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With Santon at CB, it means we have less players out of position, with Simpson and Raylor staying where they have been. That might be the logic.

 

Would be good logic if Raylor wasn't prone to be terrible. The quicker he's out, the better. If Coloccini is out next game, it should be; Santon - Kadar - Perch - Simpson.

 

Why would you switch Simpson to the left flank and Santon to his less-favored right-back position?

 

He's standing behind the keeper (?)

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With Santon at CB, it means we have less players out of position, with Simpson and Raylor staying where they have been. That might be the logic.

 

Would be good logic if Raylor wasn't prone to be terrible. The quicker he's out, the better. If Coloccini is out next game, it should be; Santon - Kadar - Perch - Simpson.

 

Why would you switch Simpson to the left flank and Santon to his less-favored right-back position?

 

He's standing behind the keeper (?)

 

Every time :lol: Yes.

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With Santon at CB, it means we have less players out of position, with Simpson and Raylor staying where they have been. That might be the logic.

 

Would be good logic if Raylor wasn't prone to be terrible. The quicker he's out, the better. If Coloccini is out next game, it should be; Santon - Kadar - Perch - Simpson.

 

Ryan Taylor awfulness has really come out in recent games against top clubs like Man City, Man United, and Chelsea.  Tottenham also tried to exploit this weakness, but Gareth Bale didn't produce.  I'm not sure that our next few opponents have the talent to expose Taylor in quite the same way as he's been exposed over the past month. 

 

 

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With Santon at CB, it means we have less players out of position, with Simpson and Raylor staying where they have been. That might be the logic.

 

Would be good logic if Raylor wasn't prone to be terrible. The quicker he's out, the better. If Coloccini is out next game, it should be; Santon - Kadar - Perch - Simpson.

Santon was a right winger by trade before jose turned him into a full back and he hates playing left back.

Why would you switch Simpson to the left flank and Santon to his less-favored right-back position?

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I'm an inter fan, he has never played cb.

 

Also, he is done, both knees are dodgy for such a young man which is a great shame because he was one hell of a player

 

Why would an Inter fan have a Milan player as their username. Only excuse is if you are Swedish.

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Pardew has got most of his decisions right this season when it comes to team selection to win games and keeping competition for places. But it's a little bit ridiculous that the club paid 5M - a major sum under this regime - for a full back to replace Jose Enrique and 14 games into the season he's still awaiting his debut and barely gets off the bench. Ryan Taylor hasn't been that good.

 

Taylor has done an admirable job in a position that's not on his natural side, but it's obviously no permanent solution. It would have been wrong for Santon to walk into the team given Taylor's early season form,and Pardew wasn't keen on changing a successful back four. But 14 games in he's barely seen any action at all and awaits his debut week in week out. We've leaked 7 goals in 3 games albeit to top sides, and Taylor has looked very uncomfortable in that position.

 

I'm a bit tired of the debate about Santon's best position because Taylor clearly isn't a left back so it's a moot point.

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I think it's because a critical factor for a solid defense is mutual understanding among the defenders.  Santon hasn't develop a solid understanding with the other defenders yet.

 

I can't criticize Pardew's decision yet because it's his trust on the back four leads to our successful start of the season, having the best defense record in the league.  However with some injuries I'd expect he made some rotation now.

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Perhaps. But what's going to happen is he's going to be thrown into the team amid a defensive crisis, with no match practice all season and expected to hit the ground running.

 

Let's hope he does but we have been here before with foreign imports. The idea of easing someone into the team is that they get minutes on the pitch. Ben Arfa has been eased in, Sammy Ameobi at a similar age to Santon is getting chances here and there. It doesn't look like Santon will be afforded the same chance to acclimatise.

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How loyal can you stay to player? We're approach half of the season. Ryan Taylor was decent for about ten games. He's basically been raped in 4-5 (last three, QPR springs to mind). Not good enough.

 

Perhaps it says more about Santon than Taylor or Pardew. Hope not like, but it's getting a bit daft now.

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How loyal can you stay to player? We're approach half of the season. Ryan Taylor was decent for about ten games. He's basically been raped in 4-5 (last three, QPR springs to mind). Not good enough.

 

In amongst those decent games there's also been some poor displays, though without any major mistakes. How he keeps on picking Raylor is baffling.

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How loyal can you stay to player? We're approach half of the season. Ryan Taylor was decent for about ten games. He's basically been raped in 4-5 (last three, QPR springs to mind). Not good enough.

 

In amongst those decent games there's also been some poor displays, though without any major mistakes. How he keeps on picking Raylor is baffling.

 

I'd say Man City was a pretty major mistake.

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How loyal can you stay to player? We're approach half of the season. Ryan Taylor was decent for about ten games. He's basically been raped in 4-5 (last three, QPR springs to mind). Not good enough.

 

In amongst those decent games there's also been some poor displays, though without any major mistakes. How he keeps on picking Raylor is baffling.

 

I'd say Man City was a pretty major mistake.

 

Read again, mate. In amongst those supposed "decent" games, there's a couple in which he was pretty poor, but without the major/significant mistake(s).

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How loyal can you stay to player? We're approach half of the season. Ryan Taylor was decent for about ten games. He's basically been raped in 4-5 (last three, QPR springs to mind). Not good enough.

 

In amongst those decent games there's also been some poor displays, though without any major mistakes. How he keeps on picking Raylor is baffling.

 

I'd say Man City was a pretty major mistake.

 

Read again, mate. In amongst those supposed "decent" games, there's a couple in which he was pretty poor, but without the major/significant mistake(s).

 

My bad. Was at fault vs Blackburn, SWP had his way and dependent on Jonas tracking back way too much anyway. Let's just try Santon eh?

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It's these games onwards that Pardews gonna have to answer for if results aren't great. Early results were very good and no-one expected anything from the last 3. Fuck up over the next few games though and he's gonna have to start explaining why he won't give Santon a chance.

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I think it's just a case of Pardew trying to keep a good defence together, ok Santon is more than likely better than the individual parts (Simpson or Raylor) but they have formed an effective unit which lead to us having one of the best defences in the league.

 

Don't think there is any conspiracy or reason for concern, it's just the case that a settled back 5 can perform as well as a group of very talented individuals.

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That unit was largely due to having the best footballing centre back in the league as captain alongside a good young English defender at top form. Not to mention one of the most mobile and industrious left wingers and powehouses like tiote in midfield. The likes of Ryan Taylor have certainly been made to look at lot better than they are because of it. It must have been the intention to blood Santon in as a replacement? Besides Ryan Taylor is a solid professional, an admirable quality of his, so he'd be able to handle moving aside. Seems wasteful given the expense of the signing.

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