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We should bring Shola back into the side

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  1. Darth Plagueis

    Darth Plagueis Well-Known Member

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    I'm sorry, but it's quite clear that we look far more effective with a target man in the side. When Shola came on he had impact. We looked far more threatening. Shola's knock downs and holding off of players and his ability to bring others into the game was changing it up until we got sloppy and Sunderland scored that screamer.

    This false 9 thing is ****e. We don't have the ability to play this sort of pass and move thing and consistently break down teams. We need a target man in the side for now, until we get our system sorted out again.

    We're against City next, and I think we should play this system -

    Remy-----Shola-----Ben Arfa

    ----------Cabaye----------

    ------Tiote----Anita--------

    Santon---Colo-Willo-----Debuchy

    ------------Krul---------------

    Does anyone else have any better suggestions?
     
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  2. Albert's Chip Shop

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    Agree on the false striker thing but Shola?
    what about young Cambell for the last half of the season?
     
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  3. Agent Bruce

    Agent Bruce Well-Known Member

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    Not sure all those guys are 100% fit at the moment.

    Believe Anita might have changed things if he'd been playing on Sunday though.
     
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  4. Albert's Chip Shop

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    Anita has to start ahead of the beast.
     
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  5. Hung Drawn and Quartered

    Hung Drawn and Quartered Well-Known Member

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    and I thought Shola was the false striker for the last 10 years
     
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  6. I'm Not A Fan of Sammy Ameobi

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    Isn't it funny how you were the one who was criticizing the long ball/target man game last season, in favor of your free-flowing 4-3-3?

    I guess you always have to go against the grain don't you..
     
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  7. Albert's Chip Shop

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    You just made me laugh very loudly mate.
    people in the next hotel room probably think I'm up to summat a bit rude.
     
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  8. Agent Bruce

    Agent Bruce Well-Known Member

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    You mean you're not?
     
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    Heres an idea.. What about only playing HBA at home and dropping the extra midfielder away?
     
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  10. Albert's Chip Shop

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    We'll I was looking at Tash's formations porn like :)
     
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  11. Rafa's Championship Party

    Rafa's Championship Party Well-Known Member

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    Sorry Tash, but Shola has had his chances here and the simple fact is he isn't good enough to play Premier League football.
     
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  12. Agent Bruce

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    Could always keep him on ice for the Sunderland games.
     
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  13. Bud66

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    Ffs can I have some of what tash is smoking .......Shola! Christ almighty man,should have been sold years ago
     
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  14. haslam

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    We have one convincing striker by the name of Remy, was he not playing up front by himself for QPR last season and looking good? Our main troubles up front come from a) Cisse looks ****ing abject and getting worse b)we have no viable back-up.

    No to Shola, no to Campbell (unless we want to play two up front - he is a good 'prospect' but to rely on him like that isn't a good idea imo).

    Get Ba back in January, I honestly think we could convince him back if we really wooed him and matched his wages. With a convincing striker with Remy and Ben Arfa playing off them we would be a different prospect entirely.
     
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  15. cronemeister

    cronemeister Well-Known Member

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    I reckon we should play whatever formation is gonna get us players in the box when we manage to get forward.

    I'm fooking sick to the back teeth of seeing move after move break down because we have one person to try and pick out in the penalty box cos no-one has bothered their arse to get up and offer up some options.

    Maybe its not the formation or the starting 11 that needs to change.......just saying !
     
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  16. Seabass

    Seabass Well-Known Member

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    No way. I understand the reasoning but shola is just too cack. I would love it if we got Ba back haslam
     
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    abc CissesCurriedGoat abc Well-Known Member

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    Shola?

    How confident are you that he can be up to the task by starting the match? His effectiveness window is less than 30minutes. Expect him to close down fresh defenders and challenge them for headers, it's not gonna work well. We'll be playing 10 v 11 the entire time.
     
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  18. Warmir Pouchov

    Warmir Pouchov Better than JPF

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    Wait till BRS sees this..........................
     
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  19. Beardsley's Rancid Sack

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    ****ing hell Tash no. Just no. No, no, no alright? You just can't be serious when you ask for Shola to brought back into the side. He is an embarassment and made a career out of pretending to be a footballer. I would rather any ****er to start ahead of him. 12 plus years we have this abomination of a player, its high time it ****ing ended.

    I know Cisse has been very poor but Shola is not the answer to anything unless it is 'Name the most appalling player in Premiership History?'
     
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  20. Welshie

    Welshie Chavcunt fanboy dickhead

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    No, we shouldn't.
     
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