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The only effective thing he is currently doing is detracting attention away from the ineffective guti. But i suppose it is ok as he works back and plays as a 'defensive winger'..... Mind you it would be better if we had a LB who could defend and a winger who could attack.

Obertan is out of this one Really? You have just made my day Raylor in at rm perhaps.

Reckon pards will opt for the same team with santon in for raylor, and shola in for vuckic... Not that i want him to do that.

Totally agree, useless footballer.

To make Gutierrez look good.

Where's that from? The ever reliable twitter. Hence why i said apparently. Doesn't seem far wrong though.

Obertan: 0 tackles| 0/4 ground duels| 0/1 aerials| 26/36 passes| 0 chances created| 0/1 dribbles| 0 crosses| 0 shots Apparently those are his stats for yesterday... lord above.

I get the confidence argument. But playing him is just destroying the lad... Time for another approach pardew.

He said he wishes we had been more positive... Here's a suggestion alan, why didn't you tell them that. Preferably during the game.

Maybe pardew doesnt rate him. Political maneuvering to appease the fans, rather tell us straight out, until he gets shot of him. Unlikely i admit, but the longer this goes on, the more that could be likely.

Ben arfa isnt ready?!? Obertan is?!?

Why he cant stick him on the wing i will never know....

Defensively he is mediocre coming on poor, and offensively he is dismal. An apprehensive wince is required when his technical brilliance tries to do something with the ball. His aimless hoofs irritate me the most, and are totally ineffective. I don't know whether i am alone with this but i am not a fan of his attitude. The constant Re-Tweeting of praise and suggestions of an england call up, lend themselves to believe he has a inflated sense of self worth. I think he needs to get his head down on the training pitch and learn to speak properly, rather than be promoting his app and other branches of the 'Simpson brand'..... please save it lad.

Jonas offers little in an offensive sense, and obertan looks out of his depth. Im still not entirely sure why we cant shift HBA out wide. His best game did come when he played LW.