Optimistic Nut Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Shades of Colo in midfield v Man City. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 He'll be man marking Hazard man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Remember Stephen Carr as a holding midfielder? I don't think anything will top Big Sam giving Alan Smith a man-marking job on Kenwyne Jones at the Stadium of Light. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Santon in the middle is right. No Shola though. Krul Debuchy Williamson Taylor Dummett Sissoko Anita Santon Gouffran/Haidara HBA de Jong ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DebuchyAndTheBeast Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Just hope he can do a 90 min Pirlo impression today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 At least we don't have to see Shola start.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 i would do this: Krul Debuchy MYM Taylor Haidara Sissoko Anita Ben Arfa Santon Sammy De Jong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 i actually think he'll do okay there tbh I wouldn't be shocked if he did ok there.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 What will games against Macclesfield tell us? Pardew is righ to experiment for the remaining few months, be it trying Santon in midfield or playing a youngster or a different formation. Obviously though that doesn't suit the anti-Pardew agenda you've got going. We're playing for points, we're not playing Macclesfield you goon. If we need to make one change to bring in a midfielder he's turned that one change into two as he'll now have to bring in a defender. Pre-season isn't only about playing a few games, it's about working on things for many weeks in training. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 He'll be man marking Hazard man. Load your coin on Hazard scoring today then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Ah the old pre match optimism. Followed by post match suicide. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 i actually think he'll do okay there tbh I wouldn't be shocked if he did ok there.. I would be. He's been shit everywhere else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Quite interested to see how Santon does in the middle tbh. Has a lot of the necessary attributes. It's just whether he knows where to position himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Quite interested to see how Santon does in the middle tbh. Has a lot of the necessary attributes. It's just whether he knows where to position himself. Probably something like: Santon-Anita-Sissoko-Sammy HBA De jong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Sissoko's and Santons end product meeh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 No Shola surely means De Jong then? Or Hatem in that awful 'false 9' style thing again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Sissoko's and Santons end product meeh Think of the creativity man, think of the create, bollocks, don't bother. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 What will games against Macclesfield tell us? Pardew is righ to experiment for the remaining few months, be it trying Santon in midfield or playing a youngster or a different formation. Obviously though that doesn't suit the anti-Pardew agenda you've got going. We're playing for points, we're not playing Macclesfield you goon. If we need to make one change to bring in a midfielder he's turned that one change into two as he'll now have to bring in a defender. Pre-season isn't only about playing a few games, it's about working on things for many weeks in training. The second change is to bring one of our most promising young players in at left back, give him a chance to get proper playing experience and develop. Even if santon bombs in midfield (where there are no other genuine options), it will be worth it for that. Many a team have got through pre-season with new systems etc all looking good, then bombing the moment they hit the new season. A run-in like this is way more valuable and it is a good time to take risks. There is no instant success route this season, but we now have a chance to build and develop our squad. and unless we finish with less than 50 points I won't be angry with Pardew if he decides to test a few things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 The second change is to bring one of our most promising young players in at left back, give him a chance to get proper playing experience and develop. Even if santon bombs in midfield (where there are no other genuine options), it will be worth it for that. Many a team have got through pre-season with new systems etc all looking good, then bombing the moment they hit the new season. A run-in like this is way more valuable and it is a good time to take risks. There is no instant success route this season, but we now have a chance to build and develop our squad. and unless we finish with less than 50 points I won't be angry with Pardew if he decides to test a few things. We don't know the team, you don't know who the 2nd change is, it could be Haidara, Mbiwa or Dummett coming in, which one are you referring to? We have midfielders who can play in that position without having to put a defender in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I don't want Haidara playing in this game. I don't think he's anywhere near ready. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I don't want Haidara playing in this game. I don't think he's anywhere near ready. Nowhere near as bad as when Mourinho picked Santon to make his debut in a position he never played in, against Ronaldo. let the manager judge the character. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 James, find something else to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I don't want Haidara playing in this game. I don't think he's anywhere near ready. I would like to see him getting games against the lesser teams because of his forward running and ability to take us from defence to attack, he has a lot to learn in defence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 James, find something else to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I don't want Haidara playing in this game. I don't think he's anywhere near ready. Nowhere near as bad as when Mourinho picked Santon to make his debut in a position he never played in, against Ronaldo. let the manager judge the character. such a load of twaddle, as usual. Pardew's picking the team, not Mourinho. I wouldn't trust Pardew to make the correct choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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