Newcastle (H) | PL | Post-Match Thread

Mr Fraser said:
Really don't agree, de Bruyne often tries an ambitious pass, rhodri generally links play and intercepts and nudges play along. De Bruyne s run made the gap for fodens goal
Click to expand...
Me neither. Kevin is aiming to slide the ball through small gaps - it won't always come off but it's not poor play. He's the assist king.
 
As always, I was at the game and thankfully didn't have to put up with the shite live commentary. But just watched MOTD and Foden scores a Messi-esque goal and Mowbray's waffling away like the goal was ok but lucky. What planet is he on? We win 2 - 0 against a decent side and Murphy's saying we're not blowing teams away like we used to. For sure, we're not in top gear but he's almost making out we're a past-it team like his beloved scousers.
 
cleavers said:
That's great, but he does other passes of 5-10 yards that he misses, he's woefully out of for form me.
Click to expand...
It's normal - all great players have dips - but he also worked his arse off. If I'm being brutally honest, we played a few spongy looking passes from our back four. When John comes back he'll improve our distribution from defence.
 
Ederson, 6 - Distribution was mental but was otherwise fine, well done on 100 clean sheets

Walker, 7 - Kept Gordon and ASM relatively quiet today, apart from a couple of moments
Akanji, 6 - Generally fine but always has a "hologram" moment in him, where you can see he's there but defenders just go straight through him as if he's not
Dias, 7 - Was really good at the basics today and stepped into midfield a couple of times
Ake, 9 - My personal MOTM, a real star at the moment

Rodri, 7 - Did all the simple stuff well today, struggled a bit when Newcastle made their subs
De Bruyne, 5 - Pushed hard but rushed it on occasion, he's starting to wane now, what a player he's been
Gundogan, 6 - Unlucky not to score early on, was otherwise a bit mixed

Foden, 8 - What a goal, should have had another in the second half
Haaland, 8 - Looks like a part of the team now, loved his celebration for Bernardo's goal
Grealish, 9 - Never seen such a talented grafter before, gives absolutely everything

Special mention for Bernardo as well.
 
youngbob said:
Ederson, 6 - Distribution was mental but was otherwise fine, well done on 100 clean sheets

Walker, 7 - Kept Gordon and ASM relatively quiet today, apart from a couple of moments
Akanji, 6 - Generally fine but always has a "hologram" moment in him, where you can see he's there but defenders just go straight through him as if he's not
Dias, 7 - Was really good at the basics today and stepped into midfield a couple of times
Ake, 9 - My personal MOTM, a real star at the moment

Rodri, 7 - Did all the simple stuff well today, struggled a bit when Newcastle made their subs
De Bruyne, 5 - Pushed hard but rushed it on occasion, he's starting to wane now, what a player he's been
Gundogan, 6 - Unlucky not to score early on, was otherwise a bit mixed

Foden, 8 - What a goal, should have had another in the second half
Haaland, 8 - Looks like a part of the team now, loved his celebration for Bernardo's goal
Grealish, 9 - Never seen such a talented grafter before, gives absolutely everything

Special mention for Bernardo as well.
Click to expand...
De Bruyne 5, Grealish 9 ?
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
And has been for a while, sadly.

I keep saying it, he's peaked. Will always conjure up a moment of true brilliance, hopefully as our ultimate, big game player, but all the games of the last couple of years have caught up with him.

We have to use him carefully and hopefully he can recharge his batteries this summer.
Click to expand...
He was excellent at Arsenal and Bristol. He has been I’ll, so perhaps not back to full fitness yet. Quite a few had episodes of awfulness today, our passing apart from the front three was woeful at times.
 
Axel Freed said:
The Arsenal game aside, today was the toughest game we have left and we came through it with aplomb. Dias and Ake were excellent at the back, our midfield were at it and Bernie coming on for the misfiring KDB was a master stroke.

Big 3 points regardless of all the knicker wetting which will ensue on here from Arsenal’s win. Only 5 points in it with a dozen games left to play.
Click to expand...
Brighton away say Hi
 
Cracking result. Not a great performance as a team but we had a few standout players today, Ake, Dias, Foden and Grealish in particular.

I must admit im really looking forward to the return of Stones. We really need Stones/Dias OR Laporte/Dias. Akanji constantly getting caught of position along with numerous times ball watching letting his runners go. He's a good player but nowhere near Stones and Laporte.

On a bright note, How good is Jack Grealish! Playing absolutely fabulous.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
And has been for a while, sadly.

I keep saying it, he's peaked. Will always conjure up a moment of true brilliance, hopefully as our ultimate, big game player, but all the games of the last couple of years have caught up with him.

We have to use him carefully and hopefully he can recharge his batteries this summer.
Click to expand...
Exactly mate, there comes a time where it’s not so much what you can still do, but more what you can recover from, and 2 full-ish games in 7/8 days is way too much for most players 30 and over let alone 3, especially midfielders, even Kyle (who’s a world class athlete), can no longer do those marauding runs AND get back like he used to all game.
No way Kev (and Ilkay) have that in their legs these days, they’re not 90 minute players any more, it’s sad, but still a testament to their quality that they still manage to impact so many games.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Unread Posts

Don't have an account? Register now and see fewer ads!

SIGN UP
Back
Top