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obertan made a brilliant run that Santon ignored just then. Annoying.

Obertan running away from the ball.

He was running into the space like he should have been. Terrible pass.

Cabaye another awful pass.

We should've started Vukcic rather than Obertan.

What the hell?

Phew ...

This free-kick will not end well ...

Jonas having one of his "special" days.

Williamson quite the clumsy oaf defensively for the goal. The epitome of a clogger just then. He's always going to struggle against nifty shifty types.

Bloody pathetic.

Great little ball from Obertan. I like his quick short passes. Great play Ben Arfa.

Poor play by Tiote just then.

Definitely prefer obertan through the middle. More of a nuisance in midfield defensively. Good win of the ball just then.

Also seems to want to link up mor eoffensively, rather than run directly at people.

With Tiote and Cabaye back, Ben Arfa has to start on the right. Tiote and Cabaye's presence will offer more protection, as they will both be able to cover for him better defensively, and also in instances where he loses the ball. Will be very dissapointed if anyone starts there today.

He's playing like he's given up.

At least that would make some kind of sense, and would be far more acceptable. You are giving him too much credit! He is playing like what he is, an awful footballer.

The figure of speech I was on about involves giving him rope. Can't possibly see Pardew being happy with his performances, and I'm hoping this is his way of saying 'well you had your chance and you weren't good enough'.

He's playing a better striker, who scores more consistently, who holds the ball up better, and who wins more headers and is offside less, on the wing to accomodate Shola. Pardew rates him, and it is sickening. Only Keegan saw through his crap it seems, and for that alone he is truly a legend.

Poor game, almost cost us the 3 points by totally losing Dann for that header too.

 

Don't think we'll see much of him once the Dembas are back. Except against the mackems of course!

Don't think we'll see much of him? Do you realise Pardew thinks he is our first striker of the bench. Get used to seeing a lot of him, as it will help numb the pain just a little bit.

This place is bipolar.

He's s***.

He scores.

He's good.

It is pretty embarassing.

Slow, weak and boring.

Actually can't believe how angry I get seeing this guy play football. Infuriating beyond belief. He is utterly shameless this guy.

Definitely not the useless player everyone claims him to be. As some already said, at the very worst can be a dangerous player to come in later in games.

Raylor and Shola should never be on the pitch ahead of him, ever.

Just hope Pards doesn't see this as a reason to start Obertan over Ben Arfa!

He'll see it as a reason to keep playing Shola, and that is the real worry.

Obertan should have been starting on the left and best through the middle in this 4-3-3, and we would have been playing far better.

Shola ... I'm even tired of abusing him at this point. He's just a bizarre thing.

Negatives - We won! Knew playing Shola up front for 90 mins was a good idea! (Pardew).

Happy for Perch also. Clearly beter through the middle, either as a centre back or defensive midfielder. His early struggles were all at right back, when he first joined. Serviceable player. Need his mobility and energy in midfield with Cabaye and Tiote out.

Rather play Obertan than Raylor or Shola every day of the week, don't care what anyone says. Great for him.

If there is one proffesional footballer on this entire planet that shouldn't play 90 mins it is Shola. Pardew is seriously troubling me with this Shola thing, he really is.