A lot of Newcastle United fans have replied to Nabil Bentaleb’s tweet as he prepares himself for the Toon’s trip to Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Should Newcastle drop Bentaleb?
Yes, play Matty Longstaff instead
No, he will come good
Bentaleb posted a picture of him in training with Steve Bruce watching on, and these Newcastle fans have criticised him for his displays so far.
Keep working
Hard work always pays off ?@NUFC? pic.twitter.com/lASYcjWlxa— Nabil Bentaleb (@nabilbentaleb42) February 19, 2020
so when we going to see it
— ToonBarmy2 (@Barmy2Toon) February 19, 2020
lazy and fat
— James Henderson (@J_Henderson93) February 20, 2020
surprised you have the energy after that workout at Arsenal.
— Dave Smith (@DaveSmith8882) February 19, 2020
Puzzled
— Ron Charlton (@RonCharlton6) February 19, 2020
Other Toon supporters, though, were a bit kinder to the former Tottenham Hotspur man.
You and shelvey in the midfield would be frightening
— Mason (@Mason_Ferrier14) February 19, 2020
Been class first few games, always wanting the ball ??
— Gary D (@Ginspiration10) February 19, 2020
What do we think?
The 25-year-old joined Newcastle on loan till the end of the season from FC Schalke, and his performances so far have earned him an average rating of 6.69 from WhoScored.
Bentaleb, who is valued at £4.5 million (as per Transfermarkt), was particularly poor last weekend as Arsenal thrashed Newcastle 4-0.
The Algerian international was given a 4/10 by the Evening Chronicle for his display against the Gunners and was then involved in an altercation with a few Toon fans on the train home.
Judging by some of the replies to his tweet, Bentaleb has not done enough to convince some Toon fans that he is good enough.