Fabrice Muamba

[Manny]

Just seen this on Twitter - http://www.twitlonger.com/show/fqh8cl

Our stats from games where Muamba has played the full 90 mins, been subbed and where he hasn't featured at all.

Played 90 mins - W5 D2 L1
W - QPR (a)
W - Stoke (h)
L - Fulham (a)
W - Blackburn (a)
D - Wolves (h)
W - Everton (a)
W - Liverpool (h)
D - Arsenal (a)

Subbed - W0 D0 L9
L - Man City (h)
L - Liverpool (a)
L - Arsenal (a)
L - West Brom (a)
L - Everton (h)
L - Spurs (a)
L - Newcastle (h)
L - Man Utd (a)
L - Norwich (a)

Didn't Play - W1 D0 L7
L - Man Utd (h)
L - Norwich (h)
L - Chelsea (h)
W - Wigan (a)
L - Sunderland (h)
L - Swansea (a)
L - Villa (h)

Pretty scary stuff really because at one stage this season, he wasn't even being picked in the 18.

[DaveBWFC]

I think 99% of people know what team and formation we should be playing now.

Shame our manager is in the 1% that doesn't know.

[xmiles]

I think 99% of people know what team and formation we should be playing now.

Shame our manager is in the 1% that doesn't know.

Actually I think Coyle is the only person on the planet who doesn't know. His wife probably has a better idea than him.

[christyldesley]

Regardless of what formation we play, Muamba should be in the team.

[azreal88]

Coyle just totally underestimated Wigan today.  He clearly decided we didn't need to break-up play and could just walk to victory playing pretty stuff.

That's how it comes off anyway.

[Wiggy]

Just think if he is out of contract in the summer would he sign a new one a long with about 10 others. If I was him I dont think I would want to stay and we could be looking at a totally new team in August in the championship.

[DaveBWFC]

Just think if he is out of contract in the summer would he sign a new one

He isn't out of contract.

[Manny]

Hmmmm... 

I can't really tell the reason why I wasn't involved today, that will get me into much trouble but thanks for all your message

http://twitter.com/fmuamba/status/168414296366252032

[Squidgy]

Someone on Facebook said he was late to the match.

Punish the player, not the fúcking town Owen.

[DaveBWFC]

he was late to the match.

I heard this earlier. He was out on the pitch warming up before the game. So he can't have been that late.

[xmiles]

Whatever Coyle still chose to

a) play 4-4-2 and
b) play Davies

and thus prove that he is a moron.

We need Muamba as Jimbo's stats convincingly show. We don't need 4-4-2 or Davies or Coyle.

[Squidgy]

I want to defend Owen.

I'm struggling.

[tomr]

Muamba has probably told him to fcúk off for not picking him...& rightly so.

[Outpost]

Coyle just totally underestimated Wigan today.  He clearly decided we didn't need to break-up play and could just walk to victory playing pretty stuff.
That's how it comes off anyway.

I agree OC underestimated Wigan yesterday but when, this season with this squad in a 442, have we played 'pretty stuff' ?
All I've seen is defenders whacking the ball high upfield for KD and his partner to try to get hold of while the other team runs through us and scores plenty of goals.
OC's reputation is a classic case of the Emperor's new clothes.

[Frankieworthy]

The only think that could possibly come out of this is that, finally, OC will realise it's time to change and there's no going back to humping to SKD. THe fact that OC took SKD off after 60 mins suggests he realised his error..why he didn't play Muamba is beyond me though. I would have thought Muamba's name would have been one of the 1st on the team sheet yesterday. Who better to ruffle Wigan feathers in the heat of a local derby? He would have been all over their midfield like a nasty rash. Great stas there by the way - very revealing. Twitter to Gartside

[Manny]

Welcome to the forum Worthy. We have an introduce yourself section so head on over and tell us a little about yourself and why BWFC are the team for you.

http://www.burndenaces.co.uk/forum/index.php/board,1.0.html

Hope to see you stick around.

[GarethWilliams]

How things change, according to many fans he could do no right last season or the early part of this season.

[H. Pedersen]

I question the usefulness of the "game where he's subbed" category.  Generally I think he gets subbed because we are losing.  As opposed to we lose because he gets subbed.

[Big_Sharps]

Muamba claims that the rumour he was late is bullshit.

[Manny]

Until he tells us what the reason was, the 'late' rumour remains the truth. 

[Big_Sharps]

Until he tells us what the reason was, the 'late' rumour remains the truth. 

Racist, I am sick of the flying the flag for equality on here.

[Keegan]

I question the usefulness of the "game where he's subbed" category.  Generally I think he gets subbed because we are losing.  As opposed to we lose because he gets subbed.

He is generally subbed to allow the formation to switch from 4-5-1 to 4-4-2.

[H. Pedersen]

He is generally subbed to allow the formation to switch from 4-5-1 to 4-4-2.

Right, which is generally done beacause we're losing.

I mean I get the stat about games he starts in or games he doesn't start in.  But the "games where he's subbed" stat is like saying "teams that bring their goalkeeper up for a corner lose 99% of the time."  They don't lose because they brought the keeper up, they brought the keeper up because they are losing.

[Keegan]

We conceded the 2 goals against Norwich after taking him off. He was pulled in the 57th minute and the goals were scored in the 70th and 79th minute.

---EDITED---
(Did the research.)

[Martinbwfc]

Didn't we concede the 2 goals against Norwich after taking him off?

Correct.