Ronaldo Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 He's not cover for Tiote. He's better than Tiote. 4 years younger too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozy Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 He was genuinely excellent today, both playing ahead and when he covered in for Anita at the base. Cracking set pieces too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Shocked me today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 He's not cover for Tiote. He's better than Tiote. 4 years younger too. 4 inches shorter and 4 yards slower as well. Don't get me wrong, I've always thought he's a decent player, but he can't cover ground like Tiote. He's a shit version of Cabaye in that respect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Did alreet, if he's taking set pieces he needs to remember to fuck off what his biggest fan has told him and not float it in to no-one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Aye it was very evident he's been taught the 'long willy' approach in training Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Tiote is rubbish against 80% of the teams in the league, man. Colback will be useful against all of those teams just simply because he can control a ball and he makes positive passes. We don't have room for passengers on the pitch and Tiote is a passenger against most teams unless we're defending for our lives. Probably the most ridiculous statement I've ever seen here. Well done Pip! Colback was good, really surprised by that performance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 People seriously, and misguidedly, underrating Tiote in here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 He's not cover for Tiote. He's better than Tiote. Now now... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Mags Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Play well today, good debut performance. Neat & tidy in possession, found some nice forward passes and tracked back well on a few occasions and likes a tackle. Disappointingly, I'm pleasantly surprised Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Did not realise he was that good a player. We nicely surprised by him today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Actually harries the opposition and forces mistakes, nice to see. Loves trying to steal an interception too, very useful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 People going on like he's Scholes or something Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Prefer him to Tioté based on today's performance, but would still rather we had a more creative player in his role. There's no creativity in any of Tioté/Colback/Sissoko/Anita. De Jong's not really going to add to it much either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Prefer him to Tioté based on today's performance, but would still rather we had a more creative player in his role. There's no creativity in any of Tioté/Colback/Sissoko/Anita. De Jong's not really going to add to it much either. I disagree - I think he will. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Mags Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Prefer him to Tioté based on today's performance, but would still rather we had a more creative player in his role. There's no creativity in any of Tioté/Colback/Sissoko/Anita. De Jong's not really going to add to it much either. I disagree - I think he will. de Jong is going to make us tick IMO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Pip's unbridled love for Tiote is hilarious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Hoser Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Decent showing, but how many Ivorian karate chops did he dish out? Answer me that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Decent showing, but how many Ivorian karate chops did he dish out? Answer me that. They are known as Crammy Ginger Snaps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I wasn't expecting that, he has to be my MOTM today. He was all over the pitch winning the ball, and when others saw him winning the ball they joined in by closing down and making the tackles as well. The pleasing thing today was he wasn't just winning the ball on the edge of our box, he was winning it on the edge of their box as well. My self I love it when teams close down all the time. I can't stand it when a team will allow another team to have possession and I hate it when teams only try to win the ball back when the opposition are in the final 3rd. Closing down and tackles should be done all across the pitch. If you win a tackle on the edge of your own box all you do is prevent the opposition from creating a chance, if you win a tackle on the edge of their box then you create a chance, and thats what Jack and the rest of them did today, a lot of our caches came because we were pressing so high up the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 The little ginger bastard eh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 He reminds me a lot of David Batty. He was neat and tidy but think he was the best winning the ball a lot without comitting needless fouls like Tiote does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsah Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Our MOM today IMO and the fans (where I was anyway) responded really well to him...be interesting to see how Pardew accommodates Tiote when fit...not to mention De Jong who I think will be huge for us. Nice problem to have a just need a finisher!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Very impressive. If today is representative of his usual form, I would certainly have him in over Tiote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hithere Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 set piece delivery was solid. worked hard and didn't give up. Feel Cabaye would have probably been booked against this lot for one of his snidey challenges late on. Not a 1 for 1 replacement, but not as horrible as expected either. You let him take free kicks? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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