It’s probably bad news that Alexandre Lacazette has stated that he will stay at Lyon for next season, and the 23 year-old Lyon striker has expanded on why he told French TV channel Canal yesterday that he would stay at Lyon for next season.
Alexandre Lacazette – explains why he will stay at Lyon
This is what Alexandre has said:
“Why do I want to stay? Because I am happy at Lyon. Lyon is a nice club, a nice city and a nice project.¨ “There have been propositions from everywhere but after a lot of thinking, I decided it was better to stay.¨
“We will see at the end of the season if I was right, but I think I have made the right decision.¨ “Now, at the start of the season, I can’t think that I will score more goals than Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but I want to try.¨
¨One day I hope to be a great striker like him.”
This will be good news and bad news for the Lyon club.
It’s good news because Alexandre has said he will stay for next season, but it’s potentially bad news because next summer he will only have one year left on his contract, and unless Lyon can get him to sign a new contract – his transfer value will be less than it is this summer.
It could also be the same with Newcastle’s other Lyon target Clement Grenier, who has also made noises this summer at different times, about not wanting to leave Lyon.
We suppose Newcastle could turn to Loic Remy to try to get him to Newcastle this summer, or maybe a better option would be to try to get 22 year-old Arsenal striker Joel Campbell on loan for the season.
What do you think?
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Whumpie
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:21 PM
Comment #41Lilongwe – apologies, you did name two. But what on earth suggests they could do better than AP?
Whumpie
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:22 PM
Comment #42Shocking thought: my long post above suggests that Sam Allerdyce is an elite performer in his field.
Sadly, that does appear to be the case. Ick.
croftus5678
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:24 PM
Comment #43@36 catchy
tbf m8 we had kenny d and souness who won tons but was absolute s&^t for us
and the likes of di-canio was considered a big upgrade on pards and look how he turned out we even shouted that van-wolf would have been awsome signing for us and i’m including myself here also so it shows we get a hell of a lot wrong and we dont know everything.
i do agree on the attacking type of manager as i’d love a brendan rodgers type but its not going to happen anytime soon so all i can do is hope our manager changes the way he plays or gets the boot if we dont do well.
if we praise the good and boo the bad then maybe he will see what we want as it has with the attacking players but if we boo everything or cheer everything he will never learn if he can learn at all.
catchy in norway
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:26 PM
Comment #44Ethiotoon
sissoko played 2944 mins 3 goals 6 assists.. a goal or assist every 327 min.
HBA played 1303 mins, 3 goals 6 assists a goal or an assist every 217 mins
now bare in mind that sissoko was first choice and HBA has to fight pardews ego to get a game, I think HBA deserved his chance on merit
cos lets face it, sissoko might be better defensively but we sure conceded a lot with him as a winger
T.T.V.V.T.
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:29 PM
Comment #45I think we were poor in the first half yesterday.
Janmaat and Cabella showed some nice touches but teamwise we were still devoid of the creative spark.
We missed De Jong and yet saying that already is a bit worrying.
Perhpaps if we are certain we can’t get another striker in the door we can look to extend the creative influence in other areas of the pitch.
We are all aware im sure, of the targets i’m referring to.
Beatroll25
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:30 PM
Comment #46Whumpie
I like your analogy but…
Sissoko could never be Messi, but he could be a lot better than he is currently.
You see much like NUFC he has potential. Great potential, and the fans can see that. We will give him a chance because he could be a true star, regardless of poor form or as you put it a ‘gash’ 90 minutes.
With Pardew there is no potential. I liken him to Shola Ameobi. He isn’t going to get better. No amount of training or coaching or hard work is going to change what he is.
Despite the opportunities to sign better, younger, cheaper and more technically brilliant strikers he hung on when some were saying he isn’t good enough. We kept him for year upon year and he never really took us anywhere, never really gave us anything to look forward to.
Pardew is the same as Shola. Pards might win a game here or there as Shola used to score here or there, but ultimately the don’t have any potential and they both should have done better with the players around them.
Why not go for a foreigner who has more potential? Why keep plodding along with the same performances?
Tsunki
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:30 PM
Comment #47Beattie – 😀 marks to him for trying though
catchy in norway
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:30 PM
Comment #48croftus5678
no doubt both managers were very poor managers for us, and while normally im not one for shouting sack the manager, I have stud by most of them,
only KD and pardew for me have boiled me this much,,
KD sold Ginola for 2.5 million and in the same week bought des Hamilton for the same money,,
pardew has to go, the fans have to get to gether and force him out for the good of our club
pawl250
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:31 PM
Comment #49Personally I would have Uwe Rossler over everyone.
He was on Soccer AM and was asked if he would like to manage in the PL and his reply was “it will come”
I mean thats Jose like confidence.
Personally I would have him over Laudrup (overrated by this blog), De Boer (would never come from Ajax)
I think some people blame Pardew for the lack of success.
I think he limited, but its not his fault. We simply have a board that will not progress the team in general beyond 4th because the money invested is simply not enough.
We could hire Jose Mourinho as manager and despite him being a favourite manager of mine he would not get us to 4th…..
Keegan and Robson wouldn’t either.
Not with the team we have or MA is willing to pay for. Simple really but people cannot accept it, and should we ever have a season when we finish say 6th-7th the would complain we didnt finish 4th.
And when we finish 4th if by some miracle we did manage to conjur a 4th place finish and invested in some players to do so, we would complain we didnt finish 3rd or higher….
Its all good saying you wouldnt if offered now. But Bobby had us around that mark and people start complaining we did not progress any further and we need a new manager……
Showed them up when we got one and plummeted to relegation over a few years.
Lilongwe Geordie
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:31 PM
Comment #50Whumpie,
Both are proven coaches and can develop players. They both prefer to play a progressive modern style of play. As I said in my previous post, it is all supposition to suggest that any new manager would get more points. There is also nothing to say they wouldn’t.
But wouldn’t you rather be entertained while failing to compete then being bored to tears by poor style and tactics while failing to compete? Personally, I have no doubt that both could match the number of points that we get under Pardew at least.
It is a case of better the devil you know for some, so they stick with Pardew. I’d rather see us strive for better, then be happy going through the motions.
g.s.tooner
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:33 PM
Comment #51@catchy
With regards to Pardew being the worst manager we’ve ever had, I think this is quite harsh. Would you rather have Souness or Alardyce or Kinnear or Roeder?
In fact in the list of managers since we have had since the great SBR the only manager I wish we had kept over Pards is Hughton. He had a good team spirit going and we were playing good football, albeit in the Championship.
Pardew has had as many ups as he had downs and IMO his downs have coincided with injuries and squads which lacked the creativity required to make chances in the PL. In terms of his man management besides Ben Arfa and Joey Barton I can’t think of any players we have had problems with and in general there has always seemed to be a good team spirit, the exception being when Cabaye forced his way out of the club in January.
Our problems have stemmed from upper management (mainly Mashley) with refusal to invest in players when needed, making naive decisions which have created bad feelings with the fans such as ‘rebranding’ of St James’ park, lack of communication about the goings on behind the scenes.
Now this next bit may be an unpopular opinion but I feel Mike has been on a steep learning curve with regards to running and owning a football club and understanding how much of a responsibility that it.
I live in hope (because I prefer to look on bright side of things) that he has seen the light and is starting to get things right.
We have been told that Newcastle is trying to be come a financially stable team, with balanced books and security for the years ahead.
I would like to think that that had been achieved through a logical appraisal of our squad and sensible acquisitions and sales of our assets to create a balanced team.
I believe we currently have a competitive squad which has a greater spread of talent throughout the team so we are not reliant on one player as in previous years. We are being sensible in the transfer market, not buying for the sake of buying but buying who we need if the player fits our ethos.
I may be wrong and I invite people to say I told you so if we implode again this season but I feel there is a sense of optimism around the club and a sense of unease directed at us by the teams in and around us as they see what good business we have done this summer. I think if we can capitalise on this, build some momentum and have some of Carrs new gems shine again we can have a great season.
I live in hope!
Munster Mag
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:33 PM
Comment #52Catchy at 31 – Correct – Ole Gunnar is not good enough. I told you last year, when you touted him like you were his agent, that you shouldn’t be talking him up. He did NOTHING for Cardiff, who made a fatal mistake choosing him and dumping Mackay. I agree with guys about the anti pardewness – its ridiculous. Yes, he is a limited manager and not very good technically, but 5th place was 5th place, even in a weaker league at the time. Some of the trolls on here just cant be satisfied. Thus, if pardew wins against Man U away, you say Man U are poor so the achievement is nothing. If he changes formation and it works you say ” I told you to play 3-3-1-1-1-1 ” ( or whatever you computer game managers dream up ) . If he loses playing the same formation you scream ” you’re crap pardew, what a silly formation and u have played guys out of position” . If we sign a good player, you credit Pardew with zero input into the event. IF HBA fails AGAIN – LIKE HE ALWAYS DOES AT ALL CLUBS AND THEN CAUSES ILL FEELING – you claim Pardew ruined him. There are so many fools on this site. If Obertaon ( who I still say is poor ) comes good, will you credit Pardew ? No – you will say he should have played him all along!! So many people on here are full of crap!
Tsunki
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:34 PM
Comment #53Ashley has to be the most flawed employee in the NUFC Setup. He is absolutely dreadful at personnel selection. His best move would be to get a good recruitment manager. Unfortunately his ability to select the right one………..
Munster Mag
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:34 PM
Comment #54Tooner, pardew has excellent man management skills. He handled Colo well, and Barton respected him hugely, as did Nolan etc. Bartons issue was with Ashley. HBA is a renegade.
JAMSHA(PARDEW SLAYER)
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:35 PM
Comment #55i rather get a cb dan striker… coz our attacking is good…but need quality cb.. strikers can b signd on jan
catchy in norway
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:37 PM
Comment #56pawl250
sorry but your either very stupid or incredibly dumb
not one of us blame pardew for lack of success , we just say he is not good enough for us based on what we have seen with our own eyes and what the record books tell us,
this is not fiction, but pure fact, and its not just this club, its pretty much how it ends at most of his clubs
based on football and what he says and facts, he is simply not good enough
catchy in norway
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:39 PM
Comment #57g.s.tooner
I will reply to thiss tonight
munster
id still have Ole over pardew every day of the week. I watched his football for 2 years over here, its only a matter of time before he gets it right
and lets face it, Cardiff where not a good team
Ethiotoon
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:41 PM
Comment #58catchy
you said it..he hardly played last season, why?
bcoz he had loss of form,can’t track back and defend and he doesn’t pass or cross when he has to.
that is exactly why he is out of favor by the mgr,nothing else.
I said he will be squad player based on his fitness and current form.I know his talent is there but recently,obertan is much Better than him.I can’t see he will get first eleven ahead of cabella or sissoko.
for me he is the last 15-20min player.
dannitoon
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:51 PM
Comment #59Loic too injury prone
SUFC_rule
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:51 PM
Comment #60Come to stadium of light and be a hero
Ian Toon
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:52 PM
Comment #61Munster Mag- Good to see you around.
Football means most when it means nothing at all. Inconsequential pointless friendlies but for many it’s just another opportunity to hammer Pardew. You think they would at least wait until the season starts.
T.T.V.V.T.
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:52 PM
Comment #62Either Aarons or Obertan will have to start against City.
Im inclined to think he will play 4-4-1-1 with Cabella in the 10 role supporting Riviere, Obertan on the right wing and Gouffran on the left.
He could also play 4-2-3-1 though, and personally I think Aarons would be the better choice, played on the left, Sissokko drops into the two holding midfielders with Colback, and Cabella and Gouffran can swap positions, one pulling out wide right while the other supports Riviere in the middle, and vise versa.
Thoughts?
NYMAG
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:54 PM
Comment #63Always suspected this would be a pipe dream. If he wanted to leave I think a champions league team would be in for him. We still need a striker, I would throw a bid in for Wickham, he’s available at a good price, young, room for appreciation, almost single handedly kept up the mackams and wants to leave.
And we definitely need another CB, I would push Saylor out the door and use the funds to bring in the lad from Celtic.
Jewishgeordie
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:56 PM
Comment #64What a shame!! but I reckon we should chase remy who is a proven prem goal scorer than young campbell!
pawl250
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:56 PM
Comment #65Catchy
I assure you I am neither stupid or incredibly dumb simply because I disagree with you or have a different opinion.
That infact makes you incredibly stupid for judging someone because they have a difference of opinion.
You are so quick to judge someone because they prefer another player, or want another manager, or in this case do not want another manager.
I do want another manager, I just do not let blind hatred (and in your case stupidity since you like name calling like a 9 year old) judge Pardew for his lack of backing from those above him.
Despite his poor football brand in comparison to say Everton under Martinez he has done considerably well given the circumstances.
I honestly believe that, sorry you do not agree. It does not mean I am right, just I have a difference of opinion.
Pardew is limited as manager I do not think he is that bad though. I look at the likes of Chris Hughton and think, although a great guy he was even more defensive. Yet because he is more likeable he was forgiven for his negative tactics, yet Pardew is a better manager.
70TWO
Aug 11, 2014 at 3:57 PM
Comment #66pawl250 last article @92
I shall not have chance to catch up with all the subsequent debate but felt that I should at least defend the post you are referring to. You are right the annual squads displayed are not 100% correct as I specifically mentioned, I was re-posting an earlier post from someone else and I forgot to correct all the mistakes. The general point however was that AP had not really learnt and developed over the time he has been at NUFC, there are extenuating circumstances but over all IMO the team is less than a sum of its parts. This is down to the manager and I would like him to evolve or move out.
Jail for Ashley
Aug 11, 2014 at 4:04 PM
Comment #67catchy,
I think that’s outrageously unfair that you’ve used the fact that nobody was sold that summer to bash Pardew with, the squad was thread bare and demoralised from the kick in the teeth the lack of investment showed, the five players were brought in untested to a relegation battle, Pardews biggest fault that season was his now obvious complicity in the fact that players that were promised never arrived.
Ethiotoon
Aug 11, 2014 at 4:04 PM
Comment #68catchy u have to calm down.you already start dreaming a new mgr without seeing our best eleven
performance.The mgr showed u back in 11/12 that he can build a good team if he has good players,like the one we have now.you clearly know what’s going on after that successful season.I can list you all important reasons,why it’s not because of the mgr we failed to register good results. but I don’t want to get in to that now,we go to the wild if we start it.
The point is let’s give the mgr a chance to build a new team.this is a new team,u know that,and with a new team,you can’t bring the sky down to earth immediately.needs patience & faith.
you will see it when the season starts, trust me..
Munster Mag
Aug 11, 2014 at 4:05 PM
Comment #69catchy, Ole Gunnar had ample time to improve them and he did NOTHING. It was a poor appointment by the mad Cardiff chairman , certainly in the short term.
Munster Mag
Aug 11, 2014 at 4:06 PM
Comment #70So people would have Hughton over pardew. Are they mad ?
Munster Mag
Aug 11, 2014 at 4:08 PM
Comment #71Incidentally re tactics etc. IMO Sissoko is not good enough to play full games in the middle. HBA wasn’t good there either. Neither have a great footballing brain, so I would only use Sissoko there in second halves or late in game, when his power can best be utilised.
70TWO
Aug 11, 2014 at 4:12 PM
Comment #72Whumpie @38
Disgruntled with the amount of negativity, last season I tried to be equally if not more positive with my praise than criticism of AP. I went as far to say that after his admission that he had learnt from the loss at Swansea and implemented a win at ManU, that he ‘could’ be come one of our best managers. Without being his shadow I can not appreciate why he seems to make glaringly obvious mistakes and I will once again endeavor to not say anything if it not encouraging. However I would have liked to see Koeman come in.
Lost Plot
Aug 11, 2014 at 4:12 PM
Comment #73SAFC .. Can I please ask why you follow this blog?
just that I wouldnt actually spend time following another Team unless they were close to my heart!
Welcome all the same … HWTL 🙂
Sliema
Aug 11, 2014 at 4:13 PM
Comment #74Catchy
I don’t mind that people have taken a bit longer to realise, or just gave him the benefit of the doubt for a while. It’s just annoying that the people defending him so aggressively now, will be demanding his head by January.
Beatroll25
Aug 11, 2014 at 4:13 PM
Comment #75I see that a short time after I replied to a comparison between Pardew and Sissoko with my own Pardew and Shola analogy, the Nigerian superstar in question has signed for a 2nd division Turkish team.
Now that is his level.
Thump
Aug 11, 2014 at 4:14 PM
Comment #76@Pawl: From the last thread (re: win ratio) – behave yourself. Somebody asked for the statistic and I obliged. I honestly couldn’t give a shiny one if you think it’s “shocking” or not.
Average_Contents
Aug 11, 2014 at 4:22 PM
Comment #77In essence what it boils down to is you simply cannot polish a turd….rub away all you want but the only thing that this action will achieve is to leave a giant smear of shit on the floor bigger than the one you began with!
Sliema
Aug 11, 2014 at 4:22 PM
Comment #78Beatroll
That really is his level! Hope he does well. Can’t believe he got an awesome free holiday to Brazil and got to watch Messi strut his stuff from one of the posh seats! So undeserved. I can’t watch Cribs again.
pawl250
Aug 11, 2014 at 4:23 PM
Comment #79Thump
Well we are in agreement cos I do not give a “shiny one” (nice phrase btw) about what you think, about what I think…..
Still winning percentages mean nowt these days. Lil pretty much nailed it.
Pardews is very average based on everyone elses percentage.
I am not saying I am happy with it in general but for an average team you would expect to have an average manager.
I have no idea were people conjur the idea we have a top 6 team.
We are about 3-4 signings away from competing, as even then its not guaranteed. But again with those additions you are talking competing with Everton, or possibly Spurs not the big boys in the top 4/5.
70TWO
Aug 11, 2014 at 4:23 PM
Comment #80This article puts it fairly well:
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/aug/11/newcastle-united-premier-league-preview