TRC Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Calf strain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Probably just chafage. 2 months tied to a chair does that to a lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmoset Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I really don't rate him more than an average bottom half cm, but some of these comments and those during the match thread are simply cringe worthy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 He's going to get himself booked against City so that he returns against the mackems isn't he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Was very tidy on the weekend. Closed down extremely well for once. The one game we needed him for 90 minutes he picks up an injury. Typical. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Obviously no other worthwhile pictures of him to use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 http://www.squawka.com/news/ranking-every-premier-league-clubs-most-successful-free-kick-taker/481968 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Wijnaldum should take them. Remember when we had Robert, Solano, Shearer and even Speed that could take a canny freekick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 When we get a set piece now, I'm just waiting for it to be over so we can get on with the game. Like the cut scenes in computer games. It's an absolute farce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmoset Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Would be interesting/depressing to see how often we score from set pieces vs. how often we concede from counter attacks to them. Might be in our best interests to just lump them all into the stands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nattfare Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 At least in many games the cut scenes are skippable. Would be nice if we could speed up the match Football Manager style, it would look like we are playing with some tempo then at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Might be a bit better now we have Mitrovic to attack them. Big problem we've had is that we just don't have any aerially dominant players. Even Pardew has got Palace scoring plenty from set pieces this year, but it helps having 2 giant centre backs to aim for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Would be interesting/depressing to see how often we score from set pieces vs. how often we concede from counter attacks to them. Might be in our best interests to just lump them all into the stands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Might be a bit better now we have Mitrovic to attack them. Big problem we've had is that we just don't have any aerially dominant players. Even Pardew has got Palace scoring plenty from set pieces this year, but it helps having 2 giant centre backs to aim for. Our delivery is also a big problem tbf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 No one's been able to take a half decent one since we shipped out Guthrie for free. Oh, he was miles better than this ginger fucknut btw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 So good he's struggled to get a game in The Championship the last 3 years? I'm no Colback lover (in fact I don't like him at all), but Guthrie at his best in this team would be awful viewing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozy Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Would be interesting/depressing to see how often we score from set pieces vs. how often we concede from counter attacks to them. Might be in our best interests to just lump them all into the stands. Depressingly true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Would be interesting/depressing to see how often we score from set pieces vs. how often we concede from counter attacks to them. Might be in our best interests to just lump them all into the stands. That's a good point. They studied the stats for the book Numbers Game and: "Corners are next to worthless; given the risk of being caught on the counterattack, with your central defenders marooned in the opposition’s box, their value in terms of net goal difference is close to zero." And with our lower than average conversion rate I'd bet our net goal difference over the last 5 years is minus something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Would be interesting/depressing to see how often we score from set pieces vs. how often we concede from counter attacks to them. Might be in our best interests to just lump them all into the stands. That's a good point. They studied the stats for the book Numbers Game and: "Corners are next to worthless; given the risk of being caught on the counterattack, with your central defenders marooned in the opposition’s box, their value in terms of net goal difference is close to zero." And with our lower than average conversion rate I'd bet our net goal difference over the last 5 years is minus something. Probably best knocking it short to retain rather than hitting front post every time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Might be a bit better now we have Mitrovic to attack them. Big problem we've had is that we just don't have any aerially dominant players. Even Pardew has got Palace scoring plenty from set pieces this year, but it helps having 2 giant centre backs to aim for. Our delivery is also a big problem tbf It could be better, but it used to be awful even when Cabaye was here. I think having a few big players to aim for can make a massive difference. I've always been an advocate of passing football, but every team needs some aerial presence, and we just don't seem to consider this as necessary. Probably because we buy to sell rather than build a team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Apart from Mitro, a lot of our taller players are crap in the air. Sissoko, Janmaat & Obertan all suck. Janmaat at the far post is beaten too often for a fullback of his size. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Still can't believe Colback finally missed a game and he was replaced with Gouffran. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Apart from Mitro, a lot of our taller players are crap in the air. Sissoko, Janmaat & Obertan all suck. Janmaat at the far post is beaten too often for a fullback of his size. Can't disagree with any of that. Seems odd to say it but Debuchy was arguably better in the air than Janmaat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Still can't believe Colback finally missed a game and he was replaced with Gouffran. it's incredible, I try not to think about it too much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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