from the bench, you want either two types of players as a general rule - if you are losing, somebody to come on and change the game in an attacking sense, and el abd is quite clearly as far from a creative player as they come. if you are winning, then you want somebody to come on and close out...
despite what poyet says about el abd, i dont think its any coincidence that since he has been injured our goals against record and general defensive performances have improved
he is obviously an ok player to have in the squad as he can cover a number of positions in the event of suspension and...