There's been little conviction in 90% of them.
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A developing talent ? Can't wait for him to learn to pass, tackle properly, turn his body any other way from when he gets the ball, shoot, etc, etc.
He was OK last year but even in the Championship looked clumsy and lacking in natural ability. At this level he's not even making up the numbers.
I'm sure he's a really lovely bloke, but he's a useless at this level I'm afraid..
Ralls should not be anywhere near the first team.
Nothing to do with his penalty miss but he is simply not good enough.
Warnock though seems to have a soft spot for him :shrug:
I don't think he's been bad all season, just since he was sent off at Spurs. He has been watching the play instead of anticipating it, a lot of the time he only has an easy pass to make and he fails to make it. His quickness of thought is gone/not there, the opposition just play the ball around him because they know he can't anticipate the play and therefore can just run rings around him. A lot of the time it feels like even his own teammates don't trust him.
Arter and Camarasa, although both prone to errors, have far superior footballing brains than Ralls does. If you ask me, he needs a loan to another championship club for the rest of the season and we bring in one or two more midfielders.
Remember this -
https://www.premierleague.com/news/863587
Theres always one player gets it in the neck.It used to be Hudson and Rae.Get off Joes back.
We are working on a shoestring in the best division in the world.
The chances of picking up points away from home against teams who have spent mega bucks are pretty much zero
Earlier in the season some posters were saying that if we got relegated Ralls would be transferred to another Premier League team. How times change.
Do you think we are a better team with him in it
Personally I thought we were better when he was suspended
He doesn’t warrant a place in the side he’s out of his depth ,
Technically and physically
His footballing brain is not up to the prem
I’ve been watching him closely the past 4 games and I’m sorry he doesn’t do no where near enough to justify his selection
I'm really surprised at the animosity shown towards Ralls who has been a really reliable player for us over the years. Personally I think he's playing with an injury following the Spurs match (chipped bone in the knee they said?) as well as clearly struggling slightly to make the step up.
I watched MOTD last night and thought his penalty was well struck but the keeper went the right way - these things happen to the best of players. I'm sure he didn't play well based on the negative reports on here and he is still having to up his game for sure, but a few posters need to have a good look at themselves and what they've posted. To me a lot of it sounds like pent up dislike that they've finally been able to release.
For me, I'm not saying Ralls should be forgotten or sold. He can always work his way back into the team. I'd just like to try Camarasa in the middle and then play two of Murphy/Hoilett/Kadeem/NML.