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Are the people sticking up for him on Facebook mostly women?

This is just going to make it easier for that moron Colback to come straight back in.

For goodness sake ...

This guy is unbelievable. What a f***ing disaster we made of the guys time here. f***ing disgraceful.

This guy is on a free this summer man. Lord have mercy. Wonder who will be lucky enough to get him.

Watch him end up somewhere like Leicester, and them then getting to enjoy both he and Mahrez take the p*ss out of the universe, while we watching longingly from the Championship with the recently fired Pardew as our new manager.

Then missing an open goal header against Villa...

Ah, yes! But he was in the right position for it right!

I really don't get this 'poor on the ball' thing, looks fairly comfortable to me.

It's bizarre.

Problem is we have lack of aerial threat rather than simply the delivery. People like Sissoko for example who are 6ft3 and s**** in the air

Another reason we should start De Jong. He's good in the air I think. Remember him scoring a sweet header against Man City in the champions League.

I'm surprised at how quickly it turned to s*** for him at Palace. This is exactly like his time here, just happening in a shorter period of time. Would be funny as f*** if they're relegated this season after the start they had. No wins in 2016 ffs

The fact he had so little say in things at Newcastle actually made him perform better at times.

That year we came fifth our team was so talented man. I would argue a better manager gets us in the champions league that year, and maybe even has us do a Leicester.

Imagine how crap we would have been if he was allowed to sign the Darren Bents, Steve Sidwells and Stephen Irelands! Crystal Palace has actually given him that power!

We better stay up. Looks like Rafa will be appointed to the board if we do, and he will definitely be strong enough to have an influence. McClaren was just a wet blanket that couldn't get anything done.

If Rafa keeps us up and stays and the summer recruitment etc is a disaster, and Rafa leaves, then everyone can turn against the club and revel in it burning to the ground.

Taken over from Cabella as the king of the stepovers.

 

He's as poor as I thought he was going to be.

 

So unbelievably ridiculous

Classic case of having an initial view on the player and holding onto it till death. Even in the face of evidence to the contrary.

I pity you.

Yeah, he should be in the team now I wish there was a way to fit De Jong, Cisse and Mitrovic in the same line-up.

 

Tough without sacrificing all width.  Three at the back with Townsend and Sissoko going up and down the wings and covering the FB positions?

 

                        Mitro        Cisse

 

                              De Jong         

 

Townsend                                          Sissoko

 

                      Saivet        Shelvey   

 

              Colo      Lascelles    Fistpumps

Taylor ahead of Mbemba is an unforgivable mistake.

We were much better once he came on, needs to start the next game imo.

 

He's too slow; you can't have him and Mitrovic start together IMO: both are slow as anything sadly

This used to be my concern, but as long as we have pace on both wings and encourage those players to get in behind when possible, I think it will be fine.

At the moment we aren't able to build play through the middle because we have no presence in that position. That is a far bigger worry than the pace one IMO.

Rashford's movement is class. Serious talent that kid.

De Jong is our one and only option playing off that front man. Nothing else has worked there all season. A big reason why we never seem to be able to get more dangerous chances and score more goals. People keep losing possession in that area.

He is not good enough at the moment, but people tend to forget his age. Can't think many target men who are already at their best at 22. He is going to get a lot better and he just needs someone to challenge him for the strikers place. Maybe Cisse being fit again changes this.

 

Give your head a shake man for f***s sake and stop making excuses for this heap of s*** regarding his age. Just look at Lukaku who's only a year older and light years ahead

 

He's not a premier league striker in a million years. To be honest I'd give passion and take my shirt off and run around if I scored against them, doesn't detract from the point I'd be s**** for 99% of the game

Entitled to your opinion of course, but t comparing him to Lukaku is laughable

Lukaku is a very special talent. Not many like him around at all at that age.

Why doesn't the prem use golf carts?

Love Dimichelis and Mangala. Proper comedy act.

Think it's time for him to start ahead of Perez, like.

 

based on what?! The only way he should be in the team is with someone like Perez linking up with him. Plus Perez has actually scored 5 goals for us this season and needs the confidence to keep playing from a new manager. De Jong has done f*** all for us this season.

 

Based on the fact he's better. Perez should be used as an impact sub against tired legs.

Totally agree.

Really wound me up when people used to argue this guy was decent. Happy it's been made clearer how awful he is.

Had a really good shot in the first half too that was parried but no striker there to follow up. One of the few that has actual oomph in his strike.

Surprised how little we improved today. 10% atmost.

I am not getting on Rafa's back by any means but we still play like strangers.

This is the most diffcult thing to fix, i am sure Rafa will get it eventually but we might not have enough time.

 

We need to start playing like a team if we want to get out of this and now its doesn't look like its moving that way yet.

In his first two games he has tried different starting lineups. I really love that.

You can see he's trying to find the right formula. Our squad is oddly balanced and none of us yet know how best to utilise the players either.

He'll get it right because he's clearly making the right subs so he knows when it isn't quite working.

Interesting that it hasn't taken long for Rafa to ditch the two local hero's, that too in a derby where they are supposed to give the extra geordie pashun.

That's why a foreign manager can be beneficial. All that stupid sentiment out the window.

                            Elliot

              Mbemba            Lascelles

Janmaat.                                        Anita

                  Sissoko.      Shelvey

Wijnaldum.                              Townsend

                  de Jong.      Mitrovic

 

 

I have no idea.

 

That's what I typed out then decided not to post.

 

Had SDJ in the hole though.

Yes. Agree with that.

Sissoko has to be given a chance centrally with Shelvey at this point.

However, we will need the central attacking midfielder to then be someone adept at really dropping and getting involved in play. Therefore has to be De Jong.

Townsend must occupy one wide role. So then between Gini and Perez for the other.

Both he and Perez are similar. People don't tend to want them out wide, but it's where they do their best work from.