Leandro Bacuna - Sold

[Clampy]

Well he was decent enough against that chap from Man Utd who reading the press yesterday must be the love child of George Best and Bobby Charlton with Stanley Matthews as his uncle.

Wasn't Depay the one who easily got in behind Bacuna for that chance to make it 2-0?

Surely that was caused by Ayew losing the ball just inside our half catching everyone on the back foot. We'd pushed forward from the back at that point and the ball through was good that should have been converted.

Yeah, it probably was. Bacuna pushes up a bit too much for my liking though.

He does like to get forward and get a cross in. Benteke got on the end of a few of them when he was here.

[Risso]

5 year contracts all round then!

[Dante Lavelli]

5 year contracts all round then!

I suspect that the club are anticipating that player's wages will increase once the new TV deal money starts sloshing around.  In which case I think the club are being rather clever here.

[eamonn]

Just don't give another one to the alien from Zog.

[usav]

Not good enough, I don't see anything that suggests he should be ahead of Hurton.

[brontebilly]

absolutely awful today, gutless in the extreme too reminded me of Stephen Warnock at his worst today which is saying something.

Not that I rate Hutton that much but what is the point of having him on the bench if he isnt deemed worthy of replacing Bacuna on today's performance.

[SoccerHQ]

Garbage today and I'm a fan.

IMO aswell he also lost concentration from that ridiculous age he took to take the throw in he got booked for as he then conceded a stupid corner straight afterwards which eventually lead to the 2nd goal.

[The Left Side]

Hope this isn't the curse of the new contract.

[eamonn]

Five year deal....should have been three at best.

[richard moore]

Garbage today and I'm a fan.

IMO aswell he also lost concentration from that ridiculous age he took to take the throw in he got booked for as he then conceded a stupid corner straight afterwards which eventually lead to the 2nd goal.

Garbage today, and pretty much most games, and I'm not a fan. In fact, that's putting it mildly

[Risso]

Me either.  A 5 year contract for a player of his mediocrity is madness.

[usav]

Hope this isn't the curse of the new contract.

No it's not because he was shit to begin with.

[myf]

Hope this isn't the curse of the new contract.

No it's not because he was shit to begin with.

Oh pipe down. Lots of assists and a few goals last few seasons and only 23.

I agree he's not a right back but he's being asked to play there and a useful squad player

[Risso]

Hope this isn't the curse of the new contract.

No it's not because he was shit to begin with.

Oh pipe down. Lots of assists and a few goals last few seasons and only 23.

I agree he's not a right back but he's being asked to play there and a useful squad player

Classic utility player, i.e. not very good in a variety of positions.  We need a proper right back.

[olaftab]

manu qualified for CL last with two of those "utility" players in Young and Valencia. Our problem is not Leandro.