A lot of Newcastle United fans have offered their opinions on Nabil Bentaleb.
NUFC 360 asked fans what have they made of the former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder so far, and the reaction from many Newcastle fans is that they do not like what they see.
This comes after Bentaleb turned in a shocking performance against Arsenal to earn him a 6.10 rating from WhoScored and a 4/10 rating from the Evening Chronicle.
What have you made of Bentaleb so far?
Looks off the pace
Slow start but signs of quality are there
After the match, the 25-year-old was involved in an altercation with a Toon fan on the train.
Certainly, these Newcastle fans are not impressed by what they have seen from the Algerian.
Waste of skin
— Harry Keogh (@HarryKeogh5) February 16, 2020
Strange
— Josh Spence (@JoshSpency24) February 16, 2020
Again, track Bentaleb in the build-up to that goal. Absolute disgrace. #nufc
— Neil Farrington (@Neilfarrington) February 16, 2020
Tired
— KW (@KierannWalkerr) February 16, 2020
Not what we needed. No better than what we had given he is clearly massively unfit. Effort should have been made bringing in a striker.
— Andrew Carruthers (@Andy_Carruthers) February 16, 2020
Absolutely chronic – offers nothing whatsoever. Lazaro isn’t much better.
The lead up to the Arsenal 2nd goal just about summed up the pair of them.
We can go on about centre fwds etc, but when you have no creativity at all in centre mid, you’re on a hiding to nothing ! ??
— Marko van Baston (@thebeerbunny) February 16, 2020
Anonymous..!
Not sure of what his role his in the team..— Vaibhav Pitaliya (@PitaliyaVaibhav) February 16, 2020
What do we think?
Since joining from Schalke on loan till the end of the season, Bentaleb has made four appearances for Newcastle.
This latest display against Arsenal was not good enough, and Toon fans are right to demand more from the £4.5m rated man.
Next up is a trip to face Crystal Palace, and the Magpies will have to be better than they were on Sunday.