Papiss Cissé - 11/12...

[Rozay]

So good upon his arrival in January 2012. Played in a strong Newcastle side under Pardew too which got career best football from Cissé, Bá, Ben Arfa, Cabaye, Tiote (R.I.P) and Gutierrez.

Not only did he score like 12 or 13 goals in under half a season, but the quality of his finishing with either foot was sensational. Quite disappointing that he dropped off massively straight away.

 

[narnar]

So good upon his arrival in January 2012. Played in a strong Newcastle side under Pardew too which got career best football from Cissé, Bá, Ben Arfa, Cabaye, Tiote (R.I.P) and Gutierrez.

Not only did he score like 12 or 13 goals in under half a season, but the quality of his finishing with either foot was sensational. Quite disappointing that he dropped off massively straight away.

That's some nice throw ins there.

 

[Rozay]

That's some nice throw ins there.

Had the wrong one copied!

 

[horsechoker]

Had the wrong one copied!

Good thing it wasn't porn!

 

[JPRouve]

Good thing it wasn't porn!

Who is to say that it's not @Rozay's "thing"?

 

[VorZakone]

First Demba Ba scored for fun in the 1st half, then Cisse. It's like they took turns.

That Newcastle kit was nice btw.

 

[Rozay]

Good thing it wasn't porn!

Who is to say that it's not @Rozay's "thing"?

Indeed, porn is highly subjective in taste. I’m bored of the regular stuff and moved on to Delap’s throws!

 

[SilentWitness]

That period from 2011-2013 was quite fun. Loads of random strikers joined the league and scored a bunch in their first season and then failed to produce the same again - Jelavic, Michu, Cisse being a few.

 

[Rozay]

First Demba Ba scored for fun in the 1st half, then Cisse. It's like they took turns.

That Newcastle kit was nice btw.

I think it’s the quality of Cissé goals that make it the more remarkable. About 5 very top drawer finishes in there.

And to be fair to Newcastle, they’ve had a few iconic kits.

 

[Samid]

That period from 2011-2013 was quite fun. Loads of random strikers joined the league and scored a bunch in their first season and then failed to produce the same again - Jelavic, Michu, Cisse being a few.

Zaki, Bony (although he came with a reputation).

 

[Dante]

He looked like the real deal for a brief period. I never understood why he turned to shit like he did.

 

[ValenciasDrilledCrosses]

He's played in some poor leagues but his goal record has been pretty impressive most places he's gone. Currently tearing it up in Turkey. Definitely a journeyman, shame he could never keep up that form in England. That brace vs. Chelsea is up there with the best braces of all time

Those seasons were very fun, Michu was beautiful to watch for a year and Benteke was at his peak. Charlie Austin was banging them in for QPR a few seasons later too. Lots of quality mid and lower table strikers.

 

[FootballHQ]

He was really good for Freiburg aswell in the year before he joined Newcastle. According to himself he was pretty close to joining Bayern Munich in that transfer window before Newcastle came in for him.

 

[Lay]

The 6 months that made him the best striker in FM. I think he had 20/20 for finishing which caused an outrage

 

[DWelbz19]

That period from 2011-2013 was quite fun. Loads of random strikers joined the league and scored a bunch in their first season and then failed to produce the same again - Jelavic, Michu, Cisse being a few.

Was this around the same era when Steven Naismith became a lite Thomas Müller goalgetting second striker?

 

[SilentWitness]

Was this around the same era when Steven Naismith became a lite Thomas Müller goalgetting second striker?

Yep. Joined in 2012. At his best 2013-2015. That was a really fun time to be an Everton supporter. Just before Moyes left we had Mirallas and Coleman on the right and Pienaar and Baines on the left and they played some really nice football. Obviously then Martinez joined and we had that quality season with Lukaku, Barkley, Stones, Deulofeu etc. (Including Naismith) that looked unbelievably good. What a team that could have been.

 

[United58]

Yep. Joined in 2012. At his best 2013-2015. That was a really fun time to be an Everton supporter. Just before Moyes left we had Mirallas and Coleman on the right and Pienaar and Baines on the left and they played some really nice football. Obviously then Martinez joined and we had that quality season with Lukaku, Barkley, Stones, Deulofeu etc. (Including Naismith) that looked unbelievably good. What a team that could have been.

I remember in the summer of 2013 clinging to the hope that Moyes would bring attacking football to Old Trafford as his Everton side would play fantastic stuff in the 10s (that 4-4 against us at Old Trafford in April 2012 was an incredible game of football), then of course the season happened.

 

[paraguayo]

He loved syrup

 

[Redcy]

He loved syrup

say what now

 

[paraguayo]

say what now

I mixed em up

 

[criticalanalysis]

I mixed em up

Love that the interviewer was like 'yeah tell me a secret, surprise me' then went 'syrup?!'.

 

[Redcy]

I had completely forgot about cisse. Pardew is such a wanker, loves himself. That celebration when cisse scores his first

 

[Sandikan]

Was he the one involved in the spit off with Evans?

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

Yohan Cabaye was class at Newcastle for a few seasons, always felt like a player too good for them, French international as well.

 

[yumtum]

I had completely forgot about cisse. Pardew is such a wanker, loves himself. That celebration when cisse scores his first

Nothing will ever top the fa cup celebration against us for smugness.

 

[Acole9]

I quite liked that Newcastle team at the time. I thought at one point Cisse and Ba were the second coming of Cole and Yorke what with their strike partnership and friendship off the pitch.

 

[Rozay]

I had completely forgot about cisse. Pardew is such a wanker, loves himself. That celebration when cisse scores his first

Pardew always seemed a prick to me. And I was always miffed at the way he got Chris Hughton’s job anyway.

I quite liked that Newcastle team at the time. I thought at one point Cisse and Ba were the second coming of Cole and Yorke what with their strike partnership and friendship off the pitch.

They had an exciting side with those two, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Coloccini, Santon and Ben Arfa at the time.