Guest Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Sounds like a good 5/7 debut. Hopefully he can keep it up for the rest of the season. I can see him being treat similar to Ben Arfa/Robert by some fans once he's settled like, in the way that he'll be shot down and we'll get massive groans when one of those 60 yard balls goes into the crowd 10 yards behind Janmaat, etc. He's not going to do that every game but it'll be worth it in the long run seeing the benefit of his type of play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Stonking debut. Completely changed our side. The missing link. Controlled play and opened things up. Can't be underestimate how much he helped improve the team. Less pressure on gini and Moussa to create and Gave them more space. He even made colback look good imo. Great point, he'll really help other players with his own play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Creative as fuck without even trying. He may be inconsistent but knows how to play. Top passing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 He's always looking for the forward pass. Complete opposite to Colback. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Match reports in the papers seem to be making a big deal over that shoulder barge on Valencia. Really didn't see much of a problem with it at the time. Is there genuinely a case for a retrospective ban? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Exciting talent. Marvelous debut. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Would be a joke if he got banned for that. And would not be surprising in the slightest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Sounds like a good 5/7 debut. Hopefully he can keep it up for the rest of the season. I can see him being treat similar to Ben Arfa/Robert by some fans once he's settled like, in the way that he'll be shot down and we'll get massive groans when one of those 60 yard balls goes into the crowd 10 yards behind Janmaat, etc. He's not going to do that every game but it'll be worth it in the long run seeing the benefit of his type of play. Perhaps, but I see him as closer to a Nobby style player; occasional ambitious misses but outweighed by a perceptiveness and technique which was like witchcraft. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Match reports in the papers seem to be making a big deal over that shoulder barge on Valencia. Really didn't see much of a problem with it at the time. Is there genuinely a case for a retrospective ban? Of course they are. Ruins the narrative of us going down if we are playing well and picking up points. Absolutely nowt in it. Like McClaren said, it's handbags. Can't be banned for it surely. Barely a yellow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 He was excellent today, just got to keep it. Amdy Faye was excellent on debut too.If this is indicative of how he'll play and how we use him, then 12 million will be an absolute steal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/400-hidpi/cpsprodpb/BCA6/production/_87749284_shelvey_pass_matrix.jpg From the bbc - passes completed in green. 91.7% accuracy and 60 passes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozy Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Match reports in the papers seem to be making a big deal over that shoulder barge on Valencia. Really didn't see much of a problem with it at the time. Is there genuinely a case for a retrospective ban? Referee was looking straight at it so I don't think they could do anything anyway, even if it was deemed ban worthy (which it wasn't!). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Valencia was milking it for all it was worth also, pretty sure from the replay the arm never even reached his face. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consortium of one Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 brilliant debut. The long pass to Janmaat was sublime. Love lethal touch football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthyaddiction Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Valencia was doing his best to obstruct Colback and stop him from closing down Payet and when he got past he had a little kick at Colbacks legs. Shelvey gave him a little bit back for his team mate. At least that's how I saw it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinotheprehistoricgeordie Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 He may look like Voldemort, but he plays like Viktor Krum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nortoon Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Was very negative about this signing because he looked a bit like a dick and not the character we need. Absolutely delighted about how wrong he proved me though. Some of his passing was delightful today, if we could just get rid of Colback it would be swell! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Not really sure what the alternative was for Shelvey there. Valencia was running into him, just seemed a defensive nudge to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Nothing in that at all, standard PL player going down under almost no contact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 brilliant debut. The long pass to Janmaat was sublime. Love lethal touch football. Colback doesn't even dream of attempting that kind of pass. Let alone actually trying and pulling it off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Valencia was milking it for all it was worth also, pretty sure from the replay the arm never even reached his face. Indeed, was looking for that on the replay. No contact with the face at all... But of course that's the first thing Valencia went for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 67 yards for his pass. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 67 yards for his pass. It was outrageous like, probably one of the best ball I've seen a Newcastle player make in years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 brilliant debut. The long pass to Janmaat was sublime. Love lethal touch football. Colback doesn't even dream of attempting that kind of pass. Let alone actually trying and pulling it off. Colback is so negative he even tried to turn back to someone behind...when he was the last man! Chalk and cheese between him and Shelvey today. Shelvey was on everything, trying to make forward passes, even when they couldn't go forward his passes were still progressive. Colback was unseen in first half apart from committing a foul to give West Ham a cheap free kick. What the hell Colback was trying to do in the 2nd half when he was on the ground shielding the ball in our own box I'll never know, he should have just got rid of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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