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didn't mean as his only role, just meant that'd be part of his role in the squad...santon now has cover with the new lad and personally if debuchy is out i'd like to see anita there instead of taylor or someone

 

of course his primary position should be CM, probably starting CM imo

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Really feel sorry for him! He was our star player in a quite a few games when we were complete rubbish, our only shining light... Come back Cabaye, Tiote and even Perch and he's out the team.

Tiote is obviously the direct swap for Perch and I for one think that now that he doesn't need to be "attacking" he can concentrate on what he does best; breaking up play.

I would certainly have had Anita on instead of Jonas based on his form prior to the newbies, but he has picked up again now and is playing better...

He should play tonight at some point, think it will be to replace sissoko or cabaye at around 60 or 70 if we are winning... :cool:

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Coming deep to pick up the ball, moving around and making us tick with his passing. Him and Marveaux saw us play with completely different dynamics for a while, and you could see how Anita was coming into his own. He's a brilliant link between defence and midfield and has pace and energy about his game that we need alongside Cabaye.

 

The problem is, as we've learnt, that Pardew likes a tackle on the pitch. In certain games I'd have Tioté over him, but we could make really good use of Anita more often in the coming games looking at our fixtures.

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Coming deep to pick up the ball, moving around and making us tick with his passing. Him and Marveaux saw us play with completely different dynamics for a while, and you could see how Anita was coming into his own. He's a brilliant link between defence and midfield and has pace and energy about his game that we need alongside Cabaye.

 

The problem is, as we've learnt, that Pardew likes a tackle on the pitch. In certain games I'd have Tioté over him, but we could make really good use of Anita more often in the coming games looking at our fixtures.

 

agree, always thought he'd be ideal for cabaye as it'd help cabaye push further up the pitch where he's a bigger influence imo

 

i mean thinking about it, as has been said, the fact that jonas has been starting ahead of him on form is a load of shite really but pardew got 2 results out of 3 so hard to complain too much

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I reckon he's a canny player. A definite improvement on Perch or Jonas and hopefully that's not read as damning with faint praise. He looks very decent as fullback cover too.

As with Tiote, I'm sure he'll improve on the ball as Cabaye, Mou, HBA and Gouff offer more options than he's had in games earlier in the season.

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I do think there is merit to physical presence in the PL though, as cliched as it sounds. Anita is class but he doesn't stand a chance when the ball's pinging around everywhere.

as far as the first XI goes thats a point, however it also relies on tiote returning to what he was, if not then i'd put anita in. my only concern at the minute regarding anita is he seems to be caught for a bit strength and stamina, something i'm sure will come when he's used to the prem, in fact i'm confident we'll see a different anita next season.
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Pardew clearly hasn't got the first idea how to utilise Anita. Don't know why we persist with a manager unable to get the best out of our assets.

 

Doesn't kick it long enough, doesn't put enough of a "tackle in" therefore doesn't get a game.

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Pardew clearly hasn't got the first idea how to utilise Anita. Don't know why we persist with a manager unable to get the best out of our assets.

 

Doesn't kick it long enough, doesn't put enough of a "tackle in" therefore doesn't get a game.

i think anita would get more of a game if pardew wasn't so wary of the full backs getting caught out, as santon was a few times tonight. i still see him as a possibility of a middle three with sissoko and cabaye but only when both anita and sissoko have the strength to really get through a premier league game.
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Pardew clearly hasn't got the first idea how to utilise Anita. Don't know why we persist with a manager unable to get the best out of our assets.

 

Doesn't kick it long enough, doesn't put enough of a "tackle in" therefore doesn't get a game.

i think anita would get more of a game if pardew wasn't so wary of the full backs getting caught out, as santon was a few times tonight. i still see him as a possibility of a middle three with sissoko and cabaye but only when both anita and sissoko have the strength to really get through a premier league game.

 

What I don't understand is Anita has more than enough pace to recover better than the Mad Destroyer

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