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We need a better CM, in an attacking sense. That’s how we’re losing games, not controlling games, not creating openings. Even Stains and Burnley, as away teams, were far better in CM. Hopefully TB will get to grips with that this summer. Then we’ll be able to if all our wingers, Locadia and...

We need a broad minded coach, such as Jokanovic, Parker, Wagner, Ranieri or Carvalhal, to take us to another level.

I’m not against that either, but it’s out of fashion.

It’s not just CH, most managers have done this for some time. The days of the archetypal winger cutting the ball back for a no9 to head in, are far rarer than they were. Managers preferring the wide player cutting on, or sending in an inswinging cross.

With no pace. Last season Izzy was electric.

Izzy was ineffective in his 23 minutes, other than a powder puff predictable shot into Ederson’s hands. He’s lost all the zest, threat and pace of last season. Hopefully back to his best next season.

He was trying to win a freekick in a dangerous position 20 yards out, with the old routine of suddenly stopping, to be brought down.

CH will give him time. The Sunday night quarterbacks have no influence.

Loved WB, but that was at Championship level.

He played well - Bissouma, AJ and AK turned us from a team on the back foot without the ball, to a team with drive and options.

I can’t believe you’ve still got faith in AJ. Snowflake.

Great post. Even little old Stains, Burnley and Hudd press us, and we never like it.

Against Championship Millwall, AJ was lazy and offered zero support to our LB. Noticed by all including CH, who replaced him. You’re right about March though.

3 or 4 seasons should do it, let’s not pressurise the lad.

I think we’re in agreement then, as I sad pretty much every Albion player has a stinker. Where we differ is that I think Jahanbakhsh offered next to nowt, just like the others. His alleged tidy moves etc, were inept, weak, without an end product, not ‘heads up’ football aware of team mates...

I wouldn’t scapegoat Jahanbakhsh as such, as pretty much all Albion players including AJ had shockers. Put it this way, the Stains RB was not troubled by his lack of pace and strength, or his predictable runs with and without the ball.

Nothing special, his Smellhurst performance his only contribution to our season. £17m lol.

Is only going to get better. In his second PL season he’ll be stronger and au fait with the physicality of the game here. As well as having to massively increase his work rate when we haven’t got the ball (went missing at The Den).