80s Shorts said:Bazzmand Show said:80s Shorts said:"We lost because of personal mistakes," the Dutch trainer told SBS 6. "The first half wasn't good because we played sloppy when we had the ball."
He also singled out Manchester City midfielder Nigel De Jong for criticism: "At half time, I said to my players that Nigel de Jong should stay away when we had the ball.
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So he has a bad game, and suddenly he is a rubbish player? De Jong's strengths far outweigh his weaknesses and the people who are not "fans" of his, seem to come up with the same tired criticisms, such as "limited" and "better midfielders" around. Is he a requirement in every game? Probably not. If De Jong is on the field on Sunday, do we concede those goals? In my opinion no.
Shame he doesnt want to be on the field unless he gets an extra 30 or 40k a week in his back pocket. As for Sunday it was a typical 1st match of the season. De Crab would not have made any difference imo. Barry maybe, he has a footballers brain and is far superior to dc.
Bazzmand Show said:As for Barry, a good player, who will be 32 by the end of season. I do not think for one instance, he is "far superior", to De Jong, 53 International Caps for England vs 63 for Holland... Which is more impressive?
Bazzmand Show said:As for Barry, a good player, who will be 32 by the end of season. I do not think for one instance, he is "far superior", to De Jong, 53 International Caps for England vs 63 for Holland... Which is more impressive?
Agreed, we missed NDJ's well timed tackles when they attacked.pride in battle said:If we let Nige go were in trouble unless we replace him.Rodwell isn't ready yet and with Gareth out we could be in deep trouble.Southampton 'walked' through our midfield at times and that hasn't happened in a very long time, it was a real concern and needs addressing.
Plain Speaking said:Agreed, we missed NDJ's well timed tackles when they attacked.pride in battle said:If we let Nige go were in trouble unless we replace him.Rodwell isn't ready yet and with Gareth out we could be in deep trouble.Southampton 'walked' through our midfield at times and that hasn't happened in a very long time, it was a real concern and needs addressing.
80s Shorts said:oakiecokie said:Wretched Vengeance said:I know what you're saying but in most of those circumstances the only option was a forward pass, what with the opposition sat so deep.
I personally don't want to see him leave however and I think he still has a place in our team and dare I say our hearts.
What pisses me off,are people who claim he`s shit at passing forward.Some people need to realise that first and formost he is DM,trying to break up attacks.
He isn`t blessed with an eye like Silva,for splitting open a defense and in most cases he will look for players like Yaya and Samir to do the business,but I wouldn`t change him for anyone.
Make your mind up ffs. in your last post you were crediting him with making 4 of our last five goals.
He can break up an attack, although since Ben Arfa he is concious of his challenges and for a supposedly world class dm there are plenty of occassions where he has been asleep.
As a footballer he is limited, nowhere near worth 130 or 140k a week.
80s Shorts said:oakiecokie said:80s Shorts said:Has been good for us. Bobby doesnt rate him as much as many on bluemoon and De Crab rates himself highest out of everyone.
If 1ook plus a week isnt good enough for him then no doubt he will run down his contract in anticipation of a bumper signing on fee.
He can fuck right off as far as I am concerned. And take your bullshit "love of the club and fans" with you.
Overated, cant pass forward to save his life and a very limited footballer in as much as the 100k a week category goes.
He was deeply involved in 4 of our last 5 goals at Newcastle and QPR,so how you can say he can`t pass forward is bollocks.
Ridiculous comment and you know it.