Dave Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 To be fair to Pardew he's clearly trained since Arsenal based on Ba starting, so this is no real surprise. He wouldn't change everything at the last minute. Disappointing yes, but not surprising. Just confirmed this, and confirmed that going forward Cisse will be up front. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Pardew confirms Shola's selection a straight swap for Ba Cisse to be moved to the centre ASAP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Surely Shola's in there to help deal with the physical stuff Everton will invariably bring to the party. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SweMatt Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 It has to be a 4-4-2 with Obertan and Marveaux on the wings. Tiote as anchor and Anita just in front of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSelecta Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Can't really blame Pardew for his selection tonight. Pleased he's confirmed Cisse will be through the middle after this game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Bollocks. He now has his excuse at the ready. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 To be fair to Pardew he's clearly trained since Arsenal based on Ba starting, so this is no real surprise. He wouldn't change everything at the last minute. Disappointing yes, but not surprising. Just confirmed this, and confirmed that going forward Cisse will be up front. He'll be changing it by half time anyway as it won't work, like most of Pardew's zany first half formations. So much for his meticulous preparation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Human of The Killers running at SJP. I once fell in love with this song (and band) while being their seeing the players warming up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistle17 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Would be tempted to play a 4-4-2 diamond with that line up. Shola and Cisse up top. Everton look to be lining up as 4-4-1-1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Sky lined it up as 4-2-3-1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 They're all contradicting what Pardew's just told them. Idiots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Can't really blame Pardew for his selection tonight. Pleased he's confirmed Cisse will be through the middle after this game. Yes you can, he's basically suggesting that it will take time for Cisse to adapt to playing through the middle ! It's a stupid, stupid team selection, a huge gamble that will make him look like a genius if he pulls it off, but more than likely will end like most of us suspect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Pards preparing Cisse meticulously to get raped by Baines and Pienaar seems a tad harsh on papisse. 'You will fail to tackle baines here as he flies down the flank and fail to block his cross here' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Fair enough really, the selection when you weigh things up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 So where is Shola playing, right wing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 So where is Shola playing, right wing? Pardew said he's slotted Shola in for Ba directly, as that's the way we'd been preparing for the game up until end of training yesterday (with Cisse right again). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisjraby Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 People thinking Pardew wouldn't put Shola in the centre Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSelecta Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Fucking Redknapp and Reid pundits for this. They're both dreadful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Not hard to ask a striker to play in a striker's position, despite what they trained this week is it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Not hard to ask a striker to play in a striker's position, despite what they trained this week is it? No. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 This is going to be horrible tonight . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 13 league starts on our bench; 7 of them for Ferguson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quailman Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 All Pardew did was confirm what we already knew. Don't know where people are getting the Cisse playing down the middle from the start? He suggested that this is where he will likely to end up, that could be at some random time in the game. Cisse and Ba did occasionally swap, which we obviously can't do with Shola in his place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quailman Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 13 league starts on our bench; 7 of them for Ferguson. That's frightening! Can't see our subs impacting on the game at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Cisse might benefit from Shola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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