Hamburger wrote:.
Physically he looks completely different since he has come back from injury. Either he has put weight on or has done too much in the gym which has made him slower & less agile. Time is running out for him as a player not just for us. I hope he can find his mojo as he is a really nice bloke and the comments that it has gone to his head are unlikely, he’s just lost his speed and agility.
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Agree about him physically. Saw him ‘close up’ and he is too big
I thought subbing Yarmie who did not appear to be mentally right last night, seemed upset about something from the off and his body language, I thought stank, was the right thing to do, the stage was set for Antonio to do something different. Alas he didn't and by his introduction, the game was up. What was required was somebody with a cool head who would make quick decisions and do something a bit different to unlock Brighton',s tiring defence, but also we had no such options on the bench. Last night the stage was perfectly set for Lanzini
Puff Daddy wrote:I thought subbing Yarmie who did not appear to be mentally right last night, seemed upset about something from the off and his body language...............................
He was heavily clattered early on, which seemed to alter the way he viewed things. It won't have gone unnoticed by the rest of the league.
This bloke has exceeded his use by date. His lack of basic football skills is sticking out more and more as time goes by. Get rid. January if possible.
I really can't remember the last time we would have been able to have said "he was excellent today". Seems ages ago. I would guess that Pellegrini's preference for technically more gifted players that saw Kouyate ditched will mean he's on borrowed time.
what amazed me was that none of our lot could get past 38 year old Bruno !
if Antonio had a brain he would have targeted the fullback and skinned him with forgotten pace and skill. the old Antonio would have beaten the brighton defence, the current one couldn't be bothered and was knackered after 10 mins !
time to move him on to palace if we can or Newcastle 10m ?
could we do a carroll and Antonio double to the geordies for 15m ?
used to be one of my favorate players but just doesn't seem bothered nowadays. time to go.
chalks wrote:
I was with him less than 10 days ago. Unless he’s had a huge personality transplant since then, I can guarantee you that the bloke is a grade A knob
No wonder he is now so unpopular with 99% of his colleagues
A shame that, loved it when he burst onto the scene with us, seemed such a humble guy, nervous as hell speaking to the media.
That time the interviewer blew Klopps mind when telling him the guy who committed Klopps “foul” was the guy who scored down the other end.
Truth is, he was superb in the breakout (half) a season. - had a purple patch with his head in season two but never really come close unfortunately. - It seemed clear Slav didn’t really rate him but couldn’t drop him due to the goals. - if he got his head down and did as he was told he could of been our Victor Moses under Conte.
I’m not so sure there will be a queue forming of PL clubs when Pel swings the axe.
Croydon wrote:I reckon we could still get 15m for him from a Bouremouth or Burnley type team, or one of the promoted clubs/clubs pushing for promotion.
FWIW, other club's fans seem to rate him.
I think Palace. They could do with someone like him, the have nobody to play alongside Zaha
time to sell Antonio for whatever we can get for him. was once a 25-30m player now we will be lucky to get 10-15m. Bournemouth wont buy him as howe likes his players to go for the full 90 mins. Antonio is blowing after 10 !
can be part of another clearout either in January or summer 19 along with byran, carroll perez sanchez Hernandez and cresswell
we will need to bring in a few players at LB RB DM CF
the requirements must be young under 25, with pace and good injury record. ideally some English players
Bertrand or clyne would be good
lotfus cheek not getting game time at Chelsea so January would be a good time to enquire re loan at least or buy for 25m?
johnnyb wrote:This bloke has exceeded his use by date. His lack of basic football skills is sticking out more and more as time goes by. Get rid. January if possible.
I haven't seen a footballer with such a lack of basic football brain in years. Its astounding really.
It's been a huge shame to witness his downfall, he was always quite raw, but his enthusiasm won us all over, and masked his deficiencies.
His early success, to which he owes all of it to Payet, obviously went to his head, once he lost that eagerness and refreshing likability, the flaws in his game and complete lack of footballing brain have risen to the surface, for all to see.
I see this useless excuse of a footballer has popped up on the OS.
His ‘cameo’ against Brighton was the worst 30 minutes I have seen by a West Ham player this season. There is no reason for him to be involved over the weekend.
I accept no one intentionally plays as ***** as he does but Yokosuka cant convince me he gives 100%.
Jumby wrote:Do you think the money he has earned, compared to the little he was on for years, combined with the sudden popularity, has just gone to his head?
I’m not worried about his off pitch persona - could be mother Theresa
In my opinion the 'defining moment' was when he complained about playing at right back and Sullivan backed him over the manager. Now he thinks he's untouchable.
to my mind a lot of the support had trouble swallowing that he really wasn't all that when he was moved back to his "rightful" position and continued to sing his praises rather than face the fact that maybe the manager was onto something by trying to get him to play a new role.
antonio going over the manager's head and having ultimatums made was the beginning of the end for slav, especially since it was done with the support's backing. became a case of inmates running the nut house.
ON THE BENCH TODAY MAYBE UNLESS WE PICK DIAGANA WHO AT LEAST HAS THE HUNGER PACE AND SKILL
he was terrible against brighton and a few other games this season where he was falling over all the time. he is 28 now and getting worse. offload to palace in january for 10-15m
use tthe money in to get another striker in as we cant rely on carroll hernandez or perez as cover for arnie.