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 thai-eagle  chiang mai 27 Nov 16 11.31am |
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Why not Joe Ledley as left back? In his last game (Wales vs Serbia) he was MOTM, has a sweet left foot and not afraid of tackling. Certainly big improvement on Kelly...
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bodge  27 Nov 16 11.51am |
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There should have been for Swansea. After the first half Kelly was on a booking after continually fouling yet he still came out second half. Townsend looks like he will not play for AP. We need leaders rely on Wilf and Benteke to get us a goal.
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Spitfire  Biggin Hill 27 Nov 16 11.56am |
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It's lack of leadership and organisation on the pitch that is one of the main issues for me. Jedi's gone, I accept that, but in my opinion Dann is a poor leader by comparison. With Dann and Tomkins playing it seems we have no strong characters at the back. Is it coincidence our best spell this season came when Damo and Tomkins were playing and Dann was injured? Edited by Spitfire (27 Nov 2016 12.05pm)
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EaglesEaglesEagles  27 Nov 16 11.59am |
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Maybe we'll see Flamini/Ledley come in and push Punch out wide now Wickham's out. Fryers at left back would be interesting. Only because he is an actual left back and so would fully deserve any stick unlik Kelly who is a CB or RB
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| Dangermouse Hastings 27 Nov 16 11.59am |
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Originally posted by Spitfire
It's lack of leadership and organisation on the pitch that is one of the main issues for me. Jedi's gone, I accept that, but in my opinion Dann is a poor leader by comparison. With Dann and Tomkins playing it seems we have no strong characters at the back. Is it coincidence our best spell this season came when Damo and Tomkins we playing and Dann was injured? Dann has fallen apart. Just had the courage to watch Motd and Benteke and Dann were abysmal back there. No defence for Benteke as in recent years Chamakh, Jerome and Wickham have defended manfully. Edited by Dangermouse (27 Nov 2016 12.14pm)
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| Booted Eagle Bristol 27 Nov 16 12.04pm |
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Originally posted by bexleydave
I must admit I thought the same; personnel-wise we've practically run out of options. It's training (drilling if you like) and tactics that need to be worked on and it's very worrying indeed that Pardew can't admit that. The only personnel change he needs to make is to stop putting Kelly at LB as it's a role he's patently unsuited to. Spot on. His press conferences are making him look more like King Cnut every week. Suspect he will be washed away soon though.
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| lozzz Selhurst Park 27 Nov 16 12.51pm |
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Who ever thought it was a good idea putting one of our smallest players to defend on the post!
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| Sansbup Norfolk 27 Nov 16 1.01pm |
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There should have been changes weeks ago, anyone can see Kelly is hopeless at LB. Only one change required now
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chateauferret  27 Nov 16 1.07pm |
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Originally posted by Dangermouse
Game management is down to the players. Hate on Pardew by all means, but stop exonerating this spineless bunch. Dann, Delaney, Kelly (comprehensively) and to some extent Ward have all been Pardewed.
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| jimruss Sidcup 27 Nov 16 1.10pm |
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I was going to post the same thing about Dann. I think he should be dropped, he's a shadow of the player he was. He's about as likely to get an England call up as me. I'd play Delaney alongside Tomkins with Ledley at left back, he can't do any worse than Kelly.
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| palace chick South Croydon 27 Nov 16 1.16pm |
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I said in the match thread yesterday before the start that the back four needs to be (until Jan window) Tomkins, Dann, Delaney and Ward. Tomkins and Dann just don't work as a pairing? I also think we need Cabaye, McArthur and Ledley in the middle with one of them sitting in front of the back four. Either side of them Zaha and one from Punch or Townsend? Main man up front Benteke. Don't think we have as strong a squad as most of us thought at the season start to make wholesale changes. Not confident that the team I selected is good enough now to keep us up. We need at least 3 defenders brought in the next window if we are to keep going gun ho with this attacking style Pardew wants to play? Only Dann can survive in my opinion?
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| The Dolphin 27 Nov 16 3.13pm |
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Goalkeeper could be anyone but I would certainly have Dann and Delaney together again with Ward and Fryers.
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