“How does Ameobi start when Lolley and Knockaert are on the bench?”
“Why does Ameobi keep playing? He’s done nothing for a while now.”
“How much are we paying Knockaert? How doesn’t he start over Ameobi?”
“Not sure what Ameobi has done over the past 20 years to keep playing for a Championship side. 20 goals in his entire career, 1 goal and 0 assists in 26 games.”
It is safe to say Twitter was not universally in favour of Chris Hughton’s team selection prior to kick-off against Millwall.
There is something amusing about the thought of an eight-year-old Sammy Ameobi valiantly trying to earn himself a place in a Championship team, while perhaps pledging to cut down on his pick-and-mix intake. But, to some degree at least, these were still valid questions.
Why was 28-year-old Ameobi picked ahead of Anthony Knockaert, with the ink still wet on his…
