Guest WashyGeordie Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Can't believe he's been here 3 days, probably had 1 training session, and had his first 45mins in over 6 months (and in a Derby!), and yet he's wrote off already! Give him atleast a month to settle and get fit ffs! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Good player or not, from what I saw yesterday he is a target man, and with Cabaye gone, we will now revert to Pardews favored long ball game which is just awful to watch. Under Pardew yes, target man doesn't mean hoofball per se. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 If he does a "Early days yet but he looks a bit shit" Ba then I will be more than happy. The irony is the things he has been criticised for come from him getting into cracking positions where a (to be completely expected) poor touch has let him down. I came away from the game impressed given the circumstances then I come on here seeing some writing him off Really hate the "Well it was his first game but.." stuff, its like the "not being racist but.."(going to say something massively racist). Some could just give players a few games to settle in? Most would probably suck the shit from Debuchy's arse right now but at the start of the season he was worse than Simpson, according to some. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Looked shot on confidence and match sharpness, good job we waited so long to get him in so he will only be effective for 2 months Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Ridiculous to think of writing off de Jong at this point - he came into a side which has just lost its best m/f player, was totally disorganised and losing by 2 goals to its Derby rivals and this after having just a few days to get to know his team-mates and how they play...I have to say that his first viewing probably sent his heart into his boots. Nevertheless, he tried to find space and made forward runs as soon as we had possession...he does look as if he has something but it will take several games to see what he is made of...look how the French players struggled to get up to PL pace after joining last January - we nearly got relegated. It even took de Jong's countryman, Dennis Bergkamp, a while to settle in at Arsenal and he was a much more highly-rated player than de Jong. Some players on our books are still 'finding their feet' after a couple of seasons...no names, no pack drill..! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Could be the antidote to Cisse's horrendous form. Whether or not he can play in a two man frontline i don't know but he looks to have a bit of movement about him that could create more space for a pure finisher like Cisse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhaircut Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Could be the antidote to Cisse's horrendous form. Whether or not he can play in a two man frontline i don't know but he looks to have a bit of movement about him that could create more space for a pure finisher like Cisse. Why do i keep hearing this nonsense? Are you suggesting dropping Remy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 4-3-3 with LDJ central, Remy wide left and Ben Arfa wide right makes all the sense in the world. Gouffran in place of LDJ if we need another option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToonArmy Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Was listening to the Football Weekly podcast the other day and the German Bundesliga pundit there reckons he`s a decent player that just unfortunately didn`t fit in with their coach`s system (apparently prefer number 10`s / attacking midfielders up front) rather than an out and out penalty box player like De Jong (as he described him). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Was listening to the Football Weekly podcast the other day and the German Bundesliga pundit there reckons he`s a decent player that just unfortunately didn`t fit in with their coach`s system (apparently prefer number 10`s / attacking midfielders up front) rather than an out and out penalty box player like De Jong (as he described him). I thought de Jong looked more like a deep lying player yesterday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Was listening to the Football Weekly podcast the other day and the German Bundesliga pundit there reckons he`s a decent player that just unfortunately didn`t fit in with their coach`s system (apparently prefer number 10`s / attacking midfielders up front) rather than an out and out penalty box player like De Jong (as he described him). I thought de Jong looked more like a deep lying player yesterday We all know how shit pardew is using players in their right/best position so that wouldn't shock me one bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Could be the antidote to Cisse's horrendous form. Whether or not he can play in a two man frontline i don't know but he looks to have a bit of movement about him that could create more space for a pure finisher like Cisse. Why do i keep hearing this nonsense? Are you suggesting dropping Remy? Surely any suggestion of dropping him isn't a terrible idea. 3 goals in 12 matches, 1 red card. Two of those goals against 9 men Stoke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Could be the antidote to Cisse's horrendous form. Whether or not he can play in a two man frontline i don't know but he looks to have a bit of movement about him that could create more space for a pure finisher like Cisse. Why do i keep hearing this nonsense? Are you suggesting dropping Remy? It's not about dropping Remy. He's our top scorer. But what's wrong with having different options or approaches to certain games? It's also more likely that Remy will not make his move permanent, so why not try and see if the other two can work together? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Could be the antidote to Cisse's horrendous form. Whether or not he can play in a two man frontline i don't know but he looks to have a bit of movement about him that could create more space for a pure finisher like Cisse. Or could be the loan signing which allows us to cash in on Cisse if the rumours of selling to Rubin Kazane are true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Could be the antidote to Cisse's horrendous form. Whether or not he can play in a two man frontline i don't know but he looks to have a bit of movement about him that could create more space for a pure finisher like Cisse. Why do i keep hearing this nonsense? Are you suggesting dropping Remy? Surely any suggestion of dropping him isn't a terrible idea. 3 goals in 12 matches, 1 red card. Two of those goals against 9 men Stoke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I was impressed with his showing for ball and running about the channels to get the ball. He'll get up to speed with a week or so of training and show his promise. An issue with many of our supporters is constant slagging off of new players b/c they didn't light it up on their debut. Had this lad been signed at the beginning of the window when all of us were in better spirits and we didn't sell Cabaye some of the quick 1-2s or lay offs would have been applauded and people would have been very excited. Fucking shame that the club signs a player the week they sell Cabaye, get no replacement, go down 2-0 to Sunderland and bring him on and expect him to save us. Leave it to our joke of a hierarchy to never set our players up for success. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I was impressed with his showing for ball and running about the channels to get the ball. He'll get up to speed with a week or so of training and show his promise. An issue with many of our supporters is constant slagging off of new players b/c they didn't light it up on their debut. Had this lad been signed at the beginning of the window when all of us were in better spirits and we didn't sell Cabaye some of the quick 1-2s or lay offs would have been applauded and people would have been very excited. Fucking shame that the club signs a player the week they sell Cabaye, get no replacement, go down 2-0 to Sunderland and bring him on and expect him to save us. Leave it to our joke of a hierarchy to never set our players up for success. You need an avatar btw, maybe your sexy face so we can get over Cabaye leaving Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I was impressed with his showing for ball and running about the channels to get the ball. He'll get up to speed with a week or so of training and show his promise. An issue with many of our supporters is constant slagging off of new players b/c they didn't light it up on their debut. Had this lad been signed at the beginning of the window when all of us were in better spirits and we didn't sell Cabaye some of the quick 1-2s or lay offs would have been applauded and people would have been very excited. f***ing shame that the club signs a player the week they sell Cabaye, get no replacement, go down 2-0 to Sunderland and bring him on and expect him to save us. Leave it to our joke of a hierarchy to never set our players up for success. You need an avatar btw, maybe your sexy face so we can get over Cabaye leaving Cheers man, Im starting to get really pissed off after yesterday. Brown/Indian/American Cabaye, like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 You mean Pardew said he wasn't ready to play and was absolutely correct? Who'd have thought it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 He came on when we were 2 down at home ffs. In what world can you give a balanced opinion of him in that game? Or indeed say that anything that Pardew did was "absolutely correct" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I thought he looked pretty decent to be honest. He showed some good touches and didn't hide. Get some games under his belt and I reckon he'll be a decent to good Premiership striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Recoba Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Better than Shola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Has a good touch, can play it first time. Doesn't seem to want to shoot, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Needs to start shooting but holds the ball up really well. Had the beating of Cahill and Luiz in the air for the most of the match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Looked a decent player. Unworthy circumstances to play in. Goes for the majority of our offensive players under Pardew. If he has any say in our supposed "rebuilding" this summer, we'll be set back for years and Carr would be right to go. His impact on our offensive players, it's like he reduces them to meaningless players that just make up the numbers. If he could, he'd play box-to-box strikers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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