Newcastle (H) - Sun 8th May, 16:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Please not Ake, still having nightmares about the 4-3 last season when Newcastle ran him ragged.

Different player to last season. No comparison.

 

[Legal Alien]

Time to release the handbrake on Grealish.

If ever there was a time to empower him, it is Sunday and the remaining games.

You never know, he might just prove to be the difference in winning us the league, as others are clearly running on empty.

I agree, get him runnning at the defence like he did last night and he'll cause havoc.
He was unlucky on two occasions and on another day could've sealed it for us.

 

[knuckles]

The extra day off is a Godsend this week. I hope the players get to put their feet up and come back refreshed enough to lick their wounds and get on with it.

We are at the very pointy end of the season and, in other competitions, we have been found wanting. Finishing this season with NOTHING doesn’t bear thinking about. Finishing it with nothing and watch an inferior team win EVERYTHING would be torture…almost too much to bear.

Agreed, the team is going to have to dig deep, Pep will be on overtime patching up morale. I have a bad feeling about all 4 remaining games for us.

 

[Sibierskii]

Sunday either ends with us battering Newcastle by 4+ or with a painful defeat. There's no inbetween imo

Too many leaders in the dressing room for the latter IMO. Spanking for the barcodes i reckon

 

[BlueBanger]

I agree, get him runnning at the defence like he did last night and he'll cause havoc.
He was unlucky on two occasions and on another day could've sealed it for us.

Problem being that its all well and good while a team like madrid are actually playing the game of football and attacking...most teams in the PL simply do not. He will never get that kind fo space unless we change our style somewhat. I wont hold my breath on that one.

 

[chesterbells]

Time to release the handbrake on Grealish.

If ever there was a time to empower him, it is Sunday and the remaining games.

You never know, he might just prove to be the difference in winning us the league, as others are clearly running on empty.

The best example I’ve seen of him do that was the Leeds home game. He was like a different player that night; direct runs towards goal, plenty of menacing shots and a genuine threat he hasn’t often shown for us.
That match showed what he can do, and fully agreed, we need it again. He’s more than capable of it against all or any of these next 4 opponents.

 

[Legal Alien]

Problem being that its all well and good while a team like madrid are actually playing the game of football and attacking...most teams in the PL simply do not. He will never get that kind fo space unless we change our style somewhat. I wont hold my breath on that one.

I said it earlier, but i think the wide players will get the space next season, when they're crossing the ball for Haaland (hopefully)

 

[kippaxchris]

"unacceptable "?
ffs

Yes it will be unacceptable if we throw the league away having been so far ahead. Anybody who feels it would be acceptable I would be suspicious of tbh.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Agreed, the team is going to have to dig deep, Pep will be on overtime patching up morale. I have a bad feeling about all 4 remaining games for us.

I feel like the team will rebound, as they did from the loss to Liverpool at Wembley. They know they have one job to do now or the entire season has been for nought.

I expect a performance. Newcastle have a threat or two and Howe has organized them into a decent mid table unit, but if you can’t beat that at home when the title is on the line, then, sadly, you don’t deserve it.

Pep has always talked about the 38 games being the biggest mountain in football. Well, it’s time to push for the summit or descend dejectedly reflecting on what could, and should, have been.

 

[Bill]

proper buzzing for this . 3-0.