This is what people don't get. Bad results can be explained by not having the right players, but not bad performances. A good manager gets a team to be a cohesive unit and Pardew just can't do that. So if we were creating great chances for our attacking central midfield player and he was missing them, you could say De Jong might score them. We're not doing that though and there's no guarantee De Jong is going to be that good anyway. Some people will just say anything to make themselves believe the club isn't in a complete mess.
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