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  On 03/02/2013 at 00:52, Willow said:

looks like he wants to throttle someone  :lol:

 

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is that gouffran with a troll face? :lol:

 

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needs shopped to the 'awwwww yeahhhhhhh' meme tbh

 

 

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Different player to what I was expecting. I was expecting maybe just an upgrade on Tiote, but he could be for us what Yaya Toure is for Man City.

 

That's not saying he's anywhere near that level by the way, just that sort of player.

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  On 03/02/2013 at 08:22, Wilson said:

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looks like he wants to throttle someone  :lol:

 

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is that gouffran with a troll face? :lol:

 

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needs shopped to the 'awwwww yeahhhhhhh' meme tbh

 

 

The awwww yeahhhhhh. My thoughts exactly. :lol:

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Strange that he has only scored 15ish? in his career up til this point. We grant him permission to play as AM and BOOM! END PRODUCT!

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  On 03/02/2013 at 11:59, Cajun said:

Did he play this far forward before?

 

Thought we had signed a left back, right back, centre back, midfielder and wide forward/cf but it feels like Sissoko has been signed as a forward.

 

No he didn't, he played in front of Capoue with another dude, but never as he plays for us from what i've seen. I was actually surprised to see him play where he does now for us, i thought he was gonna play where Cabaye is playing now and Yo in a more advanced role like Moussa last night. He's always been very offensive with his runs, but not with an as high starting position as he has for us now.

 

But it looks absolutely brilliantly suited for both how we play now. Positively surprised to say at least.

 

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Clearly as some people have said already he's been signed to be our Fellaini/Yaya, powerful attacking mid/support striker who drives the team forward and provides the link between the midfield and the attack but can drop back when needed.

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Haven't seen him play before signing for us, interesting that he hasn't played this further forward before now. Wonder if it's something that has been put forward as an idea by Sissoko or if Pardew has spotted the qualities in him to play further forward.

 

Either way, it worked brilliantly yesterday.

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from what i saw of him on MOTD he was awesome against chelsea

 

they had no answer to him and he was everywhere and involved in everything. bloody brilliant.

 

think i'll sort myself a birthday present of a toontop with #7 on the back

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I'm actually not surprised at all at how we are playing him. I've compared to many others here have always seen Cabaye more as lying playmaker in the sense that he doesn't have the pace or goalinstinct to play that AM role efficiently every game. Obviously he'll have his day, but I find him much better at dictating tempo with his vision and ability to pick a pass, with Siss infront of him and a player like Tiote behind him, I have no doubt we have a winning and possibly one of the best centre mids in the league.

 

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  On 03/02/2013 at 12:08, Skeletor said:

The powerful running/dribbling and driving the team forward has always been his game. He just used to do it from a deeper position for Toulouse.

 

Oui, juste devant la défense et il traverse le terrain, tout seul, tel un tigre.

 

Yes, just before (ahead?) the defense and through the ground, all alone, like a tiger.

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After the Villa game, I thought Pardew had Sissoko and Cabaye the wrong way round, but after yesterday, I can see his thinking. Cabaye is obviously a brilliant passer of the ball but he doesn't have the quickest of feet and consequently struggles to beat players, he naturally operates better with a little extra space. Despite Sissoko being massive, he's quite a skillful fellow and can make a yard for himself easily (see 2 great megs yesterday).

 

It will be really interesting to see how he continues in that attacking midfield role, I'm excited.

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