LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20140620/anita-aims-to-be-a-goal-getter_2281670_3917320 "Last season I only scored once and that is something I am looking to improve on. When we come back for pre-season I will work hard on my finishing to score more goals next season. "I want to score more goals and I want to get more than Moussa. He is always reminding me that he has scored more than me, so next year my goal is to beat him!" Just checked his stats and there are mainly zeros under the "Goals" columns: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vurnon_Anita His best goal scoring season was 4 goals (3 in the Eredivisie and 1 in the National Cup). I've not got high hopes on Anita scoring goals. Against Liverpool in the last game of the season he blasted a very presentable chance miles over the bar while under no pressure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rent-A-Quote Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 He also left foot volleyed a belter in the Europa League. Vurn's game isn't about goals. He's like Colback. Neat and tidy, might get a few goals a season but it's in a rout (remember them?) or a consolation. Both more likely than Tiote to score but we should only really play one of those three at a time, maybe two of those at a time IF we had the players to rotate in a 3 behind a decent mobile striker. Knowing pardiola he'll play Tiote, Anita AND Colback. Moveable goal feast it will not be! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 He also left foot volleyed a belter in the Europa League. Vurn's game isn't about goals. He's like Colback. Neat and tidy, might get a few goals a season but it's in a rout (remember them?) or a consolation. Both more likely than Tiote to score but we should only really play one of those three at a time, maybe two of those at a time IF we had the players to rotate in a 3 behind a decent mobile striker. Knowing pardiola he'll play Tiote, Anita AND Colback. Moveable goal feast it will not be! Yup Anita should play with 2 box to box midfielders in front of them. So sissoko and new midfielder in a 443 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Vurn will probably get replaced by Colback in midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Vurn will probably get replaced by Colback in midfield. Yup giving us technically one of these worse central midfields in the league and certainly the poorest I can remember us having. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Vurn will probably get replaced by Colback in midfield. Quite rightly in my opinion as at present although Anita has the greater ability he simply isn't working out for us, and won't while the status quo remains. Colback isn't as good but will be a better fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Vurn will probably get replaced by Colback in midfield. Quite rightly in my opinion as at present although Anita has the greater ability he simply isn't working out for us, and won't while the status quo remains. Colback isn't as good but will be a better fit. How is Anita not working out for us? I always thinks he looks good in every position he's played Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 If Anita isn't working (which i think isn't exactly true), it's because of the thick as fuck bogiebrained idiot who has us playing dumb fuck football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Vurn will probably get replaced by Colback in midfield. Quite rightly in my opinion as at present although Anita has the greater ability he simply isn't working out for us, and won't while the status quo remains. Colback isn't as good but will be a better fit. How is Anita not working out for us? I always thinks he looks good in every position he's played Aye he is good at what he does on the ball but it isn't really getting us the results when he plays. He also lacks that competitiveness, and determination that a central midfielder needs to win the Battles you get in this division. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Grit,battles it's all guff man. We need some quality in the middle with someone comfortable on the ball; Anita is one of the few who will get played, who has those qualities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Anita is a tidy player with a good passing range and good technique but the opposition aren't just going to bow down to that. Football matches are more often than not won because of the battles on the pitch. Say Newcastle vs Liverpool for example, Gerrard and Henderson vs Anita and Tiote is a crucial part of the game as both sets of players try to win the ball, keep the ball, and set a high tempo. Anita can pass the ball around well but doesn't cope with the pressure, the tempo and competitiveness of his opposite number. What it will take for him to have a successful career is to leave basically. I have no confidence that he can further develop in this country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 What a load of shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Toon Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Anita is a worse player now then when we bought him, what's so difficult to grasp about his best option is leaving? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Forgot about Colback Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Can see Pardew altering his game to be more like Cabaye's was. And it obviously failing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Can see Pardew altering his game to be more like Cabaye's was. And it obviously failing. Worked a treat when he tried to turn Tiote into Essien. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 And Sissoko into whatever the fuck he's meant to be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Forgot about Colback If players start getting worse when Pardew starts to train them, how bad is Colback going to be in 6 months time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 The only thing Anita seriously lacks is physicality in individual duals, so we need to make sure the other midfielders make up for that, and the system in general. Personally I would build a midfield around him, he's a quality little player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 easily forgotten how influential anitas pass and move game was on us early last season, he was instrumental in us trying to play the ball around a lot...cabaye become more influential as the 1st half of the season wore on but anita kicked it off imho, he was fucking excellent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiemag Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Pardew makes shit players average and good players shit. I thought everyone knew this. Remy and Ba are the exception. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Anita would be a very good player in a passing team, but in a Pardew one he's wasted. We've now got 3 defensive midfielders who all basically play the same role, what we desperately need is one who gets into the opposition penalty area and scores goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Surely most improved player last season for us. One of the only bright spots last year and one of the only faces I will be happy to see again this season. However, Can't see pardew putting him anywhere but on the bench though this year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Before his injury, I thought he had a great game. Made the difference in front of our defenders and you could see the effect it had once he went off. Hope he's not too injured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Before his injury, I thought he had a great game. Made the difference in front of our defenders and you could see the effect it had once he went off. Hope he's not too injured. Same as last season then. Good, hopefully he can force fucknuts not to leave him out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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