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Wordle 883 2/6*

Wordle 882 3/6*

Wordle 881 3/6*

Looks like Blandy and Bicks were trying to be clever by half on their thrid and fourth guesses respectively!

Wordle 880 3/6* Bugger, blew a two.

Wordle 878 4/6*

Wordle 877 4/6*

That tackle first half just before we scored was like Paul McGrath. Absolutely superb.

Seemed to tire a bit second half, but showed what his game is all about today. Some great skill and some decent acceleration which will hopefully put any "his legs are gone" nonsense to bed.

He's a great sub to bring on in home matches, and he made an immediate impact today. The challenge is to get him at that level consistently, as he just can't seem to replicate his home form away from Villa Park. Mind you, he's not alone in that.

That dummy for his goal will give the Fulham defender nightmares for the rest of his life I reckon. Did him all ends up.

Wordle 876 4/6*

Wordle 875 5/6*

Agreed, our best player last night I thought.

Wordle 874 3/6*

Wordle 873 4/6*

It's an internet discussion board, not the Sporting Psychology unit at Bodymoor Heath. People are free to give their opinions as they see fit, and anybody chirping up with comments such as 'fickle' and 'scapegoat' is a bit of a witless dullard as far as I'm concerned.

Wordle 872 4/6*

I can't really see why it would make that much difference. His first touch is poor, and he gets dispossessed far too easily. 7 times in one half yesterday. That's not going to change just because somebody different is passing him the ball.

I guess if he doesn't improve, then we just drop him from the team before he hits the threshold that makes the purchase compulsory. I can't see him getting much of a game when Ramsey and Moreno are fit.

Wordle 870 2/6*

Not for the first time in away games, he got the set up from the off all wrong today. Kamara dropping back into a three man central defence and Cash trying and failing dismally to provide width on the right. It meant that the normal central midfield duo of Luiz and Kamara was all over the place, and McGinn was a bit in no man's land. Quite why we needed to alter the formation so much for Forest is beyond me. Anyway, it didn't remotely work, and our away form is becoming a little bit concerning. Drubbings by Newcastle and Liverpool, winning thanks partly to a sending off against Chelsea, and 1 point from 6 from Wolves and Forest. Emery has said we need to be a lot better away, then they serve up that abomination today.

I hope Monchi has been working on a more effective replacement for the January window. Zaniolo seemed a bit of a last minute "better than nothing" acquisition at the time.

He was dreadful. Worst player on the pitch.

Wordle 868 4/6*