Oba is going nowhere.. except to partner Owen

[Scottish Mag 3]

Obafemi Martins is certain to be a Newcastle player next season - and he WILL be a perfect partner for Michael Owen.

 

That's the message from Glenn Roeder as speculation persists over Martins' future - and the Nigerian's ability to play alongside a fit-again Owen.

 

Chelsea, Juventus and even Manchester United have been linked with Martins during his maiden Premiership season.

 

But the 17-goal star is going nowhere, and could form a formidable Newcastle front-line with Owen AND Shola Ameobi next season.

 

"I'm 100 per cent certain that Oba will be here next season," insisted Roeder. "Talk of him leaving in the summer is just mischief-making.

 

"We have Oba for another four seasons - his future is at Newcastle. I know he wants to be here because he's told me that's the case. I'm going to put a better squad together in the summer and Oba not being here wouldn't help that."

 

And although some suggest Martins and Owen are too similar to succeed in tandem, Roeder is having none of it.

 

"I wouldn't be worried about them playing together at all," added the United boss. "Just because both Oba and Michael are short wouldn't bother me. The way Oba leaps for the ball means he doesn't play like a short player anyway.

 

"They could share the attacking roles with one further forward and one coming off the shoulder.

 

"I think it all comes down to the quality of the player, and if the players are good enough then they'll form a partnership.

 

"And in certain circumstances, I might play Michael, Oba and Shola together. Why not? With the quality and football intelligence that they have then it's something I would consider."

[Jimbo 175]

"And in certain circumstances, I might play Michael, Oba and Shola together. Why not? With the quality and football intelligence that they have then it's something I would consider."

 

 

Christ on a bike

[Jusoda Kid 1]

Shola and football intelligence in the same sentence FFS

[khay 10]

Is he off to man united too then?

[ewerk 31641]

"I think it all comes down to the quality of the player, and if the players are good enough then they'll form a partnership.

 

What he meant to say was:

 

Really I haven't got a fucking clue what to do with these two short arsses but they're both decent so I'll throw them up top together and see what happens.

[geordieshandy 0]

It might work but certainly not with his long ball from the goalkeeper tactics. We'll need at least one player who can play a defense splitting pass.

[Tom 14021]

Is he off to man united too then?

 

Beat me there

 

 

and a bit of

[Sima 0]

Like said before, ball to be HOOFED up to the short arses up front at every opportunity

[Papa Lazaru 0]

It might work but certainly not with his long ball from the goalkeeper tactics. We'll need at least one player who can play a defense splitting pass.

 

There's nothing wrong with playing Martins and Owen with a manager who understands their games and knows the football to play to get the best out of them.

 

However as people have said, we have Roeder who will continue to let the keeper and defenders punt the ball aimlesly up at them, play virtually no accurate through balls at all and generally waste the attributes of the two strikers in question!