seems to me that he might've done too much work in the gym and burnt himself out or something. Unbelievable how slow he is now compared to his first year at the club. His debut vs Man Utd makes for sad viewing.
It really should be simple to see.
Is Ba better than Cissé wide? Yes.
Is Cissé better than Ba central on his own? Arguable. Some would say yes, some no.
From that you can pretty much see which way round they should be playing.
According to whoscored.com, Cissé played the most key passes in our team with 3, Ba made none. Ba was also dispossessed more often and Cissé made more takles. I'd say Cissé played a lot better than Ba tonight, who was very poor imo.
Pardew hasn't done that, tbh. The idiots above him have.
With Williamson perhaps, not Jonás. There are two players at least who can play instead of him that are better options.