Doucouré banned from training by Lampard

I wonder if he signed Frank's card ?

Another player who has been a big disappointment, he contributes absolutely sweet FA assist and goal wise, his passing is very hit and miss, and is hardly the swashbuckling ball carrying midfielder we thought we were getting, basically another bang average player who doesn’t do anything particularly well

This could be a step in the right direction if we can get them altogether in a Southport Chinese restaurant.

We don't need another Mongolian lamb to the slaughter like Sheedy

Gawd blimey it's all going off.

I thought they'd all been banned from training they way they perform on the pitch.

Sean :-)

Join together with the banned!

If anyone thought Doucoure was a player, you must have mixed-up him up with another Doucoure.

I wonder if he's actually the centre back or keeper?

In fact put him upfront and let him scare players in the opposition box rather than his own.

Probably asked him for the address of Harry Redknaps dog so he could complete his tax return!

Banned from training probably because Lampard who was a great player quickly sussed that Doucoure can't control a football.

Now unbanned? An unlikely rebel.

I went to a few games as an away fan at Watford when he was there. Yet some of our fans were raving about him and I could not really see why.

I could have understood us buying him under Silva who presumably knew him but we bought him during Ancelotti's only summer which was bizarre like Silva had left behind notes to Brands insisting this guy was worth it? Then there were rumours swirling that he wasn't even known by Ancelotti.

The times I have seen him, I have always thought there is a really good player in there somewhere but he just makes silly errors. His first touch is poor, he often over-hits the ball, looks clumsy and needs five yards to compose himself into a run with the ball. In theory he should be a really good box-to-box midfielder with a few goals to his name but that just has not come about.

He's been so irrelevant for about eighteen months that I even forgot he was in our squad this season.

I remember him getting injured during the empty seats season, and being very badly missed, but he’s another who hasn’t done very good since this period, and obviously struggles trying to play a technical game. I’m obviously taking the piss, but we have been that slow under Lampard, that it’s hard to pick out any player, that has improved?

Some might say Demari Gray, but I think this is just because he’s the only player who tries to run forward with the ball, and Iwobi, has also had a few better games, but neither him or Gray, would get into a team in the top half of the table, on a regular basis imo.

It's being reported elsewhere that other players were involved in the row with Frank. Separately it's been reported that Michael Keane has been excluded from the squad since Southampton but no indication if that's because he was also rowing with Frank or if he was just excluded based on form.

Looking for a move, and who could blame him.

Glad to see the back,of him, poor footballer with very little football intelligence

Kieran

If that is true then it is very sad but also raises a few questions.

It is sad given the rapport Frank seemed to have with the players when we stayed up last season.

But I would love to know who these difficult players are in the dressing room as these rumours come up every so often. If there is some sort of clique in there that has been consistent in the last few years, it would explain a lot.

I just couldn't see who it could be unless Seamus is somewhat more rebellious than I ever had him down as?!!

A certain Italian manager described Doucoure as being somebody who could "play no 10 or in front of the back four. Great in transition, Fantastic box to box"

He wasnt taking the piss though. Oh no.

I feel so gratefully.

Darren

The same guy allegedly said Dunc was equipped for Real Madrid and gave Holgate a huge pay rise. Clearly an idiot.

Just get rid, see if we can get another 4 or more gone with him, too many over-paid average players in the squad anyway.

Contracted extended apparently.