Kanj Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 His aerial ability is staggeringly bad for such a big lad. What's particularly clever about this though is how often Krul takes goal kicks towards him. Sensible stuff. Ya he either has 0 jumping ability or just plain has no care to head the damn ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 His aerial ability is staggeringly bad for such a big lad. What's particularly clever about this though is how often Krul takes goal kicks towards him. Sensible stuff. About 50% of them go nowhere near him tbf. You're right though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 His aerial ability is staggeringly bad for such a big lad. What's particularly clever about this though is how often Krul takes goal kicks towards him. Sensible stuff. he has a peculiar ability to mistime headers when there is no-one near him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Mags Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 He's strong as fuck though, somebody was trying to drag him back in the second half and he just burst away like they weren't there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ElCid Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 He should be totally suited for the premiership with his height and strength but he looks like a fish out of the water 90% of the time and you can count on one hand the outstanding games he has. He can't play on the wing, he can't play in midfield and he doesn't score enough to be in a number 10 role. His passing, control, heading and dribbling are poor to terrible on most occasions and he gives the ball away more than any other player in the team. Tin hat on but I think in the summer we should possibly be looking to sell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 He's a good player - not understanding all this vitriol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Mags Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 He's a good player - not understanding all this vitriol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Would love to see a central midfield 3 of Sissoko, Anita and Cabaye, Ben Arfa on the right, Remy on the left with a proper striker linking things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 He's a good player - not understanding all this vitriol Not that hard to understand really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpy Gunt Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 He should be totally suited for the premiership with his height and strength but he looks like a fish out of the water 90% of the time and you can count on one hand the outstanding games he has. He can't play on the wing, he can't play in midfield and he doesn't score enough to be in a number 10 role. His passing, control, heading and dribbling are poor to terrible on most occasions and he gives the ball away more than any other player in the team. Tin hat on but I think in the summer we should possibly be looking to sell. He came for £1.6m and he's done nothing to add to his value. Just runs down blind alleys most of the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 He's a good player - not understanding all this vitriol Not that hard to understand really. Well I understand that there is the usual litany of moaning 'old cunts' on here - but I'm not sure why it's all being aimed at a decent player. Sure he's ney Messi but he's a really solid performer with (is it?) 5 assists this year. Got to have a scapegoat though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Definitely tries to do it all on his own far too often, can't work out if that's under instruction or that's the type of player he is but it's similar to an aimless punt in the sense it leads to us losing possession more often than not. He's definitely someone you want in your matchday squad though, just not necessarily keeping proper attackers like Ben Arfa out of the side every week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 He should be totally suited for the premiership with his height and strength but he looks like a fish out of the water 90% of the time and you can count on one hand the outstanding games he has. He can't play on the wing, he can't play in midfield and he doesn't score enough to be in a number 10 role. His passing, control, heading and dribbling are poor to terrible on most occasions and he gives the ball away more than any other player in the team. Tin hat on but I think in the summer we should possibly be looking to sell. He came for £1.6m and he's done nothing to add to his value. Just runs down blind alleys most of the time. He's already worth at least 4x that fee but then maybe one day your dream will come true and we'll sell him for 500k and buy Kev Nolan for £5m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Would love to see a central midfield 3 of Sissoko, Anita and Cabaye, Ben Arfa on the right, Remy on the left with a proper striker linking things. I would agree but i'm a believer of the best performers should keep the shirt and right now i'd say Tiote, Anita and Cabaye have all been better. I would also rather see Ben Arfa start as i feel we have enough defensive solidity in those 3, playing Sissoko-Anita-Tiote-Cabaye-Gouffran as a 5 is massive defensive overkill IMO. I do like Moussa though and until the last couple of games i felt he's been one of our better players since the Sunderland debacle, he's a good player without a doubt but i'd rather have Hatem there for more offensive potential and i can't ignore the performances of the likes of Tiote recently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Would love to see a central midfield 3 of Sissoko, Anita and Cabaye, Ben Arfa on the right, Remy on the left with a proper striker linking things. You can't honestly want Tiote out of the team on present form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Would love to see a central midfield 3 of Sissoko, Anita and Cabaye, Ben Arfa on the right, Remy on the left with a proper striker linking things. You can't honestly want Tiote out of the team on present form. dare we have a squad thing ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tachikoma Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 He should be totally suited for the premiership with his height and strength but he looks like a fish out of the water 90% of the time and you can count on one hand the outstanding games he has. He can't play on the wing, he can't play in midfield and he doesn't score enough to be in a number 10 role. His passing, control, heading and dribbling are poor to terrible on most occasions and he gives the ball away more than any other player in the team. Tin hat on but I think in the summer we should possibly be looking to sell. I think giving Sissoko a box-to-box role would help to mask his technical deficiencies somewhat (kind of like Ramires), and make full use of his ridiculous athleticism. Not that this is anything that hasn't been discussed a million times over by now... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 So we have found our new Jonas. Great stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 His decision making skills are abhorrent. I'm sick of him driving forward and then picking an utterly retarded option or doing absolutely nothing at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 He's a good player - not understanding all this vitriol Totally. This place is crazy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 He's a good player - not understanding all this vitriol Totally. This place is crazy. Amen. He is far from perfect but far from deserving of the hiding he is getting. He is no winger, but he offers us a lot imo. Hardly Jonas/Obertan territory. Id also wager Ben Arfa has looked worse at times coming on. Today included. I dispute the jumping comment too. He jumped a mile in the air towards the end and also completely mistimed the jump as Kruls long pass went over his head on his way down. Edit: Just remembered what my avatar is.. no bias honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Noticed he burned away from Yaya Toure. Colossal player. Needs some coaching on his decision making. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Limited player but he has his value, especially on the counter. He and Gouff should be vying for one spot tbh. Most likely Gouff as he's more likely to score Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Should've had his 5th assist of the season, yesterday. He'll be a fantastic player if he can add more consistency to his game, he shows flashes of being able to do really good stuff but has an erratic side. Still, he's good and there's nothing 'awful' about him at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 There are teams in this league who are crying out for a player like him. He can improve still but he's important to us. Not a top top player but certainly good enough for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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