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He doesn't need to, people who think that haven't played the game themselves!

Haha oups right! but won us a penalty!

Clips of the goals are highly appreciated!

Definitely! And what's impressive is that he once again just comes on and scores. Normally players need a run of games to get into form, Bertie just goes out on the pitch and does his thing Perfect to have that kind of wildcard player in the squad. edit: won a penalty...

Super that he has scored in successive games, must be great for his confidence. I'm not sure what position Zaniolo will challenge for, but I recon it's Bailey's. Don't know how he played today but if he keeps scoring it wont be easy for Zaniolo to walk into the team.

Thanks, nevertheless good for his confidence. I guess the slower tempo/intensity made it easier for him to pass it around.

Fully agree, but perhaps it's him wanting a move to be first choice? Only a couple of years ago he was in the France squad competing for a staring place, so I can understand if he wants to play regularly. But now he is doing that and difficult to drop on this form so he should stay

Kept a clean sheet! I couldn't watch the game, how did he play?

I just love it how we are now sweeping a side inferior teams, previously I was always a bit anxious when we played lower divison teams in the cups, now we have a settled playing style, we control the games and we run them over! Stevenage lesson learned. Happy times!

I trust that they are doing what’s best for the club and for him, but I really wanted to see him and JJ play together in the first team

It could well have been a routine they worked on, a good cut back into a dangerous area nevertheless, blindly or not. Regardless of one perhaps not valid example, I’m not sure Bailey suits our possession based style. I think Bailey is too much of a wild card who is not a good enough passer. But perhaps Emery wants that kind of player up to the right? Of our previous wingers I think Adama Traore and Grealish are examples of two extremes, Traore the wild card who was a bad passer and no good for keeping possession, but could make things happen by chance. Grealish on the other hand the exquisite passer who could keep the ball. For me Bailey leans more towards the wild card, he quite often overhits passes or tries something and looses the ball. The slight improvement I’ve seen under Emery is that he keeps it a bit more simple and makes some safe back passes. As it is now I think we should upgrade on him to be able to compete with the top teams and to play with possession. He can be an impact sub, a wild card to throw on. Now if he delivers like the last game and improves his general play then that’s fantastic and he will save us a lot of money!

Buuu! He was the one I wanted the most this transfer window, but he was probably always not fully realistic to get for where we are now.

I hear you ladies and gentlemen, it was a good cut back for the assist, in an area that someone should attack. My post was in the broader sense of how Bailey is as a player, often not being careful in his passing as other players. In that moment I think Buendia or Coutinho would have assessed who was in the best position. Perhaps Bailey did as well, but looked more like his usual hit and miss style. The assist was just one example, perhaps not fully valid one. The other was the goal where he smashed it right towards the keeper, also there more hit and miss than placing it somewhere else where it was an open goal. It’s not meant as a stick to beat him with, just that imo his assist and goal isnt a proof of major improvement from him. He will get more assists and goals and will be frustrating in not taking considered decisions like others do, but more as I call hit and miss playing style, which is not the style I think we want to play now.

I can’t remember many bad games he has had at all or goals that has been his fault. I think he is a specialist left back who is solid defensively, a safe passer and good going forward with a great cross in him. Dont understand at all why we would let him go.

I thought he was perhaps man of the match today, did a super job defensively and outfought that hyped giant Onana on several occations. His passing was really good as well. I thought Tielemans would play instead of him, but I guess his defensive qualities makes him get the nod.

I’ve been supportive of him until the Newcastle game. Today doesn’t change much for me. I’m of course thrilled over the three points and very happy for him, hopefully he can build on this and gain confidence. If you take a closer look his assist and goal, it’s Bailey in a nutshell. For the assist, his first action to go past the defender was good, but then he doesn’t look up, but cuts it back blindly. Good that McGinn was there, but it was lucky and could as well have been that someone else was in a better goal scoring position. At the goal he has a free shot on the whole goal and he smashed it straight at the keeper. Luckily it went through Pickford’s legs. If it was intentional to shoot straight at the keeper from that distance and position, it was the wrong decision, albeit came good because of luck. This is one problem with Bailey, he is a bit of a headless chicken. Sometimes it comes out good, but it’s mostly hit and miss. Hopefully he kicks on from this and improves, but it takes some more for me to get convinced that he can do that.

I think he looks absolute quality, the only hesitation I have is that he seems a bit slow on the turn and sprinting back, which is a worry when we play the high line. Because of that I think he needs Konsa beside him who is the best we have at sprinting back.

Too bad, I think he would have been a great signing, quality player and just what we need at the moment. I hope it wasn't the 2-3 weeks out injury but that we have someone even better lined up that made us walk away (if we were ever in, or if it only was agent bs)

I feel sorry for him, but after that performance there are no more excuses. He is simply too weak and has problems coping with the intensity and tempo. The only time when he contributes is when he has the ball with much space in an attacking position, and even then it's 50/50 if he will do something productive. He showed some promising bursts in one of his first games (against Everton?) and was good in the first game after Gerrard got sacked. Apart from that I can't remember much he has done. He has been here for two seasons, had the whole spring and a pre season, and sorry to say, but I have now stopped hoping that he will come good. It ac be said that injuries and niggles has hampered him, but unfortunately that is ofthen the case with players who do not cope with the intensity and physicality of the Premier League.

We really missed his eager to always wanting the ball, his movement that creates spaces for others and his through-balls. It's going to be tough if we don't replace him with a creative player. We can't replace him with just some speedy winger.

I think he got it wrong playing Baily and Cash on the right. I guess the idea was to use their speed together with Diaby to cause problems for Burn, but it was a gamble and didn't work. Cash is a liability defensively and would have needed McGinn in his normal position in front of him. In the second I understand that he wanted to change things but I hope we don't play with three at the back again, it just doesn't work. I'm also not convinced by Cash. I think he is the weakest link in the team bar Bailey. The third thing I think was wrong was to play Kamara instead of Tielemans. We very much missed Buendia and his creativity, movement and always wanting the ball and most of all his through passes. Tielemans has an eye for those through passes and would compensate a bit for not having Buendia on the pitch. Tielemans is not as good defensively than Kamara, but I think he is the better player allround. What was good was that he spotted the different things early, replaced baily at half time, brought Tielemans on and I'm sure he will think twice about going 5-3-2 again.

I understand what you mean, there is a speculation source blacklist of a reason, originally for unreliable media outlets. Yet now any random social media muppet-link gets posted.

You mean Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain?

Yes indeed, and I would have thought that our priority now is a striker or a no 10, though I obviously want us to sign him and take the gamble :- )

The comparision I made was the feeling when I saw a player for the first time, and the few players you instantly think wow what is this. Ronaldinho, the first time I saw him did these amazing tricks, Adama Traore when I saw him against CP made some incredible bursts. Doku, the first time I saw him did both the Ronaldinho tricks and the Traore bursts. Can’t remember many other players that have had that instant wow-factor on me. Saint-Maximan perhaps, but he instantly also looked a bit of a clown. If you think I compared Doku, Ronaldinho and Traore as players in general you have misunderstood.