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He's our most consistent and reliable player (maybe along Konsa). We can forgive him a sub-par game. Still got plenty of credit in the bank.

In the meantime, if the kits are indeed affecting players performing, would it be unreasonable to wear away/third kits until the issue is fixed - even if we play at home, assuming it doesn't mean colours clash with the opposition, which may be the case against Brighton for example? Hell, they could even wear goalkeeper kits . Yes it would look somewhat amateurish, but then again, so do our home kits. And if it does breach some contract which has us wear a given kit for an X amount of games, the issue the home kits cause should (I'd like to hope) be a valid enough reason for us not to fulfill that clause. Football can be a game of margins and I would hate us to be penalised for something as trivial as a poorly made kit.

Why does this fool keep shooting from the edge of the box?

I doubt it, he's collecting massive wages and is playing poorly. He won't want to go to earn less money, and I can't see teams wanting to pay him what he asks for, let alone a buying price on top of that. Unless it's Saudi, maybe...

Other than his occasional through ball he really offers nothing. He played a brilliant one tonight. Pity it was for Calvert Lewin...

As if there is always ever one issue? Olsen is one of the main issues whenever he plays. There were many glaring issues tonight and Olsen probably wasn't event one of the top 3. Doesn't change the fact that he cost us a goal in a game we lost by a one goal margin.

Goals conceded really aren't a great metric to evaluate a keeper's performance. While Emi wasn't spectacular against Warsaw, he wasn't directly at fault for any of their goals. Olsen is directly at fault for at least one goal more often than not, usually because he just can't help himself and will pass it straight to the opposition. Nearly did an Enckelman against Hibs too. In any team playing it out from the back he is an absolute liability, and it's not like he has other attributes he excels at to somehow make up for it.

For a lad his size you'd expect his hold up play to be a bit better. Hopefully that will come with coaching and experience

I don't think it's so much a quality issue rather than an attitude issue. Even the regular starters have been shocking.

It was overhit by dendoncker but Olsen really shouldn't be struggling with the clearance. Calamity waiting to happen, every time he plays. Hope we upgrade in January. If Emi gets injured were royally screwed.

Different gravy this lad. Loved his celebration too. Keeping him at the end of last summer is one of the best bits of business we've ever done.

To be fair McGinn played in the double pivot last season when Kamara was injured and was very good

He starts every season poorly though, doesn't he? Even in his first season, prior to January, he scored a Hattrick again Liverpool, a brace against arsenal and a penalty against Southampton. One way to look at is 6 goals, which is decent. Another way to look at it is only 2 games he's scored from open play. The following seasons he also picked up only 3-4 goals (with all the caveats of managerial changes and the team being overall poor). I hope this isn't a trend because we can't wait for 2024 for him to start scoring regularly.

To be fair, it's the sponsor that kills it. Otherwise it would be blow average, but not quite the worst

Still got 2 assists and won a penalty in 3 league games. We play with a fluid attacking system, As long as the goals are coming, I'm not concerned with where they're coming from. He's playing well and contributing in attacking output. The goals will come.

I know the opposition was what it was, but you could feel his presence whenever the ball got near to put box and I found it very reassuring. Long may it continue because in many aspects he feels like the most natural Mings replacement.

Disappointed he didn't go for a panenka. Get him off penalties

While I am fine with us playing a high line, there are moments in games where we should be willing and able to play with a lower block. At the end of the game on Saturday we were just asking for humiliation by persisting with it. Another example which comes to mind was Emery's second game in charge, against Man U in the league cup. We were leading midway through the second half, they had already missed a few very good chances by exposing our high line, we persisted with it and lost 4-2. Ideally, we should be able to read the situation and deduce whether we are more likely to benefit or to pay the price for any given chosen tactical approach.

I'd have Ashley Young ahead of him every day of the week

At this stage it's embarrassing for all parties involved whenever he features. Move him on, for everyone's sake... Please...

I think the Chukuwemekas played a few minutes together in a cup game

Dougie Dougie Dougie Dougie Dougie Douglas Luiz He takes the piss, he takes the piss. I'm sure somebody will come up with something much better, but I'm not quite sober so I am reasonably satisfied with this

I would argue that we have needed him as he played a role in important wins against Brentford, United, Newcastle and now Fulham. Given how short out squad is, not having him may have forced us to shift the lineup and there is no guarantee we would have won the matches. He was by no means a protagonist in most of these games, but a backup CDM rarely is

Oh come on, isn't he already earning enough?

Most people did. It was a bad mistake, a massive lapse of concentration, but his performances against Brentford and United have been very good, and yesterday he put in another top display. I'm very happy with him in the squad, comes in, does a job and provides physical presence which isn't abundant in our squad.