2021/22 Season Report Card - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

I'm another who feels a little protective of Ox, as I think people down play how good he was in the 2-3 months before the injury. He was in our best XI on merit, had a brilliant understanding with Mo, and I felt we played our best front foot football with him in the side. As you say though, he's always been someone that needs games in a row to get any kind of rhythm, and our standards are just too high now to allow him 3 games of garbage in a row in the hope that the 4th will be decent.

I don't feel like defending him at all. I find it hard to see how he gets a 6 for this season. His contributions were never a 6 when he played, which is why he didn't play much. When he got to play in the cup games and you expect him to look a cut above the opposition, he normally looked worse. He seems at a level now where he would do well to get himself a top championship club and hold down a place. I doubt he'd hold down a place at forest as an example. 

Bad luck for him that he got his injury when he did, but we can't be crying about that forever, it was years ago. He's no longer a credible option in the side and is miles behind even Harvey Elliot who's played less games in chamberlains preferred position in his career than Chamberlain has had chances since his injury. He played more minutes than origi and taki combined last season, yet failed to make any impact. Even the brighton game Dave mentions. He came off the bench and was the worst player in the pitch by some considerable way despite the assist. Shocking. 1/10 season for me. 

We should get rid. We probably won't because it seems unlikely anyone wants him..we'd snatch the hands off someone for 10m, but I don't see anyone who'd pay that unless newcastle need some extra bench warmers. 

Get rid if anyone will buy him. 4/10.

He had a little spell in the season (Dec / Jan) when he got a bit of a run in the side and he was starting to look like he was coming into some form. Then others got fit again and he was back on the bench.

He's shite when he plays one game every six weeks, but to say he didn't play well at any point isn't fair. And giving him 1/10 is fucking arlarse! Even 4 was harsh but I could meet in the middle and agree on 5.

We should definitely sell him though as his goose is cooked here. He's about 8th in line for a game now.

Yeah he’s cooked. He’s lost a yard of pace IMO and his game was all about breaking the lines. As a result he’s lost confidence, so much so that he’s playing it safe whenever he gets it. At his best he was very good, that half season before his horrible injury he was brilliant to watch but that Ox is no more and it’s a bit of a tragedy.

Too far back in the pecking order, and the team is at a level above what he can bring us. That wasn't the case when he signed for us. Pre-ACL he'd been showing that he could be a real asset for us but since then, he has only been a bit-part player so hasn't had a run in the side. Off the field I'm sure he's great to have around, but on the field he needs a move for his own well-being as much as anything.

I'd like him to show he has something to offer but I'm not expecting anything. 

Pre-injury form is what we could do with in the squad now. Sadly, that Ox isn’t here any more and what we have is a player whose confidence has been eroded away despite returning to fitness. I feel for him as he’s obviously frustrated at not getting on or being subbed, but we can’t have struggling players these days, not if we’re to keep the momentum up ahead of city etc., and so Ox is pretty much finished.

Unless he has some spectacular reversal of form, he should be let go.

I also feel sorry for him.  I wanted it to work for him here.  He'd do well at Brentford or Southampton or somewhere of that ilk.  When he is in his dotage, bouncing his (hopefully his anyway) grandchildren on his knee, his memories will forever be accompanied by a tinge of disappointment at what might have been.