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And you did your usual thing of taking what I’d said and manipulating it, rather than engaging in any meaningful discussion. The bit you highlighted was a conversation that I’d have with a friend, defined by the quotation marks, so clearly that element was an opinion. But yes, you are willfully...

Which is why the senior players need to be able to read the situation as it develops and pick the best option. Playing Baleba in there was suicidal with everything happening around him. And I think that’s the big issue. Last year Steele was made to look good with the ball at his feet because of...

Either way, he shouldn’t be receiving the ball from Steele there with his body position as it is.

There’s nothing wrong with it? Sure… if Caicedo’s there, or Gilmour, maybe. But Baleba hasn’t shown that ability in those areas yet. His body position is totally wrong, which Steele, the experienced pro, can see. This leaves Baleba one pass to his right to a kid he’s not even looking at or a...

Thank you for your usual patronising response, I really appreciated it. Firstly, it’s not about his effort, it’s about his quality, or lack thereof. You claim he couldn’t have prevented any of the 4 goals last night, whereas I’d argue all 4 of them were at least partially his fault. A good...

And this is the biggest issue with Steele. There’s no expectation that he’ll do any of the goalkeeping stuff, so rather than sticking with the clear upgrade we end up in this vicious cycle of incompetence with him, where half of us say it as it is (which is that he’s not good enough) and half of...

Oh, I know, trust me.

It’s this guy again…

This is fair and rational. But he’s one of those players that’s had the faith 100% put in him, despite regularly underachieving. As a result, any analysis of De Zerbismo needs to include an analysis of Steele (as well as injuries, his lack of flexibility etc).

And this is the biggest issue with Steele. There’s never any expectations that he makes saves. And I disagree on goals 1-3. A good level Prem keeper saves at least 1 of these, probably 2 in some games. We’ve got so used to Steele being this standard now, whilst opposition keepers regularly make...

You know that two things can be true at once, right?

I appreciate he got the first one totally wrong and let Dybala walk the ball in, but that happens when you’re that exposed. The second and third were embarrassing though. I honestly feel sorry for him at this stage. He’s so far out of his depth.

Steele’s just a running joke at this stage. It reminds me of David James’ Calamity James nickname in the 90s. I appreciate he wasn’t helped today by those in front, and he couldn’t do anything about the fourth. He also saved a couple that were straight at him, but their first three goals really...