[WBA-Josh]

I've seen enough of Ideye and Blanco from there times in Ukraine to have an opinion on their play style and overall quality but something has to be up if they, along with Gamboa are not getting into the team and sometimes not even on bench. Of course I have only ever seen them in matches so I don't know about how well they train. Unfortunately for AI, right now we need Varela, Blanco, Gamboa and Ideye because everything has gone very stale with the current team setup and tactics. The signs were there against Crystal Palace and the Newcastle match moved us into full stale mode with us now being very predictable.

AI has a very tough decision to make. Does he continue with the tried and trusted guys who are probably performing well in training but lack the needed quality in the matches or does he put the guys who may not be performing well enough in training into the team because of the quality that they will bring? He showed after the Swansea and Everton defeats that he will change things up when it's needed. Next week at home to Arsenal is the perfect time to change things up because we are stale and they are very vulnerable in defence. Ultimately though, the final decision is up to him.

He surprised us against Tottenham so he could do it again. We shall see......