2022/23 Demarai Gray

[EGWToffee]

Absolutely terrible 2 weeks on the bounce but being honest who is supporting him in the attacks. Has his confidence gone because everything leads to a dead end

 

[Osamabindiesel]

Our wingers are doing it on their own. We have no wing back play. It’s a 3 V 1 every time Gray gets the ball

 

[terryefc]

Our wingers are doing it on their own. We have no wing back play. It’s a 3 V 1 every time Gray gets the ball

Very fair point. Absolutely no overlaps available - even after Gray has slowed the attack to a full stop.

 

[dannyboy]

Our wingers are doing it on their own. We have no wing back play. It’s a 3 V 1 every time Gray gets the ball

Throw in the centre mids as well. None of them capable of getting in the box to support.

 

[Fralahna]

Probably the worst player on the pitch today - and that includes Iwobi, Gana, Myko and Holgate. Drop him now.

Firstly no. Holgate was in a different realm of bad. Behave yourself.
Secondly, Iwobi doesn't deserve the be in that list.

 

[BigDuncTributeBand]

Our wingers are doing it on their own. We have no wing back play. It’s a 3 V 1 every time Gray gets the ball

I think he’s a very poor but occasionally brilliant player. That said, this is a very fair point - it’s not a set up that makes it easy for forwards.

 

[Nymzee]

Very average player.

 

[terryefc]

Firstly no. Holgate was in a different realm of bad. Behave yourself.
Secondly, Iwobi doesn't deserve the be in that list.

Holgate hasn't played for months and was given 2 dodgy cards - and yes overall he had a poor game - but Gray didn't do a single positive thing.
And Iwobi ? If you think that his performance was acceptable then we have very different views on the game.

 

[Fralahna]

Holgate hasn't played for months and was given 2 dodgy cards - and yes overall he had a poor game - but Gray didn't do a single positive thing.
And Iwobi ? If you think that his performance was acceptable then we have very different views on the game.

You must be right about our views on the game as your categorising someone who got skinned all game and then sent off for 2 daft challenges (after being skinned) to someone who added to the forward play and would have got an assist had Dom taken that chance (which would have won us the game). No ones performance was particularly amazing but Holgate was in a different league to everyone else. And using the excuse that he hasn't played for months is weak in my opinion. When returning a player to the line up should we just accept that they will have a naff game and get sent off? Completely disregarding that they will need to have trained with the team before playing a match

 

[mikel_88]

is just a squad player should not be first choice or one of the players that you want as main attacking threat. Just shows the lack of any real quality in this team.

 

[witchdoc187]

Totally isolated. Makes him look worse than he is.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

He is a good sub to have off the bench who is as likely as anyone else to change a game with a moment of brilliance. Not a player to be relied on to perform consistently every week. We have few if any players like this (Townsend?) - but its foolish to expect him to be successful at something he never will be... consistency.

 

[Paul Rideout]

He cost 1.5m and he's worth about 8m...

and that includes the EPL tax.

 

[Swartzy]

He needs to be played from the left, so he can cut in, that's his game. he also can hold the ball up better from that side as defenders get drawn to him and scared by him. But this isn't going to happen with Mcneil taking that spot. Get DCL back playing more in and around the 6yard box, and make his priority putting the ball in as early as possible. But again we need players getting to the box and supporting quicker..

 

[Swartzy]

In a perfect world ( with the same squad ) Mcneil would be a wing back.