Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

[TheHowieLama]

4 minutes ago, Barrington Womble said:

I don't even know what you are talking about.I am talking about the defence of Chamberlain it's because he doesn't get a chance. He does. And none better than the start of the season. But it didn't make him a better footballer, just like it didn't make milner 60 years younger. 

I agree with that - he has had plenty of chances - but he was never going to be a regular starter in our midfield this season - injuries are what led to him playing the first game, same as Milner.

[3 Stacks]

I still don't get how people can't understand why we bought him. Can say he was too expensive for having one year left on his deal, that's fine, but on paper, tactically, he was perfect at the time. A midfielder with huge pace, physical qualities and intensity that will break towards goal when we win the ball very quickly. That's the number one reason for buying certain players, you think they'll fit the style of football seamlessly. The problem is just that football isn't played on paper. He's in the category of Keita; it should have worked and it hasn't, but there's no point in saying we shouldn't have done it. The thinking was there. It's not like buying Benteke or whatever, where he's just the complete opposite of what we need tactically. 

[VladimirIlyich]

The weird thing about Chamberlain is that he is a lot more well known than his Dad but I'd say his arl fella was a much better player,in relative terms.

[El Rojo]

I think we’d have a very different squad now if it wasn’t for Covid. We clearly only kept some players because of a deflated market. Hasn’t really done us any harm though. If it meant we dodged Werner and went with our second choice in Jota, we absolutely lucked out with it. 

[lifetime fan]

£62m on transfer fee and salary. 

 

Terrible signing. 

[Barrington Womble]

1 hour ago, TheHowieLama said:

I agree with that - he has had plenty of chances - but he was never going to be a regular starter in our midfield this season - injuries are what led to him playing the first game, same as Milner.

I agree he was never going to be a starter. But to many (apparently including the lad himself), he just lacks opportunity. 

 

[LFC 6 Times]

There’s clearly a talented player in there as he has demonstrated throughout his career. However, he’s been incredibly unlucky with injuries and circumstances.

 

Hes contributed 3 really important goals this season but just cannot get a run in the side. I understand his frustration, I actually thought he was played quite well against forest. 
 

The only viable way I see him staying here is if he emulates Milner and becomes a utility man for us. 

[sir roger]

I expected a deterioration in his speed etc after the injuries, but his control and passing appear to have got worse too.

[an tha]

2 hours ago, LFC 6 Times said:

There’s clearly a talented player in there as he has demonstrated throughout his career. However, he’s been incredibly unlucky with injuries and circumstances.

 

Hes contributed 3 really important goals this season but just cannot get a run in the side. I understand his frustration, I actually thought he was played quite well against forest. 
 

The only viable way I see him staying here is if he emulates Milner and becomes a utility man for us. 

You need to be competent in different positions to be a utility man....Oxlade is at nearly 30 a man who has not yet really established one position he is good at.

[Razoray]

One of the best 8th choice midfielders of all time but for £6m a year he is a bit expensive. I like him and sometimes it feels more like sadness and frustration when he doesn't play or gets hooked but a move would probably be good for all parties 

[sh#t waffle]

Still think he was consistently good in the three or four months up to the big injury - he'd played his way into Klopp's first choice team and would definitely have started against Madrid.

 

But since then he's been largely woeful, and best for all parties for him to leave. 

[Red74]

Looks like his times finally up here. 
 

Hope he gets a decent move and we get a good kickback for him. Likeable lad but just had one injury too far. 

[Elite]

Hope he leaves. Didn't want him in the first place, didn't rate him at Arsenal.

[Red74]

Just reading that he’s been left out of the last 4 squads. Forgot about that rant he had at klopp when he got hooked the other week. 
 

Fuck him. 

[an tha]

Simply not good enough for where we are now as a club and where we want to be.

 

Never was, never will be.

[Elite]

6 minutes ago, Red74 said:

Just reading that he’s been left out of the last 4 squads. Forgot about that rant he had at klopp when he got hooked the other week. 
 

Fuck him. 

It's like Rolf Harris moaning at the manager of The Lourve because they won't hang his paintings.

[VladimirIlyich]

12 hours ago, Elite said:

It's like Rolf Harris moaning at the manager of The Lourve because they won't hang his paintings.

At least Rolf Harris paintings have notoriety value. Unlike The Ox.

[VladimirIlyich]

12 hours ago, Elite said:

It's like Rolf Harris moaning at the manager of The Lourve because they won't hang his paintings.

 

[gkmacca]

On 24/03/2022 at 20:18, an tha said:

You need to be competent in different positions to be a utility man....Oxlade is at nearly 30 a man who has not yet really established one position he is good at.

To be fair, he's 28. We wouldn't describe Mo as 'nearly 32'. But I agree, he's lost here. It's a pity, when he had that game against City he looked as though he was going to become a fantastic player for us, but those injuries wrecked any further progress. It's a bit strange, or telling, that such a camera-happy character lets his dejection show as much as he's done recently (you'd like to think it's disappointment at how he's played, but that would be even more reason not to sulk on the bench), but he obviously knows what his fate now is.

[El Dangerous]

£25m off West Ham or Villa should do it. Seems like a nice chap but when he leaves he’s dead to me.

[Butch]

He can go in the summer...... If anyone would want him. 

[Simbo]

Surely the type of player Newcastle would be all over?!

[El Dangerous]

His social media engagement is worth £10m alone.

[Harry Squatter]

We will probably get around £10m for him, if that.

[aws]

19 minutes ago, Harry Squatter said:

We will probably get around £10m for him, if that.

Unless he'll take a drop in wages I expect all we'll get is the possibility of some payment after he plays so many games .