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In their place, the club has built a lineup around seven French players—Yohan Cabaye, Hatem Ben Arfa, Sylvain Marveaux, Gabriel Obertan, Cheik Tiote, Mehdi Abeid and Demba Ba, the Senegal international born in Paris—who collectively cost roughly $28 million and have cut the payroll.
Soccer's Cut-Price Revolution Jonathan Clegg 2011
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Liverpool's response was swift, throwing more players forward into attack and equalising when Adam's cross bounced off Cheik Tioté and fell kindly for Bellamy, who drove a shot through a crowd of players.
Liverpool 3-1 Newcastle United | Premier League match report 2011
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As for Newcastle, they are mostly picking the same starting XI each week, but worryingly for them, they are missing the brawn of the excellent Cheik Tiote, who is out with a knee injury.
Stoke City v Newcastle United - as it happened | Jacob Steinberg 2011
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Overseas aidHatem Ben Arfa, Cheik Tioté and Peter Lovenkrands have all delivered value for money, while Jonás Gutiérrez has been justifying the big build-up Kevin Keegan gave him all those years ago when he arrived from Spain.
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He showed that against Villa, where he and Cheik controlled the midfield, with help from Demba Ba, and that's something we didn't do very well last season.
Yohan Cabaye fuels French revolution at Newcastle United 2011
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Although he missed a couple of decent chances, only brilliant goalkeeping from Tim Krul and stalwart defending on the part of Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini and the underrated Ryan Taylor denied the dangerous Victor Moses on an afternoon when Wigan's Ben Watson and David Jones generally eclipsed Cabaye and Cheik Tioté in central midfield.
Roberto Martínez sticks to his guns after being disarmed by Newcastle 2011
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After a stellar opening during which the impressive Danny Guthrie guaranteed few would have noticed the injury-induced absence of Cheik Tioté, Pardew's key midfield enforcer, Yohan Cabaye, limped off with groin trouble.
Alan Pardew bases Newcastle's storming start on strategy and slog 2011
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The burning of all this midnight oil bore fruit here as Cheik Tioté's midfield discipline frequently succeeded in suppressing Wayne Rooney's threat.
Different Alan gives Jonas Gutiérrez and Newcastle United fresh legs | Louise Taylor 2011
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Newcastle challenged for the Bargain of the Season award last term with the purchase of the Ivorian midfielder Cheik Tioté for £3.5m from FC Twente – and his new central midfield partner looks set to compete for that prize this term.
Yohan Cabaye fuels French revolution at Newcastle United 2011
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By asking the promising Yohan Cabaye to drop deeper he brought the best out of the previously ineffective Cheik Tioté and the initially inhibited Jonás Gutiérrez, while unleashing Gabriel Obertan's pace on a defence in which Shola Ameobi had already ruffled Wes Brown.
Steve Bruce has to win over the Sunderland fans after Newcastle defeat 2011
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