Nir Bitton

one tackle in one games does not make him edgar davids

 

His biggest single fault and there are a few, is that he's a big fearty. Not a player you want in the team when it gets tough.

 

Biton dropped by Brendan.
It was coming.

 

Quite happy he's been dropped, needs to up his game.

 

Horrible when he came on

 

Made one absolute howler but after that he covered very well and helped with aerial challenges.

Very Efe like at the moment.

 

Gets caught in possession so often and never seems to learn

 

* for 90% of the time he's on the park?

 

Well that's pish.

Efe's biggest problem is he's usually solid for 95% of his time on the park. It's just there's that 5% where he has a massive lapse of concentration which at times costs us.

Someone like Boyata is what you call * for 90% of a match.

 

Show's signs of why he could be a good player but is ultimately a bombscare.

 

He seems to be poorer every time I watch him. Far too lackadaisical at times. I honestly don't know what's happened to him as I recall him being much better.

 

Needs a massive boot in the *. Everything is so slow, from dribbling to moving the ball along he's too laid back of something.

 

Think his head may have gone a bit because he's definitely capable of better. Bit of a vicious cycle because the worse he plays the more the fans get on his back which unless he's completely deaf he will be aware of.

 

Could be wrong but I reckon he could be a bit disillusioned here because of all the support for Palestine. He's a lot better than he's showing at the moment.

 

I have to agree, it doesn't seem that long ago I thought he was our classiest player and would be essential to any future success and thought of selling him was out of the question.

But now I don't feel confident in him anymore, I don't think he reads the game like he once did or is aggressive enough in the challenge as he used to be. I know he can win the ball cleanly and make beautiful passes but he seemed to do it all the time, now it seems like a reminder of the player he was when he does it.

All I can say is it looks to me like he doesn't put as much energy into his game as he used to. And Armstrong who is another player I'm very indecisive about, plays with much more energy and likes to get forward too. He's got a great engine and can cover a lot of ground which is something Nir doesn't seem able to.

 

It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if this is what is wrong with him. Don't forget he was raised within a culture that daily condemns Palestinians and our support of them must rankle. He might be trying to play himself out of the side in the hope of moving on.

 

I don't know if I am being paranoid but his heart does not seem to be in it lately just getting by doing the bare minimum ?

 

He was honking when he came on, and it was no surprise to me that we started to look like we were under the cosh at the end due to Biton falling out the picture again..I would rather we had Henderson to come on instead when Rogic goes off.

 

The guy has lots of ability, he frustrates the life out of plenty of us now. Needs to start proving his worth again.

 

Always looks so lackadaisical. I still think he could be a cracking player but for some reason just doesn't produce the goods.