In terms of Gabby I think Lambert uses him all wrong. Whenever Gabby has been good for us it's been when he gets the ball and runs at defenders and commits. He had 2-3 moments yesterday when he did that. Not enough. He roasted Collins (sadly going onto his left peg) and also one a free kick which we wasted. That's what Gabby does well. We've seen it so rarely in the last couple of season.
I don't want to see Gabby with his back to goal or trying to be a playmaker. He's a crap footballer. He can't trap a ball or pass it, so why do we push him to be something he's not?
Play Gabby wide, or pull him a little deeper and play the ball in front of him. Get him running at fullbacks and center-halves. Getting him committing players to draw fouls. It's the only thing he's good at and he's actually very good at it.
If our midfield and attack seem like separate entities I'd like to give Gabby the ball in midfield and just run with it. Nothing subtle just a bit of the old Run Forrest Run!!!
I do worry he hasn't got the legs to do it too much during a game, which might mean making him an impact player.
