Vurnon Anita (now playing for RKC Waalwijk)

[Cheshire Mag]

Anita  so called top midfielder.

He just has not impressed for what I have seen of him so far.

School boy error lashing out inside the area,

His touch is at best average I just cannot see him commanding the midfield in the premier league he is far too small.

Maybe an average squad player at best.

As for the lack of any signings this window we are not going anywhere with ashley.

Bargain basement will not advance the club.

Chelsea dont mess about if they want a player the bid and get that player,

Ashley goes in low and leaves a final bid that is still low.

We are and always will be a selling club with no ambition, 

 

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[Guest BlacknWhiteArmy]

[Guest bimpy474]

Well this has taken an almighty mong turn.

[Si]

Anita  so called top midfielder.

He just has not impressed for what I have seen of him so far.

School boy error lashing out inside the area,

His touch is at best average I just cannot see him commanding the midfield in the premier league he is far too small.

Maybe an average squad player at best.

As for the lack of any signings this window we are not going anywhere with ashley.

Bargain basement will not advance the club.

Chelsea dont mess about if they want a player the bid and get that player,

Ashley goes in low and leaves a final bid that is still low.

We are and always will be a selling club with no ambition, 

 

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[Village Idiot]

Think Anita looked quality in his first two games. He still has to adapt to the league and his teammates but I think he'll do very well. I actually think his first touch and close control are great, he releases the ball quickly and builds up tempo for the side.

 

People comparing him to Tiote, or trying to see a like-for-like understudy in him are completely missing the point.

[pi_D]

Anita  so called top midfielder.

He just has not impressed for what I have seen of him so far.

School boy error lashing out inside the area,

His touch is at best average I just cannot see him commanding the midfield in the premier league he is far too small.

Maybe an average squad player at best.

As for the lack of any signings this window we are not going anywhere with ashley.

Bargain basement will not advance the club.

Chelsea dont mess about if they want a player the bid and get that player,

Ashley goes in low and leaves a final bid that is still low.

We are and always will be a selling club with no ambition, 

Is this a poem?

 

[Dyeyzzon]

Think Anita looked quality in his first two games. He still has to adapt to the league and his teammates but I think he'll do very well. I actually think his first touch and close control are great, he releases the ball quickly and builds up tempo for the side.

 

People comparing him to Tiote, or trying to see a like-for-like understudy in him are completely missing the point.

 

Appears to me as the best of both sides of the coin of both Tiote and Cabaye tbh. Tiote's physicality and defensive qualities, Cabaye's passing and technique, added with his own bit of pace.

[Village Idiot]

Yeah, it looks like a guy that you can deploy as either a DM - where I think he works more off his positioning  than Tiote's sheer power - or in a more creative role. So he can play alongside Cabaye or Tiote, really. That's what makes him a shrewd signing, and why I think he will see more pitch time than people anticipate.

[The Prophet]

He clearly has far more ability on the ball than Tiote. I really like the look of him despite the clumsy challange leading to Chelsea's opener.

[alexf]

Yep. Made a mistake but i remember Cheik making a a few costly mistakes in his first season.

[Guest bimpy474]

Yep. Made a mistake but i remember Cheik making a a few costly mistakes in his first season.

 

Oh aye, Blackburn at home was a corker.

[madras]

Yeah, it looks like a guy that you can deploy as either a DM - where I think he works more off his positioning  than Tiote's sheer power - or in a more creative role. So he can play alongside Cabaye or Tiote, really. That's what makes him a shrewd signing, and why I think he will see more pitch time than people anticipate.

and all three at once.

[alexf]

Feel abit silly for making this when he joined now. Seeing as we may not see them all in a 3

 

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[Yorkie]

[Dyeyzzon]

Feel abit silly for making this when he joined now. Seeing as we may not see them all in a 3

 

http://oi50.tinypic.com/sfyssy.jpg

 

[Mole_Toonfan]

Think Anita looked quality in his first two games. He still has to adapt to the league and his teammates but I think he'll do very well. I actually think his first touch and close control are great, he releases the ball quickly and builds up tempo for the side.

 

People comparing him to Tiote, or trying to see a like-for-like understudy in him are completely missing the point.

 

said it in a few places already this morning, i don't think we struggled defensively yesterday it's in a creative sense where we struggled.

 

 

[littlelunchbox]

Anita  so called top midfielder.

He just has not impressed for what I have seen of him so far.

School boy error lashing out inside the area,

His touch is at best average I just cannot see him commanding the midfield in the premier league he is far too small.

Maybe an average squad player at best.

As for the lack of any signings this window we are not going anywhere with ashley.

Bargain basement will not advance the club.

Chelsea dont mess about if they want a player the bid and get that player,

Ashley goes in low and leaves a final bid that is still low.

We are and always will be a selling club with no ambition,

 

he cant command midfield because he so small?  have you not heard of makelele one of the smallest midgets to had ever graced the prem?

 

ofcourse chelsea dont mess around in the market they have infinite funds unlike us.  and only thing i agree is, yes we will always be a selling club and always had been so what?  in our bestest of days in the height of financial clout compared to the rest of the prem we still had to sell when the big boys came, andy cole?

[Guest Ilsteir]

 

Appears to me as the best of both sides of the coin of both Tiote and Cabaye tbh. Tiote's physicality and defensive qualities, Cabaye's passing and technique, added with his own bit of pace.

aye, spot on imo.

 

Yeah, it looks like a guy that you can deploy as either a DM - where I think he works more off his positioning  than Tiote's sheer power - or in a more creative role. So he can play alongside Cabaye or Tiote, really. That's what makes him a shrewd signing, and why I think he will see more pitch time than people anticipate.

 

I've no doubts about Anita's defensive or technical capabilities, but in the last 3 years he's never shown any creative ability. He is a control player who can maintain possession under strong pressure but he is not forward thinking, has no long range passing ability, nor any real goal threat. He's sort of a libero that plays in front of the defense but not a deep-lying playmaker.

[Shush]

I'm loving Anita now. I was against signing him if it hurts our finances to get a right back in particular, but seeing how quick he is, how calmly and confidently he can receive a ball under pressure and move it on again makes me think he will be very good for us. He is somewhere in between Cabaye and Tiote a little as a player, so he could partner either or both very well.

 

He was unlucky and a tad foolish to give away the pen, but regardless of that he looks the part and will be better when he gets more games and adapts to the league.

[Segun Oluwaniyi]

His game's alright. He's quick, comfortable on the ball, and composed in possession, which is useful anywhere in the team. The problem for me when I watch him is that he doesn't seem to be the player that was advertised (I don't watch much Dutch football, or any, actually). I don't think he's a defensive midfield player in England. Physically, he's just quite weak and even though it is early in his career he doesn't seem to have the right calming effect and dominance of a DM. I was just comparing him to Mikel in the game and he was always a wall forcing the ball out wide, imposing himself in the middle because of physical strength, and being a comfortable out ball/distributor. Tiote is exactly the same with the added bonus of violence and emotional leadership.

 

I don't Anita has it in him to play like that. However, it is my opinion that he'll still be a very shrewd signing. He's another quality midfield player in a team that now has quite a few. We haven't seen him at fullback, but his natural attributes suggest that he'd be good there as well. I think he'll end up being our 12th man (the top option/utility player off the bench) and we'll be a better team because of his presence.

[buzza]

He's only played one and a qusrter games in the prem... Give the lad a chance FFS!

I think he looks decent so far, that Torres penalty would have happened to nearly all prem defenders, he's good at that sort of thing, excells at it infact...the dirty cheatin' cnut!

[Tooj]

Anita  so called top midfielder.

He just has not impressed for what I have seen of him so far.

School boy error lashing out inside the area,

His touch is at best average I just cannot see him commanding the midfield in the premier league he is far too small.

Maybe an average squad player at best.

As for the lack of any signings this window we are not going anywhere with ashley.

Bargain basement will not advance the club.

Chelsea dont mess about if they want a player the bid and get that player,

Ashley goes in low and leaves a final bid that is still low.

We are and always will be a selling club with no ambition, 

 

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[Guest NewBoyPeetah]

Been pleased with him so far. Probably an above average start to life as prem midfielder. I can't agree with people saying he doesn't have the body or size to be a DM. Not all of them are 6'+ Mo Sissoko types.

[toontownman]

Think Anita looked quality in his first two games. He still has to adapt to the league and his teammates but I think he'll do very well. I actually think his first touch and close control are great, he releases the ball quickly and builds up tempo for the side.

 

People comparing him to Tiote, or trying to see a like-for-like understudy in him are completely missing the point.

 

said it in a few places already this morning, i don't think we struggled defensively yesterday it's in a creative sense where we struggled.

 

 

 

Don't think we have been as flowing as we were at times under Hughton. Our defensive side is certainly better though. The sooner we can free up Cabaye the better. He and Tiote sat far to deep last year which made us hard to break down but relatively tame in creativity.

 

Hatem looks like he is continuing where he left off. I worry a little about our creativity but we were closed down very effectively in a tight game against Chelsea, in games where there is more space we will do well. Our passing is decent but if we are to play two up top we need wingers that will cross, we need to change our wingers mindsets as they are more than capable.

 

Back to the topic, I love how Anita gets back to link the defence to the attack, he always makes himself available. He will be a great player for us when he is settled. I remember Cabs looking the same early on, so I am less than worried.

[madras]

Think Anita looked quality in his first two games. He still has to adapt to the league and his teammates but I think he'll do very well. I actually think his first touch and close control are great, he releases the ball quickly and builds up tempo for the side.

 

People comparing him to Tiote, or trying to see a like-for-like understudy in him are completely missing the point.

 

said it in a few places already this morning, i don't think we struggled defensively yesterday it's in a creative sense where we struggled.

 

 

 

Don't think we have been as flowing as we were at times under Hughton. Our defensive side is certainly better though. The sooner we can free up Cabaye the better. He and Tiote sat far to deep last year which made us hard to break down but relatively tame in creativity.

 

Hatem looks like he is continuing where he left off. I worry a little about our creativity but we were closed down very effectively in a tight game against Chelsea, in games where there is more space we will do well. Our passing is decent but if we are to play two up top we need wingers that will cross, we need to change our wingers mindsets as they are more than capable.

 

Back to the topic, I love how Anita gets back to link the defence to the attack, he always makes himself available. He will be a great player for us when he is settled. I remember Cabs looking the same early on, so I am less than worried.

ups and downs, at no time under hughton did we look as good going forward as we did during that spell last season when we won 6 off ther trot, nor did we look as organised as we did V man utd (h), stoke (a), swansea  (s) etc.