Mole_Toonfan Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 He doesn't have the psychical ability for the defensive midfield role in the Premiership. And i suppose Lucas, Carrick, Arteta, Barry etc etc do? the physicality thing is well overplayed. Besides i think your find most would see him in the role he had against Bordeaux which isn't really "defensive midfield" that's more Jonas role when we played 4-3-3 last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiemag Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I think our best side on paper would be: Krul Simpson Saylor Coloccini Santon Tiote Anita HBA Cabaye Ba Cisse Anita playing more as a tucked in left midfielder, with Santon attacking the wide areas and Ba dropping in to help defensively. We just need to play with more fluidity, when attacking, let Ben Arfa roam inside, Cabaye push forward, Ba go central, Cisse pull out wide etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gleebals Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I think our best side on paper would be: Krul Simpson Saylor Coloccini Santon Tiote Anita HBA Cabaye Ba Cisse Anita playing more as a tucked in left midfielder, with Santon attacking the wide areas and Ba dropping in to help defensively. We just need to play with more fluidity, when attacking, let Ben Arfa roam inside, Cabaye push forward, Ba go central, Cisse pull out wide etc. I think your team, with the exception on Anita is spot on. I dont think he has done enough yet, on paper or not, to warrant that role. Perch on current form and standing, would take that place for me (for now). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 He doesn't have the psychical ability for the defensive midfield role in the Premiership. And i suppose Lucas, Carrick, Arteta, Barry etc etc do? the physicality thing is well overplayed. Besides i think your find most would see him in the role he had against Bordeaux which isn't really "defensive midfield" that's more Jonas role when we played 4-3-3 last season. None of those are 5ft 5" and about 9 stone wet through though. Barry and Lucas are strong players as well, so fail to see your angle? I personally like the look of Anita, but he does seem miles off the pace. No coincidence he's looked good in Europe both times he's played, also we've started with a 4-3-3 of sorts in those games. Seems much more rushed and panicky in the Prem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hydeous Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Not perch. He's a good holding midfielder, I expect more from that position. Jonas has done well there, I'd like to see Anita there though. I think he's a good player who's going to get really good with some playing time in this league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Not perch. He's a good holding midfielder, I expect more from that position. Jonas has done well there, I'd like to see Anita there though. I think he's a good player who's going to get really good with some playing time in this league. Agreed, there's a lot more to come from this guy once he gets more games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 If it turns out that he insists on not playing full-back, it's a pretty random signing tbh. Cos one of the main reasons for his signing appeared to be his versatility. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 He'll be very good for us, im sure. Patience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnonel Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I think our best side on paper would be: Krul Simpson Saylor Coloccini Santon Tiote Anita HBA Cabaye Ba Cisse Anita playing more as a tucked in left midfielder, with Santon attacking the wide areas and Ba dropping in to help defensively. We just need to play with more fluidity, when attacking, let Ben Arfa roam inside, Cabaye push forward, Ba go central, Cisse pull out wide etc. agree Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Krul Anita - Taylor - Colo - Santon Jonas - Tiote - Cabaye HBA - Ba - Cisse ... tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 He doesn't have the psychical ability for the defensive midfield role in the Premiership. And i suppose Lucas, Carrick, Arteta, Barry etc etc do? the physicality thing is well overplayed. Besides i think your find most would see him in the role he had against Bordeaux which isn't really "defensive midfield" that's more Jonas role when we played 4-3-3 last season. None of those are 5ft 5" and about 9 stone wet through though. Barry and Lucas are strong players as well, so fail to see your angle? I personally like the look of Anita, but he does seem miles off the pace. No coincidence he's looked good in Europe both times he's played, also we've started with a 4-3-3 of sorts in those games. Seems much more rushed and panicky in the Prem. I would not say any of them are strong, they are all intelligent players with proper football brains with superb distribution and positional sense. Physicality is not really a must at the top level in that position especially when most teams dominate the ball it's more about intelligence and positioning there really isn't many enforcer types around any more. Anyway as majority of said give him time and he will come good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Krul Anita - Taylor - Colo - Santon Jonas - Tiote - Cabaye HBA - Ba - Cisse ... tbh. Seemed a bit nervy with crosses as hes a tiny fella who could get destroyed trying to clear. But I really like his pace going forward and his passing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Would maybe like to see him down the right, the lad can cross and would provide good cover for simpson. Krul Simpson Taylor Colo Santon Tiote Anita Cabaye Jonas Ben Arfa Ba\Cisse Or Krul Simpson Taylor Colo Santon Anita Tiote Jonas Ben Arfa Cabaye Ba\Cisse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Would maybe like to see him down the right, the lad can cross and would provide good cover for simpson. Krul Simpson Taylor Colo Santon Tiote Anita Cabaye Jonas Ben Arfa Ba\Cisse Or Krul Simpson Taylor Colo Santon Anita Tiote Jonas Ben Arfa Cabaye Ba\Cisse When Simpson is doing what exactly? Too busy attacking like Cafu? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I like Jonas a lot, but he shouldn't start the next two games. Just not good enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Would maybe like to see him down the right, the lad can cross and would provide good cover for simpson. Krul Simpson Taylor Colo Santon Tiote Anita Cabaye Jonas Ben Arfa Ba\Cisse Or Krul Simpson Taylor Colo Santon Anita Tiote Jonas Ben Arfa Cabaye Ba\Cisse When Simpson is doing what exactly? Too busy attacking like Cafu? Making fuck up's Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Mint. More formations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Simpson played well against the mackems to be fair. He gets some undeserved stick considering how much we pay him and how much we got him for. He must be one of the cheapest right backs in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Simpson played well against the mackems to be fair. He gets some undeserved stick considering how much we pay him and how much we got him for. He must be one of the cheapest right backs in the league. If it was against a better team than scum we would have conceded a couple because of him backing off, fortunately petrol face and the rest were poor. His cross that Mignolet collected was one of the worst i've ever seen. He did Ok apart from this i guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I really dont understand how his crossing is so bad, to be fair Jonas' is probably worse and he is a "winger" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 What I don't understand is why he doesn't just HIT the f***ing ball with pace into the box and that his high-floating crosses don't do a damn thing because it allows defenders/keepers time to react and get positioned for it (on top of the cross being poorly aimed to boot). If his accuracy on crossing was so poor, the easiest solution in my book is to tell him to drive the ball with pace early and into space. I'm sure our staff have instructed him on this...i hope, it just must not click for him in matches? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 It's quite a difficult technical skill, so I doubt he'd be capable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Yeah I think that would be best. Just drill it Remember when he scored in the championship, claimed he meant it. What a ledge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 It's quite a difficult technical skill, so I doubt he'd be capable Even i can do it! Maybe not like Robert but a helluva lot better than Simpson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TherealnorthernTOON Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 would like to see more of him in midfield, and put him in instead of jonas as a midfield trio. He got great stamina aswell, and works his socks off. And he´ll get up to speed in that DM role quicker if playing there week in/week out. 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