Tooj 17 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Good substitutions from Pardew that won us the game. Do feel we need to bring in a very good attacking coach though, one that won't just toe the party line but will bring some good fresh ideas to the table and will put Pardew in his place if he feels he needs to. We looked very disjointed again going forward and it's something that we must address longer term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Good substitutions from Pardew that won us the game. Do feel we need to bring in a very good attacking coach though, one that won't just toe the party line but will bring some good fresh ideas to the table and will put Pardew in his place if he feels he needs to. We looked very disjointed again going forward and it's something that we must address longer term. Could do with Ben Arfa in there too. Agreed about another coach, maybe they'll makes backroom changes in the summer as is quite normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10667 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 (edited) 2 home games against mid-table oppo, 1 away game at the Champions and 1 away game at Wigan. 7pts from 12 would be decent. Having a browse of the Stoke match thread on http://oatcakefanzine.proboards.com and at one point they were genuinely discussing rugby. You couldn't make it up Edited March 10, 2013 by The Fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausman 0 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Well that was hard on my stomach nerves. Well deserved win that, so glad we beat that shit heap of a team. Onwards and upwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeris 0 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I get what he's saying about Sissoko to an extent, in that his surging runs where he takes the ball past several players tends to lack an end ball. But saying he has 'no consistency' is a bit much. Sissoko has not many options when he's to deliver the ball, Cisse never there and Jonas and Gouffran are to wide and never able to carry the ball with them very far. We could do better with more narrow 4312, with two strikers Cisse & Ben-Arfa, Cisse & Gouffran, or even Gouffran & Ben-Arfa, using Marveaux to his strength behind them, and just forget about wingers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Very big win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonTheMag 4 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Sissoko has not many options when he's to deliver the ball, Cisse never there and Jonas and Gouffran are to wide and never able to carry the ball with them very far. We could do better with more narrow 4312, with two strikers Cisse & Ben-Arfa, Cisse & Gouffran, or even Gouffran & Ben-Arfa, using Marveaux to his strength behind them, and just forget about wingers... That's a decent idea. Debuchy and Santon/Haidara are basically wingbacks anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10667 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 16991 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Look at Campbell, dancing around along the line, never once offside, waiting for the rebound Quality from all concerned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeris 0 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 (edited) Campbell <3 So amazingly quick he was, and his mind looked sharp as a knife. Love to see him more Edited March 10, 2013 by Aeris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonTheMag 4 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Campbell was quite good on the last touch of the match, found space on the right side and looked quick. Excited to see more of him in the last 10 minutes, especially against a team not as robust as Stoke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyff 0 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Anyone made a gif out of Taylor's antics yet? Just got in so didn't catch the game but that sounds pretty entertaining! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubiousBobcat 0 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Yes, very clever of him to break his back intentionally Oh, he broke his back did he? Well in that case, I'm out of order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubiousBobcat 0 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 So casually taken, brilliant goal. With Cisse's reputation, I immediately suspected him to be offside but great play all round and a deserved win. Shame we had to needlessly give away that pen otherwise a 2 goal win would have taken us to 11th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4082 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Both our goals were so nonchalant. Cabaye is easily our best freekick taker since Robert. Wish he was as good from corners though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Very different approaches to free kick taking though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4082 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Very different approaches to free kick taking though! Yup. Robert usually just lashed at them but I can remember a few times when he went for placement too. The way Cabaye just takes a step and sidefoots them in is brilliant. Some technique. Today's was all about placement but he can get great power in there too when he wents without taking anything of a run up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Kind of wish the keeper had blocked it, only for it rebound to Campbell to score the winner and the first of many as the new Alan Shearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Over the moon with this result. Predictably Stoke stopped us playing and the ref was worse than useless. Whether results indicate it or not Stoke make it very hard for teams via legitimate techniques or being dirty cheating bastards, They packed the final third & played on the break with a couple of pacey playes, Walters & Jerome broke well against us. Though it was tight in the final 3rd I was that we could have had a speculative pop a couple of times rather than messing about outside the box. Sadly as I posted before - they broke up the play, dived, cheated & smashed us & the ref let them do it - he played it perfectly into their hands but the sunday crowd didn't help oh and it was fucking freezing which also didn't help. The january signings have worked a wonder & saved Pardew's skin - as many people said - including myself - back him or sack him - because the tools he had to do the job weren't enough for the competitions we had to play in. Gouffran wasn't brilliant today, he missed a decent chance but he's at least an intelligent player & a real asset. Debuchy looked solid & dangerous, Yanga-Mbiwa was brilliant, Haidara was a great substitute & he'll make a better player of Santon - who he may just end up better than. Sissoko is one of the most solid players I can remember for United, he really looks the real deal - at 23 - the sheer athleticism is frightening. Tiote played really, really well today & looked like the player he was a couple of years back but that tackle for the penalty was mad as fuck. He could have left the man & just stood off & we were unlikely to concede. If we can keep Cabaye he's a natural captain - as he was at Lille - sad about Coloccini if he doesn't want to stay here but we've got enough heroes to move on. It's difficult all round to play against teams like Stoke & it's hard to judge how our more cultured players can get by against spoilers but Pardew's subs today were excellent & perfectly timed - Marv was very important - though at times a little lazy. Three times in a row we've come from behind to win at home now & I think we are mentally very strong - which is so important & think the January additions have helped Pardew forge this mentalilty - particularly Sissoko. Stoke are a nice time to beat, time wasting, fouling, diving, cheating bastards. They seldom concede many goals & there's often only one goal in it - I'm glad we were the benefactors today - great crowd too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7214 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Haidara looked lively in his cameo. Good to have a left sided player who is left footed for once. His heavy right footedness limits and makes Santon predictable when getting forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Santon has a great left foot tbh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeris 0 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Santon has a great left foot tbh! Don't go overboard now, its fairly decent, not great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Santon looked like he had picked up a knock before he came off. Was struggling to make it back over the half way line about a minute before he came off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustyelbow 0 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 we had 58% of possesion today woop woop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Don't go overboard now, its fairly decent, not great He doesn't use it enough that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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