Abdoullah Ba

[Disco_Pants93]

On a very good day for us he was the one really poor performance. Doesn’t offer anything at either end of the pitch, lacks any footballing intelligence and can’t beat a man or shoot for toffee. Hopefully puts to bed the debate of him or Roberts in the side because Roberts is a better player than he’ll ever be.

 

[TZMouk]

He wasn't.

I know as Sunderland fans some people need to find negatives, but he really wasn't that bad at all.

 

[horselover]

He's absolutely f***ing chod

 

[Disco_Pants93]

He wasn't.

I know as Sunderland fans some people need to find negatives, but he really wasn't that bad at all.

Straight on the bench when Roberts is fully fit I’m afraid. Never understood what people see in him

 

[Agent Black Cat]

Has looked decent at times and clearly has good technical ability but he has done nothing on the left. He keeps stopping to move the ball to his right foot.

 

[MarcoG]

He's so poor. It's the simple decisions that are the worst.

Taking the option to shoot in the first half when Dan Neil played it across was the wrong option, the simple roll through for Bellingham not long after when instead he dinked it and it skidded out of play was the wrong option.

It's just boring watching him make the same mistakes over and over.

 

[FlashGordon]

He was a 7/10.

 

[barts45]

not for me but still only 20 year old

No brainer roberts plays if fit

 

[payne]

He's 20 and erratic. His goal contributions are only behind Clarke and Bellingham this season.

 

[Iansun45]

He was OK just fluffed his lines a few times in front of goal

 

[Billericay Dichio]

Reminds me of Bellion.

 

[hertsmackem]

Paddy every time simple really

 

[Hongkongphooey]

His decision making is woeful

 

[Church]

Not getting any better. He's got ability, but like so many of our players he needs to be gently introduced in to first team football and learn from senior pros around him, but he has just been thrown in and is expected to be at the right standard. We'll be mint in 3 years time in L1.

 

[Disco_Pants93]

His decision making is woeful

That’s what I’m saying about intelligence. That shot in the first half where he tried to beat the keeper at his near post when he had 3 better options was mental.

 

[hank williams]

He wasn't.

I know as Sunderland fans some people need to find negatives, but he really wasn't that bad at all.

True he worse

 

[PTR]

After having loads of time to develop, it's not really happening.
Decision making and end product isn't there

 

[McGregor]

Genuinely didn't think he was that bad today. He's the one player that just gets put anywhere across the front 4 and has to lump it.

Wouldn't dream of doing it with Roberts or Clarke. I'm not saying he's fantastic by any stretch, but his performance was okay today and was unlucky not to score.

There's a player in there like

 

[TZMouk]

Straight on the bench when Roberts is fully fit I’m afraid. Never understood what people see in him

I mean I'd imagine Roberts will come back in to the team, just like Clarke will if he was fit. They're the senior pro's. If Roberts was playing as well this season as he did last season it wouldn't even need a thread.

The arguments more around whether he was bad enough today to warrant the thread, which he wasn't. Cardiff's RB is on a bit of a tear this season, and Ba helped Styles out massively with him. Did he make the right decision every time? No. I don't particularly think any of our players did, was he involved enough and did he put in a shift? Yeah.

 

[Coeus]

After having loads of time to develop, it's not really happening.
Decision making and end product isn't there

That whole half a season of starts?

Some daft talk in this thread mind.