- Jul 21, 2014
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Had he not started this season the way he ended the last, people would have very little to say other than great cross for Dele. But he didn't; he was poor against Newcastle. We saw the full range of Aurier's naff play. Poor is possession, poor positionally, dives in when he should stand off, makes rash last ditch challenges that end in fouls, and now seems to have lost the ability to head the ball.
When he first arrived I put it down to nerves, new surroundings, new faster paced league etcetera. But he showed zero improvement as the season went along. Looks like the summer has made no difference.
Even Sissoko looked better yesterday, and I wasn't sure I'd be saying that.
All I'm going to say is at the start of the 2015/16 season Lamela looked woeful. People had had enough and he went on to turn it around (before getting injured). One match is not enough to write a guy off.