WillingtonMag Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 minute ago, xLiaaamx said: This is pointless. If you just take end output then out of Ginola, Robert, HBA and ASM you'd conclude Robert was by far the best, my guts telling me he was the least talented out of those 4 however. I'd 100% take Robert over Ben Arfa as well he would be my last pick from those 4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Just now, xLiaaamx said: This is pointless. If you just take end output then out of Ginola, Robert, HBA and ASM you'd conclude Robert was by far the best, my guts telling me he was the least talented out of those 4 however. Robert's end product was insane from what I can recall. He didn't dribble as much, was a bit more direct, but his left foot was a wand, could cross the ball with real whip, and had a rocket left foot on the shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillingtonMag Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Just now, TRon said: Robert's end product was insane from what I can recall. He didn't dribble as much, was a bit more direct, but his left foot was a wand, could cross the ball with real whip, and had a rocket left foot on the shot. Just go back and watch his two screamers against Spurs, immense on his day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Robert guaranteed double figures in goals and his free kick ability meant teams were shit scared to foul Shearer and give him that opportunity. Plus he was ace at picking out players with crosses and through balls. Shame about those briefs though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Zog for me like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, TRon said: Easy to forget just how productive HBA was at his best, that too in a Pardew side. If Hughton stays on instead of that idiot coming in Ben Arfa would have gone on to become a massive player at Newcastle. Hughton would have accommodated him, and not been trying to turn him into a right back like that moron. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Simply untouchable. No debate to be had. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillingtonMag Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Just now, ManDoon said: just Mbappe but yeah get your point In France? Florian Thauvin was world class owa there man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Fucking tedious this like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 minute ago, KaKa said: If Hughton stays on instead of that idiot coming in Ben Arfa would have gone on to become a massive player at Newcastle. Hughton would have accommodated him, and not been trying to turn him into a right back like that moron. Said it on here before, but the one thing I really loved about Ben Arfa was how strong he was on the ball for such a slight fellow. I see a bit of that in Bruno, how he just keeps players off the ball using bodyweight and leverage. Just massively underappreciated due to PFM culture around the club at the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Why does it always have to be like this? I just want to enjoy ASM for who he is without feeling coerced into talking about why he's not the same as one of my all time favourite Newcastle players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillingtonMag Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Just now, ManDoon said: I just don’t get why our current player being really good suddenly means our other players were not. Very odd. Why didn't PSG keep him then If he was that good? And I didn't bring him up, the constant wankathon over him on here just bemuses me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, gbandit said: Fucking tedious this like I agree it is ... but I just can't let people dismiss Ben Arfa the way some do on here man. That man was a killer. I find the comparison to ASM a bit embarrassing to be honest, and I like ASM, but just ... no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillingtonMag Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Just now, ManDoon said: Why didn’t Chelsea keep KDB if he was so good? Or Salah. Why didn’t Nice keep ASM if he was so good? Doesn't really work though does it they all went on to have good careers Ben Afra hasn't got himself back out of a poor French league. So the Messi comparisons are lost on me sorry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Relax man. Chillout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 minute ago, ManDoon said: Why didn’t Chelsea keep KDB if he was so good? Or Salah. Why didn’t Nice keep ASM if he was so good? Exactly towards the end Vieira was refusing to play ASM. The same way Pardew ended up refusing to play Ben Arfa here. All so circumstantial. Ben Arfa under someone like Keegan or a Harry Redknapp man, would have been so impossibly special. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillingtonMag Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Just now, ManDoon said: It does work. Players leave clubs all the time for various reasons. You’re just consistently moving the goal posts. Guess we can agree to disagree then 🤝. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 This cunt been picked by France yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 "For some reason". Very diplomatic of you, Doon, well played. Can we get back to talking about how fucking mint Maxi was last night? Looked a yard quicker, was making better decisions, and the prospect of him and Bruno together on the pitch for longer than six minutes is wank-tastic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 31 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: Why does it always have to be like this? I just want to enjoy ASM for who he is without feeling coerced into talking about why he's not the same as one of my all time favourite Newcastle players. Man in pub/YouTube comments level debate. Tedious shit I agree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 14 minutes ago, Pardiola said: "For some reason". Very diplomatic of you, Doon, well played. Can we get back to talking about how fucking mint Maxi was last night? Looked a yard quicker, was making better decisions, and the prospect of him and Bruno together on the pitch for longer than six minutes is wank-tastic. There was something epic about how Bruno came on, immediately won the ball and proceeded to thread it through to ASM, that was almost prophetic. A certain sign of things to come for sure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Outstanding tonight. Deserved a goal and can't blame him for trying that shot towards the end, when a ball into the box was the correct decision. His decisions last night were much better in general. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumbheed Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 8 minutes ago, ManDoon said: Loved the way Bruno won the ball and his immediate first thought is to spring forward, such a good indicator of his general ability, mentality and confidence. Aye, him looking to instinctively move the ball forward and play into space should hopefully set the tone for our forward players to make the right kinds of runs going forward. Always said a good pass is only as good as the run made. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Sensational second half. He’s can be unplayable when shows he can go outside, get to the byline and put in crosses as well as his stock move of cutting inside and slaloming through the defence. So much harder to defend. It felt to me like he was the key part of the team attacking and not just a match winner having to do it all himself in sporadic moments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 his first 30-40 minutes werent great and he was giving the ball away and miscontrolling it... but that second half, man. deffo world cup squad contender. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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