Match Thread | Newcastle vs Man City (13/01/24)

[come-on-barney]

Doku starts and we're back to a No Control shitshow FFS

Every time! Need to get him off for Jack.

 

[69FACUPfinal]

Usual they get away with all sorts. Why wasn't Troppier booked for kicking ball away? This lot were smashed by the Dippers. We really have regressed defensively this season. Need to win this, because seriously if not League has gone. Dips ain't losing any this season.

 

[Blu1]

Doku starts and we're back to a No Control shitshow FFS

Just thinking that. Away to these not the right game for him unless we need something with 20 mins to go as a sub

 

[madloaf]

Not been a great half for the "doku is better than grealish" gang. Lets hope that changes 2nd half. I'm sure it will.

 

[super_city_si]

Doku loses it every fucking time

 

[Gumzy97]

Need Kev on for his leadership

 

[BlueAnorak]

Doku is great when we're on top but he is a bit of a passenger when we're up against it.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Everyone talks about Nunes but Kovacic doesn't bring anything to the team. I think he was brought in to help Gvardiol settle in. That's all

Wtf is this post. Do you think pep is stupid? Why would he play him or bring him into the side for that alone

 

[paulchapo]

He shit himself for the first goal. And he’s poor for the transitions against us.

We’re so poor defensively.

We dominated for 35 minutes and then shit ourselves.

It's been the same all season. As soon as we're put under pressure we collapse. It's baffling. I said after the Huddersfield game they hardly got out of their half but with a bit more luck when they did they could have scored three times. We are so easy to play through it's alarming.

 

[upb78]

Doku abysmal, how many balls has he lost already in only one half??

 

[ninjamonkey]

We have lost something as a team defensively.

It's the setup. Go 1v1 and you're asking for trouble. One man gets beaten once and they're clean in. It's suicide defending.

We don't need gvardiol and walker on the wings not offering much, protect and let the forwards do their job. They're more than good enough.

 

[adr2.8i]

Get to HT within a goal, calm down, have an orange, and focus and get back on it. 4-2 city

 

[TrentGrisham]

Get Doku out on the right or something.

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

Bring back Pearce

Fuck that bring back Hughes. At least we will draw

 

[FatedBlue77]

Problem of no control

 

[Tolmie scores]

Please could we have our backbone returned sometime soon

Need younger hungrier players for that. Ake love him but he is so quiet it seems you need him to see this danger and instruct. Walker looks fked..dias pissed ..so that's our defence lol

 

[Mancity1980]

The difference is the shoot on sight we have to almost walk it

It’s easier to shoot on sight when you are hitting on the breaking. Against a low block it is going to ricochet off a player.

 

[nellyonthewing]

All the time dnt get why some dont see it

Because there is no fooker behind him

 

[SWP's back]

Walker stinking out SJP once again. Get him off.

 

[Don Karleone]

Get him on the subs bench.

In my opinion