Mr. Snrub Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Not even playing badly, just happen to be 2-0 down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Is there a top half team in the league still playing 4-4-2?? Nope and we wont be if we continue with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Okay, so we struggle against a poorer Tottenham team who played 3 in the middle, and felt we had to change it at half time right? Not sure how we then come in against a better team also playing 3 in the middle and start off in the same way we struggled last week. Frustrating. I just feel we could easily be so much better if we just setup a bit differently. Makes it much tougher to swallow. Especially with a midfield two of Anita - who is new to the league and played a whole game on thursday, and Cabaye - who looks like he's still on his holidays. Obviously need the extra legs of Jonas or even Raylor in there. And the degree to which 4-3-3 improves us up front goes without saying. cisse and ba offer the team very little as a front two (in terms of retention, creativity, presence etc) and they dont link up well either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Looked like conceding all half tbh. Given them way too much respect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 If we keep to 4-4-2 we won't even finish top 8, it just doesn't suit these players simple as. Might as well bench Ben Arfa if we are going to keep using 4-4-2, it's an utter waste of time. We won't even get close to top 4 with this system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Torres is such a cheating little wanker. Fucking cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 fair play to chelsea. they've got some fantastic players in the finak third. just hope we don't implode. they're fairly average at the back. we need to get ben arfa more involved higher up the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Wishing this was called off now Because we're 1-0 down? No but coz how bad its turning into Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Seems he is just sticking with this 4-4-2 to appease Ba. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsah Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 That's that then. This... since kick off... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I don't think we've been that bad, a piece of poor defending from Santon and a silly challenge from Anita 1-0, then again Torres given too much space and a fantastic finish 2-0. The bigger worry is just how much respect we've given them. Letting a team with this much talent play it around is asking for trouble. Spot on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Our persistence with 4-4-2 is quite strange. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 If we keep to 4-4-2 we won't even finish top 8, it just doesn't suit these players simple as. Might as well bench Ben Arfa if we are going to keep using 4-4-2, it's an utter waste of time. We won't even get close to top 4 with this system. Meltdown. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniatmoko Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 should be 433 we being overrun in middle of the pitch with 442 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 We need Benny central he needs to run the show Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjmc Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 we have been excellent in spells but when it comes to the final third we have been none existant too deep? lack of match sharpness? we dont seem to have anyone trying to push on lobs and long passes when they are holding a tight pack just means anything we do is just fizzing out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Not even playing badly, just happen to be 2-0 down. We have been ok with the ball up to the half way line then we are crap with it (Barfa the exception). That and not pressuring them at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Torres really is such a detestable little c***. Looks for a penalty every fucking second. Dowd having a bit of a nightmare. And oh thanks for 5 minutes of stoppage time in the first half. FFS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Is there a top half team in the league still playing 4-4-2?? Nope and we wont be if we continue with it. Ridiculous statement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyeyzzon Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 that's that then game wrapped up effectivly chelsea looking far too good for us tbh. theyre really clicking, hazard terrifies our defence and we can't control torres. we cant afford to push up either as torres will have a field day behind our back 4. think the physio was saying cabaye has to come off, hope its not serious. Cabaye off? Sigh, I hope it's not like the home Chelsea game last season where we picked up injuries that curtailed our progress a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Say what ever you want, not basing it on just this game, but Cissé and Ba aren't tidy/technical enough in general play to play together!! Great strikers YES. Neither is that great at dropping into midfield and linking play, so it really makes life difficult for our midfield. Also, they're not doing a good job of pressing the opposition together, which certainly isn't helping. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Is there a top half team in the league still playing 4-4-2?? Man United fairly often. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andrew Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 anita has done well in parts but he will take time to adapt as we can see, great player in there but some of his litle errors have been exposed. cisse?? very sluggish. feel a bit sorry for hatem really as hes trying so hard to pull us up the field like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VanBarduck Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 it's not about 4-4-2 , or 4-3-3 , it's about the movement , the combination between players etc , there is some seriously brainless players in that team , simpson for instance ( that's not a news ) and ba and cissé played liked they were retarded , i'm sorry but it's true .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
indi Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Far too lackadaisical from us, much more urgency needed in everything we do, Ben Arfa's hardly been in the game. Torres is a cheating cunt, ref's giving us nothing, still we've only got ourselves to blame, Pardew needs to get them fired up for the second half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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