Cabaye Banned

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We were comfortable for 70 minutes. We were missing 3 of our best players yet still won.

I'm still not sure how Ryan Taylor is a viable (nevermind favourable) central midfield option. With Cabaye out we'll miss his work in possession, covering of ground and defensive contribution more than we will his 'creativity'. Cabaye is an excellent creative player but that side of his game has been shackled for weeks and arguably months anyway.

I don't think Gosling or Taylor will go anywhere near replacing the gap left in his absence. Blackburn and Villa are poor in the centre of midfield but I'd still fancy their options to run all over us.
 
Pardew:

"I thought it was unfair – the guy was coming towards him, and he was trying to keep him away. There’s no malice in that. I’m disappointed the TV highlighted that, I really am.

“Yohan’s not that type of person. Perhaps there weren’t enough incidents in the game and they wanted to try to find something. As far as I’m concerned, he’s done nothing wrong.”
 
Ben Arfa should be played no where near the back line.

He tries really risky runs sometimes they make great chances but sometimes he loses possession and losing it in that position is fatal.
 
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