Ronaldo Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Laurent Robert. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 The change in mentality is actually crazy over the years. Went from Nobby & Robert to Gouffran & Sissoko. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmattis Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Ronaldo the original, and the football player not the poster. Speed, awareness, finesse and power. Also have a tendency to like the Sneijder type of player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Attacking midfielders/playmakers. Preferably with pace and skill. Although thinking about it. Powerhouse midfielders like Yaya and Vieira are a joy to watch when on form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Controversial, but I reckon the Sir Bobby team was better than Keegan's Entertainers, despite not getting as close to the title. I certainly loved watching them more - players like Shearer, Bellamy, Solano, Robert & Dyer were phenomenal. Speed too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 You weren't old enough to appreciate KK's team, man. They were much better to watch and a better side generally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Have to agree, Bobby was a legend and his team was quality but Keegan had us playing on another planet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Would be some match man. Keegan's pre Shearer team that finished 2nd v Bobby's best Newcastle team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 ^ thread worthy discussion? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Nah. It would finish 4-1 at best. Keegan's side is stronger in almost every department. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 SBR's centre backs and fullbacks would have been torn a new one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 You weren't old enough to appreciate KK's team, man. They were much better to watch and a better side generally. True. DVDs aren't quite the same thing but I really loved Bobby's team. At their best, they was breathtaking to watch. Fitting in with this thread, I guess it was because I really love proper #9s, proper wingers and the big man-little man dynamic. Both teams had that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Controversial, but I reckon the Sir Bobby team was better than Keegan's Entertainers, despite not getting as close to the title. I certainly loved watching them more - players like Shearer, Bellamy, Solano, Robert & Dyer were phenomenal. Speed too. Nah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Box-to-box midfielders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Keegan's team was by far the better one imo, some of the football they played was unbelievable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 It would be a blood bath like. It's been talked about on here before. They'd beat it in just about every single department except goalkeeper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 As much as SBRs team was good it also took maulings off the top side at times. I also wish that SBR was given the money Souness was handed. Anyway, days long gone. We have Stability and Consistency now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 The counter-attacking was ridiculous under Keegan like... even David Batty was playing sweeping forward passes into feet. Unreal, like a force of nature. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Like a funeral in here now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 What I remember most was his smile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Peter Beardsley. My favourite player of my favourite type of player. He was one of them, but for me Marco van Basten the Dutch striker. A lot of younger members might not have seen him but he was majestic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I do think the PL was much stronger in SBR's day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Peter Beardsley. My favourite player of my favourite type of player. He was one of them, but for me Marco van Basten the Dutch striker. A lot of younger members might not have seen him but he was majestic. Probably just a min-blip but the Dutch haven't produced youngsters like they used to. At the WC most of their star players where in their early 30's.. In the 70's to mid 00's there seemed to be a conveyor belt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Peter Beardsley. My favourite player of my favourite type of player. He was one of them, but for me Marco van Basten the Dutch striker. A lot of younger members might not have seen him but he was majestic. Probably just a min-blip but the Dutch haven't produced youngsters like they used to. At the WC most of their star players where in their early 30's.. In the 70's to mid 00's there seemed to be a conveyor belt. Kluivert was another player who was fantastic to watch in his Ajax days. Similar to van Basten in that he seemed to have it all, good with his head, on the floor and a lethal finisher. I know he was a joke here, but there were still glimpses of the player he was, like the backheel goal from the Bellamy cross, or the towering header that KO'd Chelsea in the cup game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiesteve710 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Would be some match man. Keegan's pre Shearer team that finished 2nd v Bobby's best Newcastle team. For my money Keegans team were always strong out the blocks so would win the first half comfortably. Robson's team however did have the knack of finishing games strongly and making a good fist of fighting back from losing position so would shade the second half. Keegan to win the game 5-3. With regards to the thread topic I've always loved a player with a low centre of gravity allowing them to make absolute mugs out of bigger, stronger, sometimes quicker players. Beardsley being the finest example. Made Paul McGrath look like a Sunday league player one game. Ben arfa and lualua very much in this mould too. Absolutely loved watching Tino play, probably most entertaining player I've seen in black and white, but don't think he fits into any 'type' as such- just a very unique individual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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