01 Apr 2013 21:08:12
Just watching fulham v qpr, fulham are playing great attractive football and its so much better than we've played all season. We don't seem to have that player who you just love to watch on the ball that gives a lift to the players and fans, like fulham have berbetov, spurs have bale, villa have benteke, Everton have fellaini, Liverpool have suarez, who have we got? Ben arfas injured, cabaye hasn't been at his best at all this season, sissokos still settling in, cisse isn't the player he was because there's not enough balls being crossed in, squared, or passed to. It's ridiculous. The only reason pardew did so well with us this season, is because there wasn't Europa league, not many injuries, and he wasn't afraid to play ba on the left.
Reasons why our season has gone wrong:
-Too many injuries, should of strengthened in summer
-Pardew cannot get the best out of the reserve players.
-Pardew is clueless on tactics when best players are injured.
Pardew does not know how to set us up away from home when Ben arfas injured.
-Pardew wanted to keep ba happy so he didn't play 433 he played 442 hoof it, but when we did play 433, we drew away to lverpool and beat wigan 3-0?
Last season, we were very good in defence with the 442, and dangerous attacking. But 433, we were amazing, don't understand why he's not playing it.
Don't know whether we should restart I'm the summer, have a clear out get some new faces in, sack pardew and get blanc, moyes or redknapp in, or give pardew till december with his new signings and if we're not top 10 or higher then Sack him.
Thoughts?
Geordie Moses
Both these teams are better than Newcastle, they play with passion Berbatov is different class
We are in deep s. t & the sooner people on here realise that the better
I can't see us getting the points we need as everyone apart from us and Blunderland are playing with passion
Don't talk daft our problems were made in the Summer. Ashley's arrogance could take us down & probably will
Forget new players and next season because this one had a few tricks left and we are just not good enough and persevering with Cisse will relegate this club. & he will just move on
We will beat fulham and Sunderland and start looking forward to next year. You can stick redknapp and has Moyes actually done anything? We have tried sacking managers every 6 months judge Pardew next season we have the makings of a great team.
Krul
Debuchy
Taylor
Mbia or Colo
Santon or Hadira
Tiote
Cabeye
Sissoko
Ben Arfa or Jonas when he is injured
Cisse
Gouffran
In a 4 3 3 will give any team a game like against Chelsea, Anzhi and Southampton. Keep the faith!
I too have defended Pardew this season, however I agree mostly with Geordie Moses. The only thing I would add is that Pardew don’t seem to stick to a philosophy or style of play, even when we did well last year. Quality teams always have a philosophy and style of play which doesn’t change regardless of injury’s to players, you don’t see Barcelona change their style of play just because Xavi is injured; or you don’t see Man U changing their play when Rooney is injured. It seems Pardew concerns himself about stopping other teams from scoring (which isn’t working) rather than focusing on what we are going to do and how we should be controlling games, keeping the ball, passing and moving etc. I have also criticised our free kicks and corners this year, I have never known a team in the BPL not to have scored from a corner all season! It’s clearly not right, yet nothing is done. It’s the same with free kicks; if it’s out of range for a shot on goal we hit a looping ball straight to a CB and hope they get a flick on or something. So for me there are two areas in which Pardew lacks or is not evident on the football field, no style of play and no set up for free kicks or corners. Unfortunately I can't see Pardew being sacked just yet, as far as I can see he will probably have one more year to show that “he is the man” to take us forward, personally I think he will be sacked by Christmas
Quote from Benfica's manager:
“We don't worry about opponents – no matter who they are.
Imagine having a manager with that sort of attitude instead of a manager that fears QPR just as much as Man U.
Sunderland have a manager with that winning mentality attitude, Paulo Di Canio.