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Good riddance. Was never going to be more than a championship player anyway, off field issues aside.

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Brilliant today.

Why not? He's been fantastic there. I think he'd be more involved in the game if he was deployed further back, in more of a 'box-to-box' role, where his physical qualities would be better utilised and he would still have license to make marauding runs forward. With the way we seem to play, I think he might often find himself isolated just behind the striker. Agree he's looked very good so far.

Don't see him as a number 10 myself.

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Krul Debuchy Colo Mbiwa Santon Sissoko Cabaye Gutierrez Marveaux Gouffran Cisse

Sissoko Cabaye Jonas Marveaux Gouffran Cisse Includes Marv while maintaining some width.Also think Sissoko will be further back positionally long-term, obviously with license to come forward on those marauding runs.

Thought Marveaux was very good yesterday. Has to be accommodated in the first team.

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Just thought of this, searched and found it was already suggested http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3bPshSlQMo "We've got Debuchy, playing down our right!"

Thought he was one of our best players first half. Soft pen to concede but needn't need to attempt a tackle there.

Very pleasing so far. Need to play with the same mentality (ie not sit back) 2nd half. Debuchy has been great

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Championship player at best, for me. Good physical attributes and not a great deal more.

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Wheres this retire stuff come from, other than a probable typo by Luke Edwards?

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Think I'm still in denial to some extent. Unfathomable that a team with the quality of players we have is in the position it is.

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