Zero

TAA is not a right back. Just like Gerrard he is a midfielder but asked to play there.

He really should go back to Nice last summer. And after the story's revealed I doubt Nice fans would want him back.

Correct decision. He is not good enough to bring WBA back next season.

Deserve massive credit for the recent displays. Our team looks fucking solid in every department.

lower fees probably means buy back clause will be inserted?

I kinda disagree with some of the point you bring out tmonkey but anyway we can't prove who is right or wrong. Put it short, of course Bobby is willing to incorporate flair player like Ben Arfa but I don't think he is able to keep the dressing room happy. Robert for all his "laziness" is actually a decent teammate and get along well with Shearer. Ginola also doesn't cause much troubles in dressing room. Would Bobby be able to bring out the best of Hatem? Yes. For how long? God knows. Dyer already did it, if you need history facts for reference. Flair player doesn't necessarily means trouble maker. Just that in our recent history they always come together.

That said, WBA and Stoke are incredibly shit this season.

He has had a good game. The reason why he didn't shine is purely due to being constantly marked by 3 opponents, and still able to provide the killer assist that won us the game.

So as Merino. Our midfield always looks better when Perez is in front of them. Or you can say our midfield is dreadful and not functioning without Perez.

He spent too much energy to cover everywhere in both attacking and defending plays, and thus lead to relatively poor personal performance, but then he is able to pop up in many critical positions and that's why he scored the winner and probably our goal for safety. Give him some credit please. He didn't get much help from Gayle to be honest. His position in our team should be re-evaluated next season when we have better players surrounding him. But for now, he is simply our best no.10 by a country mile.

Errr....I rate Ben Arfas talents but honestly I don't rate him as a team player. And to suggest Bobby can utilise him - I really doubt that. We are talking about a player who nearly fall out with every manager (except Puel) and colleagues in his career. Just imagine Hatem under Rafa. I guarantee you with all my belongings that this will crash real hard. I really love his talents. I really do. But his brain let everyone down, including himself.

Incredible, and in a way unbeatable.

He was fucking quick for our second goal.

My Fulham mate is furious why we didn't let them have Mitro back in August or they must be top of the table already. On the other hand he is very pleased they dodged Gayle.

Nearly all those accusations for Mitro here are proven wrong and what's left is only "he doesn't suit Rafa system". Who knows why Joselu can fit in then? As I said, admit Rafa has fucked it up doesn't mean saying Rafa out, how about just stop defending Rafa at all cost?

Feels like a win today after escaping that red

No one said he is free from any criticism but honestly "hit and miss" is already a plus imo. I even cannot classify Hayden as "hit and miss".

What’s wrong with that? We’ve lost one of the last eight PL games; two of the last ten. Both to Man City (who barely count). We're 3 wins in 10, one of which against Man United. We've dropped quite a few points across games against teams around us. Terms like 'unbeaten run' is a bit reaching don't you think? Well, I guess technically we have a four game unbeaten run. But 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats is pretty good recent form--we would have 8 wins, 14 draw and 6 losses if this was our 'average' form for the season (sitting on 38 points, in seventh)--which is how I interpreted Zero's original meaning, i.e. we're doing alright recently and Shelvey has been part of that. Yep, considering our squad, we are doing well, if not alright. We have to understand how shit our options are: Hayden - no need to explain Merino - doesn't look as good as early season, may be carrying an injury Diame - playing great but we all know his form can dip anytime and back to the one we know So losing a player for that position who is playing well and contributed to our unbeaten run is a huge miss. I am not Shelvey fans but the truth is we need him now.

That means you don't understand how shit our squad is.

I think it's fair to say Shelvey has played really well in our recent unbeaten run. He must be missed. Let's hope Gayle is fine.

What the f***? :lol: Hi Kim.

No, I have no problems starting Diame and Shelvey at the moment, but you really can't explain why Hayden is placed above Merino in picking orders. That's why I said Merino is losing trust for whatever reason.

It is worth pointing out that Rafa doesn't trust Merino as much as before injury. I don't know why.

Another injury upcoming then. Perez our only striker now?

I hope Slimani can play again this season or the whole Mitro fiasco just look plain stupid