Evann Guessand (on loan at Crystal Palace)

[Brend'Watkins]

Compared to what we have previously had out wide, Diaby and Bailey, this lad is awful. Goodness knows how he gets starts, Elliot is 10 times the player and is in the wilderness. This Alysson fella can't arrive soon enough, unfortunately Sancho and Guessand will be moved on.

Unfortunately?

Sancho is more of a mystery considering his supposed pedigree.  We’re paying him a hefty wage but his contribution thus far isn’t justifying it. He’s at least now making the easy pass instead of thinking he has to attempt to dribble through all ahead of him. To be fair to him he has had some good contributions in important goals recently.

Guessand is just completely out of his depth but somehow has a knack of scoring the odd goal more by luck than design.

[Mister E]

For different reasons, neither Guessand nor Sancho look like tenable long-term options to me. I honestly would have preferred to see a couple of our academy wingers developed in the role currently occupied by them.

[LeeB]

Compared to what we have previously had out wide, Diaby and Bailey, this lad is awful. Goodness knows how he gets starts, Elliot is 10 times the player and is in the wilderness. This Alysson fella can't arrive soon enough, unfortunately Sancho and Guessand will be moved on.

Unfortunately?

Sancho is more of a mystery considering his supposed pedigree.  We’re paying him a hefty wage but his contribution thus far isn’t justifying it. He’s at least now making the easy pass instead of thinking he has to attempt to dribble through all ahead of him. To be fair to him he has had some good contributions in important goals recently.

Guessand is just completely out of his depth but somehow has a knack of scoring the odd goal more by luck than design.

Two of the most unconvincing finishes I've seen for a long time, bless him. He grafts, that's all you can ask, it's not his fault he's shite, but it's helping us win a shit tonne of matches in its own small way, even if only by giving better players a break.

[Chip Butty 111]

Diaby who all too often was as effective in the final third as a tepid blancmange, and Bailey who was the definition of the girl with the curl i.e. good when good but when bad totally shit? We do have selective memories sometimes.

Diaby and Bailey weren't world beaters, but both put in a few very decent performances and had genuine pace.Both had a great first touch, and could take on full backs and beat them...which Guessand seems incapable of...If Guessand ever scores a goal at the Holte End to match Baileys v Everton I'll eat my hat. Sancho has ability but his head just isn't in it, hence his continuous loan after loan.

[VILLA MOLE]

I am not righting him off yet !!

but I might not comeback 

[OCD]

I think his biggest problem is that he's been used a centre forward most of his career and only started playing out wide last season. I think he needs the season to adjust to how we play and then next season we'll have a better idea of whether it's going to work.

[Monty]

Diaby had much more pace and Bailey much more talent (he's more talented than most!), but a) you got to look at the wins, and b) you got to look at the whole package, yes Diaby and Bailey were capable of great things but they were also capable of periods when passing the ball to them was like passing it to a hole.

[eamonn]

Opponents were scared of Diaby's pace though and Bailey's skill. Evann wouldn't frighten a goose.

[Monty]

But he does work - maybe infinitely - harder than them.

[eamonn]

True. Diaby off the ball, helping out defenisvely was hopeless. And almost as afraid of physical contact as Sancho.

[LeeB]

But he does work - maybe infinitely - harder than them.

And thus the team is better balanced, and more effective.

Bailey at his fleeting best was a joy to behold, but that drop off last season absolutely killed us until we got the January help in.

[Pete3206]

He looks like a centre half playing on the wing.

[Flamingo Lane]

I said this during the match, but I have genuinely never seen a worse crosser of the ball.

[Ian.]

I’m not worried about him, he’s doing a job, he’s very workmanlike and the polar opposite to Bailey, who on fire was my favourite winger we’ve ever had, albeit very short lived. I’ve got used to the fact he will not burst free, mesmerise we with his quick feet or nip inside and rifle shot away or an accurate cross, but he’s solid and helping Cash massively.

After so many players now taking a season to adjust, he’s doing ok for me for now and he’s part of a winning formula a cog in our works.

[Chip Butty 111]

Opponents were scared of Diaby's pace though and Bailey's skill. Evann wouldn't frighten a goose.

..true, and the goose would take the ball off him and nonchalantly pass it back to the goalkeeper.