17-02-2018, 22:31
First half was woeful. 2nd better but Barry is a waste of space and what Phillips did to justify 88 minutes on the pitch is beyond me. Hegazi, Greg and Rondon were a class apart and Mcclean improved after his usual headless chicken act in the first half. It's easy to blame Pardew - and in my view, though he's an improvement on Pulis he doesn't seem brave enough - but the players seem to be getting away with it far too easily.