DJ_NUFC Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 A freak. I do wonder how he and Mbemba would've fared in a partnership. Oh well. We have Colo and Willo to help me sleep warmly at night. Not very good imo. Similar strengths and weaknesses. We could try a high defensive line though. But would be similar to how it is now in terms of dealing with aerial balls. I'd take those two over Colo or Willo in there, tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Was one of the ones who dared to question Pardew, therefore was forced out. Marveaux, Santon, Ben Arfa and him were all guilty of not being one of the lads with Coloccini and Krul etc. Santon's situation was so strange, went from absolute nailed on certainty at left back to being forced out really quickly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 His replacement for Roma didn't look too clever from what i saw last night mind, the defending for one of Hernandez goal was an absolute joke. He's been messed around far too much, still think he's a quality defender. I thought he was as well, but there's no excuse for not performing in the French league. I wonder if he's gone off the rails somewhat? There's quite a lot that don't tbf, Cabaye is one example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Was one of the ones who dared to question Pardew, therefore was forced out. Marveaux, Santon, Ben Arfa and him were all guilty of not being one of the lads with Coloccini and Krul etc. Not sure if he questioned him or he was just too technical a defender for Pardew to understand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Let's not forget about Lascelles, lads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Let's not forget about Lascelles, lads. HMS Jamaal Lascelles? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spark Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Let's not forget about Lascelles, lads. HMS Jamaal Lascelles? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Was one of the ones who dared to question Pardew, therefore was forced out. Marveaux, Santon, Ben Arfa and him were all guilty of not being one of the lads with Coloccini and Krul etc. Santon's situation was so strange, went from absolute nailed on certainty at left back to being forced out really quickly I think thaT it was a board decision with Santon to force him out because we had three left backs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Marveaux and M'biwa were just deemed, quite rightly, not fit for the Premier League. Unfortunately our team is still largely made up of players not fit for the premier league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Nah, man. You might have ended up being proven right but there's not enough evidence to support what you're saying. Most of it is based on not getting in a side that Alan Pardew managed. When he played there were issues but he didn't do too badly overall. Should have been given a proper run in the team and would have if Coloccini had left as seemed inevitable at the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Chancel's better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 fuck off gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 End of the day when he was with us he was miles better than Williamson and had youth on his side to get some experience, he had games where he was better than Colo as well, which isn't saying much I admit. Whatever you think of the lad he should still be here and Williamson should be playing for fucking Scunthorpe or something. He was shipped without being given a proper crack of the whip by a shit manager. End of story. Things like that can fuck players up long term. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Chancel's better. Agree, although I think they're different. Mapou is capable of some great stuff with interceptions and on the ball. Not that he showed it here obvs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Chancel's better. Agree, although I think they're different. Mapou is capable of some great stuff with interceptions and on the ball. Not that he showed it here obvs. I think they're more similar than different. Mapou perhaps quicker, Chancel stronger but both seem to be footballers first and defenders second. Both pretty weak in the air for CB's. Neither physically imposing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Don't think you have to be either a defender or a footballer though. Yes we need a proper stopper, but Mbemba is absolutely fine physically and has adapted to the league really well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Chancel's better. Agree, although I think they're different. Mapou is capable of some great stuff with interceptions and on the ball. Not that he showed it here obvs. I think they're more similar than different. Mapou perhaps quicker, Chancel stronger but both seem to be footballers first and defenders second. Both pretty weak in the air for CB's. Neither physically imposing. Don't think Mbemba struggles with the physicality of the league. His decision making isn't always great but it's considerably better than his predecessors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Don't think you have to be either a defender or a footballer though. Yes we need a proper stopper, but Mbemba is absolutely fine physically and has adapted to the league really well. Agreed it's not an either thing. But for me, a lot of the best parts of both players games aren't in direct defensive actions. John Terry's a good footballer. Good range of passing, two footed(?) but his best attributes in his prime - organisation & communication, reading the game by anticipating danger, strong, few mistakes & aerial ability etc. The best thing about Chancel/Mapou are on the ball imo. Chancel looks good at intercepting the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Chancel's better. Agree, although I think they're different. Mapou is capable of some great stuff with interceptions and on the ball. Not that he showed it here obvs. I think they're more similar than different. Mapou perhaps quicker, Chancel stronger but both seem to be footballers first and defenders second. Both pretty weak in the air for CB's. Neither physically imposing. Don't think Mbemba struggles with the physicality of the league. His decision making isn't always great but it's considerably better than his predecessors. He struggles in the air imo. He struggled physically with Igahlo and Deeney but otherwise I haven't seen him beasted physically Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Not even Comparable. Chancel better in every aspect Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 French international though.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Not a chance in MYM quicker than Mbemba, like. Absurd statement to be honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 IMO Mbemba is stronger, faster (but not by much), better at slide tackling, has an underrated range of passing (he generally passes to the man further up the pitch versus the safe guy next to him). Much better in the air. However I always felt MYM had no ceiling if the belief in him was there, he seemed a better reader and intercepter of the ball. I'd put it this way - MYM and Mbemba is far better a partnership, and it's not saying much, than Colo and Mbemba. I'd much rather have MYM & Mbemba for pace, youth, etc. To say Mbemba is not good in the air is stupid - he's been beat by better positioned and experienced CFs in the air or lack of communication around him (maybe language barrier?) where a man has drifted behind him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Won slightly less than half his aerial duels Mbemba. Find another CB that's supposed good in the air with worse stats. I'll wait. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Won slightly less than half his aerial duels Mbemba. Find another CB that's supposed good in the air with worse stats. I'll wait. Don't hold your breath, nobody can be bothered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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