OB1
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Didn’t see enough from Phillips! He made 112 passes and had a very respectable 91% pass completion.
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Newcastle (A) | Wed 27th Sept | EFL Cup | Post Match Thread
- Thread starter LangleyBlue1970
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Didn’t see enough from Phillips! He made 112 passes and had a very respectable 91% pass completion.
He won’t play. Convinced after tonight pep will come up with another planAs Rodri got any sons yet that we can bring through?
Philips at Arsenal will keep me awake tonight
Lavinda Past
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I thought Phillips did ok, he may have misplaced the odd pass but most players on that pitch tonight did too. It’s Grealish who is going to have to book his ideas up. IMO, he will not get his place back in front of Doku with a performance like that. Gomez did ok for me in midfield, I’m not yet convinced there’s a left back in him.
"Misplaced the odd pass"
Understatement of the year.
nellyonthewing
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If we had started strong with Doku Nunes and Phil we might have been a couple up at half time. Our failure to lay a glove on them for 45 minutes was our downfall. After their goal it was almost inevitable we'd struggle as players tired. Phillips is really not at our level and should be shipped out in January.
Gabriel
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I’d pushback on that a little. We created quite a few good openings in the first half, it’s just the final ball and touch were heavy.Never really looked dangerous though, you can pass in front of a deep lying team all night and...they will let you as its their tactic
Is Jack still recovering from his bender after the treble…..?Felt like we treated it as a “run out” / training session rather than a proper game.
Didn’t seem interested in scoring or in rescuing the game when we went behind.
We’ll be glad of the rest and being out of it will come in handy when the fixtures start to pile up.
Thought Gomez played well.
Didn’t see enough from Phillips.
Saw flashes from Bobb, but he needs to develop his radar to avoid trouble rather than relying on his feet to get him out of trouble. Decent first full 90 from the kid.
MadchesterCity
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Jack struggled, offered nothing but he’s just back from injury, I do agree though that he’s going to struggle to get back in as it would appear he’s not got the output/ creative ability of Doku, Alvarez or Foden. Perhaps a move more central is his best optionExtremely disappointed when we lose.
Don't understand this half-arsed approach by Pep, either play kids and lose or play to win.
Lost to five minutes of bluster and shouting crowd.
Phillips didn't do many things wrong, but nobody replaces Rodri right now even for a game.
With Nunes and Doku on we were 300% better.
I know Jack has been injured, but don't see him regaining his place in the first eleven.
mancity2012_eamo
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Absolutely this.That finished as expected. My opinion on Phillips hasn’t been changed. Grealish isn’t at the races. Doku is far better on the left.
Jack needs to up his game.
Doku looks like first choice.
I thought he was pretty decent in the first half.
That’s it, pretty decent for City is good enough for England.
He was fine tonight, but a pivot for us needs everything, he’s just a bit short.
For us, there’s just something not quite there. He’s not shite, he’s just not right for us. In my humble opinion.
Citizen of Legoland
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After 50 years you’d want it more as well. Not sure how many more Inter-City Fairs Cup DVDs they can shift.What bollocks. We were weak as piss all night. Newcastle wanted it more