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One standout for me has been how amazing Fab is at making the right subs. The amount of times his subs have gone on to make goal scoring contributions is incredible. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that so consistently from any manager. It says a lot about his reading of the game in real time...

Yes Andones goal came straight to mind. Have to say Mitomas Wolves goal was better though and his recent Chelsea goal too. Jakhanbasks goal too was sublime

Get him back for Norwich! Was suprised to see him go, he was one of our best players pre season and seemed to really fit Hurzelers style of play. His set piece deliveries were awesome too. Can definitely see him being a defensive liability but he also really suprised me in that department agains...

Apparently his style is a cross between De Zerbi AND Potter

Reading through the thread it seems Osman, Moran, Scherpen and Yalcouye are doing well. Anyone know how Barco and Cozer-Duberry have faired so far?

God I already forgot about Sarmiento. We really do have an embarrassment of riches in the midfield area now, I thought Moran also look quality preseason, he was awesome against Villareal, played extremely similarly to Ayari though. In Jan we will have Gomez too, so for the CAM position we can...

Trains/train station 100%, they aren't designed to handle what is now needed.

Quality form him yesterday. I was thinking, when was the last time we had a really solid keeper? As far back as Kuipers? Stockdale had a good season in the championship before he turned into a dick head

Yes, I’ve also noticed that it’s not purely about his control but more about his balance and strength when dribbling, he doesn’t get knocked off the ball often and when dribbling forward under physical pressure he always seems to keep his balance - something that it’s quite rare to find

What doesn’t work is what others have pointed out, he doesn’t score goals and isn’t the best defensively (although IMO he improved defensively and strength wise significantly over the last 12months). If you only want to play 2 in the middle of the park you need more dynamic players (O’Riley). He...

Mintehs potential is insane but he is raw. Adingra has had a point to prove in both games and he has done that quite dramatically. What more could he do to convince Hurzeler that he deserves to start? I think we may see him starting against Arsenal

Man of the Match today, unreal how much he’s improved in 12 months. He’s now better thank Dunk IMO and still so young. I’d say he’s the one player we cannot loose/sell for any cost (although this is also due to lack of options behind him)

Game was screaming out for Baleba from the start, we have to start either him or Weiffer in the centre of midfield every game. Milner and Gilmour are both great players but not together

Are we expecting to see him in the squad for the trip to Man United?

Mega mega surprised by this. I thought this would be Barcos breakout season, he seemingly fits Hurzelers tactics perfectly with attacking wing backs with killer crosses. But more importantly as everyone else has pointed out, we DESPERATELY need full backs. We are so so short in that area even...

Just saw this prime Crook example on Twatter. Won’t miss it

This was him in the first half of last season. By January he had dramatically improved his strength, balance and defensive contributions. By the end of the season he was a nearly a completely different player. I suspect some Albion supporters are still scarred by some of his early performances...

Who are you posting on here with your reasonable and well measured opinions??

I know it’s only a highlights reel but his build and play-style REALLY reminds of Eden Hazard, short but incredible strength and balance on the ball, great acceleration but not hugely fast, impeccable ball control and technique.