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Agreed, I was shocked we didn't take a punt on him when he was free after him successful time at West Hamit wasnt as much of a gamble for the geordies though as they got him on a free, whereas we could end up playing £7m+ only for him to get clattered in training and never play a minute of football.
good player, but not worth the risk with our limited funds
Good player but much like Bent and Defoe needs to play in a 4-4-2. Just look at his stats in the first part of the season when he played with Best compared to his stats in the second half where he played in a 4-3-3 with Cisse and Ben Arfa.
Funnily enough I'm not sure that Cisse would fit in our system with VdV either. Great finisher but doesn't have Ade's ability to hold the ball up or bring others into play.
A little harsh. He played wide in the 4-3-3 and Cisse was the main focal point, but Ba can definitely old the ball up, has strength to hold players off and can finish so I see no reason why he can't play up top by himself. He wouldn't be a first choice for sure but he'd do that job much better than Defoe.
I recall reading some article by a knee specialist claiming his injury should be pretty much sorted now. I don't know where the article was though, it was a year ago or so. I think there was a problem with his previous surgery being done badly.