Match Thread Everton v Arsenal - Monday December 6th. 8pm

[BlueToff]

Digne was exactly who I had in mind here. Worrying.

(Expect Mina to hobble off too)

Digne isn't happy because he feels like he's been limited in what he can offer. He feels let down by the club too as he signed that new deal last season when there was interest from a few teams - City have always liked him.

Gray is another play unhappy but Benitez mustn't care because he signed him.

 

[tsubaki]

@ millwall vs palace in the FA cup though

@Alan Whittle

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Not playing a LB and persisting with 2 in the middle.

Trolling.

Or he’s injured?

 

[Wizard]

Lol ffs, you’ve no idea why digne ain’t playing

Benitez just said it was because other players have come back into the squad. He's quite clearly been dropped

 

[Parker]

I mean, when the Athletic reported that a member of the squad called Benitez's style "ugly football" it was only ever gonna be Digne.

And he's right tbf

 

[Bristol Blue]

 

[AndyKing58]

He's also bombed out Digne by the sounds.

I hate this manager

He needed bombing tbf mate. He's been woeful.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Digne isn't happy because he feels like he's been limited in what he can offer. He feels let down by the club too as he signed that new deal last season when there was interest from a few teams - City have always liked him.

Gray is another play unhappy but Benitez mustn't care because he signed him.

How do you know this? Gray has been playing some of his best football?

The Digne one is worrying though because it will either go one of two ways, the others band together and put on a good performance, or they’re with Digne and another manager is probably getting fired tonight.

 

[BlueToff]

Lol ffs, you’ve no idea why digne ain’t playing

Well Benitez was just asked by Sky if he was injured and he said 'he's not available'

I thought he might be injured but would you be at all surprised?

Digne has been poor, yes, I won't argue against that. Is he being restricted by this manager? Absolutely.

It was also his rep that spoke to The Athletic the other day.

 

[Dykovski200]

Maybe Digne has been dropped just for being rubbish

I wonder if he’s had a falling out with FSW, he didn’t say too much about him in his interview a couple minute ago. He was very cagey.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Digne, "not available " that's it, as per Benitez, defo questioned Rafael and that's him done, for now, not a big loss on recent form but he's upset the "raffflecart"

Digne was towing the line recently, saying he was happy with the more defensive role. But clearly there is tension behind the scenes, another Benitez powerplay.

I imagine the player is looking at his international prospects with a world cup looming.

 

[Milkman]

Not really

Weird take Timothy

 

[BlueToff]

He needed bombing tbf mate. He's been woeful.

Our back-up left-back is a centre-back who is going through a really rough patch of form.

Digne has been poor, and he's been restricted from doing what he's good at by Benitez (that isn't even subjective, it's 'facht', because Digne did an interview with the club about it).

 

[RomanReigns]

I said we have the worst full backs in the league

Signing a new left back and right back in January should be a priority

 

[blue to the bone]

The agenda continues

Digne not in the squad and the weirdos go into over drive