Kanj Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 His technique for a professional footballer is atrocious. Always looks like he's tripping over the ball, his first touch is heavy as f*** and he doesn't have any finesse whatsoever. All that said, he's great fun to watch and he's still our biggest threat going forward. He just plows through people or storms past them like they're not there. A real brute when he has the ball. He does bottle a lot of headers and challenges, though. I can't quite put my finger on why. But he is held to higher standards than most of our team and he just doesn't seem that well liked for some reason? He's atrocious in the air, yet scored a great header in the final home game last season the fucking enigma Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Like Ben Arfa was he's judged in totally different parameters and to different expectations to his peers for seemingly no reason other than he has a bit of ambition and against the marker that he doesn't win games single handedly (like every single other player we have) every game. As I have said Sissoko splits the opinion of fans right down the middle and I can understand why there is support but for me he just don't do it often enough and keeps making the most basic mistakes and his decision making is at times poor. He is the best option we have currently but that is more due to the poor transfer business of the club than anything else. If he consistently plays like he did yesterday (misses aside) then you won't get me arguing at all about him as a player but in three years of being here he hasn't. I don't think that's poor decision making, just trying to get beyond the defender and create some space. It doesn't always come off so it can look clumsy, but the alternative would be turn around and pass sideways or backwards. In that exchange with Wijmaldum which led to Sissoko bending the effort past the post, did you think his decision making was poor then? Most of our players wouldn't even have conceived that one two. It was sublime football between two of our best players by a country mile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I prefer my players to only dream of nothing but playing every single week for this club in the rain soaked pitches of the lowlights of a league cup match on a Tuesday night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Prefer players paid by NUFC not to belittle the club every other week in the press, particular if their attitude on the pitch can be questionable at times. He's also judged on a different scale to some of the lesser players as we know what he has in his locker. Disclaimer: He remains our best attacking outlet and should be a guaranteed starter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I prefer my players to only dream of nothing but playing every single week for this club in the rain soaked pitches of the lowlights of a league cup match on a Tuesday night. I used to do that at Wallsend Sports centre but for some reason that never led to me becoming an international superstar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I don't really see where he's ever really belittled the club. Bar a slip with something to do with Palace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 For me he has this lackadaisical Shola thing about him at times, especially when things are not going well on the pitch, that gives the perception that he doesn't give a fuck. Then he gives a monthly interview saying he wants to play somewhere else. That's not how I see it but I think that's maybe how a lot see it with him even though he's an incredibly dangerous player for us, especially this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 His technique for a professional footballer is atrocious. Always looks like he's tripping over the ball, his first touch is heavy as f*** and he doesn't have any finesse whatsoever. All that said, he's great fun to watch and he's still our biggest threat going forward. He just plows through people or storms past them like they're not there. A real brute when he has the ball. He does bottle a lot of headers and challenges, though. I can't quite put my finger on why. But he is held to higher standards than most of our team and he just doesn't seem that well liked for some reason? He's atrocious in the air, yet scored a great header in the final home game last season the fucking enigma Let's not forget that headed clearance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 His technique for a professional footballer is atrocious. Always looks like he's tripping over the ball, his first touch is heavy as f*** and he doesn't have any finesse whatsoever. All that said, he's great fun to watch and he's still our biggest threat going forward. He just plows through people or storms past them like they're not there. A real brute when he has the ball. He does bottle a lot of headers and challenges, though. I can't quite put my finger on why. But he is held to higher standards than most of our team and he just doesn't seem that well liked for some reason? He's atrocious in the air, yet scored a great header in the final home game last season the f***ing enigma Let's not forget that headed clearance One of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen in football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 This cunt has been woeful since the window closed, and really needs to get his finger out. Rapidly starting to hate him tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Was rubbish but he's got no chance when we're 3-0 down after 15 minutes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Well he gave away the ball for the third so he's just as culpable really. Nothing sticks with him and it's incredibly hard to build any kind of play when Gini is invisible and everything bounces off him. It sucks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Gets a solid 1/10, like the rest of the team bar Townsend, for his 'effort' today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikenewcastle Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 It's performances like that make me so baffled when people come out with stuff like "he has to play" or "he's so important". Not buying it, he's mostly rubbish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 He's seemingly untouchable for some reason even though he is woeful the majority of the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Untouchable? He probably gets more stick than any of the other players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 He's seemingly untouchable for some reason even though he is woeful the majority of the time. That's been the case for his whole time at NUFC. I think he's broadly done ok this season but his lack of footballing intelligence hinders his ability to have any sustainable impact on our team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Untouchable? He probably gets more stick than any of the other players. I mean from McClaren as in he can play as badly as he wants yet plays every minute of every game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 "Missing" Sissoko. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Wonder if he'll score a goal this season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Untouchable? He probably gets more stick than any of the other players. I mean from McClaren as in he can play as badly as he wants yet plays every minute of every game. Fair enough, though I don't really think there's much else he can do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Untouchable? He probably gets more stick than any of the other players. I mean from McClaren as in he can play as badly as he wants yet plays every minute of every game. Fair enough, though I don't really think there's much else he can do. He's got plenty of midfield options but he's got minimal balls to change it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-421 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Untouchable? He probably gets more stick than any of the other players. I mean from McClaren as in he can play as badly as he wants yet plays every minute of every game. Fair enough, though I don't really think there's much else he can do. He's got plenty of midfield options but he's got minimal balls to change it. Just checked, and hadn't realised he hasn't scored a competitive goal this season!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Untouchable? He probably gets more stick than any of the other players. I mean from McClaren as in he can play as badly as he wants yet plays every minute of every game. Fair enough, though I don't really think there's much else he can do. He's got plenty of midfield options but he's got minimal balls to change it. Just checked, and hadn't realised he hasn't scored a competitive goal this season!! There's loads of ways to change the set up and not use Sissoko. It might give him the kick up the arse he needs for the Euros. He won't though. He's got no testicles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Didn't even break sweat today. Shameful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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