Schlupp’s main strength is his pace and power but over all he is an average football player. Someone on here said the other day that he is like a wind up toy that you point in a direction and hope for the best. That is spot on for me.

To damn them with faint praise both Schlupp and Ayew are useful squad members who should not be ever present members of the first team if we have genuine aspirations to push for a top 10 place.
This is not intended as a slight on them as they definitely have a role to play with the use of squads during games.
If Mcarthur (or replacement) was fit I would expect him to start in place of Schlupp and if Olise was fully up to speed I'd expect him to start ahead of Ayew.
Our right side of the pitch would be so much more dynamic with the addition of say AWB, Gallagher and Sarr.
This is not a criticism of our current players but reflects the fact that the named players are younger, more athletic and quicker.

Played well this weekend. Not sure he is helped that much in midfield with Eze wandering around waiting for someone to give him the ball. Fella needs to help out when we dont have the ball.

Eze was poor yesterday. Offered little, gave the ball away and caught in possession a couple of times. Never looked like beating his man.

It seems to be widely acknowledged on here that Schlupp is not the answer in central midfield although it's recognised that he is a good player who can have a positive impact from the bench.
At the moment, however, he seems to be the preferred option in the absence of McArthur.
There has been some discussion about trying Ayew in the role after his cameo in midfield and Vieira's encouraging words at the weekend.
I wonder if any thought has been given to giving Richards a go in a defensive midfield role,almost in a Kouyate type role.
He's athletic, good in the air and reputedly decent on the ball.
It may be another case of a square peg in a round hole, but I would welcome some more solidity in midfield which at the moment seems overly dependent on Kouyate.
Luka looks like he's running through treacle these days and Hughes appears to lack dynamism and energy despite being tidy on the ball.
I suppose the question is how we csn best utilise the current squad.

Yes, i like that idea, or even Ward

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