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Which in fairness could be even bigger if Roy was bolder.

Pro USA & Israel

Batshuayi looked really up for it when he first arrived. He’d pick the ball up and it was as if you could mind read he wanted to score in the next 5 seconds. Now he’s either seen it for what it is, and I mean the strategy rather than the club, or he’s just isolated, which will disillusion him anyway.

COYP

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How can anyone defend that performance or tactics tonight it was a total embarrassment it’s not about win, lose or draw it’s the manner of the performance.

Yes we are on our best run since the club was formed but that does not mean performances like tonight are acceptable.

The fans deserve better than that.

It’s time Roy retired there is no doubt we should be competing with the likes of Wolves, Watford, West Ham, Leicester & Bournemouth something we are not currently doing.

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The squad is rubbish but for a very small group of individuals. Look at our line up and guess what Spurs fans must have thought.

Roy used Zaha and Ayew to lead the line in Benteke's absence and both proved they cannot do it as it is a specialist role that they don't have the skillset for . Benteke gets fit, but Roy decides to play another quick on the shoulder forward as a line leader and he can't do that job either. Nothing has been created for Batshuayi bar that Burnley goal and he can't lead the line. Not a criticism, an observation. Remember Zaha didn't register a goal or an assist in 13 games in that role.
Tonight Wilf was isolated on the wing and as he did on Saturday, he was mainly an auxiliary left back. He only got the ball from a standing start and when confronted by about 3 players. The switch to partnering Batshuayi really made no difference as they were isolated and Bats and him can't lead the line. Once Benteke came on it occupied the cb's, gave us an out ball and we sent players up in support. Once more Wilf proved just what he can do to you when he gets it early and they can't just gang up on him. The lad must be seriously frustrated playing for 80 minutes in a setup like that. Batshuayi must be praying for his time with us to end as Royball is making him look awful. Tonight's setup was tailor made for a player like Benteke as has every game since we lost our only ball playing cb. Teams are happy to let our cb's have the ball then press and force us to play it long and with no targetman the ball just comes straight back. Even with a targetman, we are so deep it makes his job doubly difficult. The lack of ambition is just painful to watch.
Not hindsight, I love how Roy saved us last season, but I said before this one kicked off I wanted him gone and sadly he's proved me right.

Edited by Dangermouse (03 Apr 2019 10.45pm)

That's Life
And as funny as it may seem
Some people get their kicks stompin' on a Dream.
KEEP THE FAITH!!!!!

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I hope Roy calls it a day at the end off the season.

His to old,we need a young forward thinking coach.