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

[Blu1]

Why when leading we still bomb forward ?
Seriously it’s every game & we allow other teams back in it.

Why don’t we drop back 5 yards keep the ball & eliminate any long through ball for at least 15 minutes

???????

 

[wattle]

Just thought I’d pop on here to cheer me up. Fuck me. What a load of bollox being talked!!!!! Again! Newcastle will tire, and have fuck all on the bench. We’ve got Kev to come on. We’re not playing bad. We’re just crap against pace. And Walker obviously has his head elsewhere. We’ll still win 4-2

 

[nellyonthewing]

An inability to defend because we have no shape and it takes two passes to cut through us after Doku loses it and doesn't get back in position.

Rubbish - it only takes one pass

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

Yet again Rodri is wronged against, should have been a red for Guimaraes and Rodri ends up with a stupid soft yellow.

Yeah very surprised VAR didn’t look at that from a dangerous foul play angle

 

[balotellishaircut]

Tbf to Doku he shouldn’t be starting after being out for so long and that’s on Pep.

 

[Blue Maverick]

I’m so tired of Doku running around like a Chicken with his head cut off. This system is based on possession. In the back of ur mind you have to be thinking about keeping control.

Sterling Mk2

 

[TinFoilHat]

We've lost 2 key players now thanks to PiGMOL "directives"

Playing really well and two good moves and goals are beating us.

The Scouse lover in the middle is itching to send Rodders off. Hopefully he won't get the chance.

Still feel the team will win this.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Rodder's still having a go at the referee as they went off.

Fucking too right. The twat should have pulled it back and booked the Barcode twat, but another one let go which sends the wrong message to their players.

Fucking pisses me off when opposition player do what the fuck they want with absolute impunity.

 

[Norbert D]

Yet again Rodri is wronged against, should have been a red for Guimaraes and Rodri ends up with a stupid soft yellow.

Referee knew exactly what he’s doing, he’s a filthy rag or dipper twat from Ashton masquerading as a neutral, he was the ref earlier in the season when they kicked lumps out of us.

 

[ctwrd]

Their 2nd shouldn’t have stood and should have been a red.
they should be down to ten.
Our players have choice between get injured or let them counter

 

[MMA]

Walker needs a good wank.

I think walker is having an early midlife crisis.
Brought on by himself.
Been a great player but he is a fuckin idiot.

 

[Brewster's millions]

If we want to play a super-high line and leave our centre halves one on one then we’re going to need a new centre half I’m afraid. Dias ain’t that player.

Walker was a shambles for the goals.

We need to reset at half time and I’d be bring De Bruyne on for Kovacic, maybe Grealish for Doku as well because he’s giving the ball away far too often and that goal doesn’t happen if he hadn’t jumped out of the challenge.

Praying that Eddie is okay as well because we can kiss the season goodbye if he isn’t.

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

Two good finishes from toon, just bad defending and positioning.... Come on blues!!!

Banking on a phil and julien to shine....

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Think we can still nick this.

I'd be tempted to swap Doku for Grealish. Jack would help retain possession which we've sorely needed, although if they're going to just park the bus Doku can create more magic.

Defense is still a shambles but I don't know what can be done there other than chewing out Walker on his positioning.

Hate to say it but Phil has been pretty anonymous today.

Phil has been decent in spells. It’s a bit harsh to judge him when no one else is playing well. What did you expect?

 

[domalino]

And yet every time he plays we go back to having no control. As others have said, Grealish is an extra defender and not having him out there constantly leaves us open.

You are mistaking correlation for causation.

I would look at a game where Pep has Walker playing as our furthest forward player and realise he isn’t interested in control, he wants us as high as possible.

So he’s picked Doku over Grealish because his game plan isn’t about control, he sets the entire team up up for that game plan, and then you blame Doku.

Youre putting the cart before the horse.

We have had plenty of very easy controlled games with Doku playing this season, they’re just ignored to force a stupid narrative.

 

[Keeper!]

I know Kyle has shit going but he is captain and needs to get his fooking head sorted out

He needs to keep his dick in his pants and save some energy

 

[yankblue]

Just thought I’d pop on here to cheer me up. Fuck me. What a load of bollox being talked!!!!! Again! Newcastle will tire, and have fuck all on the bench. We’ve got Kev to come on. We’re not playing bad. We’re just crap against pace. And Walker obviously has his head elsewhere. We’ll still win 4-2

Both of them

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

One of our best performances this season, but we are losing

 

[Gazza]

Rodri needs to find his top form again, been playing very ordinary for a while now.

 

[TheBlueCat]

Doku the only one in that front line with a bit of pace, Bernardo and Alvarez are no threat at getting in behind so we pass until they have a full low block set up.

Alvarez is a myth. Get very little from him.