Newcastle (A) | Wed 27th Sept | EFL Cup | Post Match Thread

[Chi-town blues]

he could be, i just hate how jack doesnt try and take the defenders on, doku actually uses his pace and skills and u can see the impact he has straight away

i never thought jack is the winger pep needed more like his game shoots him in the middle .

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Good first half for Bobb

Pretty much everyone poor in the second other than Ake and Ortega.

Nunes looked decent when he came on.

Doku looks lively but very one footed.

Phillips and Grealish gave us nothing.

 

[Trickyblues]

Phillips looks overweight and is about as mobile as an Eddie Stobartt truck

I assume you haven’t seen Phillips in the flesh then? Far from overweight and if he was he wouldn’t be in the squad.

 

[youngbob]

I’m with you. I hate when we lose.

But we either lose this or lose the quarter-final. Better to just get it over with.

 

[lazerblue]

As Rodri got any sons yet that we can bring through?

Philips at Arsenal will keep me awake tonight

don't worry, philips will be nowhere near that game

 

[ancoats]

No mention of 5k away fans wed eve...imagine it being the other way round and they bought 5k to ours....cameraman would be fixated on the loyal geordies all night....our image is just so shit

Great away support again, You feel for them with the result but Bigger games than tonight will reap the rewards

 

[citytill1die84]

I think we'll be better when Stones, Rodri, KDB, Haaland, Bernardo, Walker, Dias & Ederson return

 

[Gabriel]

He won't start at the weekend.

Probably not, especially as he played the full game tonight. I’m just concerned about how Nunes will play. Some players have no problem going back to old stomping grounds, whereas others inexplicably fall to pieces. Hope he’s of the former type.

 

[normskih]

"Misplaced the odd pass"

Understatement of the year.

Some folk are looking for his every mistake though, I’m not:)

 

[blue b4 the moon]

That was like playing against Everton on & off the pitch with Walton in charge....counted 16+ times they kicked the ball away and he booked 1 of them!!!

Small time wankers.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Gomez, Phillips and Grealish not good enough.

Agree with this. No lack of effort from Gomez but he is technically poor. Not as good as Zinchenko in the same position. Phillips is too slow and not proactive. He doesn't influence matches. Grealish has fantastic skills but has major fitness problems, probably because of his lifestyle. Doku looks better. We can't carry anyone these days.

 

[manimanc]

Sky bigging up a 3rd round toon victory for the ages, in a cup no-one gives a shit about.

Can anybody name the teams that got through the 3rd round of the Spanish/Italian/German/French/Dutch equivalent of our fizzy cup?

Nah, didn't think so.

Yawn.

The commentator was a prick tonight, a typical sky sports anti city wankathon.

 

[scousemanc]

The only year the league cup was significant was 2019 when it was 1/3 of the domestic treble. An achievement no other team in the history of english football has managed.

If your'e going to lose a game, that game was it. As you were.

 

[NoCompromise]

Blindingly obvious that we didn't want it tonight and you will lose games with that mentality. Several second string played well.
You move on.

 

[Tolmie scores]

Congratulations to NUFC.

Gutted as l was hoping to scrape through, but it was a little bit to much playing NUFC at the wrong time.

Had we'd played Cardiff we'd have probably scraped through and may have won the whole thing.

but sometimes you need luck on the field and luck off it.

we won the treble from a similar position last season, lets crack on.

You cant really say NUFC were great in 2nd half but the game now requires lightening pace and power, Doku was bought to add tge pace..but Jacky lad...playing out wide..can be a real drain..jog, stop, pass 5 yards back..he does shine occasionally but mostly its...the above!

 

[Shirley]

Game of two half’s…apparently

 

[chaddblue]

Which County FA is he registered with? Surely can’t be Manchester County FA

He is the golden boy at Manchester FA. Attends loads of their functions etc

I was told by somebody at one I attended that he definitely isn’t a city fan

 

[Gabriel]

Eh?

Newcastle fans. More brawn than brain.

 

[Brewster's millions]

The 9% were awful passes. Of the 91% successful passes, I'd say that 75% were backwards or three yards sideways.
Nowhere near a good performance.

Proof that 64% of statistics are just made up.

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

I assume you haven’t seen Phillips in the flesh then? Far from overweight and if he was he wouldn’t be in the squad.

That’s fair enough if he ain’t overweight but he’s as slow as fuck at everything he does