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He is outstanding at reacting quickly when the ball comes into him at speed. Underrated with his feet too, been excellent this season so far.

I agree with this in the main. Although it is frustrating, it is still very early and all the new players need the time to bed in. What concerns me is more tactical, the way we’ve set up our midfield in almost every game this season is at odds with the players on the pitch in my opinion. We are...

Stamenic has to play, it’s a non-negotiable for me. The only 6 we have besides Fulton. If there’s a choice it’s between Yalcouye and Franco for one of the 8 spots.

Cooper was bog standard counterattacking, relying on a bit of quality from Ayew. He has had significant resources when in the championship and would have struggled without in my opinion. He did however, know how to coach a defence and we were experts at stifling opposition teams in his two...

For me our midfield suffers because of the formation. Our main problem in midfield is leaving Stamenic on his own while Galbraith and Yalcouye go wide. It leads to us being short when we lose the ball and means we have nothing in the middle when we try to build up play. Everything is...

I think he’s a victim of our current style of play. The two 8s don’t suit him. Unlucky really that the manager who came in just after he signed doesn’t play a formation with his position. Regardless of that though, I think he still needs time to adjust physically but isn’t getting the games to...

What you say about the two pressing midfielders is spot on. Last season when we had O’Brien and Franco we had far more success winning the ball in higher areas, it worked for the most part. I don’t see that with Yalcouye and Galbraith. In fact I think both are wasted in our current system. What...

We haven’t seen him with a consistent run of games yet, it’s hard to come to any conclusion based on what little we’ve seen. Thought he was half decent when he came on, will take time just like with Vipi.

I’m a Sheehan sceptic but I can’t see the owners getting rid of him mid season unless we are in mortal danger. If we finish lower mid table I could see them maybe pulling the trigger at the end of the season. We know they have a bit of a ruthless edge. I see Sheehan as a steady, safe pair of...

Frustrating game today but I thought we were a little bit better in forward areas, bit more incision to us in the first half before we struggled when they dropped into shape in the second. Our midfield at the moment is far too easy to play against though. I’m not sure if it’s Yalcouye and...

I can’t complain about the money, I’d rather us have it than not. Ambition can just as easily circle back around into foolishness, plenty of clubs have spent big and it’s backfired dramatically, let’s hope we’re not one of those.

I think Vital has said his wages are high. Not a fan of this to be honest, I thought we were done with this type of thing. Nothing to do with Idah as a player btw but once you start shelling out for one, others will want the same. Let’s hope they have some money coming in from somewhere.

It would be but watching Brighton under him it was clear they were a very good side, that’s the difference between us under Martin and Brighton under Potter.

His Brighton side were often called one of the more entertaining teams to watch while being built on a solid defensive unit. Potter has proven himself at a higher level than Martin, I think that’s a fair thing to say. If I remember rightly he was booed in one game for not winning and he had to...

But Graham Potters football was never ineffective He took Brighton to their highest finish in the PL up to that point in 9th and left for Chelsea while they were in 6th. What De Zerbi did there was largely built off of the foundations that he put in place. I get it with Martin, there was a...