Guest neesy111 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Can't believe the stick he's getting. Mental He's a professional footballer and the way he went on yesterday was that of a 7 year old kid getting FIFA rage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I think he's been the best out of our January signings so far. I also am loathe to criticise any player at the moment due to what Pardew has done to the squad. Same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofo Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Looked s**** since he come unfortunately.. He hasnt like. I'm not blindly defending him here but he's been fine. Very very average IMO.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Can't believe the stick he's getting. Mental He's a professional footballer and the way he went on yesterday was that of a 7 year old kid getting FIFA rage. And that makes him a bottler, a coward, absolutely shit and a poor signing (a selection of the views I've seen about him)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 You can see he's got quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Can't believe the stick he's getting. Mental He's a professional footballer and the way he went on yesterday was that of a 7 year old kid getting FIFA rage. And that makes him a bottler, a coward, absolutely shit and a poor signing (a selection of the views I've seen about him)? I didn't say those things, I'm on about yesterday's performance and his one v Sunderland which was bad as well. He's decent and an upgrade on Simpson but nothing stands out about him for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofo Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 fifa rage... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugoinufc Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Can't believe the stick he's getting. Mental i like him but he has not played above average for most of the matches, like many others. bizarre penalty, red card and often out of position. he has been average at best in an overall underachiving squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Important to remember too that he's getting used to a different league in a difficult situation. I've been pleased with his performances leading upto the Sunderland game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 He's had 2 nightmare home games in a row and looks frustrated. Rose had him in his pocket and he got out muscled by Ricky. mental that you've got one full-back going at another tbh. Usually you'd have a winger doing that job... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Important to remember too that he's getting used to a different league in a difficult situation. I've been pleased with his performances leading upto the Sunderland game. He'd been very average till the mackem game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Been the best of January signings and has steadily improved the more games hes played, which is a miracle in itself with the way we're set up at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Gary Neville nailing him on MNF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 To be fair for that second goal, he shouldn't be that high but do we not have a cover system for defence? One full back pushes up and the other stays back, it's basic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 That relies on having some full backs that can defend, unfortunately 3.5 of our 4 can't do that and the .5 negates his defending by being utterly shite on the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 That relies on having some full backs that can defend, unfortunately 3.5 of our 4 can't do that and the .5 negates his defending by being utterly shite on the ball. Our full backs push far too far forward anyway, because they're asked to supply all the width. Like someone said on here the other day after all the comments about Debuchy being in Danny Rose's pocket - why the fuck is that his job? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 That relies on having some full backs that can defend, unfortunately 3.5 of our 4 can't do that and the .5 negates his defending by being utterly shite on the ball. Our full backs push far too far forward anyway, because they're asked to supply all the width. Like someone said on here the other day after all the comments about Debuchy being in Danny Rose's pocket - why the fuck is that his job? Because we only have 1 proper winger and he's injury prone/fat/whatever unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I'd wager that instance was more tactical than individual to be honest. We seem to go for some mish-mash press. In that analysis it was clear as day that in terms of being a unit, we're very poor at the minute. But, why are these players doing different things to one another? Like some pushing out while others stay back, is that down to a lack of clarity? We look clueless. MYM looks a shell of his early form, he was actually trying to organise the defence in initial appearances, looks timid as anything these days, and Taylor doesn't take charge either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nixon Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I like him. He's quite good technically, and when he's not frustrated he seems quite adept in a one on one situation. I think if anything he is slightly suffering from a billing as an attacking full-back. He is definitely attacking, you can see he's itching to get forward at every opportunity. The problem is, he's not very physical or exceptionally fast. I think it was against Southampton though, he made a run on the overlap and fired it into Cissé. That's essentially a microcosm for his attacking style. If he's presented with good movement and a pocket of space down the channel he will exploit it quite well. Force him into trying to dribble past a defender and he might struggle (especially against Jose Enrique and Danny Rose, two of the most athletic the league has). The physicality on the whole has definitely taken him by surprise. You saw it when Coutinho bounced him off the ball. A lot of it is about timing and knowing when to be strong and when to play soft and hit the ground. It's not a hard skill but it comes in time when you learn the league. I think at times I'd have been tempted to plump with Simpson just because he's dependable, but longterm this is the guy for sure. Get him in a side that shifts the ball around and plays centrally and he'll widen the pitch with his overlapping. Quite like the new haircut too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 http://i.imgur.com/agfcAwO.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Nice, genuine comments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Good at being French, and for some that's enough. Shockingly naive player for his age. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 We need a new right back. Maybe he'll come good as a second choice winger but as a defender he is incompetent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Ah the sound of knee's jerking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now