I'm hoping it improves when Remy starts more matches. Once him and Gouffran started stretching the play, Ben Arfa started releasing the ball quicker I thought. Saw it too many times throughout every one of his games at nufc, holding onto the ball and losing it. He is lucky his name is not tiote. Otherwise everyone will be begging for him to be ousted from the line up. Funny enough even Pardew pointed that out yesterday saying he was pulling his grey hairs out due to hba not passing at the right time, and making the team disjointed. Really frustrating player, blessed with brilliance but lacking maturity football wise. Hopefully that will come with time. He has the ability to become so much more if he can sort out the fundamentals of his game. Jesus fucking Christ man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 The thing missing from his game is the willingness to release the ball early sometimes. That takes quick one twos out of the game and allows defenders to recover. I'm hoping if Remy and Gouffran start more that we'll see HBA hitting the front players quicker sometimes instead of wanting to dribble with it first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 The thing missing from his game is the willingness to release the ball early sometimes. That takes quick one twos out of the game and allows defenders to recover. I'm hoping if Remy and Gouffran start more that we'll see HBA hitting the front players quicker sometimes instead of wanting to dribble with it first. My only complaint as well. He looked like a team player yesterday defensively as well. Sometimes I just hope it's the lack of movement rather than anything else since he was releasing the ball well when he came on against Morecambe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 The thing missing from his game is the willingness to release the ball early sometimes. That takes quick one twos out of the game and allows defenders to recover. I'm hoping if Remy and Gouffran start more that we'll see HBA hitting the front players quicker sometimes instead of wanting to dribble with it first. His goal against West Brom 2 years ago is a classic example of him playing a quick one two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I agree with CD a little bit. He can be amazing but frustraiting at the same time. Just a little coaching and help his decision making would make a world of difference. I wouldn't want him "over chaoched tho" to reduce his ability. Didn't realise he was 27 !! Just the thought makes me cry. my typo of r him being "over choached? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 A lot of that is due to how little off the ball movement there is, we give Hatem zero to work with. No coincidence at all how much more dangerous he became when Gouffran and Remy were both on. His decision making does need work but it will improve with more movement in front of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 The thing missing from his game is the willingness to release the ball early sometimes. That takes quick one twos out of the game and allows defenders to recover. I'm hoping if Remy and Gouffran start more that we'll see HBA hitting the front players quicker sometimes instead of wanting to dribble with it first. His goal against West Brom 2 years ago is a classic example of him playing a quick one two. He can do it, no doubt, he sees things very early which is why I am hoping that with more movement in front of him we'll see him step up another level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I agree with CD a little bit. He can be amazing but frustraiting at the same time. Just a little coaching and help his decision making would make a world of difference. I wouldn't want him "over chaoched tho" to reduce his ability. Didn't realise he was 27 !! Just the thought makes me cry. my typo of r him being "over choached? Both. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I agree with CD a little bit. He can be amazing but frustraiting at the same time. Just a little coaching and help his decision making would make a world of difference. I wouldn't want him "over chaoched tho" to reduce his ability. Didn't realise he was 27 !! Just the thought makes me cry. my typo of r him being "over choached? Both. Done it again ! :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMTW Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Just watching MotD again. Love his celebration. Love how much it clearly means. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I want to see him try and beat his man at every opportunity. Players who can do that don't come along very often and he is a pleasure to watch and is the sort of guy who keeps me interested in what is often utterly mundane in football. Just enjoy a good thing while we have him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymc1 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I can't be arsed to read through the superlatives he has had on here since yesterday but if I seen him today, I'd rape him. What a beautiful little chubby man he is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I agree with CD a little bit. He can be amazing but frustraiting at the same time. Just a little coaching and help his decision making would make a world of difference. I wouldn't want him "over chaoched tho" to reduce his ability. Didn't realise he was 27 !! He's 26 mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Some epic trolls in here as usual. The reason he doesn't get as much abuse as others and has "hero worship" as you like to call it is because he's comfortable our best player and for a lot of us one of the only reasons we were still getting excited for a match day. If he was perfect he wouldn't be playing for us now would he? If he never lost the ball and always made the perfect decision do you think he would be playing for a mid-table at best team? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Some of the posts in here man His decision making is occasionally questionable and sometimes he does too much, but you have to take the rough with the smooth with this kind of player. I'd rather see him lose the ball by attempting to skin one player too many than our other 10 players lose the ball by tripping over their own feet when they try to pass it five yards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Some of the posts in here man His decision making is occasionally questionable and sometimes he does too much, but you have to take the rough with the smooth with this kind of player. I'd rather see him lose the ball by attempting to skin one player too many than our other 10 players lose the ball by tripping over their own feet when they try to pass it five yards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 There's nee middle ground with some of you guys. Yes he's one of our very best players. But he has room for improvement in his game. Knowing when to release the ball is one of them. It's that simple. I want him to be a top, top player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 He's easily capable of playing in a team much better than ours. I am very thankful that we have him. He's a cut above what we've got and what our commander in chief seems to value. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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