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Yet Trez Comes off the bench most games with JPB nowhere to be seen. The point stands. If he doesn't get in the bench of someone like Trez, who we all agree we will look to upgrade in the summer, then when will he ever get a chance. Same goes for Kessler and Elmo As you are well aware those stats hinge mostly on Jack and AEG. While Anwar has a goal in him it's fairly clear most would like him upgraded. If when Jack and Bertie are out / injured JPB is still not making the squad why have we bothered signing him

I suppose it's great he has signed, but if he isn't instantly given the opportunity at 19 years of age to show he can be better than Trezeguet then what's the point? He is a highly rated winger at 19 in a team that isn't known for decent wingers and get has never even made a squad. He could well be great, but as a club we need to get better and mapping the pathway to the first team. Signs it's beginning to happen with Ramsey, Chuk and Kessler. Hopefully this guy's omission is more down to the contract situation so hopefully see a bit more of him

The criticism he gets is totally unwarranted..he works as hard as many others and miles more than Barkley. Also has a bit of quality. He isn't the problem I was very underwhelmed by his signing but to be honest, I've been delighted with him and his increase in work rate and tracking back in his time here shows he has a good attitude.

It's laughable this guy is still brought on every game. He's a bloody competition winner!

So clearly happened after his move. So how are they sitting nose to nose on a camera recorded interview?

I was laughed at a few months ago for suggesting he will be the best player on the planet. I'm genuinely still of that opinion and for me I think he is already. There is literally no one who can do what he does, he is a bonafide genius and would walk into any team in the world. The people we are comparing him to are surrounded by world class talent. Jack has Villa it's miraculous what he is achieving

I don't think Barca or Madrid are in a position to sign the £100+ million signing at the moment. Interesting piece by Guillem Blague that Barca are absolute **** financially but also Madrid's days of galacticos are behind them with Covid pressure plus their billion pound stadium redevelopment. Might be the perfect timing to hopefully keep hold of jack. My only concern is City. Jack has always been complimentary about them

I don't think I can ever repay my gratitude to Daniel Levy for his incredible stinginess. Could of had him for £15mill, but bid £3m plus Onomah Then dropped best part of £150m on Lo Celso and Ndombele

Lineker even said this on MOTD. Talked about him as player of the year and not just England. The big one, then called him The Boss

I've defended Davis up to this point, but it's absolutely clear from his last few cameos he offers next to nothing at this level and his constant lack of games is seeing his game regress. Last night his two or three touches were laughably bad

It feels good to not need him though doesn't it? He is a good player but can be wasteful. I'm firmly in the camp if we can get good value go ahead, if not we move on to other targets. Barkley for me isn't good enough or consistent enough to be a huge money marquee signing. I'm very relaxed about what the future holds in terms of Ross

That finish given the circumstances, the pressure, almost being tripped , two players hot on his heels, was superb. That is a really really positive sign. Shows he is a natural finisher which is so rare these days. I was pleasantly surprised with his physicality as well. He did a fifty yard run showing good strength shrugging off two players and for the goal he used his body really well to get across the defender. He needs proper experience, let him experience professional football. We all know Davis isn't going to make it anymore. As much as I like him, so either get him out on loan or swap him with Davis and let him have some minutes. Now is a prime opportunity to get him out to a decent championship / league 1 club and see what he is made of

Jack is at his best against better opposition. When you are pinned deep he can pick up the ball and run the length of the pitch. It's priceless and could turn England from also rans to the real deal. He's playing well against Wales and Ireland, but I can't wait to see him against a Belgium or france

That assist, weak foot volley from a fifty yards pass was absolutely magnificent

This sums him up for me. Has ability, but when it matters he seems to lack belief and that bit of cockiness and composure when it matters most.

What makes you say this? His long list of assists? Key passes? Goals?

Yep. If this lad isn't Brazilian he cops a lot of stick on here. As it is he's a rolls Royce. Lax defensively. Silly fouls. Poor passing going forward. No assists no goals

Yeah. This is Doug in a nutshell. We can all see he is a good footballer and he continues to improve, but the take off him being a rolls Royce of a baller is too much for me. He can become great, but at the moment he is solid and improving The constant assumption that man city would be mad not to drop £50mill on him and buy back is mad. He isn't there yet. Essentially if he was to leave I'd be fairly confident we could replace what he brings to them team by bringing in a more typical destroyer type for £20-30 mill bracket, as going forward he isn't particularly creative in terms of goals or assists. Still a bit of an enigma for me

He was crap in a pre lockdown side that was even more open and defensively hapless than last night. I'm not saying he is the answer but certainly hasn't hada fair shake

I have to say I'm surprised by the support in here and even calls for motm. Yes Trez and the midfield left him brutally exposed, but there were plenty of times one v one particularly second half where Harrison just breezed past him like he wasn't even there. So far he has either been excellent or poor. I'm beginning to think Guilbert complete freezing out is looking very very harsh indeed

Disagree. He completely lost his head. Don't forget Ming's was already on a yellow card. He dragged him up then threw him to the floor (at that point Bamford actually stayed on his feet!!) It was an absolute definite second yellow. Following that and the quickfire second, Ming's went mental, he was charging forward, was at left wing and centre mid a few times, just completely lost his discipline and positional awareness. Bamford knew he had rattled him and was absolutely loving it and you could see his confidence grow and grow. Stay calm, don't get involved and walk off leaving him writhing around like a baby and I genuinely believe there's a good chance those 2nd and 3rd goals don't happen. He wound himself up and boosted bamford all at the same time by a lack of discipline

Whilst it was pathetic. It clearly got in Ming's head and from that point on he totally mugged him off

Come on now, while it's not the end of the world lets be honest with ourselves. It was a very bad miss. Anyone else does the same they are rightly criticised

Mings absolutely fell apart tonight. That penalty review at 1-0 Ming's lost his head and played like a headless chicken for the next 15 minutes. Bamford actually stayed cool and seemed to actively look to mug him off. The way he took those two shots on you could see him slowing it down making sure he showed his quality over Ming's. Really hope it's picked up by Smith in the review and Ming's learns from this as it was very poor professionalism

He's been poor tonight. 1st half he did some really positive things, quick turns or stealing the ball, but then doesn't run direct at last man and try to beat him, it's like he doesn't quite have the self belief when he has to beat a man. I think he does have it in his locker, but confidence is a big thing for a young striker, missing chances like that is not going to help