HBA on the bench again this evening.

Shola gets a start and Raylor is on the RM.

Krul; Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson, Santon; R Taylor, Cabaye, Tiote, Jonas; Shola, Ba

So, basically Shola in instead of HBA.

Nice.

I'd like to make this point about HBA. Pardew has pigeon holed this player as a No.10. Pardew is not interested in playing him in any other position. So why do this, but then set your team up as a 4-4-2?!

Would Mancini do this with Silva? Would AVB do this with Mata?

Whether 4-4-2 works tonight or not, to handle a player like HBA in this way is ludicrous. He's basically totally alienated him to the bench without any chance of him starting............unless he plays him as a winger.

I feel sorry for HBA. Really do.