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Three players ‘wanted it more’ today. Dunk, Knockaert and Stephens. Just what you need in a derby

Any update on this?

Relevance?

Bridcutt, brilliant example. Won consecutive player of the season awards, played the same role and scored twice in 132 appearances

Just found it online. Absolutely catastrophic defending from Balogun, then Bernardo, Propper, Balogun again, Gross, Balogun a third time then Stephens gets a toe in to tackle Lacazette and it fell to aubamayang. So technically you’re right but boy that’s harsh on Dale.

A brilliant well constructed arguement. Well done you:ffsparr:

Not sure, from memory it was a catalogue of errors that started on the left. I did look into it but the only mention of Stephens on there was this “Captain Dale Stephens picked out March and then Locadia with two exquisite long passes in behind the Arsenal defence but the former lifted his chip...

Nope, as I said, I made that same point in a conversation earlier today but that’s mainly due to tactics. Propper in particular has far more goal threat. He’s proven that at international level. Since the tactical change Propper, Gross and Bissouma have all scored. That’s in two months. The...

Didn’t Burnley offer us £8m. What does that get you in today’s market?

For the record, i’m somewhere between A and C, he’s perfectly okay in that role for a club of our stature. Pretty much anyone in our squad could be upgraded. One thing I can’t stand is the pointless negativity and scapegoating that people like Barnes (in the past) Bong and Stephens face

Nonsense. He played in all the narrow defeats against the bigger clubs this season. Clearly did his job. We’ve been more porous lately, partly because he is trying to do the job that he and Propper were sharing up until mid December. I can think of one goal in nearly two seasons that I would...

An observation that I made myself earlier today, but Stephens role now is to sit and shield so the other two in the three can attack. You should be pointing your finger at Bissouma, Propper, Gross and Kayal, not Stephens.

I’ll take a former professional footballers opinion over yours any day of the week and don’t worry, I’m at plenty of games myself,,including Saturday when Stephens was my MOTM

He played in our two best performances against the big six this season, Arsenal and Man United. Question answered?

Just watched the Sky highlights from yesterday. Tony Gale twice singled Stephens out as the key player for us in the second half. Still, I’m sure you’re right :ffsparr:

Yawn. In this formation, with our style of play his job is simple. Win the ball, keep it, give it to others to play. A midfield three of say, Bissouma, Propper and Kayal would see us totally overrun. Anyone who is daft enough to think otherwise just doesn’t understand football. We’re not good...

54 passes against Leicester. 92% accuracy, so 90% accuracy this week but he gives the ball away too much? Thank god Hughton picks the side, not half of you lot. One of the first names on the teamsheet and rightly so.

71 passes yesterday. 88% pass completion. RUBBISH!

God this AGAIN! Are people that bloody thick that they can’t see a midfield needs someone to sit, protect the defence and let others play? It absolutely beggars belief. Kante played Stephens role for Chelsea and Leicester for the last three seasons. He played 106 games and scored 3 goals. Does...