Dier is a worry but assuming reasonable form - I'd agree.
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If they had won today they would be above us. They are not a bad team at all.
Some will still defend him despite the fact he is picking up vast sums of money to barely break into a jog. I'm glad Jose has gone into him, he either wakes up or fucks off.
If we had a fully fit squad we'd have loads more too.
For me, there are enough mitigating circumstances to give a free pass until after the summer but goddamn the first half was bad today.
To be fair as well, dier was good in the 2nd half. Saved a certain goal. I want to see him improve and be consistent if he is serious about this club.
The game that brought the downfall last year. Never were the same after that result.
Looks like the dinosaur has already identified his victim at his new club, Ndombele.
Basically that the difference between the two halves was NDombele not being on the pitch. Saying he hopes next season he can make a difference because right now he is not up to PL standards.
Massive words, could easily destroy the player or could get him to shape up. We shall see.
That game wasn't the 'pivot point' for our downfall under Poch, but it was definitely the moment that our bad squad management finally came to a head.
Europe aside, that was the moment the wheels came off.
Only if we acquire a decent keeper
And he's bang on with his assessment.
Ndombele put in half the effort despite having twice the amount of rest compared to the others. He ain't wrong after showing patience with him for a fair old while now.
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No, he can throw someone under the bus and not be wrong about his assessment. Either this will challenge Tanguy to step up, or he will retreat off to the side. It's a gamble on Jose's part, so I guess we will see the outcome.
Everyone understands that it’s not always easy to show your quality when going to the PL from a foreign league. But it’s very easy to show you at least have a pair of bollocks. Do that and everyone will give Ndombele time. The issue is that he’s showing literally nothing.
Agree with this.
That's what his job is all about, sometimes you have to be ruthless and make bold decisions.
He's right to call out Tanguy, waddling around the pitch, playing sporadically and having minimal influence is unacceptable from a £65 million signing.
Gio and Bergwijn have made way more impact
Very harsh words. He has to step up massively, but I haven't given up on him at all. He has way too much quality, I hope he doesn't become the next Ben Arfa, Taarabt, Balotelli etc. because of his workrate (or lack thereof).