Citation (Sakavomi @ 23/09/2015 21:52)

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"4, Where on earth does Florian Thauvin go from here?
You will watch a lot of football at St James’ Park before seeing 45 minutes as bad as those that the ex-Marseille man put in.
For a player with supposed ability and a hefty £13million price tag, there was a shocking lack of intelligence, application and enthusiasm about his performance. The fact that he gave the ball away eight times from his last nine passes in the game highlighted that he was causing more danger to his own team than he was to his opposition.
So what was the point in signing him? He came from France with big red warning lights flashing over him and looks – as they warned he would be – too lightweight and particularly unsuited to the job he was bought to do.
St James’ Park will forgive you a lot if it looks like you’re putting the effort in but Thauvin didn’t look like he was. The supporters might not be the only ones running out of patience: twice McClaren, exasperated, cursed loudly as he gave the ball away. He was off minutes later.
He may improve, although Remy Cabella didn’t and he showed more promising initial signs. If he doesn’t, the implications for those on the football board who bought him could be profound."
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