Morgan Rogers

[JUAN PABLO]

He has to stop playing the first pass he sees. It is usually the pass that the defender sees and wants him to make.

this.   He does it too much .  Keeps breaking up the attacks.     Like posters have said , just a shame JJ is out as we would have won last night with JJ in the squad.

[Tuscans]

He has to stop playing the first pass he sees. It is usually the pass that the defender sees and wants him to make.

This. Also to stop turning into the opposition thinking his size and strength will come up trumps every time. I'm not buying into the tired shite. He's young, fit and just come off a 2 week international break where he hardly kicked a ball...it's confidence.

[SoccerHQ]

He does need a break from the team I think, but there is not option but to play him at the moment.

The options aren't great with Diaby not replaced and Ramsey yet again injured.

A possibility for weekend is Onana may be back so we have him and Kamara as the pivot and then Tielemans might be pushed into Rogers position. SJM also played there in the past for us. Or just start Barkley.

Rogers could do with a breather as he's just lost form and confidence, it happens.

[LeeB]

He has to stop playing the first pass he sees. It is usually the pass that the defender sees and wants him to make.

This. Also to stop turning into the opposition thinking his size and strength will come up trumps every time. I'm not buying into the tired shite. He's young, fit and just come off a 2 week international break where he hardly kicked a ball...it's confidence.

Could be a bit of mental fatigue too, a lot has changed for him in an incredibly short space of time.

[aj2k77]

He is young and needs taking out of the firing line.

[paul_e]

He has to stop playing the first pass he sees. It is usually the pass that the defender sees and wants him to make.

This. Also to stop turning into the opposition thinking his size and strength will come up trumps every time. I'm not buying into the tired shite. He's young, fit and just come off a 2 week international break where he hardly kicked a ball...it's confidence.

Fatigue isn't just physical, there's massive mental aspects as well and being young and fit does nothing to help with that.

This is a lad who, 10months ago, was being told he was added to the squad to be slowly eased in and ended up with a roy of the rovers style rise to getting his first England cap this month. I can forgive him for being a bit off right now.

[itbrvilla]

Stupid backheels and flicks repeatedly to the opposition yesterday and 2 passes later they're on the edge of our box.

[VillaTim]

Don't understand why he wasn't hooked. Then again if that goal had stood at the death, the conversations would be very different today

[simon ward 50]

Needs a rest doesn't he?

[London Villan]

The fact he stayed on and Bailey came off might be in relation to the starting 11 on Sunday. My guess is that he won't start, but Bailey will.

[PeterWithe]

Difficult one this, yes he's dropped off rapidly and his almost constant loss of possession up top is hurting us as teams have identified we are very susceptible to being attacked at pace through the middle. But who replaces him isn't obvious, and at some point someone has to try something risky to open teams up, he will come good again, but when, do you knock his sky high confidence by dropping him?

And his reverse pass into Youri, who then hit a poor shot straight at the keeper, was Sid like. Cant give him higher praise.

A conunderum.

[Risso]

If Emery is prepared to play Bailey all season, despite Leon doing the square root of fuck all 95% of the time, I can't see him dropping Morgan any time soon. Even when he's below par as he has been for a few games now, he's still our second most likely source of a goal from the players who start games.

[DB]

If Emery is prepared to play Bailey all season, despite Leon doing the square root of fuck all 95% of the time, I can't see him dropping Morgan any time soon. Even when he's below par as he has been for a few games now, he's still our second most likely source of a goal from the players who start games.

Bailey was poor again, ok he got involved but was awful. He is only one with pace, so I guess that’s why he is still in the team. I just’t don’t think he’s good enough.
Hopefully in Jan we will be in for someone as an upgrade.

[brontebilly]

If Emery is prepared to play Bailey all season, despite Leon doing the square root of fuck all 95% of the time, I can't see him dropping Morgan any time soon. Even when he's below par as he has been for a few games now, he's still our second most likely source of a goal from the players who start games.

Thought Bailey was decent enough last night. Put that chance on a plate for McGinn. Kept trying to do the right thing anyway. Difficult with Cash never going on the overlap outside him. Maybe if/when Kamara and Ramsey get fully fit we will be able to release the full backs more.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Needs a rest doesn't he?

Looked and played like he has the flu. That said he hasn't been right all month.