[Football] The seven worst signings in the Premier League this season

Stat Brother said:

Yep best not let the truth get in the way of a good witch-hunt.

If only Ali could be as shitehouse as some posters clearly want him to be.
It's such a shame they can't be content with him being disappointing.

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Wozza said:

Out tactics don't suit Locadia either - also playing in an unfamiliar league - but at least he's got us out of our seats a few times.

And, to be clear, that's a bloody low bar to reach!

Albion played well on Sunday. AJ wasn't injured. What did he contribute?

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Surf's Up said:

Its simple - he doesn't fit the Hughton "system" (if it can be called that) which begs the question - why the **** did we buy him in the first place. I don't think he's a bad player, he just doesn't fit.

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Stat Brother said:

Yep best not let the truth get in the way of a good witch-hunt.

If only Ali could be as shitehouse as some posters clearly want him to be.
It's such a shame they can't be content with him being disappointing.

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Barham's tash said:

Read some interesting commentary on here and twitter from our Iranian friends who think this is exactly the same problem as he’s had under Carlos Queiroz both pre and post joining us.

Doesn’t shine in a set up with requirements for tracking back and defending. I feel sorry for him.

By the way it’s not that he can’t defend - he’s ok - but this set up doesn’t allow him the floating freedom that other player’s in his preferred role have - think Hazard [yes I know] or Mahrez when at Leicester and to a lesser extent perhaps a Siggurdsson at Everton type role.

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hans kraay fan club said:

This forced narrative of yours is making you look a bit of a dick.

IMO, like

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Bold Seagull said:

It could be all that, or it could be not being good enough.

Siggurdsson is hell of a player, able to shine in a poor Swansea team, looks great at Everton, but unable to make to make that step up in quality at Spurs. That is essentially what we have with Jahanbakhsh. Undoubtedly a talent at the level he's been playing, but the Premier League is a big step up, systems or no systems.

He's had problems under Hughton and Queiroz, because the Premier League and International football are both big steps in the quality needed.

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Barham's tash said:

I’m a glass half full type so I try to see the positive and assume he’s good enough but hampered by negative tacticians.

Would be interesting to look at AZ Alkmaar’s tactical disposition during his best seasonal return and maybe give him the benefit of the doubt.

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Wardy's twin said:

So do we stick or bust?

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macbeth said:

All this hasn't stopped the Iranians making a goals/skills highlight reel of his time here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIRBCtdF1lc

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macbeth said:

All this hasn't stopped the Iranians making a goals/skills highlight reel of his time here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIRBCtdF1lc

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hans kraay fan club said:

This forced narrative of yours is making you look a bit of a dick.

IMO, like

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macbeth said:

All this hasn't stopped the Iranians making a goals/skills highlight reel of his time here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIRBCtdF1lc

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One Teddy Maybank said:

Truth based on highlights [emoji23][emoji23]
He might have been involved in more (stop doing him down).....

Disappointing is about right - but if after a preseason and couple of months in he is still struggling, it may be that he just isn’t up to this level.


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BNthree said:

Flipping heck, if that is the highlights of his season it just shows how useless he has been for us!

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Wozza said:

Actually shows him being subbed off twice. Amazing.

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