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I'd go: Guzan Bacuna - Vlaar - Clark - Baker Lowton - Sylla - Westwood - Delph Benteke - Gabby

Ok, rubbish then.

I'd really wanted to see him for awhile, even just for a short cameo if nothing else. Then, when he got the chance against Spurs (or was it Everton?), i was not impressed ether. Mind you, this may have been because my expectations were too high. He needs more time, and strength I agree.

And has to work hard for chances, unlike more creative teams he doesn't get much of a break and has to rely on scraps and knock-downs. I sometimes think he's doing so much running when he gets in a position to score hes too knackered to compose himself. Maybe he needs to manage his energy a bit Maybe you're onto something here. Especially if he's playing up front, he should preserve his energy for sprints. If he runs too much he won't be able to outsprint defenders. I don't know if this is the case, but he did lose some sprints, especially on that semi-breakaway. This would mean he works too hard if he's playing up front. But if he plays a bit deeper on the midfield he has to run a lot to help the full back, so it's a different situation then.

I don't think that's what we're saying, at least I'm not. I think it's a mixture of getting the best out of Bacuna and Lowton. Bacuna has looked the better RB so far, so we're trying to figure out what to do with Lowton, since he obviously has talent, and our midfield is shambles.

I wouldn't say he was 'much better' but he was better. Judging merely by yesterday's performance, I honestly can't call either of them better than any other football player, each other included.

You're right, he was much better on the second half. He made a couple errors on the first half, which you can maybe notice from the match thread. They didn't lead to anything serious so people forgot them. I maybe follow him a bit more than many others since I like him and want him to do real well.

Vlaar is still improving. He looks real steady back there. Worthy of captaincy at the moment.

Not the best game by Clark today. Ciaran has lost a bit of form since he had to skip one game because of flu. He was demoted to the bench the next game in favor of Baker. He came on when Luna was injured, but made some questionable decisions. It continued today. Hopefully he gets his head back on for next game.

Get Bacuna back to RB asap. Lowton should move to LB, midfield or bench. Whatw as tried today didn't work. Bacuna was useless and Lowton very poor defensively.

Different type of player completely. I don't understand people using Sylla as a scapegoat today, it was a crap game in which everybody played pretty badly. Reading through the threads, i think you'll notice quite a few of our players are being criticized.

What? Benteke was our best player in the second half by a mile. He held the ball up well and laid it off well. Dunno what your point is as it makes no sense. Don't know if everyone would agree with you Bunnski. Especially in the first half though.

Yeah but he is missing too many himself, We could be 6 points better off if he could of put some of his away. I don't disagree with that. But we're worse off without him. Unless Tonev unleashes Atomic Strike!

Didn't notice him out there, so he must've been one of our best players today. Oh, he's a striker? ... nevermind.

Not better than Westwood.

Disagree with the lot of you. Andi is important to us and creates chances, in a team that creates nothing really.

Played for a point - got away with one. So, Lambert is probably quite pleased with the result. Worst game of the year for Bacuna, Clark, Lowton, Sylla, KEA and Benteke. Westwood I didn't notice, and Baker neither. So, it's Vlaar, Andi or Guzan as MotM. I'll give it to Vlaar since I've been quite critical of him.

THIS Get Bacuna off and put Tonev on the wing. At least he's exciting. Hmmmmmm, not sure I would call Tonev exciting I used to think he was, but then he stopped shooting.

Tonev has linked up pretty well with Benteke this season and we need some pace and someone who might actually shoot (even if its not on target) We already have Andi right?

Well, we're still holding on for a point.

pretty big drawback imo So who else has?

Lol.

I don't know why you guys don't appreciate that Andi creates opportunities every game. Granted, he hasn't been able to bury them, but at some point he will. Even benteke is doing nothing, Andi's the least of our worries. Edit: beat me to it OBE

Hes our best CB this season - so I was told ! You sound a bit too happy about it smetrov

Put him back as RB pls Lambert.