Newcastle (H) | PL | Post-Match Thread

Paul1970 said:
Forest more so because the title was in our own hands and we bottled the gane . Everton was bad aswell but Tbf to Brentford they came and did a number on us
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What do you mean “bottled the game”. The team played well but did not take their chances. Nothing to do with bottling - we played well but not well enough as it turned out
 
carlosthejackal said:
He needs to retire from international football he was practically invisible in the World Cup , his chance of glory with Belgium has gone , if he’s not careful his domestic career will follow the same path , time catches up with everyone.
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I agree and have been worried for a while. Quite simply he’s been overplayed and I can recall at least 3 periods of weeks out with injury during his time with us.
It has on the whole been glorious with KDB and I sincerely hope his game time can be managed to keep him going for a year or two
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
And has been for a while, sadly.

I keep saying it, he's peaked. Will always conjure up a moment of true brilliance, hopefully as our ultimate, big game player, but all the games of the last couple of years have caught up with him.

We have to use him carefully and hopefully he can recharge his batteries this summer.
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The first 15 minutes of the second half we started to lose control of the game until De Bruyne was subbed….then suddenly we started to press them again….something we don’t seem to do with De Bruyne in the team.

There is no room for sentiment and as fantastic as De Bruyne has been, we don’t control games the way we once did…..mainly down to his sloppiness in giving up possession. He should not now be considered an automatic starter.

The most frustrating part of his game is that he cannot do the simple things.

He dragged us over the lane last season but I’m afraid time waits for no man.
 
Paul1970 said:
Forest more so because the title was in our own hands and we bottled the gane . Everton was bad aswell but Tbf to Brentford they came and did a number on us
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I think all of the teams turned up with a game plan, but as a top team, we should be able to navigate round them. When we play the other title contenders, I expect that it is more likely that games can go either way. In my opinion, our performance at Forest was really good.One mistake and lack of clinical finishing cost us that game.
 
Bodicoteblue said:
Extraordinary !
Arsenal went two nil down at home to possibly the weakest team in the league and dug themselves out of it in the dying seconds. Well done, but it’s a game I expected them to win 5 or 6 without breaking sweat.
We beat one of the strongest teams in the league without actually playing very well.
It‘s a mystery innit?!?
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Yes but it would be stupid not to underestimate the importance of that result for them. It was so good from our perspective for so long and then after coming back, they got the winner. What it shows is they are a very good and resilient team and clearly a huge challenge to us.
But what is wrong with that? It’s what makes the game great. I can only hope the last 12 games are fair and square and not manipulated………granted that’s probably a forlorn hope.
 
Stickwell said:
Fucking hell, match of the day made it out like we'd have been lucky to draw yesterday, never mind win

I thought we were very comfortable other than that 5-10 minutes after they made 3 subs
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They did, even at one point suggesting that Newcastle had enough chances to win the game. It is a nonsense argument, because we were the better team for the vast majority of the game. It always felt to me like we could raise it at any point too. Thankfully, I spoke with a realistic Newcastle fan who simply said, "It's about quality, and we don't have enough quality to beat you ."

I think we have the makings of a truly exceptional team. If I take Haaland, Grealish, Foden, Alvarez, Rodri, Ake, Dias, Ederson, Stones and Lewis as the bedrock of the future, and add some really high quality to it, we could have another dominant period, IMO. I think that it is clear that KDB and Gundo are coming to the end, especially in terms of top-end performance, for 90 minutes, twice a week. They are going to need rotating more, should they stay.
 
west didsblue said:
Good performance against a decent team. Good to see Foden back to his best and an inspired substitution bringing Bernardo on for an under par De Bruyne.

Although Ederson made an important save at the end and there was a couple of ball punches that stopped potentially dangerous attacks, his distribution seems to have gone to pot. Lost count of the number of times the ball went into touch or we lost possession due to unforced errors. He needs to get his act together. Luckily the defence were on their game so any shortcomings from Ederson went unpunished.
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Yep, Ederson, apart from some early and dogshit wayward passes, when he went long, many of them were 'Joe Hart specials'. Straight into the crowd on the half way line. Unusual from him.
 
Stiff Little Wingers said:
What do you mean “bottled the game”. The team played well but did not take their chances. Nothing to do with bottling - we played well but not well enough as it turned out
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Bottled it upfront that day snatching at chances when clear and making wrong decisions . Our forwards bottled the chances .
 
chesterbells said:
Yeah, Tbf I think we were always gonna need to beat them at ours - which we’ve already proved we can do - so Iooking beyond the hyperbole/media reactions, in the cold light of day I’m not sure their game yesterday means anything more than another 3 points for them in a home match against beatable opponents.
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The result yesterday for Arsenal was huge, let's not kid ourselves.
 
bluemoon32 said:
Dias enjoys the art of defending in a way that Laporte doesnt......if that makes sense
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Dias was magnificent in his defending and leadership.

Wilson started by backing in to in to him and Akanji and generally trying to mess them about.

Ruby soon took control and got in first,fierce and fair, taking control of the whole situation.

His leadership and game management in the last ten minutes was masterful.

He doesn’t need to be appointed captain, he’s simply a natural leader.
 
Keeper! said:
The result yesterday for Arsenal was huge, let's not kid ourselves.
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Honestly mate, I don’t buy it. No matter how much I read about “limbs” at fortress Highbury etc etc, that game won’t matter one jot when they come to play at our place in April. It’ll be water under the bridge by then.

Their players know we’ve beaten them home and away this season; a later winner yesterday won’t erase that.
 
BertTrautmann'sParachute said:
Akanji couldn't pass a stool, sadly.
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Isak left him for dead at the byline and he was also marking fresh air when Wilson missed his second sitter after the break.

I'm not sure what Akanji is good at, apart from passing under no press?

He's weak as shit in the air and positionally, very poor.

I think we go up another couple levels again now Stones is fit and can play alongside Ruben.

Otherwise, Laporte has to play.
 
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