LRD Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Cabaye and Ben Arfa in a withdrawn role behind Shola when Cisse is unavailable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Really like the idea of either of those in that position but if Cisse gets injured :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Really like the idea of either of those in that position but if Cisse gets injured :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( Debuchy sends in a wicked cross from the right, Shola knocks it down for a on-rushing Ben Arfa to score a thunderbastard, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 When Cabaye is fit i'm expecting him to play that role regardless if a striker comes in or not The report does not make me feel any better by saying something i expect regardless of what we do in the window. If the club don't get how important it is to get a forward in this window, of all windows then i don't think they ever will. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I know a 'negative news is true, whilst positive news is probably false' mentality exists but maybe we're playing games with Marseille by showing we have plans if this doesn't go through. Maybe we're showing we're not desperate so don't try hiking the price up. Oh, who am I kidding? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Complete waste of Ben Arfa. Cabaye can do it but he's never going to be brilliant at it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Complete waste of Ben Arfa. Cabaye can do it but he's never going to be brilliant at it. Agree... Ben Arfa is best on the right cutting in... Marveaux possibly a better number 10 than Cabaye... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Still think it's worth giving a fully fit HBA a try as a #10 at some point. Even if it's just in Europe or something. Cabaye's best form for us has come there though, so I'd be happy if that's how we ended up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spiria Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Complete waste of Ben Arfa. Cabaye can do it but he's never going to be brilliant at it. Agree... Ben Arfa is best on the right cutting in... Marveaux possibly a better number 10 than Cabaye... To try Ben Arfa as a number 10 would be good. But Ben Arfa is more a right forward (not milfielder) so Cabaye number 10 and Ben Arfa right forward and Marveaux left forward (?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Complete waste of Ben Arfa. Cabaye can do it but he's never going to be brilliant at it. Agree... Ben Arfa is best on the right cutting in... Marveaux possibly a better number 10 than Cabaye... Aye although there isn't really enough between Cabaye and Marveaux in that role for Pardew to prefer Marveaux due to Cabaye offering much more defensively. Should be Anita-Cabaye-Marv when fit but Pardew needs defensive security. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 my worry would be that the "withdrawn striker" would mean a rigid 4-4-1-1 we have the capability for so much movement but it relies heavily on cabaye and ben arfa (with the squad we have at least one of them has to play for it to work). i'd be looking at.... krul back 4 with santon and debuchy pushing on tiote flexible 4 cisse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 On verge of breakdown and were not even halfway through the month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 On verge of breakdown and were not even halfway through the month. transfer windows=male periods (sorry jill,catmag etc but you get my drift) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Speaking to Pardew put him off apparently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Speaking to Pardew put him off apparently. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. This more twitter nonsense? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Speaking to Pardew put him off apparently. According to who? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I'd be amazed if we signed three more players this window like I think we'll get a striker and about a 50/50 we get a CB. I think there's about a 50% chance of us getting a striker and a about a 25% chance of us getting a CB. Should make this a guessing competition: I'll take 98% on the striker and 2% on the centre-half... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Speaking to Pardew put him off apparently. How embarrassing, but so not surprising if true. Pardew probably hardly has any real idea who he is! God we need a new manager ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Speaking to Pardew put him off apparently. How embarrassing, but so not surprising if true. Pardew probably hardly has any real idea who he is! God we need a new manager ... http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/6/67064/2107675-not_sure_if_serious_2_super.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Cabaye and Ben Arfa in a withdrawn role behind Shola when Cisse is unavailable. This is it. Our first XI would still be very good without replacing Ba. In theory Cisse up top, with HBA and Marveaux either side, with Cabaye, Tiote and Anita in the middle. Problem is, if anything happens to Cisse we're fucked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hydeous Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Thank fuck Ivory Coast managed to beat Senegal to a place in the ACoN this year. Playing Nile Ranger as lone forward with Perch behind him in midfield creating chances would really have meant suicide watch in Newcastle. Starting with Pardew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
localshop Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 L'Equipe saying he now wants to stay at OM. Their coach says "it's getting boring now". I agree. Barton on twitter also said he thinks Remy's staying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Like the deal got far enough along for him to speak to Pards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Watch us spend the next few weeks trying to convince him and fail and end up with nobody Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Watch us spend the next few weeks trying to convince him and fail and end up with nobody ...and then sign him in the summer when his values has decreased even more. On a serious note, and not to fuel Dave's ridiculous accusation of Scandinavian panic, but the news coming out today has started to worry me a bit. We simply cannot afford another window where we claim to be doing this and that but eventually fail. Without another striker (and probably a CB), we are in serious, serious trouble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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