Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Imagine if we had re-signed Cabaye man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I wonder what Anita's would look like. What are his strengths, weaknesses and characteristics? Can someone show us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Imagine if we had re-signed Cabaye man It'd Have the club on a one way megabus ticket to Fratton Park. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Anita can move at least. It's one strength that he has over Colback. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Anita Strengths Crossing - Strong Holding on to the ball- Strong Has blood Weaknesses Aerial Duels - Weak Vurnon Anita's Style of Play Plays the ball off the ground often Does not dive into tackles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Anita Strengths Crossing - Strong Holding on to the ball- Strong Has blood Weaknesses Aerial Duels - Weak Vurnon Anita's Style of Play Plays the ball off the ground often Does not dive into tackles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 We haven't replaced Cabaye, labelling Colback as his replacement is complete bollocks. If that's how he's being judged he should pack it all in now. I've said before that he shouldn't be judged by the general ineptitude of our transfer policy. Colback is doing to Tiote role and Tiote just happened to have Cabaye to give it to. Neither Wijnaldum or Sissoko make themselves as readily available as Cabaye did. If you had your pick of players to put there who would you choose? Teams need balance, even when we were good/ better than now we had the likes of Batty and Butt playing that role. We don't keep the ball well enough not to have someone playing a really boring holding position. I'll say again he's bang average but he's doing what he's been told to do. What are you talking about man, him playing the holding role and doing what he's told to do doesn't excuse the fact he's extremely limited. That's the problem and why people rightfully are pissed off we're at a point where he's our main central midfielder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 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. You must be watching a different game to me then. All I see is him watching the game go by as the opposition run all around him. The only tackles he makes are the ones where the ball is right in front of him, a yard of space and he's got no chance in hell of staying with the opposition. Breaking up play is what Abeid was doing before he left. He might not be the most skilful player but he could hunt down the ball and press the opposition. Colback's a spare part, too slow to break up play and too safe to offer anything going forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Anita Strengths Crossing - Strong Holding on to the ball- Strong Has blood Weaknesses Aerial Duels - Weak Vurnon Anita's Style of Play Plays the ball off the ground often Does not dive into tackles Similar to Colback then? okay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 What's your point anyway? I don't think people ever mention Anita's stats to back him up. They're canny shite, as are Colbacks but people pull the end of their tail off over his ground covered numbers being geet high, despite him being the worst runner on our books. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Anita Strengths Crossing - Strong Holding on to the ball- Strong Has blood Weaknesses Aerial Duels - Weak Vurnon Anita's Style of Play Plays the ball off the ground often Does not dive into tackles Similar to Colback then? okay. I don't know why you keep comparing the two. Anita is far sharper in the tackle and quicker across the ground and some carefully selected stats aren't going to change that. Colback is better going forward, but we are comparing them as defensive midfielders not Jack of all trades master of none. (Pun intended). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I'll say again he's bang average but he's doing what he's been told to do. He's not bang average. Mark Noble is bang average. Colback is shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Anita Strengths Crossing - Strong Holding on to the ball- Strong Has blood Weaknesses Aerial Duels - Weak Vurnon Anita's Style of Play Plays the ball off the ground often Does not dive into tackles Similar to Colback then? okay. Not like you to invent an argument where there wasn't one and still shoehorn your opinion into it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Weaknesses: Crossing Takes all the set pieces. 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. Talking about that. Have we had a free kick in a decent shooting posision all season? I seriously can't remember anyone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Anita's crossing is a strength? Genuine question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Let's keep it simple and give Colback a role and discuss how he is fulfilling it. Is he an attacking midfielder? No. Is he a box to box midfielder? Well I suppose you could argue that if trotting up and down the pitch at a leisurely pace can be accommodated then maybe, but in the premier league it's not going to work. That leaves us with defensive midfielder so let's discuss his merits on those lines.I would argue that if he could defend, he wouldn't end up pulling down faster players all the time because he can't keep up with them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Anita Strengths Crossing - Strong Holding on to the ball- Strong Has blood Weaknesses Aerial Duels - Weak Vurnon Anita's Style of Play Plays the ball off the ground often Does not dive into tackles Similar to Colback then? okay. I don't know why you keep comparing the two. Anita is far sharper in the tackle and quicker across the ground and some carefully selected stats aren't going to change that. Colback is better going forward, but we are comparing them as defensive midfielders not Jack of all trades master of none. (Pun intended). For a DM you would like something Aerial duals, tackling, concentration, interceptions and passing as strengths. He's a nothing player. Colback as we all know is a nothing player. Why does one always get stick and not the other? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 1. This is the Jack Colback thread. 2. That question has been answered time after time after time - Anita is useless unless he's played in a formation that suits him and people can see that there's quality in there. Colback is entirely useless and people can't see any quality in there. It's not that difficult. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Why does one always get stick and not the other? One's always selected for every minute of every game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Why does one always get stick and not the other? One's always selected for every minute of every game? aye Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 FWIW I think Anita is wank anarl. Our midfield needs fucking butchering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Fwiw I wouldn't want Colback in the side but he's the best option we currently have for the way we need to play. Any defence of him is based on posters expecting him to be able to do things which we all knew he couldn't before we signed him. That disappointment is down to the club's transfer policy and not Colback's abilities. He should have been a squad player but is in the side purely down to the club ignoring the team's needs. The money spent on Thauvin would have been much better spent on a better holding player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 FWIW I think Anita is wank anarl. Our midfield needs fucking butchering. This basically. It annoys me no end that we appear to have bought a whole bunch of midfielders who are either capable of only shielding the back four or playing as a number 10. There's not one out of the whole lot who I would call a complete box to box man. The nearest would be Wijnaldum but even he seems more suited to the attacking role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I wouldn't mind two real defensive midfielders if they could win some headers, get about the pitch and physically dominate the opposition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I wouldn't mind two real defensive midfielders if they could win some headers, get about the pitch and physically dominate the opposition. Me neither, think it can be a decent system TBH. FWIW I think Anita could play alongside a genuine DM who can actually affect the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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