ponsaelius Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I actually can't get my head round the thinking of putting Sissoko on the wing. He's fast. That's pretty much it. Idiotic stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Just saw the highlights. In the 4th minute Tioté made a fantastic 5 yard sideway pass to Cabaye who didn't even see it as he had a 50 minutes long verbal spat with a ranger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Cabaye's s****. Tiote's s****. Pardew's s****. Jonas is beyond s****. Debuchy's not a great defender. Glad Shola scored but he's a c***. Sammy's utter crap. Ben Arfa's got no substance. Colo's slow as f***, sick of him. f***. Just getting rid of all of my own aggressive hyperbole in one post. Pardew being shit isn't hyperbole, it's more of an understatement if anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 bad wingplay, go figure. And yet Pardew persist with this formation despite us lacking any decent wingers, you do wonder what goes on in his head. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Genuinely baffled anyone still takes anything from pre-season friendlies (especially ones that aren't even televised or on the radio) seriously but maybe It seems alone in that. Shola will be fucking mint this season if I am wrong though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I actually can't get my head round the thinking of putting Sissoko on the wing. Puts a shift in or something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 He plays there for France doesn't he? I'm not saying I agree with it but I don't object to trying things out in friendlies too much, albeit probably not worth doing it again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Cabaye's shite. Tiote's shite. Pardew's shite. Jonas is beyond shite. Debuchy's not a great defender. Glad Shola scored but he's a cunt. Sammy's utter crap. Ben Arfa's got no substance. Colo's slow as fuck, sick of him. Fuck. Just getting rid of all of my own aggressive hyperbole in one post. I've bookmarked this for future use. Just need to snip the Shola goal bit and it'll invariably work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I actually can't get my head round the thinking of putting Sissoko on the wing. He's fast. That's pretty much it. Idiotic stuff. Not from a standing start he's not which as a "winger" it more or less negates it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Genuinely baffled anyone still takes anything from pre-season friendlies (especially ones that aren't even televised or on the radio) seriously but maybe It seems alone in that. Shola will be fucking mint this season if I am wrong though Why does every team bother playing them then, if they're completely meaningless? First few of the summer you'd have a point. Not now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Im calling a 90th minute equaliser from Shola Was predictable tbh, he loves a late goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 He plays there for France doesn't he? I'm not saying I agree with it but I don't object to trying things out in friendlies too much, albeit probably not worth doing it again I'm betting France dont play the same style, and have much more movement and interchanging of positions than a Pardew team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Genuinely baffled anyone still takes anything from pre-season friendlies (especially ones that aren't even televised or on the radio) seriously but maybe It seems alone in that. Shola will be fucking mint this season if I am wrong though A pre-season result can have actual implications. I'm not saying this one definitely will, I'm just saying it's a garbage result in isolation and - if those present are credible - there remain similar problems with the performance. Genuinely baffled anyone still takes anything from pre-season friendlies (especially ones that aren't even televised or on the radio) seriously but maybe It seems alone in that. Shola will be fucking mint this season if I am wrong though Why does every team bother playing them then, if they're completely meaningless? First few of the summer you'd have a point. Not now. Precisely this, too. To varying extents ('none' to 'some' would be the scale), pre-season matches matter. Why not get pumped up against some good teams instead of labouring to draws against third-tier Scottish sides? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Delighted we came through unscathed. Good to see Shola still coming up with the goods. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I actually can't get my head round the thinking of putting Sissoko on the wing. He's fast. That's pretty much it. Idiotic stuff. I mean it's literally what you'd do on FIFA cos it works not real life. Just no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Genuinely baffled anyone still takes anything from pre-season friendlies (especially ones that aren't even televised or on the radio) seriously but maybe It seems alone in that. Shola will be f***ing mint this season if I am wrong though You are missing the point hard, imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 It's a stupid result and it's annoying the squad isn't up to speed at all yet, but i can't bring myself to be as worked up as if it was a competitive match, proof will be in the pudding soon enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Alan Pardew is a fucking idiot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 When not even Mole is posting on here now then it's bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 www.nufc.com Not bonny on Clyde Result: Rangers 1 Newcastle 1 Rangers went ahead after just five minutes following a soft penalty award. The spot-kick was dispatched past Tim Krul by Lee McCulloch. United dominated possession in the first period but were restricted to long range shots in this not-so-friendly pre-match kickabout. The Magpies remained disjointed after the break but the numerous substitutions haven't caused us to lose our rhythm as we never had any...! Once again, Shola Ameobi provided the face-saver with a good finish at the very end of normal time. Team: Krul (Elliot 46), Debuchy, Santon (Dummett 63), Coloccini (Yanga-Mbiwa 73), S.Taylor, Sissoko (Marveaux 63), Tiote (Anita 73), Gutierrez (Sa.Ameobi 80), Cabaye (Gosling 80), Cisse (Sh.Ameobi 73), Ben Arfa (Gouffran 46). Subs: All used. Booked: Sissoko Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 He plays there for France doesn't he? I'm not saying I agree with it but I don't object to trying things out in friendlies too much, albeit probably not worth doing it again Only as a sub on a few occasions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishMagpie Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 bad wingplay, go figure. And yet Pardew persist with this formation despite us lacking any decent wingers, you do wonder what goes on in his head. I'm hoping (in desperation) that he's picked this team on purpose.....maybe Kinnear is delaying on signing a winger so Pards is going "look! see how shit our wing options are!" voila... Downing or the like is signed tomorrow. I know.....complete fantasy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I actually can't get my head round the thinking of putting Sissoko on the wing. He's fast. That's pretty much it. Idiotic stuff. It reminds me very much of Souness putting Shola on the wing. He basically just picks 11 players then trys to fit them into his favourite formation. Sissoko is the odd man out if you like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 So our front six was something like this, then? (If the Pacos friendly is anything to go by, which was the same personnel I think, minus Cisse?) ----- Cabaye --- Tiote ------ Siss ------- HBA ------ Jonas ------------ Cisse -------------- Tiote: Wrong. Shouldn't be in the team. Sissoko: Wrong. Should be starting deeper. Sissoko: Wrong again. Shouldn't be on the right. HBA: Wrong. Should be on either wing, preferably right. Jonas: Wrong. Shouldn't be in the team. Cisse/Cabaye: Probably fair enough but probably rendered completely useless by the amount of Wrong going on around them. Regardless of how you rate those six as individuals, somehow you can't see them functioning as a combination. It's like there's no pattern, no vision there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Why did HBA only last a half? Is he still carrying a massive arse? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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