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He's generally a pass and move type, no doubt, looking most dangerous when he pulls inside and pops up in a central pocket. We look better with him as he's probably the best possession player we've got in the side. Gets his head up when on the ball and always tries to move forward with it, building attacks sensibly. Ayoze aside, our best mover off the ball too.

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He just seems to run into trouble too much of the time.

 

It feels like he needs to go back to the drawing board and start adapting to a totally different league. Even then, I'm not sure he'll eventually make the grade in the Premiership.

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He just seems to run into trouble too much of the time.

 

It feels like he needs to go back to the drawing board and start adapting to a totally different league. Even then, I'm not sure he'll eventually make the grade in the Premiership.

 

Would be a completely different player if there was actual movement around.  It's the same as it was with HBA - our players (Perez apart) just watch him and expect to do it all himself.

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Good chance of making it under Pardew....eventually. Think he's got the work rate and desire that is required to force himself in to the team and stay there.

 

Think once he cracks it there's no going back, he'll be very good until he's sold.

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He just seems to run into trouble too much of the time.

 

It feels like he needs to go back to the drawing board and start adapting to a totally different league. Even then, I'm not sure he'll eventually make the grade in the Premiership.

 

Would be a completely different player if there was actual movement around.  It's the same as it was with HBA - our players (Perez apart) just watch him and expect to do it all himself.

 

I know this gets said with a lot of players but it's especially true for a lad of Cabella's ilk. It's like Nasri at City, plays plenty out wide but you never see him really take people on in those areas, nor is he left isolated. He always has lots of options to combine with and build attacks. Players like that use their touch and agility to their advantage in tight, final third situations.

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Little bitch keeps dancing around himself with no end product what so ever, real downgrade on Ben Arfa at the moment.

 

I thought he played alright certainly in the first half, doesn't help when Riviere is up front and no support from full back

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The key is to only play him against teams better than us where he'll have limited amounts of the ball and/or support to help get his evidently fragile confidence up.

 

Playing the traditional and predictable blinder is Pardew.

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Can't see any reason why we don't just give him a decent run in the team and give him some momentum.  He works hard off the ball and puts tackles in.  The only way he is going to get used to the pace of the game is by playing.

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