TRon Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 From The Journal Pardew will today return home wanting to know why director of football Joe Kinnear has failed to complete a single signing. The manager fully expected at least one, but most likely two deals to be done by now and yet his club remain the only one in the Premier League to have made an addition to their squad. Pardew will demand to know when, or if, business is going to be completed on the two strikers he has openly admitted the squad needs. Will he fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Chibas Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 From viewing the Liverpool v Melbourne Victory friendly, Ange Postecoglu showed this bloke (ie AP) up. Man-for-man this A-League outfit shouldn't have been on the same park as Liverpool, yet through organisation (and the implementation of technical-based philosophy) they didn't look all that out of place, even though Liverpool were tuning-up. Victory linked-up between midfield & attack, midfielders actually ran the channels (didn't leave the forwards isolated in attack) on the counter, and frustrated Liverpool (who were pressing) with passing & movement. Ange P would make a canny assistant manager in Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I think you'll find that we recently played Liverpool at Anfield with Alan Pardew as manager, and we controlled the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I think you'll find that we recently played Liverpool at Anfield with Alan Pardew as manager, and we controlled the game. When was that?... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/newcastle-uniteds-yoan-gouffran-eyeing-5325488 Pardew said: “I hope to play with two strikers this year more often than not. “I want competition for those two players. FFS he said exactly the same last year, and when we started the season 4-4-2 we were shit, the main reason being we have no wingers. Why can't he see it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/newcastle-uniteds-yoan-gouffran-eyeing-5325488 Pardew said: “I hope to play with two strikers this year more often than not. “I want competition for those two players. FFS he said exactly the same last year, and when we started the season 4-4-2 we were shit, the main reason being we have no wingers. Why can't he see it. Jesus man Pards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/newcastle-uniteds-yoan-gouffran-eyeing-5325488 Pardew said: “I hope to play with two strikers this year more often than not. “I want competition for those two players. FFS he said exactly the same last year, and when we started the season 4-4-2 we were s***, the main reason being we have no wingers. Why can't he see it. Jesus man Pards. http://25.media.tumblr.com/68de82cdc2f3e28db4b3d4b07f00b7a4/tumblr_mhcw0k0RtJ1qe2am5o1_250.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 What worries me is, he seems to think having a couple of new strikers will help and solve our problems, of course it'll help but we create nothing from the wide areas, in fact we hardly create anything from anywhere. That's our main problem and he can have all the strikers he likes, if we don't create anything for them, what's the point. Get a left winger in you fuckwit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 To be fair he also said he wants to play 4-3-3 more too, sounds like another way to put pressure on JFK. Fwiw i dont think playing two up top more at home is such a bad idea, 24 home goals is a shocking stat really for a team with a pretty good home record in general. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthyaddiction Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 If he wants to play 4-4-2 then we need to sign about 3 strikers, 2 wingers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlelunchbox Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 To be fair when you play long ball/direct, 4-4-2 is the way to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 To be fair when you play long ball/direct, 4-4-2 is the way to go. True. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 His competence is highly suspect but given that JFK is here, you can't really blame Pardew for lack of incomings. He does, however, have a duty to at least manage his tactics and formation according to the playing staff we have. As of now, we don't have the wide player(s) for a 442. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 To be fair when you play long ball/direct, 4-4-2 is the way to go. True. If you have one Tall strong striker and one quick intricate one. We have neither maybe gouffran as quick one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 To be fair he also said he wants to play 4-3-3 more too, sounds like another way to put pressure on JFK. Fwiw i dont think playing two up top more at home is such a bad idea, 24 home goals is a shocking stat really for a team with a pretty good home record in general. 4-3-3 is fine with players we have if we say signed Remy, but 4-4-2 is mental with Jonas on one side. We need creativity badly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 4-3-1-2 could work nicely with Ben Arfa in behind 2 forwards but it I couldn't say Pardew playing that. If he does want to play with 2 forwards it seems stupid for us to have already played 3 friendlies using a completely different formation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 4-3-1-2 could work nicely with Ben Arfa in behind 2 forwards but it I couldn't say Pardew playing that. If he does want to play with 2 forwards it seems stupid for us to have already played 3 friendlies using a completely different formation. That Chronicle piece says he wants to abandon the 4-2-3-1 system, then why play it in the first 3 games. Surely friendlies are where you try your new system. Not as you close in on your first league games. The blokes just an idiot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I would like to think we could work on at least two different formations before and during the upcoming season. The amount of games last season where we seriously lacked a plan b when things were not going well, was one of our main downfalls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 To be fair when you play long ball/direct, 4-4-2 is the way to go. True. If you have one Tall strong striker and one quick intricate one. We have neither maybe gouffran as quick one. Also if you have CMs capable of holding the centre of the park as a pair, and wide players who like to get wide and cross. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 pardew in being fucking clueless shocker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I understand where bimpy is coming from. When you had a lack of cohesion like last season, surely the first thing you'll want to work out is Plan A (442) instead of another formation in pre-season. Whatever formation you prefer, get the fundamentals right first and breed familiarity in the system before exploring your other options. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I think you'll find that we recently played Liverpool at Anfield with Alan Pardew as manager, and we controlled the game. When was that?... When we lost 3-1 with an abject performance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 To be fair he also said he wants to play 4-3-3 more too, sounds like another way to put pressure on JFK. Fwiw i dont think playing two up top more at home is such a bad idea, 24 home goals is a shocking stat really for a team with a pretty good home record in general. We lost 9 games at home last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Five o Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Can not help myself feeling a bit down in regards to football this summer. Its quite depressing when you think about it. A owner who by all accounts have no real interest in the club, and taking it forward. A DOF who is a senile old man. Then we have a manager who i have no faith in, just so uninspiring. When he talk about the club i feel as if we should be happy its even in PL, and our best is always on the brink to move to top clubs like Spurs Liverpool etc. Have some fucking pride you cunt, its all i ask! The constant whining about our players might go, or we might receive a bid annoys me the most, just fucking shut up. Thank god for the quality players we have here, the likes of HBA, Marveaux etc are enough to keep me slightly excited before the new season. I was lucky enough to experience the ride we had in the `90s, and when Keegan left i was confident that it was a matter of time before we would be back challenging. Now its just a distant memory, and its clear that it will be some time before we can consider us a top club. The 5th place was very good, but the 5th place does not reflect the current state of the club unfortunately. Imagine this squad, a owner who had the clubs interest at heart and a better manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 It suits him so it might actually work, or at least minimise pitiful substitutions based on him not knowing what the fuck to do with a 4-2-3-1. Now he needs the signings that suit it. A winger (or two) is absolutely essential. That being said, I don't know how he's going to fit our most creative players into a 4-4-2 without stifling them, or at least diluting their potential. Doesn't make sense signing someone like Bent if we've got a flat midfield with two of Jonas/Hatem/Sissoko/Marveaux/Gouffran occupying the wings. Literally none of them are orthodox wingers, Obertan is the only one in the squad. Still just proves that this squad has out-grown the manager, as if we needed any more evidence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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