When Cheick Tiote got knocked out by John Obi Mikel’s elbow against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, you would never have thought the Newcastle United midfielder would be fit for the visit of Manchester City on Sunday, but bad news City fans – he is!
Newcastle’s 2-0 victory over Chelsea in the week was delayed for around ten minutes as Tiote lay on the floor and medical attention was given to the Ivorian midfielder, but it seems that this was for precaution more than anything, as Cheick wanted to get back out on the pitch.
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Tiote told the Newcastle United Official Website that: “It was painful but that’s football. I am okay and I’m just thinking about Sunday now. When I was down, my eyes were groggy and I couldn’t see properly but now I’m okay and I will be fit for Sunday.” He even stated that: “I wanted to play on!”
So Cheick was downplaying the incident, but his manager was bigging it up! After the game Alan Pardew said: “A nine-inch gash, 400 stitches, but it’s just a scratch to him,” which judging by the picture below is something of an exaggeration.
Above, Cheick was back at training yesterday alongside Papiss Cisse, Yohan Cabaye and co. and below you can see Tiote’s scar on the side of his head, with stiches and all…
Not quite nine inches long!
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Pardew exaggerates everything, it’s embarrassing 54000 geordies etc why doesn’t the press officer ever correct him
Pardew in my eyes is a legend after the transformation he’s made in just one full season under him.
He can exaggerate all he wants in my eyes.
HWTL
Its not that bad, my wee kid had a bigger cut than that on his forehead when he was 3 & he didn’t need all those paramedics & doctors to put in the 7 stitches he needed, just 1 nurse & a lollypop.. 🙂
As for 54k Geordie’s, doesn’t Pards realise that we were playing away from home & only had 4k wasn’t it away fans with us… lol… likes to exaggerate me think lol lol lol
I’m not saying he’s a bad manager should just maybe realise after 18 months our ground capacity. And Tiote’s cut, 9 inch gash? His head is big but not that big!? Toon69, I meant at home clearly, its either 53 54 or 55 thousand, does he not realise that away fans come to our ground either? And 4000 to chelsea? Haha! You don’t go to many away games do you?
You’re an idiot 9inch, total loser
FFS…. has no-one ever heard of sarcasm??? Pardew said nine inches and 400 stitches as a piss take because it was Mr T, and that he’s hard as nails.
Jesus… he was joking. It was a joke, he was inferring Tiote is hard. He didn’t really have 900 stitches.
Good Grief. Pardew’s tongue was firmly in his “Cheick”. You don’t really think he was suggesting he really had 900 stitches.
I can’t believe some idiots actually thought he was being serious, his head probably isn’t 9 inches long ffs. It was cleary a joke, fools