David Icke - Son of God Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Team doesn't really match Pardew's talk this week does it. Was hoping Pardew was bluffing about our tactics. Couldn't think of opposition who are better at letting a game peter out with 15 minutes left at 0-0. They will keep possession, dive, roll around and cheat like the Dickens if we get to that stage I'm not saying gung-ho from the off, but we need to have urgency in our attacking play (ie. with numbers!) from the off. Thing is he could've picked a gung-ho team. They started slowly in either half last week and with the crowd behind us we could really build some momentum. That selection, and I say this as a Pardew acolyte, stinks. In a humourous role reversal, I'm waiting to see how we start. Don't know the details of why people are/aren't starting. Anyway, howay Cisse! Rediscover your Midas touch! Marv and Perch are on the bench, so I don't think fitness is that much of an issue. Mike Williamson, man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 What on earth is he thinking Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stozo Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Marv and Perch both on bench along with HBA. It's either bizarre or Pardew is a genius. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GloriosoSLB Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 i don't think that Pardew is being contradictory...he said he'll wait until the last 20minutes to score and u'll have to be patient Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Bench is Marveaux, Perch, Shola, Campbell, Ben Arfa, Gosling & Elliott Cheers, he can fuck off then. Again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 4-4-1-1 according to the official site, with Bigi on the right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Krul Simpson Williamson MYM Haidara Bigi Cabaye Anita Sissoko Jonas Cissé Nice to see Haidara back, but not sure about moving Cabaye forward, and any positive is negated by Mike f***ing Williamson. Could be this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 http://gifsforum.com/images/gif/i'm%20out%20of%20here/grand/dog-im-out-of-here-eccbc87e4b5ce2fe28308fd9f2a7baf3-1382.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Full squads now in the match thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 The one game where you think there's no way we can do anything but go for it, and he manages to find a way not to. I mean we need to win by two at least and we need the crowd behind us. So his plan is to spend 45 minutes worrying about Benfica and in turn frustrate our own fans into silence, he's like some kind of backwards genius. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Pardew is going to be treated as some sort of super genius if we win this when the truth is only a miracle will win us this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 He's not exactly playing much of a weakened team - who has he rested that he could have started? Not many. Depends how fit/fucked Perch and Marveaux are. Those are the only ones really. It's Williamson's inclusion which has turned us all emo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Marv has been our main creative spark of late, we fucking need him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Well and truly fucked this up like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Pards, you absolute fucking tosser, what the hell are you thinking? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 http://gifsforum.com/images/gif/i'm%20out%20of%20here/grand/dog-im-out-of-here-eccbc87e4b5ce2fe28308fd9f2a7baf3-1382.gif Hadn't seen that gif in too long Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 He's not exactly playing much of a weakened team - who has he rested that he could have started? Not many. That's what I thought like - Perch for Willo (not exactly a huge difference) and Marv playing probably the only real options. All very well saying we should go all out attack but lose an early goal or 2 and it's finished... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Pardew is going to be treated as some sort of super genius if we win this when the truth is only a miracle will win us this. Yep, whatever the result of the match is this team selection is beyond ludicrous Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Can only assume that Perch and Marveaux aren't fully fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 That's a team that is set up to draw. No Marveaux or Obertan is a bit of a joke, imo. We need to score two goals ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Not playing Marv is unforgivable and makes no sense whatsoever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Not playing Marv is unforgivable and makes no sense whatsoever. It really is a fucking pisstake, the more I think about it. He was absolutely crucial to our attacking dominance at the weekend. I can see him just wanting to fuck off at the end of the season tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Can only assume that Perch and Marveaux aren't fully fit. Why put them on the bench? Never understood the logic of benching someone who isn't ready to come on if there's an injury 30 seconds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Moody Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Can only assume that Perch and Marveaux aren't fully fit. Marveaux did end the last game just sitting on the floor unable to move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Can only assume that Perch and Marveaux aren't fully fit. Why put them on the bench? Never understood the logic of benching someone who isn't ready to come on if there's an injury 30 seconds. I agree, but managers do it all the time. Pardew being among them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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