Newcastle (a) post match thread

[kaz7]

Not to be a tit, but that can be said for all top teams. We are not the only team who had playars in the World Cup

We had the most players and all our engish lad,kev and vinny went till the last week,had little break and pre-season

 

[g180aj]

I'd wager Walker has been responsible for half the goals we have conceded this season.

He never was the most technically proficient but even his supposed recovery pace isn't as pronounced this season.

He makes numerous bad choices and being asked to join up and make another man in the midfield is exposing both him and us horribly. He always turns inside and is never far away from a rash challenge, overrunning the ball or a bad tackle.

I personally don't like him and would prefer we went after someone we can rely on for the next five or six years, the lad Wan-Bissaka at Palace, he''l do for me.

He always just heads the ball in the direction of midfield, never to an actual player.

 

[fathellensbellend]

Most frustrating factor for me is the fact scoring so early should have ended Newcastle's game plan, after leading we should have sat back, given them the ball, and picked them off, nothing altered and their limited ability but we'll drilled defending allowed them a platform to stay in, and ultimately win the game

 

[ctid1894]

Not to be a tit, but that can be said for all top teams. We are not the only team who had playars in the World Cup

We also had more players than anyone (Spurs excluded) in the latter rounds, meaning no and very little rest.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

He always just heads the ball in the direction of midfield, never to an actual player.

I have noticed recently that teams want us playing the build-up ball out towards Walker's side, so they are pushing up on Fernandinho and our left-back.

Teams generally did that also when they leave Kompany as the free man, knowing he isn't a reliable passer.

Invariably, Walker will play high risk or back to the keeper.

 

[carlosthejackal]

Just to us though to be fair to the ref he did clearly tell Kevin not to take it till the wall was sorted out.
The booking was out if order though.

Correct, so in future a quick free kick cannot be taken until the ref blows ? I can guarantee that in the coming weeks a team will score from a quick free kick and it will be allowed. Absolutely no consistency is shown by the officials and that’s the problem

 

[rnblade]

The absolute comedy show of last night still leaves a bitter taste.
We had a team strong enough to win that but the lethargy and lack of basic defending, passing and putting the chances away was, as usual our downfall. I can’t fathom why Jesus or Bernardo weren’t in the starting line up due to their form. I realise others need minutes but they were working well.
I have yet to understand why Danilo is still considered good enough for our team. He was absolutely shocking, his positioning and giving the ball away numerous times along with Walker contributed to our keystone cop defending. Mendy isn’t much better, so move Laporte there until we have a permanent consistent replacement.
In reality I think the league is over for us, I cannot see us clawing back the points difference now. The dippers won’t make any mistakes from now on.
We have no one else to blame but ourself.

 

[Utter bobbins]

We only have ourselves to blame this season, to lose three games against Leicester, Palace and Newcastle after taking the lead is unforgivable.

As much as people don't like to admit it he Dippers deserve to win the League this year.

Has the season finished or have I missed something

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I don't have an issue with the disallowed goal, referee clearly asked Kev to wait.

Where he got it wrong was then bottling it not sending off De Bruyne in the second half and then their lad just a few moments later (although the foul was on KDB, who was lucky to still be on the pitch)

Much as it smarts, we were mainly let down last night by our experienced or go-to guys, Silva, Aguero and Fernandinho, who were all shite in various form or another.

I'd also argue Sterling has only played well against Liverpool in last couple of months.

 

[Goater10]

We didn’t lose the game because we signed Mahrez – who incidentally didn’t start in any of the defeats to Newcastle, Palace and Leicester.

We didn’t lost the game because of fatigue – Despite the amount of games this month it’s too early to blame physical or mental fatigue, we can save that excuse for the end of February after playing games in 4 different competitions.

We didn’t lose the game because of the referee – it was obvious De-Bruyne was told not to take the free-kick until the whistle had blown.

We lost the game because we lacked ideas and were guilty of bad decision making. I like the team playing out from the back, I find it sexy, but to get away with it all season would have been a miracle. Nailed on penalty. Sadly its costs us a goal, which has resulted in a defeat. (Always hoped the time we'd get caught out playing from the back would be at 3 or 4 nil up)

For me Walker is the weak link. Danilo has to play RB and Delph LB until Mendy is ready.

We move on, the seasons not over, there’s still a lot to play for.

 

[hello]

I've been trying to think when did we last play so woefully as the 2nd half in particular and I am really struggling.

 

[cjn]

I like the team playing out from the back, I find it sexy, but to get away with it all season would have been a miracle.

Did you sleep through last year or something?

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

It's clear as day that our opposition are sealing off the wingers and inviting the fullbacks to play it inside, which they are incapable of doing.

This is exactly what happened in year one and it's shocking that Pep hasn't sorted this.

 

[Goater10]

Did you sleep through last year or something?

Alright, you got me! To get away with it for 2 seasons would have been a miracle!

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I've been trying to think when did we last play so woefully as the 2nd half in particular and I am really struggling.

Midweek at Burton.

Southampton over Christmas.

Even the game at Huddersfield last weekend, the warning signs were there, where a better team or poor application could cost us.

This hasn't come out of nowhere. If anything, the win and performance against Liverpool seems more of an anomaly, than what we have been serving up for quite a while.

Others have suggested it has simply been game management, keeping our powder dry, but we haven't been able to select our highest gear all season.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I've been trying to think when did we last play so woefully as the 2nd half in particular and I am really struggling.

A certain Derby match to win the title springs to mind

 

[Withnail]

I'd wager Walker has been responsible for half the goals we have conceded this season.

He never was the most technically proficient but even his supposed recovery pace isn't as pronounced this season.

He makes numerous bad choices and being asked to join up and make another man in the midfield is exposing both him and us horribly. He always turns inside and is never far away from a rash challenge, overrunning the ball or a bad tackle.

I personally don't like him and would prefer we went after someone we can rely on for the next five or six years, the lad Wan-Bissaka at Palace, he''l do for me.

Agreed Wan Bissaka looks an excellent player who has pace and can defend

 

[trevorriley]

Every good team has a bad spell in a season, it comes to all.

We hit the bad spell with Chelsea / palace / Leicester, problem being last night was worse than those performances so why after a month of good performances are we down to this level for a game.

Pep did look pissed off, you can see why. His players making the worse passes I have seen us do plus our forwards trying to dribble through three players rather than pass. Danilo / Walker where horrendous, they looked like players that played for a low down the table team on shit form, nothing like what pep expects.

Only a bad run like the dippers had a few seasons ago will allow us to win the league. Cant see that happening, plus after last night can not see us putting an explosive run in.

 

[Father Paul]

first thing first, BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE FANS loud and proud

big intake (breath)
right, yes hate lose and in a title race its hard to take, but shit happens and after last season great run and points and goals it was always going to be hard this season
not digging anybody out and we trust pep 100% and owners 1000% and we have been in bigger mess than we are today, so if we are not winning the premier league this season then anybody but united i can take, i may not like red scouse scum but the hurt is only going to last a couple of days if they end up winning the league, not like united it would take all summer ???

its never over to its over but if liverpool win tonight they have a 3 games 2 defeats in the bank and salah diving and the officials handing them the title its look bleak
the game last night itself was always going to be a slippy one and we just did not get going and everything was off and even the early goal was a lucky one, the ref was shocking and the yellow card for KDB was just a joke and when he should have been shown another yellow the ref bottled it knowing the mistake in the first half

many on here in the pre match thread saying its a banker and bagging the 3 points before kick off maybe now you will understand the old school fans views about away games
and slowly we are turning into johnny big bollocks fans and everything manchester city fans hate about the scum over the road,

we are not done yet and still have 3 cups to play and winning a cup will soften the blow and winning a couple of cup will be a great season, so we move on we all need to come together and back this great club and players and manager and at the end of the day if we come up short then we go again next season

It was a banker in terms of what else we have to face but despite a 1 goal start we still managed to lose to a team that was extremely poor and barely crossed into our half in anger. Look your right its not the end of the world and we still have a good chance of a domestic cup double and that will do most of us just fine. Indeed after that performance last night we really can't expect to win the league and that's fine with me also. But my main point is where we are heading next season and beyond and I think there is a lot more planning to be done than many of us thought last May.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

I'd wager Walker has been responsible for half the goals we have conceded this season.

He never was the most technically proficient but even his supposed recovery pace isn't as pronounced this season.

He makes numerous bad choices and being asked to join up and make another man in the midfield is exposing both him and us horribly. He always turns inside and is never far away from a rash challenge, overrunning the ball or a bad tackle.

I personally don't like him and would prefer we went after someone we can rely on for the next five or six years, the lad Wan-Bissaka at Palace, he''l do for me.

I'm sure it has nothing to do with the ridiculous amount of games he has played in the past 18 months.