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Sissoko has always struggled when playing as a deeper CM, he really isn't a good defensive player at all. An Abeid-Sissoko-De Jong triumvirate has disaster written all over it.

 

Are you kidding? Abeid would be more than enough to take care of the defensive role, leaving Sissoko and De Jong free to provide some firepower.

 

Are you joking? One defensive midfielder with how poor our team is defensively?

 

You are talking about us being a negative team, yet you want two defensive midfielders in there?

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                          KRUL

 

JANMAAT  COLO    DUMMETT  HAIDARA

 

                          ABEID

 

CABELLA        SISSOKO    AARONS

 

                        DE JONG

 

                              PEREZ

 

Although i'd like to see Perez as a 10 with Cisse up top, but it's fitting the right players in their correct positions, i do agree however there's not a lot of protection for that defence, Alternate Perez and De Jong with Cisse up top. to think there is two other strikers that are either shit or can't get a game

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Sissoko has always struggled when playing as a deeper CM, he really isn't a good defensive player at all. An Abeid-Sissoko-De Jong triumvirate has disaster written all over it.

 

Are you kidding? Abeid would be more than enough to take care of the defensive role, leaving Sissoko and De Jong free to provide some firepower.

 

Are you joking? One defensive midfielder with how poor our team is defensively?

 

You are talking about us being a negative team, yet you want two defensive midfielders in there?

 

We ARE a negative team. I don't WANT us to be negative. See the difference? (Hint: being and wanting are not the same)

 

If we are to play negative, with two defensive midfielders as has been happening, then I would play Abeid and Anita. It's not my fantasy or out, but to me, the best of what we've got to support the whole team. Playing De Jong would be like playing Ben Arfa in central midfield, would you do that?

 

Of course I would change the formation and the personnel if I was manager but I'm not am I? So I focus on what we've got not what level I think we're at.

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Sissoko has always struggled when playing as a deeper CM, he really isn't a good defensive player at all. An Abeid-Sissoko-De Jong triumvirate has disaster written all over it.

 

Are you kidding? Abeid would be more than enough to take care of the defensive role, leaving Sissoko and De Jong free to provide some firepower.

 

Are you joking? One defensive midfielder with how poor our team is defensively?

 

You are talking about us being a negative team, yet you want two defensive midfielders in there?

 

We ARE a negative team. I don't WANT us to be negative. See the difference? (Hint: being and wanting are not the same)

 

If we are to play negative, with two defensive midfielders as has been happening, then I would play Abeid and Anita. It's not my fantasy or out, but to me, the best of what we've got to support the whole team. Playing De Jong would be like playing Ben Arfa in central midfield, would you do that?

 

Of course I would change the formation and the personnel if I was manager but I'm not am I? So I focus on what we've got not what level I think we're at.

 

If you were to play Abeid and Anita in the holding roles, then who would you not play out of Sissoko and De Jong? Either way, not playing one of them to play Abeid AND Anita would be a negative move. I think I am getting a grasp of this football malarky, thank you for your patience.

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I think people are being a bit harsh on Colback.

 

I certainly don't he should be starting every game, but considering he was a free -it's a useful signing.

 

 

 

That's the trouble though, he's been brought in to be Cabaye's replacement. Shocking stuff.

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Jack Colback should have been sent off for two yellow card offences – namely fouls on Marc Muniesa (booked) and Victor Moses (let off) – during Newcastle’ United’s 1-1 draw at home to Stoke City on Sunday. Minutes after Kevin Friend turned a blind eye to the challenge on Moses, Colback shot Newcastle ahead. With some justification, Mark Hughes said the referee had not been strong enough or brave enough to send off a player wearing black and white at St James’ Park. It is hard to disagree – even Colback said he caught Moses and could “not have argued” had he seen red. And yet … the former Sunderland midfielder is a fabulous, much underrated player. In his typical, quiet fashion he had a good game, sensibly filling in at left back on occasions when Massadio Haïdara and Sammy Ameobi left that flank exposed and invariably used the ball sensibly. Always competitive but never niggly or remotely nast, Colback wants to win but never sets out to hurt anyone and consistently refrains from whinging when things go wrong. Moreover, he’s blesses with a lovely left foot, is positionally astute and a much better passer than often given credit for. On a human level, he’s a really nice person. “Low maintenance” as Alan Pardew used to put it. Small wonder Friend was seduced. Newcastle’s scorer was lucky here but the English game needs more Jack Colbacks. Louise Taylor
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Alan Smith syndrome.

 

Idiot fans: "Fuckin' gerrin Smudger/Jack, mint tackle that, love players who get stuck in like"

 

Fans with brains: "He only had to lunge into that tackle because his positioning/movement is so fucking piss poor"

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Our pressing has been horrific for years like.

 

Sissoko was the only member of yesterday's 5 in midfield fit enough to press properly for the whole game unfortunately.

 

That's why Abeid should be in that midfield for me, he's the only other one who can close down players quickly. Colback just doesn't have the legs for it no matter how good a left foot he has. The midfield area is constantly dominated by the opposition as a result.

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4-2-3-1 is how we normally set up. If we want to include De Jong then sissoko needs to drop back a touch.

          defense as per...

      Abeid  and sissoko

Cabella    De Jong    Perez

              Cisse

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I wouldn't even have an "ideal midfield", any 4 out of Abeid/Sissoko/Anita/Cabella/De Jong would work fine, filling the 2*CM,1*AM,1*RW positions. I guess you mix it up depending upon who you're against but in reality they won't all be fit anyway. Sissoko in AM if Anita & Abeid start, else in CM. Colback can be involved every so often too, but I guess it'd be him or Anita, and I have much more hope of Anita improving over time.

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