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

[Galvanoth]

does alvarez needs some rest? He has been poor for a while now.

 

[Keeper!]

Yep one thing I don’t like about him is he gives up the ball to easy and doesn’t track back like Jack. But otherwise he was having a great game.

Not having a good game, never mins a great game

 

[Gazza]

We're the better team and will win this.

 

[Father Paul]

It could quite reasonably be argued that that’s the best we’ve played all season.

One thing’s for sure ….. if we play like that every game we’ll win the league at a canter

Bollox.

 

[Tb1981]

If we win this it will be a miracle
But they are a poor team
All they have is long ball and crowd

 

[fuskarn]

the midfield signings have been total shit

letting gundo go was fucking criminal

 

[youngbob]

This is just way too simplistic, look at the positioning of our fullbacks, we’re playing 235 with Walker often the furthest forward. Thats why we don’t have much control and are vulnerable on the break, we’re vacating the middle of the pitch.

Thats nothing to do with Doku.

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.

 

[colorado blue]

Strange game. We donated the majority and could have been out of sight but goals like that change games and momentum. Next goal wins this.

 

[Blu1]

Need Kev on for his leadership

Only way we get back into this but we do risk him being hacked down

 

[roy.or.r]

Walker needs a good wank.

 

[madloaf]

He's just flashy and fast. Doesn't make us a better team, especially in games like this.

I did this debate a while ago. He's fun to watch, and certainly not the sole reason our brains fell out of our defensive minds at the end there, but he sure fucking started it by shitting out of a tackle. It's just not fucking on that stuff.

 

[chesterbells]

So he can lose it over there?

Gvardiol has been doing him no favours on the left, and he’s had a lack of passing options.

 

[Damanino]

if we had same conversion rate of chances like our opponents we would score like 6-7 goals per game nonstop. sometimes even 12-14...

defending from the front is a joke, wingers need to help out, fullbacks need to do their fucking job, CB's be in right position, midfield not to be run over so easily...
blocking shots and crosses is this something we think is beneath us?

 

[geek24601]

Thought we actually played well

Unlucky to be behind

Yeah we have played well enough going forward but our defence is all over the place .

 

[super_city_si]

There are games for Doku. Parked bus hes great. Teams who have pace in transition hes a liability. A huge one.

 

[bondsman]

So easy to break in. We have no pace in the side and our fullbacks can’t or don’t want to defend. How did we allow Laporte to leave? He’s better than any defender we have bar stones who is sadly rarely fit

 

[jimharri]

Thought we actually played well

Unlucky to be behind

Not when you don't defend, no.

 

[MadchesterCity]

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

 

[heslops barnet]

Walker isn't doing the basics again, it's a such a shame he's gone backwards so quickly

Since he got his new contract & armband…..

 

[Keeper!]

does alvarez needs some rest? He has been poor for a while now.

lol FFS so very, very wrong