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It probably looks like I've got a thing against Bassette at this point but I really don't. There's a hell of a talent there & he could be some player in the future if coached & nurtured correctly. At the moment though, Lampard is doing neither the team or the player any favours by selecting him...

Well, he's had the customary ACL injury a year ago so that's another box ticked 👍🏻

Best wishes!

Had he not been totally devoid of confidence from being abused by his own 'supporters' he probably takes that on & buries it himself. Karma.

Agreed. As @Jimmy87 said, we have been so disjointed & those early games he really wasn't getting a sniff in the build up. He is in the bottom 15% of all forwards in the division for total touches yet when he does get it, he's dangerous. Top 15% for Carries into the Penalty Area & Top 3% for...

He started 8/12 under Robins, including 6 of the first 7. He's shown in patches what he can do but needs to do more. He's clearly a complex character that needs to be properly coached.

Answer the questions put to him in the usual, media savvy way that all other managers do. "The squad has quality, we need to do some work with them" Blah, blah blah. Nobody asked him about the balance of the squad or how long it would take for things to improve. For someone with so much media...

I think the problem is the soundbites both King & Lampard came out with. It was Lampard who said the squad was "quality" "well balanced" & that he'd get them better "very quickly". That clearly hasn't happened, if anything they've got worse. The whole "elite tactician" thing from King was...

He is. Hence why nobody will touch him currently.

Possibly. 👍🏻 Let's see what happens.

You & I would probably beat Lati in a race with our legs tied together. I said in the match thread we got away with it as Norwich didn't have a striker on the pitch for a lot of the game but they got in behind him a fair few times.

Longer term possibly. Certainly fits the bill for leadership & experience. Huge salary for a short term loan on a player not played competitively in 2 years though. Especially as the season is over. Is he a realistic summer signing given he has another year on a £45k p/w contract? Is he...

I agree. Just not sure a player on a huge salary who hasn't played a first team game for almost 2 years is the answer.

I agree. Doesn't generate £££s for Doug though which is what I mean about it being a departure from his previous stance. Here's hoping.

Buying young, undervalued talent. Yes we should be supplementing that with experience but King didn't want to do that in the summer. Loaning a 29 year old that is training alone & barely kicked a ball in 2 years, on approx. £45k per week which they'd expect us to cover a significant portion of...

I just don't get it. A complete departure of what we're supposedly all about.

Or they actually had a striker on the pitch.

He also fell out with, or didn't even speak to, a lot of the players at Chelsea in his first spell either, Petr Cech had to step in as a go between. re: the star struck, play better bit... There was definitely excitement & expectation amongst the fanbase that the midfielders at least would go...

Very true... Not sure this kinda thing is wise though!

Training alone & barely kicked a ball in 2 years. He's also on approx. £45k per week which they'd expect us to cover a significant portion of... I just don't get the logic.