Steven Naismith

Saint Domingo · October 22, 2015

Completely different footballers. The fact there's any confusion over them shows how badly they've both been used. Osman is a central midfielder, Naismith is a striker.

mythbuster · October 22, 2015

I've defended Naismith in the past, as I'm not a fan of ripping our own players, especially when they put in a shift.

However, some things just can't be defended. He was abysmal on Saturday, and he was rightfully pulled at half-time. Much as he earned a starting spot after Chelsea, I reckon he's just lost it with that inept performance.

orly · October 22, 2015

Saint Domingo said:
Completely different footballers. The fact there's any confusion over them shows how badly they've both been used. Osman is a central midfielder, Naismith is a striker.

Unified in their toshness

Ihaters · October 22, 2015

ijjysmith said:
As a person or a 'footballer'?

Both..

ijjysmith · October 22, 2015

Ihaters said:
Both..

Ah. I'm just as a person most of the time.

Ihaters · October 22, 2015

ijjysmith said:
Ah. I'm just as a person most of the time.

The Scottish Messi.. or the messy Scotsman. Either way a sound bloke

Toast · October 22, 2015

Even the unemployed lids he gives his tickets to were booing him on Saturday.
Must be tough to hear that.

ArtetaMoney · October 22, 2015

Has anyone got stats to show he 'puts a shift in' like how many KM a game he averages compared to the rest?

I've watched him quite a lot and I have never seen him leave the pitch without both socks still on. I think this may be a myth made up by the Park End wools who defend him.

MikeH72 · October 22, 2015

ArtetaMoney said:
Has anyone got stats to show he 'puts a shift in' like how many KM a game he averages compared to the rest?

@deipnosophist might have some stats on that

AaronTheBlue · October 22, 2015

he's really not very good

Shibbywiggles · October 22, 2015

ArtetaMoney said:
Has anyone got stats to show he 'puts a shift in' like how many KM a game he averages compared to the rest?

I've watched him quite a lot and I have never seen him leave the pitch without both socks still on. I think this may be a myth made up by the Park End wools who defend him.

This, and if it can be in the form of a bar chart but instead of bars it's socks and instead of a graph it's legs just to show who has ran the most of their socks off on average, that'd be swell.

Arteta2391 · October 22, 2015

According to Martinez....

Naismith offers more than Mirallas thus why he starts.

*spits out beer*

MikeH72 · October 22, 2015

Arteta2391 said:
According to Martinez....

Naismith offers more than Mirallas thus why he starts.

*spits out beer*

Remember Martinez's first season here, when he used to value flair players and exciting football? Don't know what happened since but he's gone so cautious he's basically turned into Moyes

CahillsCornerFlag · October 22, 2015

mikeh72 said:
Remember Martinez's first season here, when he used to value flair players and exciting football? Don't know what happened since but he's gone so cautious he's basically turned into Moyes

I really don't understand. The setup was atrociously negative against United, and I can't see anything different against Arsenal.

ilikecheese · October 22, 2015

mikeh72 said:
Remember Martinez's first season here, when he used to value flair players and exciting football? Don't know what happened since but he's gone so cautious he's basically turned into Moyes

Osman played in every single game in the first season. Flair players indeed.