[Albion] Bissouma

BRIGHT ON Q said:

Should be the first name on the team sheet for the rest of the season.

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Kalimantan Gull said:

Instead of whom though? If we want to pick him based on todays game, and why not, he was great, then we also have to pick Stephens who showed exactly why everyone likes playing with him. Propper has had a very good spell of games so I wouldn't drop him either, so I guess its Gross but that feels risky.

Bissouma will be great but I trust CH to bring him through at the right pace

Knocky is really the one who should have forced himself back into the first team from today's performance

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Pogue Mahone said:

Stephens played well today, but I thought he was awful against Burnley, and I have been losing patience with him recently.

Bissouma HAS to play. So does Propper.

I'd have Stephens on the bench and probably pick Gross ahead of Kayal, but that's marginal on current form.

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Farehamseagull said:

Instead of Gross or Stephens. It doesn’t matter which one, he’s comfortably better than both of them in their respective positions.

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Da Man Clay said:

He is excellent, but, he does make a number of basic mistakes (he hasn’t today). Can get out of position quite easily. It’s the reason he’s not playing every week. He would probably benefit from a change in formation back to 4-4-1-1 and playing in the Gross role behind Murray.

I do agree though he is our most talented player by some distance and could easily be playing for a top 6 side in a couple of years. He’s been brought along bit by bit which will benefit him in the long run. Days like today help.

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The Tactician said:

With that adventure, comes losing the ball too frequently. Being carefree on the ball puts the team in dangerous situations defensively, it puts the back 4 under pressure.

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chaileyjem said:

Well he won’t be the first name down for the quarter final because that silly booking , he could have avoided it, means he’s now suspended.

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dangull said:

He's out for the next round unfortunately after a silly late booking.

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Kalimantan Gull said:

Ok, I really like Bissouma. I'll say it again though, if you want to pick Bissouma based on today, Stephens was perfect today.

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GT49er said:

So does playing with no pace or aggression up-front, passing sideways and back until the ball comes back to the back 4. Our back 4 has been under plenty of pressure this season playing behind no adventure at all, when all the other team, apart from the GK, have time and space to come up and play in our half of the pitch because they have no threat to deal with!

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Pogue Mahone said:

I get what you're saying, and yes, Stephens played well today.

But it's not just on today's performance that people (well me, anyway) are judging Bissouma. When he plays, we look better; faster going forward and much more likely to score.

By the same standards of assessment, I will not judge Stephens on today's performance alone, and he has been well below his normal standard recently.

So, out with the old, in with the new.

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Luke93 said:

How has this worked for Fullham? Not very well. When they started the season with an aggressive attacking approach they conceded goals for fun.

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The Tactician said:

He’s obviously very talented, has a lot of technical ability and is very adventurous on the ball. Fans will obviously like him, his bravery on the ball, his confidence to take on player after player is great to watch. I do rate him, he clearly has so much potential to be an incredible player. However...defensively he is not disciplined. Tearing apart Derby, but that is far more difficult to achieve in the top flight and, more significantly, you are punished far more often in the PL. With that adventure, comes losing the ball too frequently. Being carefree on the ball puts the team in dangerous situations defensively, it puts the back 4 under pressure. He has a role to play in the team, but until he improves the defensive side of his game, just tweaks his approach and shows he can fit into a bottom half Premier League team, I can understand why he is left out of the midfield. I still believe he has the potential to be one of the best players to ever play for the Albion.

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Djmiles said:

He needs some shooting practice though. 9/10 of his shots end up on the A27.

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