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What's the point of his role then? He doesn't break things up. He does nowt. He gets leeway on being a Geordie and a few goals and assists last year. He's ( like many mind) been awful this season.

 

He does break things up and he does protect the back four where there'd otherwise be space. It's not glamorous and it's certainly not eye catching but it is functional. He doesn't get slack for being a local lad and if he's being judged on goals and assists he's got no chance. He's playing a position where the effectiveness isn't always obvious, the opposition will try and find attacking areas to nullify his position. On Sunday we were far too narrow again and the wide areas were vulnerable. With all the will in the world he can't protect those areas. He's not great but there's some unrealistic expectations of him.

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I'd be absolutely fine with him sitting in front of the CBs and not contributing anything in the final third. If that's his role then the onus is on someone else to create and score, it's the fact that's his role and he does it poorly imo. He provides no protection to the defence and can't help out at the sharp end either. It's the worst of both worlds with him.

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If you have as many technical limitations as he does then the one thing that might help you get away with it as a central midfielder in the top flight is athleticism. He has none. He is so off the pace at times it's unreal.

 

My expectations of him when he plays are next to none, hence why I don't want him in the side. He's a tidy enough midfielder to bring off the bench to close the game off at best. Maybe he could fill in at fullback now and then.

 

I don't think we need 2 of him, Anita and Tiote so I'd just play Anita and ask a bit more of the other midfielders.

 

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I'd be absolutely fine with him sitting in front of the CBs and not contributing anything in the final third. If that's his role then the onus is on someone else to create and score, it's the fact that's his role and he does it poorly imo. He provides no protection to the defence and can't help out at the sharp end either. It's the worst of both worlds with him.

 

Makes up for it with his set piece delivery though.

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I'd be absolutely fine with him sitting in front of the CBs and not contributing anything in the final third. If that's his role then the onus is on someone else to create and score, it's the fact that's his role and he does it poorly imo. He provides no protection to the defence and can't help out at the sharp end either. It's the worst of both worlds with him.

 

Not even that would work imo; he just offers absolutely nowt. Like I just said in the McClaren thread, his distribution is far too limited for him to sit in front of the back four. There has to be some onus on him building the play if he's going to be the deepest of the midfielders.

 

He's basically Scott Parker without the slide tackles.

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Weaknesses: Crossing

 

Takes all the set pieces. :thup:

 

We really don't have anyone who can properly whip a dead ball. There's no one I'd fancy over a free-kick. I wonder if Mitro can hit one.

 

Only if he can hit it to himself so that he can head it in too.

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Since people love salivating over Colback's stats, look at them compare to the bloke we let join Crystal Palace.

 

http://www.whoscored.com/Players/69867

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/HnnNO6c.png

 

 

http://www.whoscored.com/Players/12376

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/5tZMk0Q.png

 

 

PHWOARRRR

 

:lol:

 

:lol::lol:

 

His one strength is 'holding onto the ball', which could just as easily be a weakness.

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Since people love salivating over Colback's stats, look at them compare to the bloke we let join Crystal Palace.

 

http://www.whoscored.com/Players/69867

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/HnnNO6c.png

 

 

http://www.whoscored.com/Players/12376

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/5tZMk0Q.png

 

 

PHWOARRRR

 

Seriously, comparing him to Cabaye. I forgot he was his replacement.

 

Was he not like? Same shirt number, plays every week in central midfield, takes all the set pieces. He's absolutely replaced him, apart from the whole 'being good at football' part I mean.

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We talk as if there's a single person who wouldn't drag Colback's pale carcass over dirty needles to replace him with a player of Cabaye's quality.

Well aye, because we have people saying "he's not great but there's some unrealistic expectations of him," like a central midfielder who gets stuck in, spreads the ball about and threatens the opponents goal himself isn't something fucking QPR have.

 

Regurgitating "he's not Cabaye's replacement" too, which was naive when we signed the lad, at this point it's just an outright lie.

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