Dave Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 That buildup to the Demba goal Aye, was an excellent goal. Including Simpson's cross, which I'm sure will baffle a few. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 That buildup to the Demba goal liked the way we played but to listen to shearers MotD analysis, the tiote pass takes 3 out as does ban arfas, still one pass later they have us swamped at the back really and it was a fantastic to get us the goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Good mate of mine (and Toon fan) who I'm drinking with in the Hancock tonight is a sports photographer, and his Ben Arfa shot has been chosen as the header for the BBC Sports review of our match http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19221418 Class picture, high res version available anywhere? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 That buildup to the Demba goal Aye, was an excellent goal. Including Simpson's cross, which I'm sure will baffle a few. wasn't a good cross though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 How good was Cisse and Ben arfa pre match on espn, when they were saying "toon army" and "the passion". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Spurs are a very good team imo. They played pretty well and we won... chuffed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 That buildup to the Demba goal liked the way we played but to listen to shearers MotD analysis, the tiote pass takes 3 out as does ban arfas, still one pass later they have us swamped at the back really and it was a fantastic to get us the goal. Shearer had a good point. Up till then, their pressing game had us knocking the ball backwards and hoofing it long. That was one of the first occasions when we actually managed to use a bit of skill to get the ball through their midfield. It left Simpson with lots of time to pick the cross. I didn't think we played all that much better in the second half. However, we did get the first goal, and that was crucial for our confidence. Still not convinced that we should be playing Ba and Cisse together, whether it's 4-4-2 or 4-3-3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Who were the clowns that derided Defoe? Another good game against us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 That buildup to the Demba goal liked the way we played but to listen to shearers MotD analysis, the tiote pass takes 3 out as does ban arfas, still one pass later they have us swamped at the back really and it was a fantastic to get us the goal. Shearer had a good point. Up till then, their pressing game had us knocking the ball backwards and hoofing it long. That was one of the first occasions when we actually managed to use a bit of skill to get the ball through their midfield. It left Simpson with lots of time to pick the cross. I didn't think we played all that much better in the second half. However, we did get the first goal, and that was crucial for our confidence. Still not convinced that we should be playing Ba and Cisse together, whether it's 4-4-2 or 4-3-3. i disagree, each time we gave the ball to ben arfa in the first half we done that. i was more takingissue with the punditry of "takes 3 out" then the next pass "takes 3 out" as if those players wont drop back in and consolodate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Ba and Cisse are great in a front 3 but as a partnership they just don't work IMO. One of the many reasons why 4-3-3 has to be used going forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 There were 4 or 5 hilariously typical Defoe moments. He's a pile of shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danishmag Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Very pleased with the result. I hope that this will give the boys the confidence to get a result (again ) at Stamford bridge! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 There were 4 or 5 hilariously typical Defoe moments. He's a pile of s****. You can just admit you're wrong. Saves time and effort. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 He scored a goal. He didn't have an amazing game. I still don't rate him. Nothing to admit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 That buildup to the Demba goal liked the way we played but to listen to shearers MotD analysis, the tiote pass takes 3 out as does ban arfas, still one pass later they have us swamped at the back really and it was a fantastic to get us the goal. Shearer had a good point. Up till then, their pressing game had us knocking the ball backwards and hoofing it long. That was one of the first occasions when we actually managed to use a bit of skill to get the ball through their midfield. It left Simpson with lots of time to pick the cross. I didn't think we played all that much better in the second half. However, we did get the first goal, and that was crucial for our confidence. Still not convinced that we should be playing Ba and Cisse together, whether it's 4-4-2 or 4-3-3. i disagree, each time we gave the ball to ben arfa in the first half we done that. i was more takingissue with the punditry of "takes 3 out" then the next pass "takes 3 out" as if those players wont drop back in and consolodate. Throughout the game, we were very reliant on Ben Arfa's individual efforts, but we really struggled to pass and move our way towards the opposition defence. It's what's separating us from the sides above us. Shearer could have put it better, because yeah we didn't eliminate those midfield players for the entire move. But we got the ball behind them, and made them turn backwards. Usually it was us going backwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 watched the game in the talbot,skelwith bridge, between amblside and langdale. just me and girl 1,a lapsed man city fan, 2 blackburn fans in name only and a leicester fan and a few families having meals......then Ba scored and a very quiet late to middle aged couple "GIT IN" from round the other side of the central pillar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesPaul Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 He scored a goal. He didn't have an amazing game. I still don't rate him. Nothing to admit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 He scored a goal. He didn't have an amazing game. I still don't rate him. Nothing to admit. Your critisism is over the top like. He's a good player. When the guy is running at you he causes problems. There was someone on here the other day who said he must be a piece of piss to mark (not sure if it was you). But whoever it was were wrong. He's a good player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Defoe scored, that doesn't mean he was good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 That buildup to the Demba goal liked the way we played but to listen to shearers MotD analysis, the tiote pass takes 3 out as does ban arfas, still one pass later they have us swamped at the back really and it was a fantastic to get us the goal. Shearer had a good point. Up till then, their pressing game had us knocking the ball backwards and hoofing it long. That was one of the first occasions when we actually managed to use a bit of skill to get the ball through their midfield. It left Simpson with lots of time to pick the cross. I didn't think we played all that much better in the second half. However, we did get the first goal, and that was crucial for our confidence. Still not convinced that we should be playing Ba and Cisse together, whether it's 4-4-2 or 4-3-3. i disagree, each time we gave the ball to ben arfa in the first half we done that. i was more takingissue with the punditry of "takes 3 out" then the next pass "takes 3 out" as if those players wont drop back in and consolodate. Throughout the game, we were very reliant on Ben Arfa's individual efforts, but we really struggled to pass and move our way towards the opposition defence. It's what's separating us from the sides above us. Shearer could have put it better, because yeah we didn't eliminate those midfield players for the entire move. But we got the ball behind them, and made them turn backwards. Usually it was us going backwards. as ben arfas runs done in the first half so those passes done in the second. what it came down to was that as we put the ball in (and we didn't waste any time doing it) they had loads who'd got back, so we didn't really cut anyone out/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghandis Flip-Flop Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 There were 4 or 5 hilariously typical Defoe moments. He's a pile of s****. You can just admit you're wrong. Saves time and effort. He,s a blinkered greedy idiot, two or three times if he had any awareness he'd have fainted to shoot and played in players a couple of yards either side of him who were in much better positions. He's just a slightly better Peter Ndlov IMO, never has his head up and is solely interested in himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Some of the fuckin patter in here, man... We won a difficult first game of the season. Whap it out, man. Geet up Demba. I can see Pardew's thinking with the 442, mind. If the ball falls to eithrt in the box we have a good chance of a goal, so why not have both in the box with everyone else doing the work. Whatever tactics get us through the first 10 games or so with wins will do for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 He scored a goal. He didn't have an amazing game. I still don't rate him. Nothing to admit. That's what he's there for though. He's not a world-beater by any means, but the guy is an opportunist who knows how to put the ball in the back of the net. Far from shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 That cross he ballooned into row z was classic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 He's not shit. He's especially one dimensional though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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