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The same reason he will always get stick because he isn't good enough to be starting games for us. you could be right about not being good enough to start, maybe. So now how does that mean he gets stick when being one of our only half decent players for the 1st 45 mins?

How is Sammy getting grief from anyone after watching that?? we've been crap, but Sammy has been less crap than everyone else apart from maybe abeid

Tiote needs to be subbed aswell. Noone has been amazing, but having a dm thats not protecting the back 4 is pointless

Perez has been awful at times, but still involved in most of our better stuff with good touches. I'd get Cisse off and get Perez back up top at half time

Pardew doesn't make good decisions, did you not get the letter?

would have been such a classy finish, very unlucky with that one.

He doesn't try and do anything other than defend, which he is pretty decent at.

Quickly becoming my new favorite player

I'll second that

Definitely not a full back!!!

Was actually quite painful to watch, he really looked to be struggling.

Looking at the teams, we really should be able to control the midfield for large spells today. Even with Colback playing

i think that is the best we could have hoped for really.

I cant pick one type of player to put here, but loved watching Ronaldinho all through his career, so id say that type of player now, before him it was Ginola when playing for us and then before that Gascoigne and Ian Wright.

Not surprising really, I can't remember a bad game from him as part of a midfield 2. Not at all surprised, just thought id say it as his thread hadnt been bumped yet and he was a clear MOM for me.

great header, needs to strengthen his core so he doesnt bounce off so easy all the time though. Looks like he could become a very good player

Was a beast today, looked very good 2nd half in the deeper 2 in midfield

i keep logging on, hoping to see he has been sacked. Need something to cheer me up a little

No mbiwa at all is a very strange one.

Extremely excited about his one, get De Jong back in and we could see some very good stuff going forward. I wasn't very optimistic about this season , but all the signings look to have abit about them and some of the play today has made me abit brighter about it

I prefer him to tiote going off the little i have seen of him for us, wins the ball well, not as rash, has a better range of passing, a better shot and cross. Not as strong, but he was against 2 strong cms today and didnt get muscled out from what i saw.

Thought he did really well with hold the ball up and trying to bring others in when he had the support, but was extremely rash when shooting and crossing, Hopefully that was because it was his debut at home against the champions, a goal or 2 could change that.

Seeing him so far, i think he will do very well for us, works hard and is neat and tidy. Rarely gives it away, plus now and again will get a goal. Him, vurn and De Jong as a middle could be good to see.

A promising young player, i just hope we can develop the raw talent he clearly has into something useful for us. For once!!

Looks like this one could be a surprise to most, seems to have no fear and abit of talent to back it up. Hope can get him in a 2 up top and see how we do.