Pilko

Hopefully he watched De Jong's performance last night and took copious notes.

Ryder giving Lascelles (who was steady) a 3 and Wijnaldum (who had about a dozen touches all game) a 5. Nowt like hanging the young uns out to dry is there? Must have learned that from The King.

He did fine, like. Showed more than quite a lot of our "internationals".

I've been "done" with Tiote for nearly three years now but even I'd play the cunt against Chelsea. We need to change it somehow.

0-5 and McClaren to resign.

Krul - was at the opposite end to the goal but looked like he fluffed it Janmaat - best player again, and he was probably 5 or 6/10 Lascelles - reasonably steady Williamson - nervous and awful with the ball as per Mbemba - uncomfortable out of position Anita - seemed to have the ball a lot but never did owt with it Wijnaldum - peripheral Thavin - embarrassing, lightweight and disinterested Sissoko - blatantly couldn't be arsed Obertan - probably pick of the midfielders but not great De Jong - not involved for 90 minutes then missed two good chances. Fuck off. Perez - looked lively but surrounded by shit Mbabu - steady enough debut Toney - showed more effort than most Basically: the problem is movement and we've all been saying it for years. The system we play is shit but the players (with the exception of Janmaat and Perez) are way too static and don't show for the ball quickly enough. It was 4-6-0 in the first half essentially, yet the midfield somehow looked empty and full of gaping holes. Tonight was absolutely desperate and the crowd are starting to turn on McClaren already. I'm going to the Chelsea game cos we've got family from Australia and Italy visiting this weekend and the tickets etc have been sorted a while, but after that I don't think I'll be going to the match for a while. Once again on Saturday I'm looking forward to the day out, the faces, the bait and the bevvies more than the actual match itself, and I simply can't be arsed anymore. It's almost like Pardew hasn't left.

His role is probably the most clearly defined in the side but it doesn't work. We essentially played 4-6-0 in that first half and yet when he collected the ball deep there was a gaping hole in the midfield somehow

The difference is that Butt's legs were completely shot, so he was pretty much confined to the centre circle. Colback is 8 or 9 years younger than Butt when we had him, and actively hides from the ball at times. Butt was incredibly limited and the definition of flogging a dead horse, but he never hid.

This is what happens when you rely on a player who can't be arsed anymore.

We're absolutely doomed if we can't win these games.

Gameweek 6 Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal Aston Villa 2-1 West Brom Bournemouth 1-0 Sunderland Newcastle 1-0 Watford Stoke 1-2 Leicester Swansea 2-2 Everton Man City 2-0 West Ham Spurs 1-0 Crystal Palace Liverpool 3-1 Norwich Southampton 1-2 Man Utd

Fucking sick of his kicking, like. It has cost us many goals over about four seasons and nothing has been done about it.

The frame of Wenger nicking off man :lol:

I think it'll be De Jong in for Anita and that'll be the only change.

He's really, really shit. Called it ages ago.

Only three more bookings lads, and we get to enjoy a match which doesn't feature this turgid excuse for a human.

To some extent he was given a free pass in those first four league games due to them being the opening day lottery, Arsenal, Swansea with a red card and Man Utd. Tonight was like watching your standard Pardew away performance. We were never in the game tonight at any point; and he needs to take responsibility.

Yorke is awful A bit more swazz on that, but the warning signs were on the wall.

Idols

Given the list of midfielders he's rattled off there I'm assuming the four are Cisse, Mitrovic, De Jong, Riviere.

he's as bad as that Geordie vicar doing sermons in his toon top who SSN always wheel out for a chat on derby day.

I always go for the firstpressing, I mean why wait til everyone else has had their fun with the olives? Fourthpressing. Like that's gonna be a party in your mouth... I don't think!

Quite fancy us actually. 1-2.

More of a gegenshuttler if you ask me.