Donyell Malen

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

I continue to believe he's not a wide man, he should be challenging Watkins.

[Dante Lavelli]

I continue to believe he's not a wide man, he should be challenging Watkins.

his best form has been as a striker.  That’s probably true with us too.

[andyh]

I think tonight showed why he isn’t a starter. Very disappointing.
He looked lethargic and uninvolved.

[PaulWinch again]

Which is daft in terms of recruitment. There’s nothing about him that says he’d be a mainstay of a top end Premier League side as a striker. He’ll absolutely score some goals, but he screams impact sub. Our primary gap was out wide, and he can’t do that well enough.

[Nev]

I think tonight showed why he isn’t a starter. Very disappointing.
He looked lethargic and uninvolved.

Didn't everyone? I'll give him and Guessand a pass for now such is the malaise we are in at the moment.

[Paul.S]

It appears Emery was right all along.

[PaulWinch again]

If by “right all along” you mean he shouldn’t be playing, then that is pretty chilling given he’s been a key figure in senior management appointments for recruitment and strategy.

[Paul.S]

If by “right all along” you mean he shouldn’t be playing, then that is pretty chilling given he’s been a key figure in senior management appointments for recruitment and strategy.

Every signing is a gamble and no one gets it right all the time. If he’s made a mistake then so be it but he’s been proven right not to start him yet. The player has to put it in and improve and he hasn’t….yet.

[rob_bridge]

Playing him and Cash on that side is asking for trouble. Sorry it is.

He is to me more of a central striker so it Ollie's replacement / understudy

[Somniloquism]

I didn't watch it, but the commentaries had him involved in some decent (for our current standards) attacking moves. Tracking back isn't a strong point though.

[rob_bridge]

I didn't watch it, but the commentaries had him involved in some decent (for our current standards) attacking moves. Tracking back isn't a strong point though.

And 10 years ago you could get away with that. Not in the Premier League anymore. No way.