I was tempted to post this suggestion myself! Just the kind of player in my humble opinion that we are missing. We have absolutely no leaders on the field at all.

Yesterday again players arguing with each other all over the field. None of them seem to want to take responsibility, constantly pointing the finger at each other.

I can see worrying times ahead if the team is not quickly galvanised and sadly I don't see Pardew being the man to do this.

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Christ, you think Barton is a leader? The man falls out with every dressing room he's ever played in?

Think a big part of the issue is lack of consistency in the team.

We play the same players, but we've been forced to make so many minor changes each week we're just not settled, and that's what causes people to miss marking, not drop in while the other goes forward etc.

Look at the back five. We've had both Mandanda and Hennessey now. At centre half we've varying partnerships of Delaney, Dann and Tomkins. Ward and Kelly have both played left and right back and we've also had Souare of course.

In front, we've had Cabaye, McArthur and Puncheon all available but we've been struggling to get the system right. Puncheon is influential but always stuggles as a number 10 and doesn't get close enough to Benteke. So against Liverpool we play him deeper which is where we get more from him and push McArthur forward. Problem is then McArthur's partnership with Cabaye is broken and we don't look anywhere near as solid. So yesterday we start with McArthur and Cabaye together, are more solid, but Punch can't get on the ball enough.

Point is, we've had so many slight variations on system, personnel etc this season. I think yesterday ended positively in that we might have solved that midfield issue by dropping Townsend, moving Punch to the left and having Wickham off Benteke. That keeps the McAbaye partnership and we looked cohesive going forward.

If we can keep Hennessey/Dann/Tomkins (or Mandanda if that's what Pards wants) together for four/five games I think we'll look a lot more solid. If the answer is plugging someone else in at left back as well, then I do think this mistakes will disappear.

Employee of the month is a good example of how someone can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.

in fact, whilst I'm at it make him player-manager. No need for pardew and if he does a good job will be shoo-in for Chelsea job when Conte self-combusts

Cabaye is the choice for me.

Dann is not vocal enough and it was, IMO, his fault we lost to Burnley. He is the man of the pitch who should have been telling the players to hang back and settle for a point. Instead he leads the charge up the pitch and our lack of decent cover leaves us exposed for them to get the winner.

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. Groucho Marx

He's a Champions League player. Definitely should be given some starts.

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