Match Thread | Newcastle vs. Man City (28/09/24)

[Keeper!]

If Gundogan and Bernardo get their passing game going we will win.

Bernie needs to be central, wasted out wide

 

[levets]

Accidental?…. Burn meant that.

He meant to foul him, but I don’t think he meant to stamp on his Achilles

 

[.db.]

A(nother) reason to love Jack

That’s just greedy that. Has to pass the ball there.

Pep’s football is always about unselfish play.

 

[the_invisible_man]

Fairly entertaining game with both teams being equally good and equally poor at varying stages of the half.

Only Gündoğan in the midfield is getting consistently involved in the game. Yeah things haven’t come off for him and he looks about 40 when running back, but he’s done more than Lewis and Kovačić combined. Those two need to get involved in the game. Deep midfield is where Yaya and Rodri had/have 120+ touches of the ball in games and dictate(d) play. I’d be surprised if Lewis and Kovačić had twenty passes combined that half.

I’d rather take one of those two off because at some point Gündoğan’s constant involvement is going to end in a goal or assist.

Bernardo quiet n’all but he’s not playing centrally.

Grealish, Gvardiol and the back four and keeper have all been good.

Newcastle also been randomly good and bad n’all.

Agree, don't think gundo has been as bad as some are saying and has shown some creativity, some coming off (pass through to haaland twice) and some not (trying to chip the GK)

 

[flook]

Walker having a good game, as is Jack, Gundog looks off the pace, the robot is having a good game all over the pitch

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

Exceptional from Jack and Josko. Would be thrilled with a 1-0 win.

Any win away in this league is a good win.
Keep it up blues

 

[dadnlad]

What did we ever do to Keown he hates us. Never says a good word about us.

ill give you a clue 4

 

[Gabriel]

I vaguely remember a game in the last year or so at Newcastle (think it was the cup game) where we were comfortable at HT and deserved to be easily ahead, dominating. Then they came out second half and all of them were trying to fire up their fans after every tackle, throw in, corner, anything - and we pretty much wilted to it and lost.

I think THAT is what we need to be ready for in the second half. Howe has had this idea of late that we don’t like aggression. Need to battle through the opening stages of the 2nd half as they will try to get more from their fans by being even more aggressive than they have been so far.

Our team in that first half included Phillips, Lewis, Gomez, and Bobb, who played splendidly; they brought on their heavyweights at the break and became much more aggressive and we capitulated. They’re basically all playing for them today already.

The more they attack, the more space there will be for Doku/Savinho later; just need not to concede first.

 

[Magicpole]

I've not been drinking. It's too early in the day. And I don't have a dealer that does drugs that strong.

I do.

 

[paulsimpson]

The ref has been invisible, i.e. good. Oliver could take notes.

He should have booked the Newcastle player who literally laid into Grealish. Pep even asked 4th official about the tackle.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Accidental?…. Burn meant that.

He absolutely did.

As I said earlier, you can tell when a motion is natural in those situations, and those types of injuries do happen accidentally.

But there was nothing natural about the way Burn extended his leg and stamped Haaland’s Achilles as he fell.

 

[Sky Blue]

He meant to foul him, but I don’t think he meant to stamp on his Achilles

Oh he did.

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Keown having a dig ."you can't touch city players"

He’s a ****.

 

[blundellbluemoon]

That’s assuming a level of physical coordination I’m not sure the giant bumbling **** possesses

We know gundo is better than that looks a bit of pace it will come.

 

[Eccles Blue]

ill give you a clue 4

*lol* yes I forgot he thinks he’s invincible!! ;-)

 

[SamBlue]

Why is Bernardo on the wing? The player has not offered anything in this position for some time

Some time is all the way back to his Monaco days.

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

Hop Erling is ok to continue. That accidental stamp on his Achilles area could have caused a very serious injury. He seemed a bit stiff for a few minutes, but then got back into it.

Accidental stamp.
Was it ?

 

[OntarioBlue]

I’m in Italy and can’t watch the game. Relying on this thread to keep me up to date. Anyone got a clip of the goal ? Thanks

 

[.db.]

Hope thor is not injuried badly , never good to see blood in a game

A bit of red sweat is usually a good thing, means the injury is superficial and just a skin injury. It’s worse when you can’t see the injury.

 

[PragueBlue]

Not at our best obviously and for me this formation just isn't working (despite the score).

Nothing Gundogan has done (one pass to Haaland excepted) has come off and Lewis just hasn't been in the game much. I'd be tempted to take both off and bring Foden and Savinho on and move Bernardo into the middle. It would give them something more to worry about defensively.

I suspect it will stay the same though and hopefully our midfield can get more of a grip. If they do, we should win this.