steve1873
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His head seems to be elsewhere
No it doesn't. You can see the frustration in his face that his body isn't allowing him to do the things he is good at.
His head seems to be elsewhere
It was obvious early doors that he’s still struggling with fitness. We can’t keep risking him, he needs rested until fully fit.
Nothing wrong with pointing out the obvious. He’s been off from all season.Bash! Bash! Bash!
We'll support you ever more.
100% poor at the second goal but I’m not going to blame him for the first goal for losing the ball in the Lyon half while in build up possession.I genuinely thought he was our worst player in the first half, lost the ball for both goals and wasn't making the runs he should be
If he is unfit he shouldn't be playing
Nothing wrong with pointing out the obvious. He’s been off from all season.
He didn’t look right from the start tonight. The first time he sprinted resulted in him injuring himself. He should’ve been subbed before we were forced into it.
This is just idiotic. Were you in a coma between August 2020 and May 2021?Kent is the gaffers golden child. Kent is a shadow of the player he was when we had him on loan.
He was responsible for both goals though, you can't give up the ball cheaply to that level of team, i dont think Kent gets anywhere near the level of stick Tav gets, if that's him losing the ball for both goals he gets slaughtered100% poor at the second goal but I’m not going to blame him for the first goal for losing the ball in the Lyon half while in build up possession.
Everything good we did in the first half came from Kent. Good change with Aribo for his shot, did brilliantly from a throw in to set up Lundstram who came close then a brilliant touch and strike almost got a goal just before half time.
Certain players seem to escape criticism yet whenever we don’t play well it’s always Kent, Tav or Goldsons fault.
Who created most chances? Who brought out a great save from their keeper?Should have been hooked at half time as he was absolutely dreadful yet again tonight.
Totally off it and unless he gets out this slump, there won't be many teams queueing up to pay us even the 7 million that we paid for him.
Gerrard would have kept him on whole game if wasn't for that injury, total blind spot he has for Kent.
Since when has the half way line been a risk area?I think Gerrard is looking for Kent to play through a bit of a slump!
He was a threat tonight in the first half but lets himself down by conceding possession is risk areas
Not getting into that debate but numbers on paper don't show the whole story.Look at his numbers pal. That’s what forwards are all about. 13 goals and 15 assists in 52 games and he worked like a trojan. What you expecting?
We play the ball to him with his back to goal on the half way line or even deeper, He is too lightweight for that, Now I know that the tactic is to draw out a defender so he can lay it off and we can play in behind but that isn't working either for him or to a lesser extent Alfie.Shocking performance. Gave the ball away on both occasions the cost us the goals. Miles away from the form of last season.
Who else in the squad is going to create chances against top opposition? (Other than standard full back crossed into the box)Let me remind you that we paid 7.5 million pounds for ryan kent. 7.5 million!
And he was worth every penny. He's had a bad start to the season and is carrying an injury - we're all united in wanting him back to his best.Let me remind you that we paid 7.5 million pounds for ryan kent. 7.5 million!
i don’t agree with your opinion on the first half.Do people actually watch games or just base it on if we win or lose? He was by a distance our best player in the first half. It’s not his fault we didn’t get out of our own half in the second.
Jeez what were you watching!!! He cost us the goal from his failure to play an easy pass down our right wing, instead he loses possession, they break and score! Even Kent gestured his admittance to that blatant mistake!!Do people actually watch games or just base it on if we win or lose? He was by a distance our best player in the first half. It’s not his fault we didn’t get out of our own half in the second.
Losing the ball in the opposition half didn’t cost us the goal. Yes, he should have done better there but there’s still seven players who just let Toko Ekambi stroll forward and ping one in the corner of the net from 25 yards.Jeez what were you watching!!! He cost us the goal from his failure to play an easy pass down our right wing, instead he loses possession, they break and score! Even Kent gestured his admittance to that blatant mistake!!
That’s because he is one of our best players he’s off form at the moment I agree but I have no hesitation in saying he will get his form back he’s too good a player we need to get behind the boy not destroy his confidence.Alfredo went through a spell like that all players do I am not for bashing our players we got beaten by a better team and are a level above us i can live with that it’s football can we just get behind the champions please And stop bashing them.Kent is the gaffers golden child. Kent is a shadow of the player he was when we had him on loan.
You'd best ask Gerrard and the management team that.Eh? So we play an unfit player?
If his hamstring has not fully healed, we still play him?
Kent has always been a bit of target for the people who need a player to moan at, if it's not Tav it will be Kent.This is just idiotic. Were you in a coma between August 2020 and May 2021?
Genuinely one of the stupidest things I've read on here.
Kent is the gaffers golden child. Kent is a shadow of the player he was when we had him on loan.
I think his head is elsewhere. We cannot carry passengers that don't even want to play for us. I think his head got turned with the previous Leeds bids.His head seems to be elsewhere
I know they don’t show the whole story, but are you implying that he didn’t have a very good season last season? If that’s what you think fair enough but it was widely acknowledged that Tav, Goldson, McGregor, Davis and Kent were our best and most consistent players last season. Even with Kent not creating something in a game you still usually got tremendous work rate if nothing else. This season he has been poor though. Strong rumours he had COVID pre-season and you do wonder if something lingered on from that. Playing through injury is never a clever move either, if he was carrying one last night.Not getting into that debate but numbers on paper don't show the whole story.
There's a lot more to attacking play than just simply man scores goals or man was last pass before goals
we could even have stuck on arfield and moved aribo further forward. There was plenty of options but SG's use of subs, since coming to Ibrox, hasnt improved much.Clearly not fully fit and he pulled up last night so he’s probably now out injured.
Wright isn’t a patch on Kent. But if a player is struggling with a niggling injury, then he shouldn’t be playing.
We had Sakala, Wright and Roofe on the bench. They could have started.
This kind of nonsense is why this place is generally ridiculed.Should have been out of the side weeks ago
Been carrying an injury since before the last tims game.Clearly he wasn’t fit. Until he was subbed in the second half he was walking with a massive limp. I lost count of the time he went chasing for the ball and stopped half way there. That’s just not him.
He shouldn't be playing then with all due respect.No it doesn't. You can see the frustration in his face that his body isn't allowing him to do the things he is good at.
He had a good spell in the first half and was unlucky not to score a top save from their keeper.Could’ve happened at HT & wouldn’t have batted an eyelid.
Passenger. Wasn’t willing to run at an 18 year old RB who hasn’t even played 10 first team games. (I do concede he looks a right good player.)
Also if it’s injury related, that’s on Gerrard. We don’t need him in these games if he’s not 100%.
He shouldn't be playing then with all due respect.
just because he pulled up last night doesn’t mean we can assume his poor form this season has been down to being unfit/carrying an injury.
that would just be another reason rolled out , and we’re running out of reasons.