Vurnon Anita (now playing for RKC Waalwijk)

[Astroblack]

This guy is living off reputation alone. He hasn't proven jack shit.

 

He's lazy, he's non effective, he does not suit this team.

 

I wish he did. I wish he was everything people say he is, but he doesn't do anything.

 

Is he a passing MF? I barely see him pass? Is he a DM? he doesn't tackle and when he tries, he;s not strong enough. What is his function? He just walks around. Such a frustrating player.

 

What's funny is no one gives this guy the shit he deserves and act as if we should build the team around Vernon fucking Anita. He will never be as good as you think he is. He's a player Ajax pawned off and made a ton of money.

[Incognito]

He has well-schooled, tidy technical ability. To call it great, thought, is absurd.

Agree here. The College Dropout though expects him to be challenging centre forwards in the air. I.E doing what the centre backs should be doing despite being what 5-8" tops.

 

Perhaps in true TCD fashion, he thinks Anita is 6-0".

[The College Dropout]

Just think he not suited to the English , not quick enough or strong enough

WHAT?! That's just not possible.. it's all managements fault he never produces.

 

I at least saw Colback try to become available where as Anita was standing still half the time on a stroll. Dont know what anyone sees in him. He's just not good enough to be playing for a. This team and b. this league.

Anita was being followed by Ward-Prowse tbf which made it harder for him to be involved but he was check-mated so easily that's the problem. And to make it worse Ward-Prowse runs past Anita for an assisr.

[Foluwashola]

To the uneducated footballing eye it was another meaningless performance like. Must have been another one for the purists.

[The College Dropout]

He has well-schooled, tidy technical ability. To call it great, thought, is absurd.

Agree here. The College Dropout though expects him to be challenging centre forwards in the air. I.E doing what the centre backs should be doing despite being what 5-8" tops.

 

Perhaps in true TCD fashion, he thinks Anita is 6-0".

If we continue with Anita & Colback teams will just float balls into our CM/DM area and they'll have their way with us. I understand he won't win it but he needs to be switched on to pick up the scraps.

 

If Anita isn't going to challenge in the air when the ball is in his area he MUST be aware defensively of the second-ball and make sure he wins that if it is in his area. Again here - he makes a mistake Ward-Prowse reads the flick-on and runs past Anita for the assist.

[Incognito]

He has well-schooled, tidy technical ability. To call it great, thought, is absurd.

Agree here. The College Dropout though expects him to be challenging centre forwards in the air. I.E doing what the centre backs should be doing despite being what 5-8" tops.

 

Perhaps in true TCD fashion, he thinks Anita is 6-0".

If we continue with Anita & Colback teams will just float balls into our CM/DM area and they'll have their way with us. I understand he won't win it but he needs to be switched on to pick up the scraps.

 

If Anita isn't going to challenge in the air when the ball is in his area he MUST be aware defensively of the second-ball and make sure he wins that if it is in his area. Again here - he makes a mistake Ward-Prowse reads the flick-on and runs past Anita for the assist.

Look it isn't rocket science. Coloccini committed himself unnecessarily and didn't win the ball thus leaving us short. As schoolboys we are told not to commit ourselves unless you know you will win the ball. Coloccini made a schoolboy error with his bull in a China shop approach and yet you're blaming a small midfielder for not challenging.

 

 

[loki679]

The idea that little Vurn should be the one challenging for aerial balls on the edge of our box is laughable in itself.

[hoppaz]

He has well-schooled, tidy technical ability. To call it great, thought, is absurd.

Agree here. The College Dropout though expects him to be challenging centre forwards in the air. I.E doing what the centre backs should be doing despite being what 5-8" tops.

 

Perhaps in true TCD fashion, he thinks Anita is 6-0".

 

He's 5'6" which is shorter than Tom Cruise. He looks like a bairn playing amongst men when you watch him in the flesh.

[Incognito]

The goal was Colo's fault, not sure how anyone could argue against that.

It's TCD. Anything is possible.

[The College Dropout]

I think Jamie Carragher knows more about defending than you and even he said someone needed to make that challenge. IMO it should have been Anita as your CB pushing up like that isn't ideal when he's second favourite. That's a weakness Anita has that he can't rectify because he's so small - so if he's not going to challenge for the ball in his area he MUST be sharp to the second-ball and this is where he makes a big mistake. For the first goal he's just ball-watching and gets attracted to the aerial duel while Ward-Prowse is anticipating the knock-down which allows him to get the pass to assist.

 

So the problem here is 2 fold. If Abeid or Tiote where playing - they would be the ones challenging in the air with Pelle allowing the back 4 to hold a consistent shape. With Anita we either a) let players bring the ball down in front of our defence b) have a defender push up and try and win it. In both scenarios Anita must effect the game by reading the second-ball. He didn't do this which is a massive mistake.

 

The third part here is that when Colo pushes up. The defence must become a back 3 and Janmaat must tuck in. Janmaat doesn't do that twice giving Elia that split second advantage. But we wouldn't have to concern ourselves with that if we had a DM to challenge for headers in midfield positions.

 

 

 

[Disco]

[Incognito]

Nor would we had the centre half not gone AWOL .

[The College Dropout]

The goal was Colo's fault, not sure how anyone could argue against that.

 

Honestly - some of you are clueless about football.

 

For the first goal, Colo loses a header about 40 yards away from goal. As a result two passes that could have been easily intervened happen. How can it primarily be Colo's fault?

[Zero]

He is not suitable to EPL's defensive midfielder requirement.  Experiment failed.  That's it.

[Incognito]

Anyone remember that John Thompson football fan character in the Fast Show?

[Incognito]

 

The goal was Colo's fault, not sure how anyone could argue against that.

 

Honestly - some of you are clueless about football.

 

For the first goal, Colo loses a header about 40 yards away from goal. As a result two passes that could have been easily intervened happen. How can it primarily be Colo's fault?

 

Because he went challenging for a ball that he couldn't win.?

Ignore him ST. He's a fucking simpleton.

[Disco]

Anyone remember that John Thompson football fan character in the Fast Show?

 

[Nobody]

The goal was Colo's fault, not sure how anyone could argue against that.

 

Honestly - some of you are clueless about football.

 

For the first goal, Colo loses a header about 40 yards away from goal. As a result two passes that could have been easily intervened happen. How can it primarily be Colo's fault?

Jesus fucking christ man :lol: :lol:

[Ikon]

I still have belief in him.

[Smal]

Most boring poster.

 

Worst football poster.

[triggs]

I still have belief in him.

Good to see your support for TCD

[Ikon]

[Incognito]

I still have belief in him.

Good to see your support for TCD

[emoji2]

[The College Dropout]

I don't see how you grow up playing football and don't see what i'm talking about. You don't let players bring the ball down in front of your defence - without a challenge. SOMEBODY HAS TO CHALLENGE HIM. It should be the DM not the CB.

 

This is moments before the first goal and highlights the problem. A long ball is pumped up. Dummett's come way out to challenge for it despite it being in a CM/DM zone. If Tiote or Abeid is on the pitch - they would challenge for that ball. Anita has zero interest and seems to be picking up Ward-Prowse anyway which while not ideal is okay - because ward-prowse is the danger if Pelle wins the ball.

 

According to people here - Dummett would be at fault if  we conceded.

 

http://s27.postimg.org/unk5hrgnz/1_Dummett.jpg

 

 

1. Look at how far away from the goal this is.

2. Anita is meant to be picking up Ward-Prowse, he should be able to see where WP wants the ball and anticipate it. Anita is ball-watching.

3. Janmaat should be closing that gap between himself and Dummett

 

http://s4.postimg.org/kjxy2niah/2_anita_goal_side_ward_prowse.jpg

 

 

Anita you had 1 job. How has WP been allowed to do this?

Janmaat's positioning is horrible.

Krul should save it anyway.

 

http://s4.postimg.org/6mg8gq15l/4_Ward.jpg

[TRon]

 

The goal was Colo's fault, not sure how anyone could argue against that.

 

Honestly - some of you are clueless about football.

 

For the first goal, Colo loses a header about 40 yards away from goal. As a result two passes that could have been easily intervened happen. How can it primarily be Colo's fault?

 

Because he went challenging for a ball that he couldn't win.?

 

That might have had something to do with us refusing to sign a proper big centre half who would do that by default. Colo ends up being midfield playmaker, auxiliary left back, sweeper and John Terry all in the same 90 mins. There again, we could always play the towering 6ft midget Willo.