Yannick Bolasie

[gianthogweed]

That drag over he does with his studs is getting old already

 

[BlueToff]

Our best crosser of the ball is Deulofeu. Somethings happened to him since he was dropped in Jan despite being 2nd in the leagues assist charts only to Ozil.

Barkley also fell apart at the same time.

I wonder what it is?

Confidence? If that's the case then surely it's Martinez's fault, since he dropped them?

Del had the chance to put the ball in loads of times today and didn't do so - just like Bolasie.

They all need to improve.

 

[BlueToff]

Lack of faith in them both?

Not really since Barkley has played pretty much every minute of our season bar the second half vs Sunderland?

Del needs to show more when he plays to get that faith. He was awful when he came on today.

 

[Toast]

Our best crosser of the ball is Deulofeu. Somethings happened to him since he was dropped in Jan despite being 2nd in the leagues assist charts only to Ozil.

Barkley also fell apart at the same time.

I wonder what it is?

The best passer of the ball today was our bloody goalie !!
He made some boss passes TBF.

And a couple of times we couldn't move the ball forward as quickly as we wanted cos a certain someone was still stood offside having a nice stroll back.

 

[GwladysBlue]

Older, crapper version of Mané

 

[AndyC]

He has got end product.

He just didn't today. Just like Barkley, Rom, Del, Kev, Barry, Coleman etc.

Yet he still created our best chance

I'll reserve judgement till Friday v Palace, he really needs to produce against them in my opinion.

 

[davek]

Not really since Barkley has played pretty much every minute of our season bar the second half vs Sunderland?

Del needs to show more when he plays to get that faith. He was awful when he came on today.

He's playing games because there's no alternative for Koeman, who'd have had an alternative in if the funding was really there.

For whatever reason this isn't going to work out with Barkley and Koeman. Unless RB gets a chance to show his game further back then he's heading for the door and into a top club that CAN accommodate him in a deeper role.

 

[MikeH72]

He's playing games because there's no alternative for Koeman, who'd have had an alternative in if the funding was really there.

For whatever reason this isn't going to work out with Barkley and Koeman. Unless RB gets a chance to show his game further back then he's heading for the door and into a top club that CAN accommodate him in a deeper role.

No one was interested in him last summer and no one will be interested next.

 

[BlueToff]

He's playing games because there's no alternative for Koeman, who'd have had an alternative in if the funding was really there.

For whatever reason this isn't going to work out with Barkley and Koeman. Unless RB gets a chance to show his game further back then he's heading fur the door and into a club that CAN accommodate him in a deeper role.

But it's got nothing to do with the manager has it Dave - ultimately something like this is on the player?

He's hit a bad spell of form... He may well be moved deeper next week but there's no solid evidence that is what's needed?

 

[BlueToff]

I'll reserve judgement till Friday v Palace, he really needs to produce against them in my opinion.

He's provided two assists in five league appearances for us. Could easily have had more had three players (Lukaku, Barkley and Valencia) finished relatively simple chances.

He has end product. He was poor today.

 

[BlueToff]

Older, crapper version of Mané

Nothing like Mane

 

[davek]

But it's got nothing to do with the manager has it Dave - ultimately something like this is on the player?

He's hit a bad spell of form... He may well be moved deeper next week but there's no solid evidence that is what's needed?

He's not a #10 and never will be. He's played further back before and done very well.

IMO, RB is going to need a club that sacrifices one of the two cm spots to a player who gets on the ball and carries it, and is tasked purely with that. Only a CL elite club allows that and that's where he'll end up. A team that has a world class defensive midfield partner and is solid and fluid enough to accommodate RB trying to dominate games in dangerous (for his own team) territory.

There will be no shortage of offers for him.

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

How long have you been watching football lad, because you clearly need to watch more.

Unless of course, it is "opposite day"

Who was better than him today?

My only point was people are singling him out (after Ross) but bolasie was far from the most at fault today and posters are going after him like he was the reason we lost. It was a dreadful performance all over the pitch today

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

He's provided two assists in five league appearances for us. Could easily have had more had three players (Lukaku, Barkley and Valencia) finished relatively simple chances.

He has end product. He was poor today.

Exactly

 

[Tubey]

Who was better than him today?

Literally everyone else on the pitch mate.