paulcumpstone
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yep I believe so, why else would they take out the extra year option on Kabouls contract considering hes barely been fit for the best part of over a year.
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yep I believe so, why else would they take out the extra year option on Kabouls contract considering hes barely been fit for the best part of over a year.
M.I.B.
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And yet the fact remains, without him for long periods this season, we would have had no-one else, because let's face facts, Younes is finished as a player.
Mornstar
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Watching today's game made me realise us fans just have unrealistic expectations from a team, that is severely lacking in certain areas. Given all the investment of the summer, I myself was deceived into believing this could be a special season where we would mount a serious trophy challenge on several fronts. However, as the season has wore on, and particularly today's episode against a mediocre Norwich side, I have come to realise that our squad has nothing more than average mid-table players in a number of positions. The person I hold responsible for our demise following champions league qualification under Arry is none other than our dear leader, the YID himself, Dan "you're fired" Levy!
It's all so easy to pick on the manager (Tim as is the case for now!) but looking at the players on the pitch today, my Lord some of them are overhyped on this message board!
Excluding Lloris, our back 5 were pathetic today. I know most people on here rate Naughton as a championship/league 1 player (sentiments I agree with entirely) but I honestly don't think Rose fares much better. He reminds me of Kyle Walker when he first burst onto the scene i.e. a headless chicken who could run like forrest gump only to put in a pathetic low cross aimed at no one, before getting caught out of position. It happened time after time today and I sat there wondering how someone with less than 5 brain cells can go onto become a top flight footballer!
Then we have the dilema that is Vertonghen! What people see and like in him (apart from the side parting and superman celebration) I will never know. He strops around the pitch throwing a fit every time he gets touched by an opposition player - if he spent less time moaning and looking a tad more interested in our cause, it would serve him well. I often hear what a great reader of the game he is or how incredible he is with the ball - to all such idiots I can only say please go and watch that game again (if you can bare it) and see what he did whenever he had the ball. He either gave the ball away following a lazy pass or when he did find a team mate, he put them under unnecessary pressure surrounded by opposition and nowhere to go. If Barcelona come in with an offer this summer, I'll drive him there myself. He seriously needs to grow a pair and show a bit more interest in our cause!
People argue that our strength is in midfield but the way I see it, this has been the cause of all our problems this season. We have some incredibly overhyped players with zero creativity or imagination. The likes of Paulinho, Chadli and Dembele are mid-table standard at best. Lennon's game hasn't developed one tiny bit since he first joined (makes you wonder what the coaches are doing with him) and of course we have the likes of Eriksen, our one ray of hope, keeping the bench warm! Barring Ben Talem, who clearly needs a rest, none of our midfield could string two passes together. Alas, when they did pull one off, it landed on the feet of Rose/Naughton and we all know too well what happens thereafter!
The less said about Sold-a-dud, the better. Fair enough he tried really hard again but Levy has been mugged big time! Unfortunately, it's the sort of mugging a club of our stature cannot afford but it serves the baldy right for trying to be overly clever.
To sum up, I think us fans should set sensible expectations from our current crop. We are at best a 7th/8th placed team in this league. I still expect the likes of Man U and possibly even Everton to catch us before the season ends.
It's all so easy to pick on the manager (Tim as is the case for now!) but looking at the players on the pitch today, my Lord some of them are overhyped on this message board!
Excluding Lloris, our back 5 were pathetic today. I know most people on here rate Naughton as a championship/league 1 player (sentiments I agree with entirely) but I honestly don't think Rose fares much better. He reminds me of Kyle Walker when he first burst onto the scene i.e. a headless chicken who could run like forrest gump only to put in a pathetic low cross aimed at no one, before getting caught out of position. It happened time after time today and I sat there wondering how someone with less than 5 brain cells can go onto become a top flight footballer!
Then we have the dilema that is Vertonghen! What people see and like in him (apart from the side parting and superman celebration) I will never know. He strops around the pitch throwing a fit every time he gets touched by an opposition player - if he spent less time moaning and looking a tad more interested in our cause, it would serve him well. I often hear what a great reader of the game he is or how incredible he is with the ball - to all such idiots I can only say please go and watch that game again (if you can bare it) and see what he did whenever he had the ball. He either gave the ball away following a lazy pass or when he did find a team mate, he put them under unnecessary pressure surrounded by opposition and nowhere to go. If Barcelona come in with an offer this summer, I'll drive him there myself. He seriously needs to grow a pair and show a bit more interest in our cause!
People argue that our strength is in midfield but the way I see it, this has been the cause of all our problems this season. We have some incredibly overhyped players with zero creativity or imagination. The likes of Paulinho, Chadli and Dembele are mid-table standard at best. Lennon's game hasn't developed one tiny bit since he first joined (makes you wonder what the coaches are doing with him) and of course we have the likes of Eriksen, our one ray of hope, keeping the bench warm! Barring Ben Talem, who clearly needs a rest, none of our midfield could string two passes together. Alas, when they did pull one off, it landed on the feet of Rose/Naughton and we all know too well what happens thereafter!
The less said about Sold-a-dud, the better. Fair enough he tried really hard again but Levy has been mugged big time! Unfortunately, it's the sort of mugging a club of our stature cannot afford but it serves the baldy right for trying to be overly clever.
To sum up, I think us fans should set sensible expectations from our current crop. We are at best a 7th/8th placed team in this league. I still expect the likes of Man U and possibly even Everton to catch us before the season ends.
well just more mismanagement by clowns like levy , baldini and avb... dont know who is worse... they are all accountable and i blame levy cos he has the money or is at least accountable for it.. why sign a proper center half who knows his job when you can buy midfielders who all do the same job haha..
fact of matter is we had over 100 million to spend in summer and totally wasted it on average nothings... 30 million on lamela jesus christ... he cant / wont play and barely played in league.. he cant/ wont learn language... lightweight. and barley playd in league.. whoever is responsible for that signing alone deserves to be sacked....
he is not even showing potential lol.... even when he was apparently fit..but you are right kaboul is gone which is a shame so that just means we will spunk another wheel barrow of cash on a shit italian based center half in summer or pick one up on a free from elsewhere..
King of Otters
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Don't usually join in with the Dawson bashing but he was embarrassing today. Played like a half cut Sunday league player.
