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Seriously how is he still starting in the Premier League? He is such a limited defender and seems to be on a single handed mission to take us down. Wasn't considered good enough for Middlesbrough when he joined them on loan in the championship, and yet he is a guaranteed starter? And to cap off the tomfoolery we are paying this joke of a defender 50k a week.

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Woeful, that is the best way to describe him. Should be absolutely no where near our team.

Find it utterly mental how fans said he was better (or at least, just as good as) than Harry Maguire. Even today, some throw abuse at you if you dare say he is a terrible player.

 

Jesus, he could not hold down a place when loaned to the championship then all of a sudden, became a starter for us - even when we had a defender good enough to start for Juventus sat on the bench.

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I’ve never rated him and was surprised he was so highly thought of when being mediocre in a very defensive Puel team. I also didn’t understand the argument that a fairly standard shirt pull was justification for going full Harlem Globetrotter against Burnley.

 

He got off very lightly compared to Hoedy but now the latter has gone there is nobody to distract fans from Jack’s many limitations.

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Seriously how is he still starting in the Premier League? He is such a limited defender and seems to be on a single handed mission to take us down. Wasn't considered good enough for Middlesbrough when he joined them on loan in the championship, and yet he is a guaranteed starter? And to cap off the tomfoolery we are paying this joke of a defender 50k a week.

 

Surely not.....

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The fact Ralph seems to think he's good enough to pick him every weeks is bemusing.

 

Must look like Maldini in training...

 

He probably does, look at the quality of our strikers he'll be paying against in training. *

 

*when fit that is.

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FFS week after week Stephens makes massive goal bearing mistakes. Burnley, Cardiff now today he comes strolling out of defence like VVD then loses the ball and again two goals. The problem is he thinks he's really good on the ball. He needs to act like a defender, take no chances and get the ball out wide in the opponents half. We are going down if this bloke plays. If he does he needs one instruction, stop ****ing around and put your foot through it. He doesn't even like heading the ball.

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It’s not only a mistake to start him but to play in the centre of the 3 CBs is criminal - a position that requires positional nous, the ability to read the game and communicate effectively with the other CBs. He has none of those qualities.

 

Indeed! If he must play, then stick him wider.

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Not just some, Gunn should take all of the flak for not hoofing it.

 

He was sliding to keep it in when he maybe he should have let it run for a corner. Stephens put him in the mess though. How many mistakes does he have to make before enough is enough. Back four rest of the season with Bednarek and Yoshi please

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RH has to take much of the blame too for starting him again and again, when week after week he is gifting Goals to the Opponent and costing us vital Points. He could have started this one with a back 4 or Yoshida.

Stephen's confidence can't be shot too much as you would need some ability if you may believe in yourself... For two years now Stephens shows that the only thing he really has at this level is passion, which for sure is not enough...

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We sat back and applauded while Les Reed sold off the valuables.

 

What did we all expect?

 

Squad is F'in sh1t now. Stephen's included

 

Not much can be done, if players want to leave apart from getting a top price.

 

Its what happened next is our problem and replacing them with inferior or relying on squad players that previously couldnt get a game.

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Unfortunately our hands were tied today with the JVs out. Would love him to do well but he just isn’t competent enough at defending. He’d probably be a decent DCM in the championship but his decision making and marking are not good enough for Premier level.

 

We really need a new CB and let JVest, MY and JB fight it out to play alongside him.

 

Priorities are a CB and a ST/FWD.

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Unfortunately our hands were tied today with the JVs out. Would love him to do well but he just isn’t competent enough at defending. He’d probably be a decent DCM in the championship but his decision making and marking are not good enough for Premier level.

 

We really need a new CB and let JVest, MY and JB fight it out to play alongside him.

 

Priorities are a CB and a ST/FWD.

 

and a RB

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His first start in two months and only because Vest failed late fitness test , hardly being picked as Ralph’s first choice!

 

To be honest I would rather see what this Alfie Jones is like if we find ourselves this short again. He can’t be any worse surely

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Except all the goals cam from the other side of defence and were mainly down to a poor midfield !?

 

If you didn’t notice it in the match you might want to watch the highlights. Virtually every attack was down our right and they had joy pretty much every time.

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