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Post by spitthedog on Mar 13, 2018 21:40:43 GMT
Did a player that good ever play for Stoke?
Never once gave the ball away once in 90 minutes....as cool as a cucumber
one wild shoot but otherwise immaculate display.
He's got that Hudson-like trait of being able to create bags of time for himself on the ball.
BBC: "There is no doubt that the better team have gone through tonight. Sevilla played very well and in Steven N'Zonzi they had the best player on the park by some distance."
I think I might just cry myself to sleep tonight!!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2018 21:44:42 GMT
He's like the diamond to Imbula's shitty lump of coal.
Best overall footballer I've ever seen play for us.
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Post by FullerMagic on Mar 13, 2018 21:45:25 GMT
Definitely the best midfielder we've had since Hudson
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Mar 13, 2018 21:49:00 GMT
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Post by chayzenbacon on Mar 13, 2018 21:52:17 GMT
The shit would be a better side if they had recruited Nzonzi rather than Pogba and they've had saved tens of millions of squids too. Ha Ha Ha
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Post by FullerMagic on Mar 13, 2018 21:52:31 GMT
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Post by Marc01 on Mar 13, 2018 21:53:10 GMT
£8m Nzonzi
9% of the Pogba fee...£89m
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Mar 13, 2018 21:53:20 GMT
The best player I’ve ever seen in a Stoke shirt, by a considerable margin.
The fact we’re now facing relegation after failing to find a replacement for him tells you everything you need to know.
A majestic footballer.
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Post by malteser68 on Mar 13, 2018 21:55:15 GMT
Backwards and sideways eh ......
Who were the football wizards on this board who used to say that ?
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Mar 13, 2018 21:55:47 GMT
Post by JoeinOz on Mar 13, 2018 21:55:47 GMT
Serves the shit right. First leg they followed the ludicrously outdated idea 0-0 away is a good result.
Nzonzi is being interviewed right now on Bein. But I'm not listening.
The skyboys will be all crestfallen and stunned and astounded. In reality anyone who has even rudimentary knowledge of Spanish football knew all along Sevilla were well capable of getting this result. The skyboys stumble on their own insularity.
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Post by Paul Spencer on Mar 13, 2018 21:59:24 GMT
Is it fair to speculate just how much of Hughes' initial success here was actually down to to the fact that he had N'Zonzi in his team, a bit like Rodgers with Suarez at Liverpool?
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Post by bayernoatcake on Mar 13, 2018 22:10:29 GMT
Is it fair to speculate just how much of Hughes' initial success here was actually down to to the fact that he had N'Zonzi in his team, a bit like Rodgers with Suarez at Liverpool? He was the player that allowed the transition. It was a big ask to do what Hughes did but having such a calm and composed player in midfield allowed him to do it.
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Post by JoeinOz on Mar 13, 2018 22:14:36 GMT
What gets me about Nzonzi is when he played for us he wasn't terribly well appreciated. Home to Newcastle United 2014/15 I had a return to my youth because I started arguing with a bloke nearby me. Apparently the reason Steve always passed backwards was because he's a "backwards French cunt who needs to be fucked off" The crowd let out a collective groan a few minutes later when Steve passed sideways but it was the move that led to Crouchy's winner so that stopped everyone moaning at him for half an hour. Second half with a lead to defend and pegged back Nzonzi was again getting the blame. They reckoned was his passes that kept us under the cosh and the crowd weren't shy of letting him know it. Of course he could have twatted it forward and we lose the ball but that was a preposterous thing to add to the equation and I was told so in no uncertain terms.
Next was away to Sunderland and we played pretty crap really and got beaten. BUT plenty of the Stokies in the upper tier knew whose fault it was. It was Steve's. I went for a half time piss and there was a lad venting his Nzonzi rage and decided he was only in the team because "he must do a fucking good blow job". Horrible things to say about your own players but that's how many saw him. Just a lucky lazy plodder. Of course in reality he's a smart player keeping the ball and fully aware of his role but sometimes that's lost on people
So now when I see so many of us furious about him being elsewhere and doing well it's worth wondering why he wasn't fully accepted by lots of us until he left.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Mar 13, 2018 22:16:27 GMT
What gets me about Nzonzi is when he played for us he wasn't terribly well appreciated. Home to Newcastle United 2014/15 I had a return to my youth because I started arguing with a bloke nearby me. Apparently the reason Steve always passed backwards was because he's a "backwards French cunt who needs to be fucked off" The crowd let out a collective groan a few minutes later when Steve passed sideways but it was the move that led to Crouchy's winner so that stopped everyone moaning at him for half an hour. Second half with a lead to defend and pegged back Nzonzi was again getting the blame. They reckoned was his passes that kept us under the cosh and the crowd weren't shy of letting him know it. Of course he could have twatted it forward and we lose the ball but that was a preposterous thing to add to the equation and I was told so in no uncertain terms. Next was away to Sunderland and we played pretty crap really and got beaten. BUT plenty of the Stokies in the upper tier knew whose fault it was. It was Steve's. I went for a half time piss and there was a lad venting his Nzonzi rage and decided he was only in the team because "he must do a fucking good blow job". Horrible things to say about your own players but that's how many saw him. Just a lucky lazy plodder. Of course in reality he's a smart player keeping the ball and fully aware of his role but sometimes that's lost on people So now when I see so many of us furious about him being elsewhere and doing well it's worth wondering why he wasn't fully accepted by lots of us until he left. The answer is obvious
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Mar 13, 2018 22:19:42 GMT
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Post by Paul Spencer on Mar 13, 2018 22:19:42 GMT
What gets me about Nzonzi is when he played for us he wasn't terribly well appreciated. Home to Newcastle United 2014/15 I had a return to my youth because I started arguing with a bloke nearby me. Apparently the reason Steve always passed backwards was because he's a "backwards French cunt who needs to be fucked off" The crowd let out a collective groan a few minutes later when Steve passed sideways but it was the move that led to Crouchy's winner so that stopped everyone moaning at him for half an hour. Second half with a lead to defend and pegged back Nzonzi was again getting the blame. They reckoned was his passes that kept us under the cosh and the crowd weren't shy of letting him know it. Of course he could have twatted it forward and we lose the ball but that was a preposterous thing to add to the equation and I was told so in no uncertain terms. Next was away to Sunderland and we played pretty crap really and got beaten. BUT plenty of the Stokies in the upper tier knew whose fault it was. It was Steve's. I went for a half time piss and there was a lad venting his Nzonzi rage and decided he was only in the team because "he must do a fucking good blow job". Horrible things to say about your own players but that's how many saw him. Just a lucky lazy plodder. Of course in reality he's a smart player keeping the ball and fully aware of his role but sometimes that's lost on people So now when I see so many of us furious about him being elsewhere and doing well it's worth wondering why he wasn't fully accepted by lots of us until he left. The answer is obvious Ha ... I was just about to post exactly that!
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Mar 13, 2018 22:19:53 GMT
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Post by samba :) on Mar 13, 2018 22:19:53 GMT
What gets me about Nzonzi is when he played for us he wasn't terribly well appreciated. Home to Newcastle United 2014/15 I had a return to my youth because I started arguing with a bloke nearby me. Apparently the reason Steve always passed backwards was because he's a "backwards French cunt who needs to be fucked off" The crowd let out a collective groan a few minutes later when Steve passed sideways but it was the move that led to Crouchy's winner so that stopped everyone moaning at him for half an hour. Second half with a lead to defend and pegged back Nzonzi was again getting the blame. They reckoned was his passes that kept us under the cosh and the crowd weren't shy of letting him know it. Of course he could have twatted it forward and we lose the ball but that was a preposterous thing to add to the equation and I was told so in no uncertain terms. Next was away to Sunderland and we played pretty crap really and got beaten. BUT plenty of the Stokies in the upper tier knew whose fault it was. It was Steve's. I went for a half time piss and there was a lad venting his Nzonzi rage and decided he was only in the team because "he must do a fucking good blow job". Horrible things to say about your own players but that's how many saw him. Just a lucky lazy plodder. Of course in reality he's a smart player keeping the ball and fully aware of his role but sometimes that's lost on people So now when I see so many of us furious about him being elsewhere and doing well it's worth wondering why he wasn't fully accepted by lots of us until he left. The answer is obvious stoke fans are cunts?
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Post by jarhead on Mar 13, 2018 22:28:54 GMT
Many stoke fans didn’t rate him.
Clueless when it comes to Quality footballers in front of you.
What a player.
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Mar 13, 2018 22:29:19 GMT
Post by benjaminbiscuit on Mar 13, 2018 22:29:19 GMT
Great player insane fee by a bunch of incompetents
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Mar 13, 2018 22:36:41 GMT
Post by toppercorner on Mar 13, 2018 22:36:41 GMT
What gets me about Nzonzi is when he played for us he wasn't terribly well appreciated. Home to Newcastle United 2014/15 I had a return to my youth because I started arguing with a bloke nearby me. Apparently the reason Steve always passed backwards was because he's a "backwards French cunt who needs to be fucked off" The crowd let out a collective groan a few minutes later when Steve passed sideways but it was the move that led to Crouchy's winner so that stopped everyone moaning at him for half an hour. Second half with a lead to defend and pegged back Nzonzi was again getting the blame. They reckoned was his passes that kept us under the cosh and the crowd weren't shy of letting him know it. Of course he could have twatted it forward and we lose the ball but that was a preposterous thing to add to the equation and I was told so in no uncertain terms. Next was away to Sunderland and we played pretty crap really and got beaten. BUT plenty of the Stokies in the upper tier knew whose fault it was. It was Steve's. I went for a half time piss and there was a lad venting his Nzonzi rage and decided he was only in the team because "he must do a fucking good blow job". Horrible things to say about your own players but that's how many saw him. Just a lucky lazy plodder. Of course in reality he's a smart player keeping the ball and fully aware of his role but sometimes that's lost on people So now when I see so many of us furious about him being elsewhere and doing well it's worth wondering why he wasn't fully accepted by lots of us until he left. also, remember loads of people calling him 'wank' because he passed sideways (to stoke players) best midfielder we've had in generations. we should have kept for one more season and let him go on a free after, we'd be miles better off, as we would have progressed and attracted better players to the team in the process. 9m is fuck all in the context of things, didn't we pay 12m for berahino with 6 months left?
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Post by Davef on Mar 13, 2018 22:38:54 GMT
Great player insane fee by a bunch of incompetents Why haven't you mentioned this before?
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Post by JoeinOz on Mar 13, 2018 22:39:56 GMT
Great player insane fee by a bunch of incompetents Surprise nobody has mentioned it before really. In reality it was 6m then or nothing a year later. If we kept him for the extra year and got nothing you would be the first one declaring incompetence and mismanagement. Therefore your opinion is null and void.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Mar 13, 2018 22:41:56 GMT
Great player insane fee by a bunch of incompetents Surprise nobody has mentioned it before really. In reality it was 6m then or nothing a year later. If we kept him for the extra year and got nothing you would be the first one declaring incompetence and mismanagement. Therefore your opinion is null and void. Sadl6 I said at the time I’d keep him he’d hsve signed and then with a proper release , if he didn’t what’s 6m we are about lose £100m per annum revenue by following the self sustainable policy this deal heralded
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Post by trickydicky73 on Mar 13, 2018 22:41:58 GMT
The best player I’ve ever seen in a Stoke shirt, by a considerable margin. The fact we’re now facing relegation after failing to find a replacement for him tells you everything you need to know. A majestic footballer. Only passed sideways! 😁
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Mar 13, 2018 22:45:39 GMT
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Post by lordb on Mar 13, 2018 22:45:39 GMT
Surprise nobody has mentioned it before really. In reality it was 6m then or nothing a year later. If we kept him for the extra year and got nothing you would be the first one declaring incompetence and mismanagement. Therefore your opinion is null and void. Sadl6 I said at the time I’d keep him he’d hsve signed and then with a proper release , if he didn’t what’s 6m we are about lose £100m per annum revenue by following the self sustainable policy this deal heralded Are you actually saying he would have signed a new contract?
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Mar 13, 2018 22:45:57 GMT
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Post by Paul Spencer on Mar 13, 2018 22:45:57 GMT
Surprise nobody has mentioned it before really. In reality it was 6m then or nothing a year later. If we kept him for the extra year and got nothing you would be the first one declaring incompetence and mismanagement. Therefore your opinion is null and void. Sadl6 I said at the time I’d keep him he’d hsve signed and then with a proper release , if he didn’t what’s 6m we are about lose £100m per annum revenue by following the self sustainable policy this deal heralded Have you genuinely read this back before you posted it?
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Post by johnnysoul60 on Mar 13, 2018 22:46:33 GMT
Tonight has really cheered me up
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Mar 13, 2018 22:48:06 GMT
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Post by trickydicky73 on Mar 13, 2018 22:48:06 GMT
Serves the shit right. First leg they followed the ludicrously outdated idea 0-0 away is a good result. Nzonzi is being interviewed right now on Bein. But I'm not listening. The skyboys will be all crestfallen and stunned and astounded. In reality anyone who has even rudimentary knowledge of Spanish football knew all along Sevilla were well capable of getting this result. The skyboys stumble on their own insularity. I watched The Shit get outplayed in the first leg only to hear the commentators say they had been comfortable! 😁 0-0 is a dangerous result for the away team in a two legger. Overjoyed they have been dumped out.
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Mar 13, 2018 22:50:13 GMT
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Post by Davef on Mar 13, 2018 22:50:13 GMT
Sadl6 I said at the time I’d keep him he’d hsve signed and then with a proper release , if he didn’t what’s 6m we are about lose £100m per annum revenue by following the self sustainable policy this deal heralded Are you actually saying he would have signed a new contract? It really is incredible isn't it? We spent a large part of three summers convincing him to withdraw transfer requests and this bloke genuinely thinks he would've signed a contract extension. There really is no point trying to reason with people as stupid as this.
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Mar 13, 2018 22:50:22 GMT
Post by benjaminbiscuit on Mar 13, 2018 22:50:22 GMT
Sadl6 I said at the time I’d keep him he’d hsve signed and then with a proper release , if he didn’t what’s 6m we are about lose £100m per annum revenue by following the self sustainable policy this deal heralded Are you actually saying he would have signed a new contract? I’m saying we could have offers him a huge contract with a realistic release or let him run his contract down, it’s a big risk for him to do the latter , one injury from real disaster either way it was a better way than dropping out pants for a few million in the middle of the window .its not hindsight said at the time it was a monumentally crap deal and it was
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Mar 13, 2018 22:54:20 GMT
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Post by JoeinOz on Mar 13, 2018 22:54:20 GMT
Surprise nobody has mentioned it before really. In reality it was 6m then or nothing a year later. If we kept him for the extra year and got nothing you would be the first one declaring incompetence and mismanagement. Therefore your opinion is null and void. Sadl6 I said at the time I’d keep him he’d hsve signed and then with a proper release , if he didn’t what’s 6m we are about lose £100m per annum revenue by following the self sustainable policy this deal heralded He wouldn't have signed. From the moment he arrived he was after a move.
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