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Very very worrying he’s not very good at CB. 
 

Probably the worst player under Rafa in terms of previous performances under Ancelotti. He’s been dreadful all season 

5 hours ago, duncanmckenzieismagic said:

I had hoped the early goal would have settled him down and given him confidence but he was horrific 

There was a point in second half were Allan was breaking with the ball just outside theirarea and he was stood still with his hands on his hips two yards behind just watching him

Woeful mistake to give the corner away for the equaliser that lead to the capitulation

 

He’s way way out of his depth. 

2 hours ago, Matt said:

50/50 today but as we got exposed in midfield (since there's actually ran), he was just lost. Still think he's a good squad player to have to fall back on though. 

He was involved/at fault for 4 of their goals. He’s out of his depth. Just admit it….. he’s very very poor at this level. 

Awful decision making in front of goal there. Agree he’s a player lacking confidence but that’s because he’s playing in the wrong league. A career in the championship would be best suited at this present time 

Let’s not get away from the fact he’s actually crap though lads ey? 

Watched him at West Brom & Newcastle. He’s Victor Anichebe MK2 (when fit). Average at his best but will get a goal here and there. I wasn’t expecting anything else tbh squad filler. 

I’ve held back from raising concerns about his performances over the past 18-24months because there is/was a really really top player in there. 
 

But you can’t get a pass because of reputation. Lucas Digne has been very very poor for a long time and today’s performance was shocking 

Gray 

22 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said:

Could be out injured for tomorrow's game...

Oh no 

Townsend was brilliant. What a tactical switch. Burnley didn’t know what hit them. Well done Rafa.

4 hours ago, Hafnia said:

Pisses all over the ones above...

I watched him for west Brom and Newcastle and was impressed by his physicality and work rate.  

People often used to talk about one of our ex players as being a beast, this fella is.  Absolute nightmare for centre halves in the sense that he is physically dominant and is alive in the box.

Very very underrated. 

He reminds me of Rom

Not a signing to inspire but a good solid backup with Premiership experience should DCL get injured. 

12 months ago if you told me next seasons signings would be Begovic, Rondon, Townsend and Grey I’d have laughed my head off. On paper very underwhelming. 
 

However the last few years have been big payments on relatively poor signings (aside from last season which was good IMO). So maybe going back to the bargain basement is what we needed. Lets see how this pans out! 
 

Rafa has got a team full of hard workers.
 

Unfortunately for James (regardless of his talents) he just can’t get fully fit and isn’t  mobile/fit enough to work hard off the ball. 
 

An extremely talented player with the ball and I’m gutted he’s on his way out but I see the bigger picture. 

4 hours ago, pete0 said:

Underwhelming? He's been our best player.

I’d say Gray has been the best player so far and yes still underwhelming considering his huge transfer fee. I think he will do well though

He is looking a different player under Benitez. Still underwhelming but slightly less. I can see him having a decent season. 

Thought he did well

Great business if he can stay focused and perform like that week in week out. 

I’d like to think we will keep him at least for the final year of his contract. Purely based on the glimpses of quality he brings. It’s that one through ball or bit of magic that can unlock the top teams. 
 

Having watched his most recent performances though,you can see he’s clearly not fit. I don’t think it’s match fitness either he’s just not very mobile. Clearly his body is coming to the end of performing at elite level. 

Good backup

1 hour ago, MikeO said:

But anyone with any sense will know that and keep bets small and spread, if a guy who worked for Endemol (for example) put five figures on a Big Brother winner he'd be found out; few phone calls to see mates alright a different matter.

Bookies have it all covered. 
 

If a person wins over £12k from a bookie in one year they are no longer allowed to bet until the next calendar year with that bookie. There’s actually loads of rules to stop people winning big. 

5 hours ago, MikeO said:

I'll never understand how it's possible to bet on something that a fair number of people will know the result of before it's public knowledge. Just so open to abuse. Things like TV talent shows and the like the same applies, people must have to have access to voting numbers.

Totally open to abuse but once someone throws big money on it they batten down the hatches. The big money bets are always investigated too. 

Just now, London Blue said:

I think both Potter or Galtier are realistic choices, and match your criteria, both play better football then Wolves did under Nuno.

Potter is a no from me. On the basis that he won’t attract top players to the club. I also just don’t think he’s a top 6 manager. It’s an opinion but I think he’s all wrong. 
 

The french guy I have absolutely no knowledge of. Again a massive gamble and can’t see a long sustainable stay from him.