Howay

Mind Sissoko got shoved off the ball by sigurdsson

Piss easy again. Have we touched the ball yet?

Pardew letting them all touch his manager of the year trophy at half time.

What the fuck was their keeper doing there! Good work by Cisse to get it on target

This commentator man, "no one was staying with Ki there, I bet he was shocked at how much space he had" aye that's because they were playing him offside.

Aye, no idea what he was thinking. I think the fact that Richards didnt have to even start running to halt Dummett made it even worse.

Dummett trying to knock it past that Richards and burn him for pace sums up this game, utterly fucking tragic

How do they string passes together like this? Our lot make it look extremely difficult.

Aye his man marking on Bony has been stellar so far, 2 free kicks given away and lost him for the goal.

Game over. Great shot from Gabriel who failed to make the keeper at least make a save. Our centre backs again getting done by a turn of pace. Glad we stepped aside on signing Bony. Fanks Mike, fanks Al

Canny record, don't get why them deluded bastaaaads are on good old Alan's back.

There must be six purples in that line up, it's fantastic.

Aye maybe, I just have very little faith in Pardew to make such a small change and have it actually make a difference. The 4-2-3-1 that we've been playing looks at times a 4-5-1 with the massive gulf between the midfield and the front line. I just think Tiote is naturally going to drop deeper, he'll have told Obertan and Gouffran to prioritize their defensive duties and it'll end up being the exact same shitty system he's been using. Two up top would have been what I would have played in his position, Riviere looks like a striker who needs a partner and Cisse would complement him well imo. However this being Pardew he has retreated deeper into his defensive shell and played two wingers who he obviously intends to drop deep (hence benching Cabella) and kept a very very similar overall formation. The only bright spot of this is finally seeing Sissoko through the middle, so fanks for that Alan.

Not exactly changing much though is it, just means Sissoko is meant to play level with Tiote and Colback. I was wanting to see Riviere and Cisse up top.

So he has kept the same system that has worked so well, and dropped Cabella for Gabriel Obertan, great.

Aye, it's really tough to predict what it'll be from 3-0 upwards tbh. Just depends when Swansea decide to stop playing really.

He'll parade it round the dressing room saying "Weww it caaant facking be my fawwlt I waaan managaaa of the year". Eliot and Obertan will then thank him for just willing to be there.

We'll get fucking battered, Pardew will set up to defend for a 0-0 like usual and they'll score early then go 3 up before the half. Pardew will then keep the same system 2nd half but swap gouffran for Obertan and Riviere for Cisse, as Gomis gets the 4th and Swansea just pass the game out.

That'll dee me fine HMHM

A narrow loss is better than a draw according to his quote the other day, so who fucking knows what this absolute nobber is thinking.

This part in particular man, of course the fans want to see the team win ffs Alan. The ending is brilliant, "something will fall our way" sums up his management style, hope and fucking pray that Cabaye/Ben Arfa/ Ba/ Cisse/ whoever can conjure up something out of nothing to get through another game where the pesky fans keep expecting to win.

This reads like he's a fucking consultant, it's good of him to be trying to help this team. Cannot stand this bloke like.

Oh also, this video is of a friendly in an empty stadium. That's where he can be of impact, when there is no pressure on at all, once the pressure begins to get cranked up he crumbles and looks completely fucking clueless.

He's a tart man, the same way that Sissoko is. They're both big physically and quick but neither use it to any advantage. Parky's dancing Cabella dog could be applied to both of them as well. Sissoko should be powerfully charging through the middle from deep, playing quick one-two's or laying it off to a wide player when the full back has to come inside to cover, instead he gets the ball out on the right, jogs a bit, stops the ball at the full back, turns and passes back. Fanks Alan. Obertan doesn't use his physicality at all either, his pace doesn't frighten as he seems to head to the sideline rather then cut inside when the full back stands him up.

This, seriously how many Premiership games does he need to play to show this. He does ok in early cup games and if he is coming on late in a game where the opposition are fucked but he isn't a starter.