why did he take off adel taarabt

[Slaphead in Qatar]

He was our best player. He still had plenty of running left in him.

[Craven Mad]

I hope Tarbs gets used in CM against a weaker team like Burton, I think we'd be perfect alongside Parker. He was great today, offered expansive passing, skilled dribbling and was one of the only players to actually test the keeper. I'm not sure he's best used on the wings though; CM or CAM, for me

[fulhamben]

hmm kaca  tarbs  parker ashkan.  could be very tastey with a combo of berbs bent ruiz and kasami in front of them

[Artful Dodger]

Because he is clueless.

[The King]

hmm kaca  tarbs  parker ashkan.  could be very tastey with a combo of berbs bent ruiz and kasami in front of them

Sounds good, the 2-4-4 formation.

[fulhamben]

hmm kaca  tarbs  parker ashkan.  could be very tastey with a combo of berbs bent ruiz and kasami in front of them

Sounds good, the 2-4-4 formation.

lol, 2 from the 4

[ffc73]

Because Tarabat was running on empty. Jol was about to take him off at about the same time last week when Skeklenberg was injured and we ran out of subs

My guess is that Tarabat was told by Jol to give it everything for 15 minutes & then I'll put fresh legs on

[sipwell]

Still not fully match fit I would say. Tired players are more injury prone than fit ones. I thought it was to take him off and make sure we can enjoy him in the months to come.

[Sammyffc]

fitness. its so logical. he was puffing like he had been doing a marathon untill he got took off, unless you didn't see that ? everyone near me noticed

[EJL]

Gave Riise no support defending Arsenal's counters and he's probably not 100% fit.

[Baider]

Taarabt was the best player on the pitch by an absolute mile

He was the only one who looked like he could do something with the ball

[Riverside]

I hope Tarbs gets used in CM against a weaker team like Burton, I think we'd be perfect alongside Parker. He was great today, offered expansive passing, skilled dribbling and was one of the only players to actually test the keeper. I'm not sure he's best used on the wings though; CM or CAM, for me

Agreed he was great going forward.
However as a defender he makes Ruiz look like Desailly !
A CM has to do some defending

[Aldo]

He didn't start too well, but definitely got better as he went on!

[SKSW6]

Hopefully when he gets his match fitness up he'll play as well as he did today. It was really refreshing to have someone look so enthusiastic to receive the ball and want to move it around and make something happen. He also seems to be our best player in terms of beating a man.

[Humbled]

Taarabt was a joy to watch. Was clearly taken off due to fitness.
Was there any booing this week? I hope not!!!

[RidgeRider]

agree, he is not fully match fit...give him a couple more weeks, he is an exciting player and will do well for us

[Baider]

Taarabt was a joy to watch. Was clearly taken off due to fitness.
Was there any booing this week? I hope not!!!

Heard a boo or two coming from h4 somewhere but they were told quickly to stfu from a fair few

[HatterDon]

Still not fully match fit I would say. Tired players are more injury prone than fit ones. I thought it was to take him off and make sure we can enjoy him in the months to come.

Good comment, but you're being unkind to Taarabt. He's not fit enough for 90 minutes and you didn't want to keep him out there and possibly get injured. I'm surprised you didn't say that, Sips.

[fulhams_finest]

because he was a free floating player he didnt stick to left midfield once and theo walcott was left with riise every single time - i'm not calling him a bad player I'm just saying he maybe should stick to his position/ become more defensive

[Ruiz11]

Not quite match fit yet, also faded in the second half and Jol wanted Kacaniklic to run at their defence on the outside with pace, which sadly didn't happen.