Jores Okore

[Ron Manager]

The defensive unit  were very good each and every one of them. Baker was again excellent in the main. The midfield worked their socks off
but they rely on Delph tp provide the extra class required when you have to face the standard of world class players bought for astronomical fees. We noticed him shaking his head at a misplaced pass from Westwood in the second half. The positive news is that Benteke looked good when he arrived and with the standard of opponent coming down to our levels I feel positive the points will start flowing again.

Okore can take his time getting up to speed. Perhaps a loan to a Championship club would be advisable. Wolves would be OK.

[Matt Collins]

Baker was very good - if a little off positionally at times

I'm eating my words about him. I'd have definitely sold him

[LeeB]

Baker was very good - if a little off positionally at times

I'm eating my words about him. I'd have definitely sold him

Same here.

[PeterWithe]

He was solid enough but Id like to see his composure improve along with the rest of his game as he continued to welly the ball anywhere, even with time to make a simple pass. Overall though, a vast improvement, Ive always thought he would make  career somewhere, he has something of  a young John Terry about him.

[villan from luton]

He was superb and wellied the ball when it needed to be wellied

[Legion]

I think Baker has been great so far this season. As has Hutton. The omission of Okore is baffling.

[villan from luton]

I think Baker has been great so far this season. As has Hutton. The omission of Okore is baffling.

Who do you play him instead of then?

[Legion]

I meant on the subs bench.

[PeterWithesShin]

I've said before more than once, Baker will be a James Collins type player imo.

[PaulWinch again]

I just hope we don't make a big mistake with Okore and lose him.

[barrysleftfoot]

 Hes better than Collins.

 He has got a bit of Terry/Cahill about him.If he could some of Terrys positional sense, Baker and Okores could become a good partnership long term.

[Toronto Villa]

it's possible that Clark just offers a more versatility off the bench and a left sided option. I don't think there is anything sinister about Okore's omission. If Baker was being the Baker of last season or Senderos proving to be the player some feared he might be, then I'm sure we'd have seen more of Okore. At the very least on the bench a bit more often. And with Vlaar coming back in the next couple of weeks then Okore might have to be a little more patient. He's 22, coming off a bad injury with a long season and solid career ahead of him. Nothing to overly concern ourselves with yet.

[peter w]

I think the Senderos point is an important one. He has been excellent for us so far and I don't any of us imagined that. I'd go further and say the larger football supporting 'family' wouldn't have envisaged it either. Its allowing us to wonder about Okore's absence rather than becoming apoplectic having to rely on Senderos and Baker rather than Vlaar and Okores.

[ROBBO]

I agree that Baker is much improved but in the second half when we were under a lot of pressure Grealish put in a tackle that saw the ball run back to Baker, with no-one near him he just punted the ball upfield straight to one of their defenders and the pressure came back again, giving the ball up so easily is one area the whole side must improve on. Played their first goal back in slow motion and both Delph and Cleverley were at fault both were near enough to close Toure down and both stood off giving him a clear run. Benteke improved us but bringing on Grealish was a mistake.

[fredm]

It is a problem throughout the team.  The majority of our players are not comfortable in possession of the ball.  They are unable to bring it down and move it on to a colleague as the vast majority of the better players in the league can do.  Instead it is thumped away/ headed away with no plan of playing it to a team mate and then is picked up by an opponent who brings it straight back at us.