portslade seagull
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He needs a run in the team but won't get it
He should start again on Wednesday and play wide right. Not drift around, let him play in his natural position and the team will be more balanced and effective. We looked good when March was wide left, Jahanbakhsh was wide right and Maupay and Welbeck could be a partnership. It's just a shame that we can't play like that, because our "visionary" manager is too keen to seem to be some genius rather than play the players in a way which suits them and the team. He's falling on his sword.
Ouch...but basically correct IMO. I don't think he'll start Wednesday though.
Agree. He has got very good technique when he has time.
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But does show a couple of glimpses that were classy and better than the previous incumbents managed with more game time
Neither do I, I don't think the bingo draw will favour him twice in a row. Probably a chance to throw Connolly back in again.
Which incumbents?
Struggling with that....
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But does show a couple of glimpses that were classy and better than the previous incumbents managed with more game time
One of the great frustrations is we have lots of these players who show glimpses of what they are capable of but seem incapable of turning that promise into a level of consistency that forces them into a regular start.
Ali J is no better or worse than the others in that regard but there is certainly a valid argument others have been given more game time.
For me I think he needs to be moved on and why we chased a player so hard who thrives in a setup that we were never going to play is another one of those head scratching recruitment decisions.
Trossard, Maupay, Connolly and until very recently March going forward
You sound like a JCL
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You think AJ has been more productive than those players?
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Are you sure you go? [emoji6]
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In the game time he’s had this season (including cups) it’s close enough for him to be given more game time, imo
Have you seen Maupay and Connolly recently? They could still be playing from last night and they wouldn’t have scored
#AliJfanboy
Ali J, best shot and best pass to a player who should have scored, last night
#teamaliJ
Biggest difference for me is the absence of Lallana.....really missing his nouse, leadership and creativity. Hope he’s back on Wednesday.
Ali J has looked alright when he’s been on. Nothing remarkable but not at poor as some are claiming either.
Slaughtered by Aspinall
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What was it that Denis Healey said about an attack on him by Geoffrey Howe?
'Like being savaged by a dead sheep'