Vurnon Anita (now playing for RKC Waalwijk)

[The College Dropout]

Kante is still a beast though.  Covers every blade of grass with ease, big tackles, interceptions galore.  It's like he has another pair of lungs that lad.  He very much imposes himself physically in the opposition - he's just a wee lad that is doing it.  It's pretty amazing to watch like because he's so small.

 

Anita isn't like that.  He doesn't impose himsel like that.

[Jaqen]

Anita is only somewhat rated because he's not Colback or Tiote. I'm personally sick of all 3 of them stinking it up, doesn't really matter which two play or who you partner them with they just simply aren't good enough to play in a 2 man midfield in this league.

 

Aye little Vurn is the lesser of evils but still ultimately a pointless player that is far too limited.

[Heron]

Anita is a good footballer but lacks physicality. You don't tend to be a technically poor football player coming from Ajax. With a powerhouse alongside him and competent wingers I reckon he'd be alright.

[Heron]

I'd only keep 5/6 players out of this squad and Anita would definitely be one of them. One of the very few who have it in them to play a good standard of passing football.

I'd probably agree with that. On a squad basis certainly.

[The College Dropout]

He's a tidy footballer imo.  A Coloccini is a good footballer. Can carry the ball forward, some impressive passing. I think Chancel and Colo are better footballers than Anita.

[triggs]

Anita is a good footballer but lacks physicality. You don't tend to be a technically poor football player coming from Ajax. With a powerhouse alongside him and competent wingers I reckon he'd be alright.

If he had a powerhouse beside him his lack of passing range would be even more obvious. He's decent technically in that he has a good touch and can pass the ball short with good accuracy but he can't stretch a game with a pass or get in behind a defence

[Heron]

Anita is a good footballer but lacks physicality. You don't tend to be a technically poor football player coming from Ajax. With a powerhouse alongside him and competent wingers I reckon he'd be alright.

If he had a powerhouse beside him his lack of passing range would be even more obvious. He's decent technically in that he has a good touch and can pass the ball short with good accuracy but he can't stretch a game with a pass or get in behind a defence

He tidies up nicely though. With a powerful box to box midfielder and competent wingers he wouldn't need to make 30 yard worldy passes. He isn't anywhere near Cabaye standard but he's certainly the best out of him, Colback and Tiote. In an ideal world he'd have Sissokos physicality and we'd have have a quality play breaker and you could play Wijnaldum with him and give him attacking license. Again we'd need competent wingers though.

[Teasy]

Completely went to shit once Anita was injured, but aye let's hope he stays out.. 

[triggs]

Anita is a good footballer but lacks physicality. You don't tend to be a technically poor football player coming from Ajax. With a powerhouse alongside him and competent wingers I reckon he'd be alright.

If he had a powerhouse beside him his lack of passing range would be even more obvious. He's decent technically in that he has a good touch and can pass the ball short with good accuracy but he can't stretch a game with a pass or get in behind a defence

He tidies up nicely though. With a powerful box to box midfielder and competent wingers he wouldn't need to make 30 yard worldy passes. He isn't anywhere near Cabaye standard but he's certainly the best out of him, Colback and Tiote. In an ideal world he'd have Sissokos physicality and we'd have have a quality play breaker and you could play Wijnaldum with him and give him attacking license. Again we'd need competent wingers though.

Aye I'd probably agree there, not our biggest problem but still a problem

[The College Dropout]

Jack Colback would look alright alongside Cabaye, Ben Arfa and Sissoko too.

 

He doesn't add much himself does he? Applies to Anita and Colback to different degrees. 

[Yorkie]

Don't rate Anita but him being out means it's Colback and Tiote in midfield. They literally fell over each other just before half-time against West Brom.

[Guest reefatoon]

Completely went to s*** once Anita was injured, but aye let's hope he stays out.. 

 

Ah yes, because we have been 70s Brazil when he has played. Absolute madness. We have been shit with him and shit without him, for the simple reason he is a total non entity.

[Heron]

Jack Colback would look alright alongside Cabaye, Ben Arfa and Sissoko too.

 

He doesn't add much himself does he? Applies to Anita and Colback to different degrees.

Except Colback isn't as good at tackling is 200% left footed and always liable to make a ridiculous error. Anita offers more in every aspect of his play. Albeit not much more.

[Wallsendmag]

Jack Colback would look alright alongside Cabaye, Ben Arfa and Sissoko too.

 

He doesn't add much himself does he? Applies to Anita and Colback to different degrees.

Except Colback isn't as good at tackling is 200% left footed and always liable to make a ridiculous error. Anita offers more in every aspect of his play. Albeit not much more.

 

Colback has a better goal scoring record.

 

I think they're both out of their depth as Premier League footballers. They prove that week in week out.

[Dave]

Both of them look crap playing together. Both of them would probably look better alongside a more competent or suitable partner.

 

Individually I rate Anita higher, but there's no point pretending either of them are particularly good.

[Guest reefatoon]

We shouldn't use Colback's s***ness as a way of praising Anita. Just forget about Colback for a moment and say what the f*** it is that Anita brings. Detest the word "tidy" to sum up a positive for a central midfielder.  You need so much more than that.

[Heron]

Jack Colback would look alright alongside Cabaye, Ben Arfa and Sissoko too.

 

He doesn't add much himself does he? Applies to Anita and Colback to different degrees.

Except Colback isn't as good at tackling is 200% left footed and always liable to make a ridiculous error. Anita offers more in every aspect of his play. Albeit not much more.

 

Colback has a better goal scoring record.

 

I think they're both out of their depth as Premier League footballers. They prove that week in week out.

Fair play with that. Neither would be in a good 11 in the Premier but Anita is still the better out of the 3 I mentioned, for me.

 

He's a good squad player to have for a 7-12th place team. We just don't have the players or the players with the right attitude to keep him out the first 11.

[triggs]

Completely went to s*** once Anita was injured, but aye let's hope he stays out.. 

 

Ah yes, because we have been 70s Brazil when he has played. Absolute madness. We have been shit with him and shit without him, for the simple reason he is a total non entity.

Aye Anita was also on the pitch for the first ten minutes when West Brom were absolutely taking the piss and could have scored two or three

[xLiaaamx]

aye but all in all i dont wanna wring the life out of Anita with my bare hands like i do with Colback

[BrettNUFC]

 

We shouldn't use Colback's s***ness as a way of praising Anita. Just forget about Colback for a moment and say what the f*** it is that Anita brings. Detest the word "tidy" to sum up a positive for a central midfielder.  You need so much more than that.

 

Reads the game very well, to the point you rarely have to see him off his feet diving into tackles because he's already there. Presses the opposition very well and doesn't just run around after the ball. And the tidiness you detest is a job which someone has to do to tick over the play from the back and he's good at it.

 

You might want to forget about Colback but you just can't. A lot of the time Anita is actually looking to cover out for his shitness or lack of positional sense. Tiote isn't intelligent enough on the football pitch to look after Colback. Be very surprised if that doesn't become glaringly obvious in the upcoming games if those two are selected which they most likely will be.

[TRon]

Jack Colback would look alright alongside Cabaye, Ben Arfa and Sissoko too.

 

He doesn't add much himself does he? Applies to Anita and Colback to different degrees.

Except Colback isn't as good at tackling is 200% left footed and always liable to make a ridiculous error. Anita offers more in every aspect of his play. Albeit not much more.

 

This is what Colback apologists conveniently ignore. Anita isn't good enough but at least he can do one job and that is press the ball and win it. Colback doesn't do anything well. He's a pointless player taking up a valuable space in midfield.

[Guest reefatoon]

 

We shouldn't use Colback's s***ness as a way of praising Anita. Just forget about Colback for a moment and say what the f*** it is that Anita brings. Detest the word "tidy" to sum up a positive for a central midfielder.  You need so much more than that.

 

Reads the game very well, to the point you rarely have to see him off his feet diving into tackles because he's already there. Presses the opposition very well and doesn't just run around after the ball. And the tidiness you detest is a job which someone has to do to tick over the play from the back and he's good at it.

 

You might want to forget about Colback but you just can't. A lot of the time Anita is actually looking to cover out for his shitness or lack of positional sense. Tiote isn't intelligent enough on the football pitch to look after Colback. Be very surprised if that doesn't become glaringly obvious in the upcoming games if those two are selected which they most likely will be.

 

He doesn't read the game very well as he is constantly chasing shadows, same with positioning, we are constantly overrun. I am never going to praise someone for being tidy, as all footballers should be able to pass a ball 5 yards, it's nothing to praise about. He is crap, slightly less crap than Colback but he doesn't  do anything very well like you state. I know how easily pleased you get at the turgid football we dish out, you just lap that shit up, but he needs replaced as well as Colback.

[BrettNUFC]

You clearly are only following the ball when watching the match if you don't think he reads the game well. When he's fit, just count the amount of times he's got to cover for Colback by switching to another player or close a gap because Colback is away off into no mans land. It can't be easy trying to do his own job whilst luck after the mackem cunt beside him. It's not picked up as well on TV, but it's an eye opener when in the ground.

[Wallsendmag]

 

We shouldn't use Colback's s***ness as a way of praising Anita. Just forget about Colback for a moment and say what the f*** it is that Anita brings. Detest the word "tidy" to sum up a positive for a central midfielder.  You need so much more than that.

 

Reads the game very well, to the point you rarely have to see him off his feet diving into tackles because he's already there. Presses the opposition very well and doesn't just run around after the ball. And the tidiness you detest is a job which someone has to do to tick over the play from the back and he's good at it.

 

You might want to forget about Colback but you just can't. A lot of the time Anita is actually looking to cover out for his shitness or lack of positional sense. Tiote isn't intelligent enough on the football pitch to look after Colback. Be very surprised if that doesn't become glaringly obvious in the upcoming games if those two are selected which they most likely will be.

 

He's hopeless man. Been here ages and you can count on one hand the amount of good games he's had in that time. Total non entity of a player. Doesn't score goals, doesn't create goals, not a great tackler and more often than not you struggle to realise he's actually on the pitch which should never be the case for a player who plays in such a prominent position. We need a completely new central midfield and we need it quickly otherwise we are down.

[ilikenewcastle]

 

We shouldn't use Colback's s***ness as a way of praising Anita. Just forget about Colback for a moment and say what the f*** it is that Anita brings. Detest the word "tidy" to sum up a positive for a central midfielder.  You need so much more than that.

 

Reads the game very well, to the point you rarely have to see him off his feet diving into tackles because he's already there. Presses the opposition very well and doesn't just run around after the ball. And the tidiness you detest is a job which someone has to do to tick over the play from the back and he's good at it.

 

You might want to forget about Colback but you just can't. A lot of the time Anita is actually looking to cover out for his shitness or lack of positional sense. Tiote isn't intelligent enough on the football pitch to look after Colback. Be very surprised if that doesn't become glaringly obvious in the upcoming games if those two are selected which they most likely will be.

 

He's hopeless man. Been here ages and you can count on one hand the amount of good games he's had in that time. Total non entity of a player. Doesn't score goals, doesn't create goals, not a great tackler and more often than not you struggle to realise he's actually on the pitch which should never be the case for a player who plays in such a prominent position. We need a completely new central midfield and we need it quickly otherwise we are down.

 

You're obvious not intelligent enough to appreciate him!

Seriously though "total non entity of a player" sums him up. Sometimes when people say he's had a good game I'm totally baffled because he seems to be  as ineffective in pretty much every game.