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I definitely did not expect him to be so capable getting stuck in defensively, making crucial interceptions and breaking up play like a prime Bissouma - he's played in the deeper midfield role a handful of times over the last few months and shown he definitely has this side to his game...

Agree with all of that - there's something very non-British about his style, that combination of comfort on the ball and keenness to pick a clever forward pass with vision and awareness that few can boast. The sort of player I always used to see featuring for some of our better opponents and...

You're right that it went between Tarkowski's legs - and it flashed past Pope's right hand side before he could even react. Certainly caught off guard by the speed of it all as the shot was pretty much down the middle of the goal.

All 4 of his goals for us so far have been as a result of arriving at just the right time to connect with a nicely centred cross (or loose ball in the case of the equaliser at Palace). If we can harness that ability on an increasingly regular basis it could go some way to resolving our goals...

A few of the Guardian readers struggling to get their head round it slightly: