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I'll say it again. Gervinho ran past him in the first half as if he wasn't there, and only the two central defenders bailed him out otherwise we'd definitely have conceded during that period. It wouldn't be so bad but the only time we got a dangerous free kick position in the last 5 mins, instead of putting in a dangerous cross from a great area, he shot tamely from a daft angle.

Even though he wasn't involved as much as I would have liked due to our lack of possession, I did notice that he got into the penalty area a couple of times in goal scoring positions. I think he'll get a few goals over the season once he has got the feel for English football.

Can't even be bothered to pick up the Sunday Sun even to look at the back pages any more, never mind pay for a copy. Such has been the crap factor in the stories which he's leaked on twitter.

Do you save these old posts to your hard drive then file them in alphabetical order for future reference? Do you forget every moronic thing you say as soon as you've said it? I'm starting to realise it's a really hard concept for some to grasp, but there's a thing called a "search". You should really ask someone to explain it to you. You might have heard of a company called "google" they made this kind of thing quite popular on the internet. I know that you tool, it's more a reference to your need to go digging out old posts to try and undermine someone's view. I don't know what you think it's going to prove other than your own psychological issues. Erm, it proves by your own judgement you can barely tell your arse from your elbow. If you say so. I'm sure I could dig up some of your early posts about Coloccini which might look a bit daft in hindsight but I really can't be arsed

That's how I saw it as well. Gervinho was running past him as if he wasn't there for the first 45 mins. Only their poor end product and sterling work from the central defenders saved us from conceding in that period.

Do you save these old posts to your hard drive then file them in alphabetical order for future reference? Do you forget every moronic thing you say as soon as you've said it? I'm starting to realise it's a really hard concept for some to grasp, but there's a thing called a "search". You should really ask someone to explain it to you. You might have heard of a company called "google" they made this kind of thing quite popular on the internet. I know that you tool, it's more a reference to your need to go digging out old posts to try and undermine someone's view. I don't know what you think it's going to prove other than your own psychological issues.

Can he hold the ball up? I can't say I've ever noticed that side of his game, but it worries me that we have so many 6 ft strikers and not many of them do it very well. Although that might be because they get the ball launched at them from distance for 90% of the game.

I agree, draw written all over it.

Do you save these old posts to your hard drive then file them in alphabetical order for future reference?

Yeah Obertan was definitely looking up for it and the missing players will make a difference. I still think a quick forward playing off the front man would give us something extra though. I'm not sure if Bendtner isn't too similar to players we already have here.

This. They were class together in the first half of the Championship season which people tend to forget ( I know, Championship...), but there is certainly potential in the partnership. Decent left back and I'll be happy with the defence for now, although Simpson still worries the s*** out of me. I agree, but about Simpson i'm usually critical against him but tbf to him he was solid today. Say it quietly, but even Raylor looked okay today. In the first half Gervinho was going past him at will, and it was Colo and Taylor who saved his bacon on more than one occasion. He still looks awful defensively to me, although granted he was playing on his wrong side.

Yeah it was pretty depressing. Being generous I'll say it might be down to lack of preparation for one reason or another, and it was still a decent point. It's one thing buying technical ability players though, and another being able to utilise them properly.

The same happened with Best if you recall. People like to judge instantly and the ones that do it can barely tell their arse from their elbow. Who's judging? Anyone who thinks he had a shit game when the only time he received the ball was when he was scrapping for balls hoofed towards his head from 50 yds away.

Agree. For all the talk of adding pace, we missed it through the middle and up front today.

Said it before but I'll say it again - absolute Rolls Royce of a player. Credit where it's due, Stevie Taylor was outstanding alongside him as well.

The same happened with Best if you recall. People like to judge instantly and the ones that do it can barely tell their arse from their elbow.

I was really concerned about how we got pressured into just clearing the ball upfield in the first half. It's hard work getting the ball back from Arsenal so it's criminal to give away possession so easily. We missed Enrique badly on that score and Pardew needs to show he can get the team to follow his instructions if he wants passing football because it starts from the back. Early days though, we didn't look fully fit either.

Pardew had his side out there today, with his signings all playing with his star striker who apparently cost more than we think. If he's got other strengths then I'd suggest Pardew should find a way to use them. He got the formation wrong in the first half but you know you've had a shitter when you're taken off ahead of Shola. I think the fault was with Pardew rather than Ba. We were still playing long ball football for 45 mins.

He showed the willingness to, Barton and Cabaye tried a few in the first half. Will be a good player to have this year. there was a couple of occasions where he took up great positions and was waiting for the pass but the service in general was terrible. I think he'll be fine when we actually start to play football. It was better in the second half.

Amazing how so many people calling Ba awful failed to pick up on the fact that we were hoofing long balls at his head for the whole of the first half. He looks like he'll be a different player when you get people sliding balls through.

I was surprised in that first half, we ended up pumping balls long and that's why it was difficult for Ba in particular. We could do with full backs who bring the ball out better if we want to get the passing game on.

I wonder if Shola will be dropping back into midfield much? Might be why he's preferred over Best.

The squad's not going to stay like this is it? nah we're gonna sell a few more people like colo and tiote You forgot Cabaye and Ba. I'm sure we'll be in profit if we can shift those two off the wage bill.

Wouldn't have started if Ben Arfa wasn't injured, I guess. I would have fancied our chances of goals with Ba and Best up front rather than Shola.

The squad's not going to stay like this is it?