Newcastle (H) | PL | Post-Match Thread

[AndyP68]

Now then now then. How's about that then guys and gals! Liverpool 7 Man United 0. Look on Eric Ten Haag's face priceless.

I don’t particularly dislike him or GN to be honest. A freak result. One that is certainly welcome as it snuffs out their title bid and shuts their fans up.

Souness came across as a dick.

 

[Kippax77]

City fans are the best early leavers in the league without doubt, it’s a habit to the majority.

Utd fans at the Etihad and Anfield this season havn't done too bad.
I reckon over the 2 games, 3 hours of football they actually stayed and watched about 110 minutes.

Surely they hold the crown for early leavers this year

 

[Bluesince1979]

Highlights from NUTV

Gives you a different perspective on the game

Bloody lucky we were

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Utd fans at the Etihad and Anfield this season havn't done too bad.
I reckon over the 2 games, 3 hours of football they actually stayed and watched about 110 minutes.

Surely they hold the crown for early leavers this year

To be fair I was amazed any were still there today. There is no way I would have been after a shitshow like that.

 

[simon23]

Bloody lucky we were

Think it shows that for once a team didnt take their chances against us and we took ours......

We played a lot better but still some room for improvement....we dont seem to be able to keep control of the ball for long periods of time as much (maybe cause we are trying to play the ball quicker forward) and also cause KDBs form has fallen off a cliff!

 

[Kippax77]

To be fair I was amazed any were still there today. There is no way I would have been after a shitshow like that.

Was there till the end down there after a 6 nil drubbing once.
This after being beat in the cup there 3 days before 4 nil.
I must of been mad.
Either that or I was too pissed to move from my seat

 

[give it to gordon]

They come from a one club city.

So do we

 

[LucahArchie10]

From up in SS3 we played much more narrow than usual I'd guess that's why our passing was iffy.....Eddie's kicking was another thing maybe a sore shin from the midweek game.

Anyway job done, had they taken that big chance at 1-0 in the second half it would have been much harder.

In the end a 2-0 win and a week off.

Wow, must have had a sore shin all season, its been awfull

 

[LucahArchie10]

Newcastles press was excellent yesterday causing Ederson to go long. But obviously all 10 other outfield players can miss a pass and nothing is ever said

Look again, at least 5 kicks went way into touch from half a press

He gave 3 fookin hospital passes in the 1st 15 minutes & Absalutely shanked a right foot with no pressure on him

He simply has 1 gear which is so laid back he might as well be in an Amsterdam ganja caffee

If his feet ain't working then his game is fucked

Has to pick it up, nothing more to say

 

[Ray bloody Purchase]

Was there till the end down there after a 6 nil drubbing once.
This after being beat in the cup there 3 days before 4 nil.
I must of been mad.
Either that or I was too pissed to move from my seat

Was that when Rosler gave his boots to someone in the crowd, I was at them both as well, it was the 5-0 away to Charlton on a Boxing Day that killed me, I expected to get trounced at Anfield, not of Jim bloody Melrose

 

[GoatersLeftShin]

That was a big result that yesterday. On paper it was tricky and if we'd have lost it and gone 8 points behind it would've been a real blow and made things a lot trickier.

The way Arsenal are playing at the moment is looking like they are absolutely the "real deal" and we have to be at our best now to stop them. Winning games like they did yesterday is the hallmark of champions and the kind of thing we did. When I've seen them play this season they've been very good so we could do with a nice long winning streak. Once we find that form, no one can challenge us.

Anyway, great to see Foden back to his best. His movement, touches and of course opening goal were world class and if he can keep this up it would be like signing a £150m player - he was exceptional. I hope he's sorted his demons out and gets back to being one of our key players.

Special mention as well to Grealish who was superb yesterday. He is so cool on the ball and wins so many free kicks for us but I'd really like to see him in the middle so he can run with the ball more and influence the game. I also thought Akanji did well on the whole, keeping Wilson quiet and not reacting when Wilson was trying to play rugby.

Great result that and I just hope we can get some momentum now for a long winning streak!

COME ON CITY!

 

[g180aj]

I don't rate him and simply discussing his attributes on here.

It was an excellent win against a good team, but if we want to get back to our known levels, then we can't afford passengers, and I have also included Kev in that appraisal.

Kev has plenty of credit in the bank, but Akanji is a huge weak link and better attacks than Newcastle yesterday would have made us pay, certainly in Champions League, as Pep always stresses those margins.

It’s no coincidence that we’ve conceded so many goals and the only real defensive changes this season are Akanji and Lewis and Lewis has performed well.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

If he's a seven out of ten, then ten doesn't count for much these days?

He's so poor. Gets dragged out, gets outjumped, never senses danger.

I thought in his first couple games, certainly at Sevilla, he looked very assured, but he's a headless chicken when put under any type of pressure or movement.

He was criminal for the Rashford goal the other week and even the players were thinking what the fuck in the win against Villa, when he failed to react to their goal.

Hardwood Bellis should not be loaned out again at the expense of Akanji remaining.

Akanji is a big step down from the other 4 centre backs. On the assumption that Ake holds down the left back slot We’ve got to get Laporte or Stones alongside Dias for the rest of the season.

 

[Kippax77]

Was that when Rosler gave his boots to someone in the crowd, I was at them both as well, it was the 5-0 away to Charlton on a Boxing Day that killed me, I expected to get trounced at Anfield, not of Jim bloody Melrose

It was

 

[Vic]

Look again, at least 5 kicks went way into touch from half a press
He gave 3 fookin hospital passes in the 1st 15 minutes & Absalutely shanked a right foot with no pressure on him
He simply has 1 gear which is so laid back he might as well be in an Amsterdam ganja caffee
If his feet ain't working then his game is fucked
Has to pick it up, nothing more to say

Pick it up? That would be an indirect free-kick.

 

[NatalieM008]

Those final corners were spectacular! Newcastle's players were getting mad, I couldn't stop laughing!

 

[Keeper!]

thought eddie was pissed he was that bad yesterday
kev is off more than on these days and that's the conundrum pep has going forward
spot on sub though apart from the goal bernie gives us better ball retention than kev these days

" bernie gives us better ball retention than kev these days"

Always has done, KDB at his peaked always took huge chances with his passing that's what made him so special but those incredible passes often ended up in the opposition hands.

 

[Jonesy288]

" bernie gives us better ball retention than kev these days"

Always has done, KDB at his peaked always took huge chances with his passing that's what made him so special but those incredible passes often ended up in the opposition hands.

KDB wasn’t his best but I’d rather see them killer passes again as opposed to Side to side football

 

[pride in battle]

The word I think you are looking for is shit?

Has he shagged your wife because you seem to have a one man vendetta ?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Has he shagged your wife because you seem to have a one man vendetta ?

If that were the case, I'd also be worried about Kev and Mahrez!