Kid Dynamite 5908 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I don't care how many players we have missing, our starting XI is head and shoulders above theirs if we turn up Krul Santon Taylor Willo Debuchy Anita Sissoko Tiote Ben Arfa Gouffran/Sammy De Jong/Shola/Cisse They are up for it now with their cup run and the belief that we are in tatters as we will be missing Cabaye and Remy. A signing before Saturday to gee everyone up would be nice too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 3471 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Damn it, I was thinking about starting this thread Fish will have your head if we lose.I said this for yesterday's game too, but we should start Mbiwa instead of Taylor. If we see him as our long term CB there's no point keeping him on the bench right now. Also its about time Taylor did something massively stupid, and with passions running high on Saturday that could be the day. Any word on Gouffran and Cisse being fit for this? Not that Cisse is likely to feature anyway. Could do with Gouffran though, Sammy did very well yesterday but he was running on empty for the last half an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) We've had a better team on paper than the unwashed for the past 20 years, doesn't guarantee anything. Just look at last night as an example, you can completely dominate a game but if your missing that clinical edge in the final third then it can be detrimental. We've also been missing a bit of luck since the turn of the year, but no doubt on our day we should beat them. Grasping the midfield early on will be the main focus, Tiote should dominate Clattermole the way he's being playing. One of our players of the season so far. Edited January 29, 2014 by Anorthernsoul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 The unwashed really are getting carried away at the minute though, I was speaking to one at the weekend and he reckoned "it's your cup final". Are they fucking kidding? It's an early kick off on a saturday against relegation threatened nobodies that just happen to dwell a few miles down the road. That is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Their form is quite surprising now I look at it. Only lost 1 in 7. Wheras Palace have been able to put a couple of wins in a row together to get out of the mire, the mackems have just been drawing too many. Hope they get a good result against Stoke to climb above Fulham and West Ham, come into the game feeling safer and coasting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6148 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I've said it elsewhere but this is rarely a flowing game of football. As a result the quality of footballers in the side can mean very little, it's more about the attitudes and desire to win. It usually takes a very long time for the game to settle into any form of rhythm, the earlier we can achieve this the better. Players not used to it can easily get caught up in the electric atmosphere and as a result can be positionally poor and flat footed. There's no doubt that there will be a full field press from them in the early stages so the likes of Tiote and Anita will need to be at their best with making the right passes to maintain possession. That will draw fouls from them which will hopefully allow us to get the referee on side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 We need a count back on lucky thread starters before we even start starting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38763 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Should get the Sholinator to sign up and start an "official" one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12767 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Can take nowt for certain with this lot in recent times, mind. Hopefully Cisse is feeling up to it because fuck starting Shola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Should get the Sholinator to sign up and start an "official" one Aimaad holds the record iirc. We need the ManU and Chelsea thread starter. Go to work bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26346 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 How the hell is West Ham v Swansea a more attractive proposition for TV than this match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Lets hope our keeper stops the rot of recent opposing keepers chucking one in the back of the net for the makems.The game could hinge on yet another makem cheat going down after his shirt was blown by the wind.Johnson being the main culprit.Remember where you heard this first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26346 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 07/01/2012 I believe was the date and we've been hearing it ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 19,301 and none of interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Sounds like this will come to soon for De Jong (played only 85 mins all season). Can't see why we are isolating Marveaux. His calm presence around the box would have been ideal yesterday, particularly as the match wore on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 We'll probably start with the two Ameobi's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Sounds like this will come to soon for De Jong (played only 85 mins all season). Can't see why we are isolating Marveaux. His calm presence around the box would have been ideal yesterday, particularly as the match wore on. Because he's a heartless coward! His calm presence isn't a great ability to filter distractions and perform to a high standard when everyone else is frantic...its a sign he does not give one single shit. Clearly that is reflected in his training too, hence a 16 year old child getting on the bench ahead of him last night. Can't belive I fed the WUM. If you need this explaining again, don't post, bookmark this and read it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Because he's a heartless coward! His calm presence isn't a great ability to filter distractions and perform to a high standard when everyone else is frantic...its a sign he does not give one single shit. Clearly that is reflected in his training too, hence a 16 year old child getting on the bench ahead of him last night. Can't belive I fed the WUM. If you need this explaining again, don't post, bookmark this and read it back. Nice last paragraph That moment when he managed to calmly unlock the door (I think in Europe), when he took a moment on the ball, waited and then delivered a slide rule pass for the goal, was exactly the type of play we could have benefitted from last night. (While everyone else was being frantic). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Marveaux's done that once in 2 years. Ben Arfa did it twice last night....and yet you criticise Ben Arfa's workrate and don't question it of Marveaux? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Marveaux's done that once in 2 years. Ben Arfa did it twice last night....and yet you criticise Ben Arfa's workrate and don't question it of Marveaux? Last night was about unlocking a defence, not work rate. As one of the few who has the ability to do it he should be on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12767 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 We "unlocked" their defence plenty of times, we just didn't put the chances away. Last night was crying out for a proper striker, not Marveaux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) We "unlocked" their defence plenty of times, we just didn't put the chances away. Last night was crying out for a proper striker, not Marveaux. Fully agree, and a slice of luck. Edited January 29, 2014 by Anorthernsoul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13847 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Aye 25 attempts at goal, 3 off the woodwork. I really don't think creating chances was a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWalrus 0 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Gouffran would have scored a couple last night - he mops up loose balls with ease and there were plenty of those last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12767 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Gouffran would have scored a couple last night - he mops up loose balls with ease and there were plenty of those last night. Aye, you're probably right. Cabaye would have arrived in the box at the right time as well for some of the cut backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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