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1 minute ago, HawK said:

 

With Burn at LB and Joelinton as the left sided midfielder, Maxi effectively has a free role on LW with next to no defensive responsibilities. No brainer for me. Our strongest lineup blatantly has both Maxi and Isak in, but Howe doesn't want to upset the team morale/spirit on this long unbeaten run. He has previous for doggedly sticking to a winning solution.

To be fair, Maxi and Isak are probably not ready to play 90 mins or close yet and if you start them it means you also don't have them available as game changers off the bench.

2 minutes ago, Joseph said:

Can't remember the last time Wilson won a header or killed a ball. 

I was about to say he's completely non existent in the second half

Who would have thought that expecting a golazo from Almiron every match is not viable long term.

What threat did he present today? Are you guys serious? Yeah no shit he did a couple of runs, he played on an attacking position on a top team, THAT'S THE BARE MINIMUM.

Again, the point is not that he is shit. It's just that you guys have set the bar incredibly low. This is something very commonly seen when a club goes from not seriously competing for a time to suddenly mixing it up at the top of the table. It takes a while for people to adjust their standards.

You're also ignoring my questions. What is his position? Who would sign him right now. And I'm sorry but comparing him to Wijnaldum is bizzare, how are they anything alike or anywhere near playing the same position?

I'm not asking you guys to admit he is shit and I am not saying that. My point is that it's really strange to me how he is so "loved". 

And again about standards, I am judging Willock as a starter in a top team of a top league. Not completely outside of context. 

I think the fact that the one time someone else crossed from the right we scored says it all about how his delivery has been.

Don't mean to shit on him but you guys really need to adjust your standards to that of a top team. Which one of the big clubs you think would sign him? Even for the bench.

It's not that he doesn't have any quality. Yeah, he has moments of quality on the ball. But he often spends whole halves (if not whole matches like today) being invisible.

But his biggest problem is he doesn't fit any role very well. He's not a midfielder especially for a possession team. He doesn't participate in moving the ball around like a Bruno. He doesn't even do what Joelinton and Longstaff do. He is not a creative AM.

And then going forward he's not a pure winger, he doesn't offer what an ASM or Almiron do. He's not a striker, he's not a SS , he's not a false 9, he's not a 10. What is he exactly?

Again, not saying he's of no quality but he just doesn't do anything good enough for me or fill any specific role well enough to be starting for a top team in a top league.

I on the other hand, struggle to understand what the hell it is you guys love about this guy. He offers almost nothing on the field. Watching the first half today and he was literally the only player on the team not participating in play at all.

He is not a winger. He is not a creative midfielder. He creates nothing. He doesn't offer anything special defensively either. Like others say, what even is his position? Joelinton is better than him at everything.

If we sign another quality midfielder and a winger, does he ever start? No. Ok, then what would his role be? What does he offer?

5 minutes ago, Holloway said:

We have to push on in this window like,the opportunity is screaming here

I don't even care about where we finish, it would just be a crime to not inject in this team the quality it needs. 

Arsenal is actually proof that you don't need to sign superstars to contend for the top spots in the league. Just need to add some quality. Xhaka, Odegaard and Zintchenko are exactly that, quality but no where near 100mil superstars.

Just made an account to say taking Wilson out was not a bad sub. Lots of focus deservedly on Longstaff and Willock but Wilson's also been poor today and to be honest also a bit out of his depth.