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Nuno chucking Forest into the relegation zone? How utterly delicious.

Using the world worst possible replay angle, I am clearly correct.

We can disagree

Love seeing Arsenal having a tantrum

He wasn’t, he was fractionally first on the replay

Not even sure Ayew would have fallen over at that….

So he shouldn’t try and get to it? Thin lines.

Give Gabriel a yellow as well.

Because as good as all these youth players may end up being, they aren’t there yet and it makes no sense to impair their growth, as they still need to get there with help from the training team and inevitably the senior pro’s match day experience (this doesn’t mean they will become slow like Vesty or terrifying like Faes

Would love to think Marti is doing what Enzo did and getting the senior pro’s on side first, before slotting the youth in as the season goes on. Not sure I believe it mind, but I hope.

So have less chance of winning games in the short term to win more longer term? Sound sensible May need to draft in a more patient fan base first.

Perhaps, but integrating now could be viewed as too soon, however would concur that we should expect to see it as the season goes on (We are only 7 games in)

He sure is a handful though

Villa looking fragile

Eventually, yes they do. No question. They need to be integrated as the season progresses.

Agree. Three positives so far. in the play off spots defensively we look poor individually, but somehow tighter as a unit patterns of play are beginning to show Cannot comprehend why anyone thought this would be a quick fix, if people are convinced (with reason) that some of the old farts and garbage needs clearing out, then this needs to happen when there is interest or the contracts are run down enough to get an easier sale. Then some will say ‘Just play X from youth and we will be fine’ which is ridiculous, as it is a short term answer at best, because if they do well they will be snapped up next window. We need to build this clearing slowly and sensibly, with savvy recruiting whilst pruning the deadwood when/where possible. Give him time.

If they are part of a statistically decent defence, it must help. Suppose the one other consideration, and this is something Enzo mentioned, getting the seniors onside first was important. If Marti is of a similar mind, maybe we will start to see more youth over the second half/three quarters of the season?

And that makes sense, the question becomes why would the club choose to operate in this way? Assume either the club do not belive Nelson is good enough, this seeming unlikely with his squad inclusion, or as mentioned it relates to asset value maximising, which is a footballing term we all love to hear. Or it's something else...

So you think we are deliberately undermining what would be in our best interests? Seems rather unlikely no?

No answer found on here is going to sate the fury evident in this thread, no idea why he isn't playing more. There could be reasons we don't know that could justify his lack of game time, and you would certainly hope they are more reasonable than Marti not fancying him, which would make zero sense.

Sounds like we need more BDCR.

Don’t understand it either tbh. Feels almost like something has happened, but I am not going down conspiracy rabbit hole.

We have nobody else, and if the mgmt team decide despite these errors, Faes is still preferable to whoever else we have, then what should we do? Play what they believe is a lesser player in Nelson? Or continue with the two and hope to build a better partnership? No good answers.

Fair enough. Have not seen enough evidence to suggest he should this season but would be delighted if he did show it. The trouble is that fans are reactive to mistakes evidenced on the pitch, with work not evident due to be given assumed to be faultless. Don't play, good job. Do play, another mistake, bin. Very much of the opinion that this is not the finished squad, it's just where we were able to get to start a late start and minimal transfer activity. I hope we progress as windows go by and that Ben remains here and partners a new CB, either internally found or acquired via the market.

And then Monga on the left I assume? Better to shy away from changing up top and add mobility behind in JJ.