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Just think he's a bit out of his depth at this level - was prepared to let him off earlier in the season because of the amount of disruption there was at centre-back, but he's been in a settled pairing for a while now and is still struggling.

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Just think he's a bit out of his depth at this level - was prepared to let him off earlier in the season because of the amount of disruption there was at centre-back, but he's been in a settled pairing for a while now and is still struggling.

 

I don't know if the rumours about Mangala were true, but you can see why Rafa would be pushing for getting him in. Clark, LeJeune and Mbemba have all been dodgy this season. Lascelles stands out like a sore thumb from that lot.

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Last season he seemed to find a good balance between clearing it into touch or passing it out from the back but it seems he always resorts to just clearing it now. 

Guess it's understandable as it's a tougher division but it's frustrating how he often can't keep the ball on the pitch

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Last season he seemed to find a good balance between clearing it into touch or passing it out from the back but it seems he always resorts to just clearing it now. 

Guess it's understandable as it's a tougher division but it's frustrating how he often can't keep the ball on the pitch

 

Then he'll have moments like he did at Man City and West Ham where he makes vital passes that lead to us scoring.

 

I agree with the last few posts though. We have conceded too many now from him failing to stick to his marker and being outjumped due to bad timing.

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Shit for brains.

 

I'm no fan of him, but the penalty was absolutely soft as fuck and his blocks at the end saved the point.

 

They never seem to get given except against us, but technically it's a pen so there's no excuse. Palace never looked like scoring from open play either, he'd have been better off letting Benteke head the ball over.

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Like how £5m gets you a Joselu, it gets you a very good Championship/below average Premier League player. We shouldn't be surprised, that was his level at Villa. We just got our hopes up because all we saw week in-week out was the very good Championship defender. Was more out of hope about whether under Rafa he'd step up.

 

See Yedlin, Hayden, Ritchie, Shelvey & Gayle.

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Did what every defender does in that situation. Yes, a pen, but that being the case there are about 2 or 3 pens in every match.

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Like how £5m gets you a Joselu, it gets you a very good Championship/below average Premier League player. We shouldn't be surprised, that was his level at Villa. We just got our hopes up because all we saw week in-week out was the very good Championship defender. Was more out of hope about whether under Rafa he'd step up.

 

See Yedlin, Hayden, Ritchie, Shelvey & Gayle.

 

True. He's not good enough, it's not his fault. Same for the rest bar Shelvey and Lascelles maybe.

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