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He'll be a player. Every game he has come on he has had some moments. Impressive for a teenager.

Was never a big fan of his but he is playing really well. Seems to have found his confidence.

Our play in the opposition half has been really good. The slow build-up play is really frustrating, but how we now play - just have to get used to it I guess. Just worry we have another mistake in us.

That's our normal tactic no?

The problem with the likes of Bailey and Traore is that they are big liabilities as seen on that West Ham penalty

Is the slow buildup from the back part of our strategy? We seem to be very pedestrian compared to other teams that play out of the back. If it is part of our strategy then we are in for some really dull football. I remember an Arsenal friend tell me that Emery will destroy your love for football.

Yeah - Aaron Ramsey has 5 goals, 3 assists in the Championship in 22 games. That comes out to around 10 & 6 over an entire season.

Given Emery's meticulous nature, I am sure we will really pin-point our targets. Not just bring in a random winger because we need some depth there.

Any reason we dont have fan flags like you see at St. James' and Selhurst? Does the club not allow them?

Are your cohorts Chadsy and AJ appearing elsewhere? Enjoy their takes.

He impressed in a preseason match against us two summers back

Man City also about to launch a massive entertainment complex adjacent to its stadium. Our new infrastructure looks like a corner shop compared to what they are doing.

Defensively he was good, but thought his forward passing was poor. Needs to be more consistant there.

He drives forward when there is open space, but don't see any other contributions from him in terms of defense, passing or 1v1 situations. A different type of luxury player, right now at least.

Lyon is a team I've always followed closely and I was very critical of the signing, mostly due to the fee. Traore was in the Lyon doghouse, their fans despised him and he was getting limited playing time. We could have easily signed him for under $10M and at that price I feel he would have been worth a punt. How we ended-up paying close to $20M for him and including a 20% sell-on clause absolutely baffles me and part of the reason I remain a bit skeptical about Purslow and Lange's financial/negotiating nous. Similar to Bailey, for all the magic Traore creates, I feel he has too many liabilities and is a net negative.

Dorde Petrovic is a goalkeeper we should go for. Plays for New England in MLS. Would probably settle for a backup role if we find someone more experienced for the number 1 shirt. He's better than Matt Turner who Arsenal bought from MLS for $6 million.

The winger and midfielder will put less stress on the defenders

Cause our last manager was crap. Had we had "normal" results at the start of the season (even factoring in a few less points from the new manager bounce), we would be right where Brighton/Brentford/Fulham are. With Dean Smith, think we overestimated how good the likes of Trez, El Ghazi, Targett, McGinn, Nakamba, etc. were

This. It's not the lack of goal involvements that is the problem but all the poor decision making, lack of aggression and his fragile nature that is super frustrating. Save the top line stat analysis for NBA and baseball players - it doesn't quite work the same way in football.

Already checking off a few boxes at the age of 19. I'm excited! I felt the fee was very high, but a club like ours wouldn't spend that type of money unless we were very confident on his potential.

Hope he breaks our PL goalscoring record as I cringe every time I see Gabby on top of the list, especially after the troll he has become in the football media.

Lightweight and low IQ. Could offer something off the bench, but does not warrant a starting role.

I am just not sure if we would get a similar performance out of Coutinho if he started. Some players are better coming off of the bench.

I'm in the Unai or bust camp, so if it does not work out with him I will probably find a new obsession in life. Jazz music or something else that is a million miles away from football.

The only clubs that have the star are Forest and Villa, basically because we have small man syndrome. Another consideration is that it was an accomplishment by our men's team so it does not really suit the women's team kits.