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McFlash

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FACTS!!!
He has been playing with an injury most of the season. He is nowhere near 100% fit. His muscles seizes in matches. He has been playing in pain to help us and Poch.

So get off of his back, now you know the facts. Factor in the obvious fracture in two places in his hands, and still playing.
And it's been pretty obvious to see. Shit, they were even mentioning in radio commentary that he wasn't moving freely against Bournemouth.
His running has appeared limited and quite often during games, he appears to be limping. I'm pretty sure that you cant question Dele's desire or attitude.
His form, maybe but nothing else.
People that have been questioning his ability can fuck off, as far as I'm concerned.
 

McFlash

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Fair enough he might be injured but his lack of interest in matches can’t be excused by this. For example instead of turning and playing in the simple passes he rather flick the ball on flamboyantly or instead of shoot at goal, prefer to try some skill and lose it. You don’t lose your decision making on the pitch because of match fitness.
Yeah but he's always been like that and he has a naturally languid style.
His sharpness has meant that his ideas aren't always coming off of late but I wouldn't want him to change.
It must be fucking frustrating for him, to not be able to play to his full ability.
 

PerthYid

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It's as if everyone has forgot the injury he picked up in the World Cup that he has had no time to recover from, all whilst reinjuring it through the season multiple times, fucking fickle
 

SdB

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Not sure his injury makes him dilly dally, slow our attacks and look so ponderous on the ball - that talent is in the head
 

Dzejkob

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It's as if everyone has forgot the injury he picked up in the World Cup that he has had no time to recover from, all whilst reinjuring it through the season multiple times, fucking fickle
Plus IMHO quite important that he broke his arm vs. City. But meeeh, it must be his attitude.
 

JayB

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One of our biggest problems this season was that Dele has often been asked to do a job that doesn't suit his best talents. If we'd had some fucking squad depth in central midfield not only would we have had more control of matches but also one of our most deadly attacking threats would have been freed up to do what he does best. His instincts when he's floating around the final third are fucking unbelievable, as he's just reminded the world.
 

kaz Hirai

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He was so bad in that first half, was kinda shocked tbh

But that was Dele of old in the second. Who knows why, might have to watch the game again with a clear head. Maybe it was just having a target man to play off, need to rewatch.

Anywhere you can get a match download?
 

JCRD

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Brilliant second half

That performance in the second half from everyone was just fuckin unreal - it came from deep within
 

fortworthspur

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we just need to trash the entire side mercilessly in the lead up to the final. it never fails to lead to a good performance.
 
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