Tarrabt is part of the problem

[West Acton]

you remember them because we have a counted chances and 99% were created by Adel! so your statement is really invalid.

Its not invalid mate you cant give ratios to players on how many they can miss before they are criticised because they contribute more. At the end of the day if a chance is created it needs to be taken especially in our position.

I rate Adel Im not knocking him but ask yourself the three chances I have highlighted take his name out of the equation would you expect them to have been taken at the level were playing??

[Timmy the Doc]

Taarabt shouldn't take corners and freekicks. Now when we have Samba there, we really should beat the first man.

[Robsondinho]

Majority of his deliverys were poor granted, but what about the world class delivery at the beginning of the second half? Just throwing that in there. Our best player by miles and along with remy our only hope of scoring and creating. Penalty was a good save, keeper guessed the right way, it happens.

[kingy10]

I think our entire team is built around Adel but to be honest he just does not do enough to justify it. Scores very few, cannot cross or shoot.

I love a skillfull player more than most, but he just creates chaos in the team. We are using him as our only attacking/creative player but he just doesn't deliver.

[West Acton]

For me when we have a corner I would not have him taking them but on the edge of the box as he has the ability to volley a clearance into the net or set one up ala Chelsea

[iamayaak]

He's OFFENSIVELY our one and only playmaker. We have no-one else capable of pinging a defence splitting pass through the defence e.g - Remy at West Ham.

But saying that he IS frustrating at times, today i wish he sprinted on like he did for his chance against Man City instead of slowing down the counter and doing ball touches, he didnt really do that at all today & it's also the reason why harry tried to get M'Vila in because no one else has that ability to pick a pass out of nothing.

The long balls didnt help Taarabts game either today, Hill was doing my head in with him constantly pumping it forward everytime he touched it, just use your head Clint mate....

[Marshy]

For me when we have a corner I would not have him taking them but on the edge of the box as he has the ability to volley a clearance into the net or set one up ala Chelsea

Exactly.

[rickyranger]

Keep talking him up he is due a game when he actually makes a difference rather just as a show pony, fairly long time since Fulham!!!

[Shania]

It's a team game and he isn't a team player. The plan seems to be 'give it to Adel and see what he can do'.

Would be much better if he was told to release the ball. But it doesn´t look like Harry has told him to so..

[Marshy]

Would be much better if he was told to release the ball. But it doesn´t look like Harry has told him to so..

Like for Remy against West Ham, for SWP against Spurs, and for Mackie today?

[OneEyedWilly]

Taarabt - The flawed diamond.

[Dale]

Taarabt - The flawed diamond.

Until he wins another game for us then you will be back to saying how great he is

[rickyranger]

Until he wins another game for us then you will be back to saying how great he is

Yes but winning one game in 10 for us isn't enough to warrant everything having to go through him. Open your eyes man we are bottom of the league playing like that.

[silvercue]

Yes but winning one game in 10 for us isn't enough to warrant everything having to go through him. Open your eyes man we are bottom of the league playing like that.

Lots goes through him because we can't hit it long because Mackie can't win headers or hold, let alone make good runs and control the ball, SWP may as well not come out of the dressing room, we had 2 defensive idefielders who can crteate nothing. Only other option was Townsend who did his share. Taarbs is not the problem - the set up and dross around him are.

[West Acton]

Yes but winning one game in 10 for us isn't enough to warrant everything having to go through him. Open your eyes man we are bottom of the league playing like that.

A point well made.

Thinking about it perhaps Adel would actually benefit as an individual from us mixing our game up and having a bit of the pressure taken off him. He is clearly busting a ****** and recognises himself he can be the difference in a game but has this resulted in him trying to do to much and those around him becoming lazy and when they get the ball instead of carrying it themselves or looking who else is on automatically thinking give it to Adel. Opo sides have worked out everything goes through him and get bodies round him as soon as he gets the ball.

Pressure like Adel is currently carrying, especially since the Chelsea game, must be mentally draining. I would certainly not drop him he has to start but perhaps Harry needs to tell the other 10 outfield players to grow a pair and take some more responsibility