It's not difficult to set our midfield up to Meyer's strengths but Roy is simply too stubborn to try something different. I fear he will be the next Steve Mandanda and walk out in the summer....

When we very rarely sign a ball-playing midfielder it always ends up him being either played out of position or unable to fit in with the manager's style of play. Think Barry Bannan and Owen Garvan.

He must be given a chance.
He is the best we've had since Michael Hughes.

His problem is the lack of support from the defence where our captain seems the most culpable.

His ideal position would be to sit behind Zaha who is suffering from lack of support when he is being harried by up to 4 opposition players (like against Chelsea) At the moment only Meyer and Zaha seem capable of making a telling pass.
Zaha won't be of help until he gets support.

Basically we lack 'class'and should utilise what little we have.

For me, after zaha he would be next on the teamsheet,put him just in front of Luka and kouyate in a roaming role, the guy is absolutely class but is not a defensive midfielder hopefully someone on the coaching staff will make it evident to Roy before he gets the hump and wants away.

You said it. Meyer’s first game, played on the left. Until Roy alters the rigid formation and tactics there will be frustrated fans. I was frustrated last season but he was delivering the points at an impressive rate. He may have benefited a lot with Cabaye and RLC compared to this season, but to just keep it the same without them, and then not bring the only creative player other than Wilf until only just now, Roy has to look at himself and what he’s doing, as we are.

Meyer is not a defensive midfielder and Luka didn’t defend on his own last season. So what do we play? 4-4-2, with Meyer on the bench, or a few minutes if he’s lucky or a busy game played out of position on the left vs a top 4 team.

Roy is just delaying the inevitable. Get some more creativity with one of a couple of players able to provide any or we’re in serious trouble and Roy may have to go, however it happens.

Roy is a great chap but we’re just hoping for the bounce of the ball this way so far, and we’re not exactly blessed with clinical finishers. Twice we had players having to pass to nobody in the box because they had 3 defenders about to make them surrender the ball. PVA and Zaha in the first half. Who was playing centrally? Nobody creative.

We need goals. Wilf cannot do it on his own but the Arsenal cameo appearance showed what Meyer and Wilf can do. They both occupy and scare defenders. The rest do not.

COYP

That’s a front 2 to strike fear into the best defences in the land.

I seriously hope you’re on the wind up.

Vive le Roy!

I dont think people are turning against Meyer at all... I think some people, myself included just pointed out that Meyer looked out of his depth yesterday and faded quite badly after a very good first 15-20 minutes.

I'm not sure if the OP is Meyers mum or another family member but he takes it very personally if people criticise Meyer and totally over reacted and said I was 'picking' on Meyer yesterday when I raised this point.

Nobody... no matter how good they are is immune from criticism.. it's not picking on someone or turning against them it's just simply saying what you felt of there performance.

Edited by kennybrowns leftfoot (05 Nov 2018 9.13pm)

Don't waste your time with jealousy. Sometimes your ahead, sometimes your behind, the race is long. But in the end it's only with yourself!!