Alan Pardew

[Guest Roger Kint]

When you think Chelsea got Marin for a similar figure(although he was injured early on) we could definately have spend that £6m ish better.

 

What a poor example to give

 

Yeah its a stupid example to suggest we signed a winger which we needed rather than Anita. Seeing as he signed well before the summer i rather thought you wouldnt think i meant him personally

[Dave]

Bit of a silly thing to say considering Smith's days were basically numbered when Pardew took the job. And the fact we've bought players the complete opposite to the rubbish you've described in the last couple of years.

 

Retard think before you speak lol

 

who signed these players? 

 

It's the third time you've called me that recently, is it not? Take it to PM next time on the off chance there's someone offended by it.

 

Doubtful, like, given it's unlikely someone will take you and your mangled English seriously.

 

you certainly do as youve taken special notes on every time i called you a name haha 

 

Nobody wants to read this bollocks.

 

I bet he doesn't.

[Yorkie]

Anita's just another in a long list of players who isn't used properly.

[Guest Roger Kint]

Anita's just another in a long list of players who isn't used properly.

 

This tbh.

[TRon]

Anita's just another in a long list of players who isn't used properly.

 

Exactly. Which is why I'm hesitant to write off players at the moment until I see what they look like in a more fluid team in a proper formation.

[colinmk]

Once we get a decent manager I think Anita will be a good player for us.

[Ronaldo]

With everyone fit would anyone start Anita?

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I'm not sure where I would fit him, possibly in a midfield 3 with Cabaye and Sissoko.

[Ronaldo]

I'm not sure where I would fit him, possibly in a midfield 3 with Cabaye and Sissoko.

 

I'd put Marveaux or Tiote there, depending on the opposition.

[Mole_Toonfan]

I think Anita's pretty good 

 

Agree.

Could imagine him flourishing in a setup like Swansea.

 

Agreed Anita should be our Britton, Cabaye should be our Allen and Sissoko should be our Sigurdsson.

 

Unfortunately this is not possible under Pardew.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I'm not sure where I would fit him, possibly in a midfield 3 with Cabaye and Sissoko.

 

I'd put Marveaux or Tiote there, depending on the opposition.

 

Aye, those are both options, I just think we might be able to do without Tiote if we had Sissoko in the centre. I know he's not defensive, but just for presence.

 

Marveaux is the one who's harder to leave out, but I think I would use him more sparingly if our front 3 was functioning and interchanging better. As it is we need him as he provides our only creativity.

[littlelunchbox]

I think Anita's pretty good 

 

Agree.

Could imagine him flourishing in a setup like Swansea.

 

Agreed Anita should be our Britton, Cabaye should be our Allen and Sissoko should be our Sigurdsson.

 

Unfortunately this is not possible under Pardew.

 

This very much so. 

[Mick]

Every day is another day closer to this coward leaving the club.

[Guest icemanblue]

Anita is a quality footballer, but you can hardly expect him to flourish in a team that constantly bypasses him. He's a far better player than Tiote, can break up play and distribute but we don't have the coach to implement it. Like others have said he'd be immense at Swansea

 

Would a better manager instantly improve his physical attributes, so that he's not brushed off the ball with worrying ease?

[Wullie]

I think Anita's pretty good 

 

Me too, but I know what people mean about a player who could make more instant impact and be more physical etc. I think Anita may still come good though, at the end of the day he's a classy player.

 

You've pretty much described Sissoko there yet three months down the line, he looks utterly ordinary. Pardew hasn't got the best out of a single player this season so I don't know why Anita should be any different, only he also has the excuse, unlike most, of never having played in this country before.

 

Last thing we should be doing is criticizing individuals under this nugget, especially central midfielders, brought in under false pretences, told they'll play a passing game then when they get here told to chip it into Cisse and cross their fingers.

[Dokko]

Problem with Anita is we've got someone better than him in every role, therefore it's hard to fit him in. I can see the reason to have him, and think under a different manager we'd see a much better player, but right now he's not made an impact in the first team and its hard to say he's first choice in any position. Saying that every game Jonas has played this season Anita should have been in there before him, he's better than him at everything and with the same versatility.

 

 

I do feel massively sorry for him he's left Ajax for this, if I were him I'd ask to move on.

[Mick]

 

 

Would a better manager instantly improve his physical attributes, so that he's not brushed off the ball with worrying ease?

 

 

A better manager would make better use of the players at his disposal without having to change physical attribues but aye, let's go on as if that's the problem.

[TRon]

I think Anita's pretty good 

 

Me too, but I know what people mean about a player who could make more instant impact and be more physical etc. I think Anita may still come good though, at the end of the day he's a classy player.

 

You've pretty much described Sissoko there yet three months down the line, he looks utterly ordinary. Pardew hasn't got the best out of a single player this season so I don't know why Anita should be any different, only he also has the excuse, unlike most, of never having played in this country before.

 

Last thing we should be doing is criticizing individuals under this nugget, especially central midfielders, brought in under false pretences, told they'll play a passing game then when they get here told to chip it into Cisse and cross their fingers.

 

In answer to Ronaldo's question at the top of the page, I'd suggest read this.

[littlelunchbox]

I think Anita's pretty good 

 

Me too, but I know what people mean about a player who could make more instant impact and be more physical etc. I think Anita may still come good though, at the end of the day he's a classy player.

 

You've pretty much described Sissoko there yet three months down the line, he looks utterly ordinary. Pardew hasn't got the best out of a single player this season so I don't know why Anita should be any different, only he also has the excuse, unlike most, of never having played in this country before.

 

Last thing we should be doing is criticizing individuals under this nugget, especially central midfielders, brought in under false pretences, told they'll play a passing game then when they get here told to chip it into Cisse and cross their fingers.

 

sad thing about this bit is, do they even practice this in training, if they do, the fact is its executed so badly during games tells us the players really does not want to do it for this manager.  At least not anymore.

 

 

[Deuce]

With everyone fit would anyone start Anita?

 

I still believe our best midfield 3 is Cabaye forward, Sissoko center, Anita behind. Though that's contingent upon us playing the ball through the midfield, on the ground (i.e. not gonna happen any time soon).

 

As is, I'd play Cabaye/Sissoko/Jonas or Marveaux/Sissoko/Cabaye, depending upon the opposition.

[Mistle17]

Anita is a quality footballer, but you can hardly expect him to flourish in a team that constantly bypasses him. He's a far better player than Tiote, can break up play and distribute but we don't have the coach to implement it. Like others have said he'd be immense at Swansea

 

Spot on

[TRon]

Anita is a quality footballer, but you can hardly expect him to flourish in a team that constantly bypasses him. He's a far better player than Tiote, can break up play and distribute but we don't have the coach to implement it. Like others have said he'd be immense at Swansea

 

Would a better manager instantly improve his physical attributes, so that he's not brushed off the ball with worrying ease?

 

A better manager would have the team moving the ball around much quicker so players wouldn't get closed down so regularly in the first place. Otherwise I doubt Lee Clark would have looked much of a player when Keegan had him playing the holding role early days in his first stint as manager.

[Decky]

Once we get a decent manager

 

[Guest Howaythetoon]

Anita is a nothing type player like. Someone we don't need and arguably never will. That money should have been spent on a proper winger. That's not me saying the Dutchman is a poor player btw, I just think he's someone we have no real need for.

[Mole_Toonfan]

I think we can all agree that looking back on it considering the needs of Pardew that a Winger would have been a lot more wise than buying Anita.

 

I do like Anita though, i was quite excited about signing him in the summer as i thought he would be an important player to improve our style of play.....

 

I remember saying signing him would be quite important in terms of keeping the ball better and controlling games and genuinely believed it at the time.

 

Also felt he would be the player who started all our attacks and would drop in behind Coloccini when he broke forward and a genuine push to controlling football matches and 4-3-3.

 

Was genuinely deceived by all the soundbites