Major surgery needed

[nasser95]

Talking out your rear end WeAre!!! show me where I have said I do not like him???? I have said all along that ability wise he is a very very good player but also that his defensive game is poor which it is. What he needs is someone to put there are round him and teach him the sh itty side of the game think in the old days they called it coaching

I'm not gonna mention stats just yet but today in particular, I thought he was excellent defensively, made countless good challenges when double teaming on dyer and then routledge with hill.

[stainrodisalegend]

I'm not gonna mention stats just yet but today in particular, I thought he was excellent defensively, made countless good challenges when double teaming on dyer and then routledge with hill.

Agree easily his best all round game for us.

[West Acton]

Between Fer, Isla and Henry for MoM

[Ginger Ninja]

Isla was MOM for me. Superb.

[QPRDave]

We need shot of Barton, Traore, Hoillett and Adel before we look at the manager.

can't argue cal

[nasser95]

Barton has this weird thing of being really really really good at defending. He then loses composure when passing and tries something wasteful and unnecessary. I just wish he would try to play basic stuff and let the wingers do the leg work. The thing I really noticed being a big issue today was his positioning. Far too often he was caught up at the top of the pitch playing near the strikers and trying to hustle up there, leaving henry alone deeper in defence. Combine this with Caulker going walkabout on a regular basic and you tend to be left exposed in the middle. If he just learnt to play deeper, he would be a solid midfielder till the end of the season.

[Jimmy Floyd Rabbit]

I'm not gonna mention stats just yet.

Thank f*** for that

[MattyRangers]

Isla was MOM for me. Superb.

Snap.

[dogsrrs]

We need shot of Barton, Traore, Hoillett and Adel before we look at the manager.

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Spot on Cally ! I'd be tempted to hang on to Barton a while tho if we could stop him from being head cook and bottle washer and let somebody else take a free kick or corner now and a again , mind a bit of dosh or a swap deal for him would be tempting , the others you mention I dont think we should kid our selves waisting time looking for a fee just get off the wage bill to make room

[ArthurQPR_NYC]

to the OP i think the headline "major surgery needed" is a touch overboard. no one expects Vargas to miss a clear 1 on 1 with the keeper like that (nor a shte keeper like Flappy HandsKeep to save it), nor for us to not score on any of those 3 attempts in the dying seconds of the game. I thought for sure Charlie would've been credited once again for a "poachers goal".

in the end, a healthy sandro and yun wouldve also helped, but 'major surgery'?? ... nah come off it mate.

i will give u 2 points: i wish harry wouldve brought on some more subs and much earlier. Bobby was clearly out of gas 5-10 mins before he was taken off. And I dont know why Niko wasnt on the bench.
other point = with the Rob Green error, perhaps he'll be given some rest and McCarthy will be given another go at it for a game

[West Acton]

other point = with the Rob Green error, perhaps he'll be given some rest and McCarthy will be given another go at it for a game

What error did he make mate thought he was solid enough yesterday barring odd dodgy kick

[nasser95]

What error did he make mate thought he was solid enough yesterday barring odd dodgy kick

I think he is referencing the lucky red card escape. I agree with resting him this weekend just because of the opposition but not if it were a prem match. Won't do his confidence any good. One major issue I have with Green is that he does not communicate with his defence at all. There are times when Caulker wants him to collect the ball and he doesn't respond. Sometimes Caulker is calling for a short pass and green clears to no one. If he works on that he will really be a top prem goalie

[MattyRangers]

Tbh, I am likely in the minority, I don't think we need to make too many changes. tad knee jerk after a disappointing game I think.

Personally think we are lacking a dynamic & creative midfielder, we are playing Henry & Barton in CM, both of whom need to be the "enforcer" type player alongside a creative player. However as we have them together, Barotn is having to try & do the creative side of things & he just aint good enough for that.

IMO we need a creative CM, a decent striker (ideally a "big man" to do the Zamora role) and possibly a left back. If (huge if of course) we can address these, I would be more than happy going into the business end of the season.

[ArthurQPR_NYC]

What error did he make mate thought he was solid enough yesterday barring odd dodgy kick

thats what i meant wests. soz, error was probably wrong choice of words, as Im well relieved the lino and ref didnt spot it. but i reckon it will factor into who harry chooses for sheff utd maybe burnley

[ArthurQPR_NYC]

Tbh, I am likely in the minority, I don't think we need to make too many changes. tad knee jerk after a disappointing game I think.

Personally think we are lacking a dynamic & creative midfielder, we are playing Henry & Barton in CM, both of whom need to be the "enforcer" type player alongside a creative player. However as we have them together, Barotn is having to try & do the creative side of things & he just aint good enough for that.

IMO we need a creative CM, a decent striker (ideally a "big man" to do the Zamora role) and possibly a left back. If (huge if of course) we can address these, I would be more than happy going into the business end of the season.

very good points matty (as always). but who would you buy if you were mgr?