• sensiblepuffin@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Hopefully everyone shuts the fuck up about him being the solution to our problems. Just like people wanting Trossard to start because he was getting goal returns.

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      1 hour ago

      Yeah, I of course wanted to see more of him and I think he can play a role for us. But, it was difficult to see him as the answer to all our questions.

      The answer is just to hope our luck shifts or chances just fall our way more often and our players remain fit and healthy long enough for us to hit our stride again.

      I wonder if the intensity of the last two seasons, as well as the fixture list is finally taking its toll on the players.

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        12 minutes ago

        I was angry, but I wasn’t calling anyone specific out. More just people who latched on to the idea that his creativity could help in Odegaard’s absence and were mad that Arteta was being too conservative to him.

        I hate waiting and hoping. :/

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      3 hours ago

      Trosaard has been shite for weeks. So many moves break down because of him. He offers goals, but we lose so much more. With Nwaneri, it’s a kid that came on and didn’t even receive the ball for the first few minutes he came on. Comparing the two seems harsh to me.

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        2 hours ago

        I’m not… comparing the two…?

        I’m saying that both have had a lot of fans calling for them to start because they’ve looked so good. Trossard began starting in Martinelli’s absence and immediately started plummeting in performance. Nwaneri has had some good cameos and appearances in cups, but predictably he is 17 and cannot be expected to stand up to Newcastle’s big burly men.

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          2 hours ago

          Nwaneri isn’t going to get good from the bench especially when he’s the closest thing we’ve had to what we’re missing in the absence of Ødegaard. Okay, he never had a good game today, but who did?

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            2 hours ago

            You seem intent on ascribing a lot of intent to my comments that I don’t intend.

            I don’t blame Nwaneri for not playing well. I blame the rabid supporters who were convinced that he needed to just be thrown into the deep end and he’d magically fix our problems.