KDT Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Hopefully he gets an extended run in the team which is something he's never really had. A midfield 3 of him, Tiote and Sissoko should work well in theory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Hopefully he gets an extended run in the team which is something he's never really had. A midfield 3 of him, Tiote and Sissoko should work well in theory. We need to get Tiote as far as possible from the starting eleven. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 He at least always looked to want the ball last night which is more than can be said about some, I think the alternative which is Marv wouldn't give our poor defense the required protection positionally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 No it won't Tiote and Sissoko are both the type of midfielders who look for someone else to make something happen. Same with Anita. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Anita is up there with the worst signings of all time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Dancer Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Anita is up there with the worst signings of all time. Baffling quote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Anita is up there with the worst signings of all time. What a load of shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Anita is up there with the worst signings of all time. POTY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Tidy, again. Never shys away from showing for the ball. Put him up against a physical midfield, though, and he just can't compete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Although to be fair to the little guy, much better, taller, more physical midfields will struggle to deal with Man City's midfield this year. Physically they will bully (in the nicest possible sense) most people. I know we played like 2 week old limp lettuce, but I was seriously impressed with Man City's physicality last night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I thought he got a couple of decent little standing tackles in at times, he does struggle under the high ball though. I think with Tiote and Sissoko alongside he should (in theory) be able to do a decent job for us in most games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I thought he got a couple of decent little standing tackles in at times, he does struggle under the high ball though. I think with Tiote and Sissoko alongside he should (in theory) be able to do a decent job for us in most games. His height isn't an issue if we were set up right. Swansea play with Routledge, Dyer and Brittian in the same team, all midgets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Anita, like Cabaye, would look a lot better in a side that had any idea what they were doing on the ball. He should be used like Swansea use Leon Britton. Technical enough to win time under pressure and keeps the ball moving to create space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Anita, like Cabaye, would look a lot better in a side that had any idea what they were doing on the ball. He should be used like Swansea use Leon Britton. Technical enough to win time under pressure and keeps the ball moving to create space. Yep, when Brittian gets the ball, he has options all over the place as Swansea have excellent movement, and having movement is something Pardew is frankly the worst at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 He, Siss, Tiote will be a nightmare. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 He, Siss, Tiote will be a nightmare. Honestly the best we can without Cabaye and no signings is Anita-Sissoko-Marveaux. Its not ideal but it will do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 It doesn't matter who we play in that midfield, if they are asked to play as deep as they do, any combination of player will look wank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Anita is up there with the worst signings of all time. This post is up there with the worst posts of all time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Sissoko and Anita side by side and infront of Tiote with hba out wide right and Marv on the left paying to Gomis would work well IMO. Goof to come in for either wide place or if we want more upfront take off one of the three in central mid and bring on Cisse. Play that, and only slight variations of that and we might see the team settle. ATM it's all over the shop, it's embarrassing. Gomis Marv. Hba Siss. Anita Tiote Tell Tiote he's not allowed past either siss or Anita, ever, or he'll be fined. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I think with the players we have in midfield, we could easily find a workable formation that could bring us some positives. It's the fact Pardew picks midfielders then just seems to tell them to sit right infront of the back four and just worry shitless about the opposition coming forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 It doesn't matter who we play in that midfield, if they are asked to play as deep as they do, any combination of player will look w***. True but at least Anita and Marveaux have a resemblance of some ability which allows them to carry the ball forward and pass positively into dangerous areas. Jonas and Tiote are incapable of that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 It doesn't matter who we play in that midfield, if they are asked to play as deep as they do, any combination of player will look w***. True but at least Anita and Marveaux have a resemblance of some ability which allows them to carry the ball forward and pass positively into dangerous areas. Jonas and Tiote are incapable of that. totally agree with you, but he doesn't like using his midfielders in any kind of attacking force. We have players that can do it, we just have a manager who forbids it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 He, Siss, Tiote will be a nightmare. Honestly the best we can without Cabaye and no signings is Anita-Sissoko-Marveaux. Its not ideal but it will do. Tiote instead of Anita is he plays as anchor man instead of the fucking box-to-box fail role might work too. Still believe there's a good player in there somewhere, it's all about going back to basics for Cheick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 It doesn't matter who we play in that midfield, if they are asked to play as deep as they do, any combination of player will look w***. True but at least Anita and Marveaux have a resemblance of some ability which allows them to carry the ball forward and pass positively into dangerous areas. Jonas and Tiote are incapable of that. while Anita looks like a stiff breeze would knock him off the ball and Marveaux looks like a stiff breeze would injure him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 It doesn't matter who we play in that midfield, if they are asked to play as deep as they do, any combination of player will look w***. True but at least Anita and Marveaux have a resemblance of some ability which allows them to carry the ball forward and pass positively into dangerous areas. Jonas and Tiote are incapable of that. while Anita looks like a stiff breeze would knock him off the ball and Marveaux looks like a stiff breeze would injure him Past caring atm we still look weak with Tiote and Jonas. Might as well pick a team which can do something with the ball and give teams something to think about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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