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[Jean_claude_killy]

Yeah you’re right, but he certainly isn’t the only one. And no one’s undroppable absolutely no one. 

But I think some of the hatred towards him comes from the transfer fee we paid for him. It’s not his fault we paid slightly over the odds for his services. It’s not our money so don’t worry about it.

Can someone actually post some evidence of that accusation please?

No because there is no evidence.

Hatred towards him is a very strong and inaccurate description of the way some fans view him. Critical is more of an accuracy.

I will admit that I do not see what many others do in him. I do not see why so many start chanting his name when he is warming up. Apart from the odd run in space or the odd decent pass, he brings nothing else to the side. He is a mediocre player with the odd flash of brilliance. For a lot of games, we may as well be playing with 10 men because his contribution is so minimal. He is too lightweight, pulls out of tackles, does not challenge for aerial balls and does not track back if he has lost the ball. It always seems like he is scared of hurting himself when he makes a challenge so does it half-heartedly. Can we really afford to carry a player week in, week out in the hope that he does that moment of brilliance?

I was making the same points about him last season, but was shot down with the excuses, 'he is still adapting to a new style of football', 'He is a young lad in a foreign country, he will need time to adapt', etc etc. He has been at the club for over a year now, those excuses are no longer valid. I don't care what anybody says, Mendez had our pants down when we agreed to sign Carv for the money we paid, much as i hate to say so.

When you compare him to Matty Cash or Joe Worrall, who are the same age (22), you cannot use the excuse he is still a young lad learning the game. Neither Cashy or Wozza are afraid to get stuck in and put in some thunderous challenges to win back the ball. For me, they are worth far more in value than Carv is and they cost us nothing to acquire.

No this isn't a rant against one of our players, like we see on Twatter. It is me giving my honest opinion on what I see in one of our players. I don't wear rose tinted glasses. I sincerely hope he goes on to prove me wrong. I will happily eat humble pie, will hold my hands up on here and admit that I was wrong about him. But at this moment in time, I can't see that happening

I agree with you 100% ... Sow didn't need a year to settle , sand as Bryce ...lot of other young players hit the ground running... Carvalho this year is even worst then last year ...Silva settled in quicker nd I have a feeling that he will end up the preferred number 10. If we sign other players in January, Carvalho will drop even further in the pecking order as the team needs reinforcements further up the pitch...in areas where he should be the master...

If you are going to draw comparisons you could at least make them accurate; firstly Sow and Samba, who have been very good so far, and Silva, have been recruited to play in a given style.

You would think that our scouting team had an inkling of the qualities they were looking for when they signed the players.

On that basis, it is hardly surprising that the players have settled very quickly; after all it is not as though they are being asked to do something they are not capable of.

Then there is the fact that they all play totally different roles to Carvalho; Sow is more of a destructive player and Silva more of a box to box player - I presume you are not expecting Carvalho to play in either of those roles?

Carvalho was signed by a different manager, to play in a role he was suited to; acting as a first line of defence and closing players down, as Lamouchi quite rightly expects, appears alien to him.

There is no question of Carvalho's ability, the problem is he is a luxury player; luxury players look great when they are producing the goods, and he is clearly not doing that at the moment.

I think the team can cope without him in the away games but we look totally devoid of ideas at home and need all the creativity we have.