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Asensio is supposedly out for the entire season. Whilst Perez is making the moves, names are top of the agenda.

If they can't defend, they won't get far. Just ask City or Barca.

He'll be lucky to play a third of those games if early signs are anything to go by.

His only poor loan was at Valencia, so the odds are in his favour in that regard. 9 in 14 at Dortmund & 6 in 13 at Palace. Better that 1 in 2 combined.

There's a time and place to start such players (against both half teams).

I've been saying that for an age but everyone likes to come up with excuses from A to Z. I want players in certain to do their job rather than have jack of all trades cost after time after time. Michy can't finish, doesn't offer enough energy, poor hold up, etc. Despite all that, he has the best goal ratio out of the three options. [emoji19] I think he's someone that lacks patience and we can all see why tbh. Third manager in, still nowhere to be seen.

Both. Lol! We played a side that are on par/just ahead of Everton and he looked a nervous wreck. Players at the top shouldn't be so brittle.

He was adequate at a top half team, not Cardiff. Sheep in headlights for large parts of yesterday's game.

He's an investment

A few selection changes are a must after yesterday. Chances will present themselves on Wednesday, but it will come down to how clinical we are.

He certainly wasn't as suspect at Everton and they aren't exactly managed by a defensive coach.

Might be the case, but we don't exactly have an embarrassment of riches in multiple positions. We have to make the most of the entire squad this season.

Hope that's the case starting Wednesday.

Your dislike for Michy was made clear during preseason. To he's had "multiple chances" is farcical. Probably his only run was after scoring at the Hawthorns to clitch the title. Players shouldn't warrant chances solely based on being youth products.

He was sleeping when the golden chance arrived. This ain't Bristol City.

Honest question, how can Abraham actually be your choice out of the three? Michy should be the clear favourite with the par so low.

Abraham shouldn't have started. That single change could have seen us ahead at the break and we might be talking about a deserved victory rather than a shambolic display in the final 30 mins. Fine margins

When you have Azpi & Pedro down the right side for 90 mins, you expect the worst even against a semi decent side. Lampard's naivety showed today, unfortunately. Two liabilities in the back line will be replaced soon enough. Will have to see if that's enough.

I'd normally be livid, but I will take it as the first game and put it aside. The entire team needs to do more defensively.

The obvious downside of fielding players that aren't up to scratch at this level. Abraham shouldn't be starting games until he actually shows something of note.

What sort of defending is that? Shambolic second half

Kante on to keep things respectable against this Utd side. I didn't expect that to be the case at HT.

Failing to take our chances as per norm and schoolboy defending. Really is tragic

All the good work down the drain

Someone to hold the ball for the final 25 mins