aimaad22 4156 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Mitrovic had 2 shots today, both on target and 1 goal. Good man, hope he can grow into the role and we can keep creating chances like we did today. His overall play was immense. Holding up the ball, providing flick on and some nice link up play with Gini and Sissoko. His movement in the box can improve but there's a very very useful player in their somewhere. Easy to forget he's quite young too and has already taken considerable flak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 So sammynb has to start next week's match thread. If any of you other fockers start the match thread ahead of him I am going to personally travel over there and pee on each and every one of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Don't let MF get wind of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 We needed these 3 points today I felt after a great start, that towards the end last 10/15 minutes.We allowed them back in & at one point I looked like they might have drawn level. We must try and put in the same performance next week against Chelsea. We have no game for 18 days after that game due to the Man City game being postponed. All the teams around us will try & exploit this so it's important we get something next week. For today well done lads keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4729 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 At least that 18 days should allow a few back from injury and give the new boys lots of training sessions to get to know each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Thought Townsend played well, his sharpness will improve with games. Shelvey's distribution was top notch again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4729 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Hard to pick a motm today with so many good performances (finishing aside). I think Tiote for me as when he plays like that, we look solid and it allows the others more freedom. That said, they were dogshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Thought Townsend played well, his sharpness will improve with games. Shelvey's distribution was top notch again. It was in the first half especially. I just can't get away with how he carries himself though. Strolls about looking sulky as fuck. It's not really acceptable. I haven't seen him sprint once since he joined. It's okay spraying balls around but they aren't always going to come off, he's the absolute definition of a luxury player. He'd get exposed in a 4-4-2 imo. Hope he proves me wrong though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21963 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Yeah, Shelvey looks better when he's got someone like tiote mopping up next to him. Almost all our moves seemed to start through him. Is the Chinese window shut yet? I'd be happy to see Tiote in that form start all our games till the end of the season. Townsend showed lots of promise today. Ran in to cul de sacs a few times but his first instinct is to always run at pace and try and beat his man, so he will lose the ball every now and again. Good to have a proper old school out and out winger again though. Encouraging home debut from him. He put a couple of really good balls in and showed a great turn of skill for his effort that hit the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) Hard to pick a motm today with so many good performances (finishing aside). I think Tiote for me as when he plays like that, we look solid and it allows the others more freedom. That said, they were dogshit. It was aye and I agree Tiote is a fair shout. The key thing for me is whenever the ball came back out the box after one of our attacks he was on it like a shot and regularly used his strength to keep off WBA players before moving the ball on to Shelvey/Townsend/Sissoko to start another attack, it really throttled any chance of WBA counter attacks and really helped us keep pressure on. Edited February 6, 2016 by Howay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4729 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I like the fact that Shelvey "appears" to be a talker / shouter on the pitch. We need one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Looks like he's twisting and moaning more than encouraging to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21963 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Shame he doesn't run as much as he talks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 The most impressive part of Taylor's game tonight was his passing. I have to say as well that after an incredibly shakey start Aarons chimed in with some actual defending. Aye Aarons was decent enough after a shaky start, it was only against that useless bugger Gardner (I think, I'm not all that interested in WBA's horrific players) but he still put in a good shift and even put in a brilliant cross that should have resulted in a goal. Taylor was good which was class to see, his ability to consistently header balls coming at him at knee height, sometimes even while still standing up, is impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4729 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Shame he doesn't run as much as he talks. He's got minions for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie 0 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Tiote played as well as he has done for years. If he stays til the end of the season and shows that attitude he could have a massive influence on our fate. About shelvey looking sulky, aye he does but I'd rather have that than Anita or colback scampering around looking busy while contributing absolutely nowt. I hope the crowd doesn't start getting on his back if he's not charging about the place - that's not his game and that's not why he was bought. Cabaye never tackled anyone apart from the odd sneaky little ankle breaker when he bottled a fifty, but no one seemed to mind that. Good game from Townsend, he gave us a bit of threat going forwards. I'm interested to see how fit doumbia is. We might need 5 more wins to stay up so we need to start scoring more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Another thing to add is how frustrating Sissoko is, he gets himself in some great positions with his marauding runs but his decision making and his finishing always lets him down. He doesn't perform on a consistent basis either. There's a top player there he's just lacking composure and continuity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35112 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) Another thing to add is how frustrating Sissoko is, he gets himself in some great positions with his marauding runs but his decision making and his finishing always lets him down. He doesn't perform on a consistent basis either. There's a top player there he's just lacking composure and continuity.there isn't a top player there. Your 1st sentence tells you why. He's not some young kid Edited February 6, 2016 by Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonMarshy 2 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 sammy doing next thread too yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21963 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) Doumbia coming on They decided not to put him on in the end as his arthritic hip was bothering him Edited February 6, 2016 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4389 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Was that "constructive" editing on MOTD? They showed the linesman raise his flag before Mason went over to him and then again after they'd made the decision but on the coverage I watched I didn't see him raise his flag before the conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 sammy doing next thread too yeah? Yes Make sure you guys stay on top of that. I don't want to end up peeing on any of you. Yes, you too MF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3365 Posted February 7, 2016 Author Share Posted February 7, 2016 I'm as superstitious as the next person but fuck don't lump that responsibility on me! If the useless bunch of twats that are our squad play every game like that, they will get the points they need. Handbrake off and play, none of this sitting back rubbish that McClaren sends them out with for away games and against better teams at home. btw Alex is right, Sissoko has to go, he is not a young kid trying to find his way, he doesn't offer enough and McClaren needs to start Perez there instead. Marauding runs are great if there is an end product but the amount of times he runs into a cul-de-sac or bottles a challenge and gives it away cheaply must be frustrating as fuck for his team-mates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 The ref decided to have a word with the linesman only after the WBA players complained.the ref clearly saw nowt wrong with the position Mitrovic was in and the linesman was in no position to see any better so how could they come to such a decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21963 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 there isn't a top player there. Your 1st sentence tells you why. He's not some young kid On his day he's class. But then he has more games than not like Everton away when he flounces about like a big girl. Frustrating player because I think it's more a question of attitude than ability with him. Though he clearly can't finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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