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Offline usav

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Players Who Simply Aren’t Good Enough
« on: October 29, 2022, 05:39:02 PM »
To take us to the next level…..

Buendia
Konza
McGinn
Watkins


Jury still out:

Bailey
Digne
Dendonker

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Re: Players Who Simply Aren’t Good Enough
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2022, 05:39:58 PM »
Ings to the first list

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Re: Players Who Simply Aren’t Good Enough
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2022, 05:42:25 PM »
would be easier to write a list of who actually is...

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Re: Players Who Simply Aren’t Good Enough
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2022, 05:43:06 PM »
Ings to the first list

On return alone I agree, but I’m not sure how much if that is on him.  He is our best finisher and only didn’t make the list because we can’t bin both Watkins and Ings at the same time.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Players Who Simply Aren’t Good Enough
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2022, 05:45:07 PM »
Possibly an idea to see how they perform after they've worked with a decent coach for a while.

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Re: Players Who Simply Aren’t Good Enough
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2022, 05:45:23 PM »
May as list the complete squad with the exception of Martinez, Young and Luiz.

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Re: Players Who Simply Aren’t Good Enough
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2022, 05:45:53 PM »
Ings to the first list

We need to sell one of:

Ings or Watkins
Konsa or Mings
Sanson or McGinn
Dendonker or Nakamaba
Buendia or Coutinho

Clearly that can’t happen all at once but we need to shift players to create space in the squad.  Break it to fix it if you like.

Offline Goldenballs

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Re: Players Who Simply Aren’t Good Enough
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2022, 05:53:07 PM »
It depends what you mean by the next level. Top 10?

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Re: Players Who Simply Aren’t Good Enough
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2022, 05:54:31 PM »
Where do you fucking start with the ones who aren’t good enough?

Deserving of an immediate boot up the jacksie:

McGinn
Watkins
Konsa

Only not getting sold because there are three shitter players:

Buendia
Ings
Bailey

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Re: Players Who Simply Aren’t Good Enough
« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2022, 05:56:02 PM »
Where was this thread last weekend? We're always going to be at our most pissed-off when we lose but the biggest difference between us and Newcastle is not in quality but in attitude and how well they're coached. Now that we have a proper manager incoming, we will see who fits and who doesn't.

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Re: Players Who Simply Aren’t Good Enough
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2022, 05:56:58 PM »
Martinez and Cash keep. Have a soft spot for Ollie, but I'm wondering why.

The rest (who started today anyhow)..dear dear dear...I wouldn't really miss any of them.

A special mention to Mings, Konsa, and Bailey. The former two, where is the leadership? Hoof ball, slow, dragged out of position and chewing gum. Alot to improve.

Bailey is atrocious.

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Re: Players Who Simply Aren’t Good Enough
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2022, 05:59:12 PM »
Now is not the time.

Let’s see what Dracula thinks.

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Re: Players Who Simply Aren’t Good Enough
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2022, 06:00:31 PM »
We need to be letting go of all of Ings, Watkins, McGinn next summer imo.

Give Buendia a run of starts as I think he'll look o.k under Emery.

Defence was poor second half but hasn't looked too bad at home this season at least.

Luiz-Kamara needs half a season of regular starts and then judge again in summer.

Give Archer some proper chances, comical he's played so little this season and when he comes on games are out of reach.

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Re: Players Who Simply Aren’t Good Enough
« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2022, 06:00:57 PM »
Where was this thread last weekend? We're always going to be at our most pissed-off when we lose but the biggest difference between us and Newcastle is not in quality but in attitude and how well they're coached. Now that we have a proper manager incoming, we will see who fits and who doesn't.

Last week wasn’t much different to the Chelsea performance, but today was even worse than Fulham. I’ve long thought that the players have been the main problem, and I think that will remain the case under Emery. This is still mostly the same rabble that was shit under Smith and continued to be shit under Gerrard.

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Re: Players Who Simply Aren’t Good Enough
« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2022, 06:02:39 PM »
McGinn. Patently.

 


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