Vurnon Anita (now playing for RKC Waalwijk)

[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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

[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.

 

Anita said he would play anywhere to help the team.

 

He said that publicly. Not sure how much of a coincidence it is that he gets put to RB during the game and not before it, especially as we know it works better after the change.

[Mick]

 

 

He said that publicly. Not sure how much of a coincidence it is that he gets put to RB during the game and not before it, especially as we know it works better after the change.

 

I doubt it has anything to do with the player, we changed it during the game against Norwich then had Perch back on the right later in the game.  Unless Pardew does that in the hope that Anita forgets about it.

[Cajun]

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.

 

Not sure if this is a piss take?

 

How much we spend on a player should never be a reason to start them. Definitely haven't been unimpressed with Anita but I probably have been more impressed with Bigi.

[TRC]

I'd like to see Anita in the Jonas role of last season, I thought that is why we bought him initially.

 

Anita said in contract talks he would only come here if he was happy with where he would be playing, and he wanted to play DM. Sounds like the original plan this season was 4-3-3, and for whatever reason Pardew changed his mind.