aussiemag Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 No chance Pardew plays Jonas out of position when he has a perfectly good defender who has proven he can be effective at left back. Plus Pardew needs Jonas to do a job on their right midfielder. That will probably be James Milner. No, it will be Navas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpy Gunt Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 I'm hearing Santon might not be fit. Mbiwa stepping in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexthegreat Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Don't mind Jonas starting this one, it's one of about 3 games in the season where I'm happy to see him in the team. He's good at doing a disciplined job in front of his full back, and he can take pressure off the back 4 with his dribbling and winning free kicks. For that reason he should be mainly be used from the bench when we have something to hold onto, but I don't see anything wrong with him starting this one. He's actually scored at City as well. It's not as if Sinclair or Ince or anyone else would spend the 90 mins dancing into the City penalty area either. While Mbiwa and Jonas is about as solid as we can get down the left, I think the defensive minded Pardew will be panicking about City running rings round Ben Arfa and Debuchy on the other side (in the only pre season game I went to Debuchy gave away yet another penalty to go with the 2 he conceeded last season, and the sending off). I think that may have been on his mind when he moved HBA inside and put Sissokho out wide v Rangers. I don't know if he'd go ahead and do that at City but I think there might be a surprising selection in there somewhere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 I'd take Ben Arfa as a striker next to Cisse if it meant we could play a compact midfield of Tiote, Sissoko, Cabaye and Marv as tip of the diamond and Tiote playing his bruising role. Not like that is my preferred system mind you. I'd rather we bring Gouffran on as a sub for Marv? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 If Jonas isn't injured he will play. Simple as that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Having a compact side isn't the issue, there are a number of ways of doing this. The problem is having the ability to break and relieve the pressure, this is where Pardew will fail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Am I the only fan absolutely dreading the first day of the season. Wishing for more time! Don't see anything other than an absolute tonking here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Am I the only fan absolutely dreading the first day of the season. Wishing for more time! Don't see anything other than an absolute tonking here. I'm at the stage i'm more excited about watching other teams than my own its quite sad tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Am I the only fan absolutely dreading the first day of the season. Wishing for more time! Don't see anything other than an absolute tonking here. I'm at the stage i'm more excited about watching other teams than my own its quite sad tbh. Just shows you how bad our football was last season. Well, got to hope for better this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Am I the only fan absolutely dreading the first day of the season. Wishing for more time! Don't see anything other than an absolute tonking here. I'm at the stage i'm more excited about watching other teams than my own its quite sad tbh. I know, comes to something when you find yourself cheering on hughton and Norwich and thinking what great signings Redmond and van wolfswinkle are. Ahaa! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggs Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Am I the only fan absolutely dreading the first day of the season. Wishing for more time! Don't see anything other than an absolute tonking here. I'm at the stage i'm more excited about watching other teams than my own its quite sad tbh. My thoughts too tbh ,excited for the new managers and new players but dreading watching us at this moment in time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weznufc Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Am I the only fan absolutely dreading the first day of the season. Wishing for more time! Don't see anything other than an absolute tonking here. I'm at the stage i'm more excited about watching other teams than my own its quite sad tbh. My thoughts too tbh ,excited for the new managers and new players but dreading watching us at this moment in time im just saying its a nothing game, our season starts next week Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Fuck it, I'm still excited. No surrender. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 We'll roll over and get our tummy tickled on Monday night. AP will set us up to sit too deep, invite pressure and play hoof ball to relieve pressure in a continuous cycle. We should be better than that but he'll have the players utterly convinced that the best we can do is hang on for as long as possible and try and nick something. I'd play something like a 4-1-4-1. I'd be tempted to play Cabaye in front of the back for as Tiote would be a liability there against this lot and we'd need someone who can actually play. I'd have Sissoko and Tiote in the middle with HBA and Jonas out wide with Cisse up front. We have better players left out however, we'd get murdered if we took them on especially as AP has never used his best players in a system to make best use of their talents. We should have a starting 11 that could pay fast, exciting football, full of movement. Instead we've got restrictive, predictable and defeatist tactics that should only be seen from League One downward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
womblemaster Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 navas is gonna rip us apart! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 navas is gonna rip us apart! Navas? Tear us apart.? Sounds like something Michael Hutchence would say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Or pinhead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 So negative Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I'll settle for a bit of positivity and attacking intent. Expecting us to lose anyway, just want to see us try something different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I'll settle for a bit of positivity and attacking intent. Expecting us to lose anyway, just want to see us try something different. Aye, I'll take anything other than total cowardice as a positive. We'll know the craic an hour before kick off. In fact I'm 90% sure we already know it, Jonas and Tiote WILL be in the starting 11. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 What I'm really looking forward to is when say Cabaye, for example, gets the ball and the other nine outfield players on the pitch stand still and just look at him. I think such a tactic will reap immense results, much like it did last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I'll settle for a bit of positivity and attacking intent. Expecting us to lose anyway, just want to see us try something different. Away to Man City I don't think we'll see any of that from Pardew. Backs to the wall, scared and in awe of the massive club, we should be happy to be playing in such a prestigious establishment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I would have thought this would be the type of game that would suit Anita rather than Tiote, City will be playing technical football rather than relying on winning physical battles all over the pitch. With midfeiders like Cabaye, Anita, Jonas and Sissoko to call on we should be able to put out a pretty decent side easily capable of competing in midfield, provided we don't just sit back and concede possession. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 All Pardew has to do is kick the dressing room door off it's hinges, stand in the middle of the room and shout; "WE ARE CANCELLING THE APOCALYPSE". If that doesn't get us fired up, I dunno what will Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or, being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise Ladies and gentlemen, Newcastle United will be playing 5-4-fucking-1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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