The College Dropout Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 He played for over an hour on Sunday. He attempted 18 passes. 15 successfully. N'Zonzi attempted 57! Whelan 61! Colback 39. In every match I've looked at, he always ranks as one of the lowest in attempted passes. Doesn't show for the ball so often. Rarely looks for space. Colback is guilty of this too. Teams are happy for him to have the ball but Tiote always goes and gets it. He's the only one of the deeper midfielders to do that. It's annoying. If things aren't working for us Tiote will attempt to drive the team forward. The midgets never bother. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 He can't play further up. Honestly, I can't remember one ambitious pass that he has completed in his time here. He scored that one nice goal but he can't shoot. He's a DM who likes to hide with one questionable strength (passing sideways) in a team that's least suited to him. Some hilarious stuff in this thread, hope it's year four when little Vurn is finally released from his cage and he can be the driving force of our midfield. But Tiote is proper mint, aye? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 He played for over an hour on Sunday. He attempted 18 passes. 15 successfully. N'Zonzi attempted 57! Whelan 61! Colback 39. In every match I've looked at, he always ranks as one of the lowest in attempted passes. Doesn't show for the ball so often. Rarely looks for space. Colback is guilty of this too. Teams are happy for him to have the ball but Tiote always goes and gets it. He's the only one of the deeper midfielders to do that. It's annoying. If things aren't working for us Tiote will attempt to drive the team forward. The midgets never bother. That's the thing. Anita keeps us ticking while his CM partner(s) always have twice the touches. It's weird that someone whose strength is spraying passes from deep has so little of them. The ball flying over his head is a poor explanation as Tiote and fucking Colback still somehow get the touches. Tiote has been garbage this season but as he showed last season, he's still the clear top option with Abeid who just simply has to play more. Colback and Anita just got schooled by N'Zonzi and Whelan (!) at home pitch ffs. 100% certain that Stoke won't have all that possession if the CM's were Tiote and Abeid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 He can't play further up. Honestly, I can't remember one ambitious pass that he has completed in his time here. He scored that one nice goal but he can't shoot. He's a DM who likes to hide with one questionable strength (passing sideways) in a team that's least suited to him. Some hilarious stuff in this thread, hope it's year four when little Vurn is finally released from his cage and he can be the driving force of our midfield. He played a lovely ball in behind for Cabella in the first half on Saturday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Whoever is out of the team gets overrated to fuck on here. It was Anita, now it's Abeid. If you're not playing, your stock grows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 He played for over an hour on Sunday. He attempted 18 passes. 15 successfully. N'Zonzi attempted 57! Whelan 61! Colback 39. In every match I've looked at, he always ranks as one of the lowest in attempted passes. Doesn't show for the ball so often. Rarely looks for space. Colback is guilty of this too. Teams are happy for him to have the ball but Tiote always goes and gets it. He's the only one of the deeper midfielders to do that. It's annoying. If things aren't working for us Tiote will attempt to drive the team forward. The midgets never bother. How can he attempt more passes when he hasn't got the ball? That isn't entirely his fault, and he was on tge field for about 30 minutes less than everone else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Whoever is out of the team gets overrated to fuck on here. It was Anita, now it's Abeid. If you're not playing, your stock grows. I think it's more if you're not given a chance despite showing positive attributes. Nobody wants Obertan in the side because he's shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 am i seeing people saying anita doesn't show for passes here? i've seen it all now, i'm fucking dumbfounded at that like, he's literally miles better than every other player in our squad at making angles for a return pass...the fact he often doesn't get them from his teammates is another issue Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 am i seeing people saying anita doesn't show for passes here? i've seen it all now, i'm fucking dumbfounded at that like, he's literally miles better than every other player in our squad at making angles for a return pass...the fact he often doesn't get them from his teammates is another issue 'Colocinni picks it up, out to Anita, Williamson, goal kick' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Considering we made little effort to pass from the back, it's not a surprise he didn't touch the ball very much. It's not like he was playing as one of our B2Bs either, his position seemed far more rigid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Both Colo and Willo absolultely love a targetless long ball into the channels. I think that's the main explanation as to why Anita gets the ball so rarely. In fact, it's the main reason we consistently have less of the ball than our opponents. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Plain old hidingg. I remember against Soton JWP started tracking Anita in his #10 role. Anita just gave up trying to get the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Plain old hidingg. I remember against Soton JWP started tracking Anita in his #10 role. Anita just gave up trying to get the ball. generally ignore your nonsense but this is utter fucking horseshit tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 The player influence graphic on OPta is hilarious for Anita. Echoes the hiding. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Saying it four hundred times doesn't make it any more true marra. Time to shut your pie hole. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 This thread really is just everyone, or at least some boring as fuck people making the same points over and over and over again like. It's been the same since last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Fucking hiding, truly staggering stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 This thread really is just everyone, or at least some boring as f*** people making the same points over and over and over again like. It's been the same since last season. Every 'player thread' on every football forum is exactly this way. As is talking about sport with the people around you. Just the nature of it. Just watching the games though, it is obvious Anita is nowhere as influential as he needs to be on the pitch. The stats support it, too. Whether that is because of his own failings or tactical ones from his manager, it really needs to change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Fucking hiding, truly staggering stuff. 'Hiding' seems needlessly pejorative but I don't think he gets involved in play enough for a central midfielder. He's too passive and doesn't take control of the midfield as you'd hope, and unless he's surrounded by other ball players (he's not), then his assets are wasted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Fucking hiding, truly staggering stuff. 'Hiding' seems needlessly pejorative but I don't think he gets involved in play enough for a central midfielder. He's too passive and doesn't take control of the midfield as you'd hope, and unless he's surrounded by other ball players (he's not), then his assets are wasted. I think that's all fair enough. He's probably a canny enough player in coherent system with the right balance of players and tactics. We have none of those things so it's probably best he moves on if we're all being honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I could see him at Swansea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 am i seeing people saying anita doesn't show for passes here? i've seen it all now, i'm f***ing dumbfounded at that like, he's literally miles better than every other player in our squad at making angles for a return pass...the fact he often doesn't get them from his teammates is another issue Don't know what some are watching but I totally agree here mojo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 He played for over an hour on Sunday. He attempted 18 passes. 15 successfully. N'Zonzi attempted 57! Whelan 61! Colback 39. In every match I've looked at, he always ranks as one of the lowest in attempted passes. Doesn't show for the ball so often. Rarely looks for space. Colback is guilty of this too. Teams are happy for him to have the ball but Tiote always goes and gets it. He's the only one of the deeper midfielders to do that. It's annoying. If things aren't working for us Tiote will attempt to drive the team forward. The midgets never bother. What is Abeid's Average Pass Per Game? Obviously it's a smaller sample size since he has not played much BUT interested to see how it compares to Anita, Colback, Tiote etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Both Colo and Willo absolultely love a targetless long ball into the channels. I think that's the main explanation as to why Anita gets the ball so rarely. In fact, it's the main reason we consistently have less of the ball than our opponents. Are they targeting Tiote and Colback with those long balls or how are they able to get the touches that Anita simply doesn't? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 25.6 in the Premiership. 275 minutes over 5 games. So works out something like 42 passes every 90 minutes if my maths isn't completely horrible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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