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Time to drop Parker.

bigpalacios

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The guy was really good in the first half of the season but he is extremely limited in terms of his productivity. Everything he does is very simple and pointless.

Time for Livermore and Sandro.
 

HodisGawd

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Look, I'm 34 and I got my hair cut like him six months ago. That's how sad I am. I'm not going to support this motion.
 

DanNolan

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When the front 5 are scoring, Paarker looks immense, however when we are struggling to score he becomes more frustrating as it illuminates his lack of attacking vision and end product. I am getting fed up of him but as a DM hes brilliant. We need to ensure that we realise that if the attacking players did their job Parker would be loved again.
 

hybridsoldier

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I thought we played excellently and won 3-1? Some people!

Harry should rest Parker more but drop him? No
 

L-man

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The whole part of his game is simplicity, get the ball and pass it to the flair players. He know's he isn't as good as Modric and VDV so there isn't much point him trying the hollywood passes or long range shots. He's the top tackler in the PL, so he's obviously doing his job right
 

chrissivad

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The guy was really good in the first half of the season but he is extremely limited in terms of his productivity. Everything he does is very simple and pointless.

Time for Livermore and Sandro.

:lol:

it really isn't.
His reading of the game is still far better than Sandro's or Livermore's

He knows where to be to cut out the danger
While the other two might be the better footballers, they dont come close to what Parker has given us this season. He has been fantastic all season, bar a few games and has been what we have missed for a long time.
 

bigpalacios

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I thought we played excellently and won 3-1? Some people!

Harry should rest Parker more but drop him? No

Not disputing the fact that we played well but I just feel that it is time for Parker to be dropped, he hasnt got the same verve as he did earlier in the season.

Livermore reads the game well and is better technically and his passing has more purpose and Sandro when fully fit is world class.
 

punkisback

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Not disputing the fact that we played well but I just feel that it is time for Parker to be dropped, he hasnt got the same verve as he did earlier in the season.

Livermore reads the game well and is better technically and his passing has more purpose and Sandro when fully fit is world class.

Sandro has looked rusty as of late, perhaps a few too many injuries this season. Jake does look like our best DM right now as he uses the ball very well too. I didn't think parker was that bad defensively today, in fact I thought he was very good defensively, but he slows our play down way too much with his passes back to the centreback and his runs into nowhere when there are actual viable passsing options.
 

ajspurs

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He wasn't signed for his end product.

This is my view on it too. Ok, he's not the best in an attacking sense but I don't greatly care if he's still doing his defensive duties well, we have enough other players in the team who can provide creativity.
 

HodisGawd

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I wasn't at today's game but I find what you say about Livermore being better difficult to believe. Am I wrong? (I don't mind being wrong, by the way.)
 

bigpalacios

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:lol:

it really isn't.
His reading of the game is still far better than Sandro's or Livermore's

He knows where to be to cut out the danger
While the other two might be the better footballers, they dont come close to what Parker has given us this season. He has been fantastic all season, bar a few games and has been what we have missed for a long time.

I agree, this season he has been great but he is running out of steam.

When you are challenging on two fronts you shouldnt be using the same players every game and Parker has played the majority of our games and you simply wouldnt find this at utd.
 

mike_l

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He seems to try to do more in the final 3rd than he should. I cringe every time he tries to join the attack tbh, it's embarassing. He really should just stay out of the way when the ball is around the opponents box.

How did he score so many for WHam last season?
 

Mr Pink

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The amount of work this guy has had to do over the course of the season for us, well its not surprising he's looking a little tired.

He was West Ham's main player, all action etc. Different remit at Tottenham (and England), he's had a great season and perhaps we should be a little more grateful....the guy has run himself into the ground for us, not in it for taking personal glory...a real team player in every sense of the word.
 

Archibald&Crooks

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The amount of work this guy has had to do over the course of the season for us, well its not surprising he's looking a little tired.

He was West Ham's main player, all action etc. Different remit at Tottenham (and England), he's had a great season and perhaps we should be a little more grateful....the guy has run himself into the ground for us, not in it for taking personal glory...a real team player in every sense of the word.

I agree with Mr Perky.

Perhaps he should add the occasional dragback to his game. A nutmeg here and there and the odd keepy-uppy wouldn't go amiss either.
 

bigpalacios

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The amount of work this guy has had to do over the course of the season for us, well its not surprising he's looking a little tired.

He was West Ham's main player, all action etc. Different remit at Tottenham (and England), he's had a great season and perhaps we should be a little more grateful....the guy has run himself into the ground for us, not in it for taking personal glory...a real team player in every sense of the word.

Agree with this but its time for a rest.
 

eViL

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He's looking knackered because he's try to get us back into the goals.

Parker is a winner and drifts forward when we're struggling to score.

If Bale, Modric and VDV kept the attacking intensity high there wouldn't be an issue - we score a goal and drop deep - which means Parker has to work harder.
 
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