Vurnon Anita (now playing for RKC Waalwijk)

[Tiotes Witch Doctor]

My small complaint about him would be that he doesn't often look for the short pass when playing fullback and tends to do a Simpson and hoof it forward, albeit with more accuracy and pace mind, but humping it forward nonetheless. in DM he seems like he likes a quick tempo game, which we haven't been playing so far this season, we are yet to find our rhythm across midfield.

 

Need Tiote.

[Skirge]

Congratulations to him & his Mrs on the birth of their baby girl

[Guest]

I hope she's names Anita.

[Dave]

Hope he's happy with playing at RB because so far he's looked far better there than in midfield. I'd be tempted to keep him there ahead of Simpson as well but I don't think that will happen.

[jdckelly]

keeping him at rb for the moment while he adapts to the prem might be the best idea, he's clearly not entirely up to speed with it yet in midfield

[Hanshithispantz]

He might look better with Tiote in behind/alongside him. In theory Anita - Tiote - Cabaye should be a brilliant midfield trio.

[ponsaelius]

I'm sure he'll be fine in midfield eventually but he also looks like our best right back.

[Gallowgate Toon]

I don't think he's suited to a 'dynamic' midfield role at all, he doesn't have the physicality for it, not with just 1 other central player at least. He's either got to be sitting in front of the back 4 doing a pure defensive job or be part of a 3 where he can help control possession with his short passing game and cover defensively.

 

He's our best right back though, no doubt. He's solid enough defensively but makes intelligent runs, is comfortable on the ball and puts in a good delivery.

[Barnes23]

So much better than Simpson.

[Tooj]

Think he would work well in the way the team as a whole played in last season's 433.

[Cajun]

Really like him at full back, was apparently poor their in Holland

[ujpest doza]

  On 23/09/2012 at 19:01, Gallowgate Toon said:

I don't think he's suited to a 'dynamic' midfield role at all, he doesn't have the physicality for it, not with just 1 other central player at least. He's either got to be sitting in front of the back 4 doing a pure defensive job or be part of a 3 where he can help control possession with his short passing game and cover defensively.

 

He's our best right back though, no doubt. He's solid enough defensively but makes intelligent runs, is comfortable on the ball and puts in a good delivery.

Is that a polite way of saying he's as weak as piss in midfield?? We looked much better when him and perch swapped.

[Gallowgate Toon]

  On 23/09/2012 at 19:07, ujpest doza said:

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I don't think he's suited to a 'dynamic' midfield role at all, he doesn't have the physicality for it, not with just 1 other central player at least. He's either got to be sitting in front of the back 4 doing a pure defensive job or be part of a 3 where he can help control possession with his short passing game and cover defensively.

 

He's our best right back though, no doubt. He's solid enough defensively but makes intelligent runs, is comfortable on the ball and puts in a good delivery.

Is that a polite way of saying he's as weak as p*ss in midfield?? We looked much better when him and perch swapped.

 

Well, no, I think he'll flourish in a midfield 3 and that'll be where we see the best of him but a midfield 2 doesn't really suit his talents. It doesn't look like we're going in that direction though and I think he's a perfectly adequate RB until we buy someone else.

[Mick]

He should have been our rightback since Chelsea, he's much better than Perch in that position and probably better than Simpson.

[Disco]

Foreign midfielder in taking a little while to get to speed with the league shocker. He'll be 'reet.

[Sifu]

I reckon that, to aid his bedding in process, he should start the next few games or so at RB. That way, he can get used to the pace of the PL and settle in properly and then his time will come in CM.

[Mole_Toonfan]

  On 23/09/2012 at 19:34, Disco said:

Foreign midfielder in taking a little while to get to speed with the league shocker. He'll be 'reet.

 

Aye long term he will be a CM but atm he should play fullback.

[Dr Venkman]

  On 23/09/2012 at 19:29, Mick said:

He should have been our rightback since Chelsea, he's much better than Perch in that position and probably better than Simpson.

 

He's definitely better than Simpson Mick.

[Oz]

I know he's our new signing and all and we want him to be great. But he looks bloody awful in midfield, not good enough at the moment to play in there in a two man central midfield.

[Jagten]

His exclusion today was disappointing. Not once have we played him in the position where he was so successful at Ajax.

[Mick]

He should have started today.

[Spudil]

He will never become a permanently fixture in midfield for us unless we fundamentally progress the way we play. He is a tidy little midfielder who passes short and quick and in triangles. A lot of ajax fans said he would be wasted and ruined with our style of play, let's hope we can prove them wrong. (not a reaction to today, just general comments)

[Jack Flash]

It's possible he doesn't want to play RB (hinted at just before he signed) and Perch was picked because of this.

 

Still doesn't explain why Bigi was preferred to him today. We should be trying to get some value for money when we actually spend it.

[morla84]

Should have at least came on for taylor n went to rb, bit of a tough time to come on for Tav

[Mick]

  On 29/09/2012 at 17:25, Jack Flash said:

It's possible he doesn't want to play RB (hinted at just before he signed) and Perch was picked because of this.

 

Still doesn't explain why Bigi was preferred to him today. We should be trying to get some value for money when we actually spend it.

 

Anita said he would play anywhere to help the team.