Spot onI've signed up especially to have my say about Dele. I shake my head when the Dele devotees sing his name, after he forces a throw in, or "wins" a free kick. He is a passenger, who needs players around him to make him look good; he is way out of his depth, and doesn't know what to do when he gets the ball. He tries to wrap his foot around every pass, or do a stupid flick instead of taking the simple option, and always looks for a way to fall over and get a foul. Example on Saturday, when he was in a good position to shoot or pass, but looked for the penalty. You're flogging a dead horse against Liverpool, if you think you'll get a pen against them. He trots around, and throws his arms up in the air when one of his wayward passes isn't picked up, or if someone doesn't pass to him. Bench this brat, and make him fight for his place. Granted, he will pull out the odd moment of brilliance(I was fortunate to see him at Palace and Stoke away, a few years back when he was imperious), but is not consistent enough for someone who starts almost every match. I also must apologise to the chap who sits next to me, as I moan about him all the time. Maybe I'm being harsh, but I know what I am seeing.
There’s people here who praise him to high heaven, then wonder why we can’t get the ball forward.