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[deano ou812]

Fair points. My only question would be why your players seem capable of raising their performance so markedly against us yet play so meekly against other teams? Maybe a question for Howe. Hope you can now put some consistent form together and be in a position to take points of Chelsea/Arsenal when you meet them in the space of a week.

Because they were playing the champions every team wants City’s scalp ..

 

[Wanchope n me Dickov]

Sorry, thought we were crap by our usual stamdards. That’s about it.

 

[1964]

The season before last we played so well against pretty much everyone. Last season not so much, but we were crippled by injuries, plus fixture congestion.
This season has been a slow start, but that isn’t uncommon for teams who press higher up the pitch. The hope now is that we crack on, we obviously have the cup game on Tuesday which we should win, next Saturday we play Everton away, and I want us to go there and have their fans beeeewing from the 1st minute at their own players, and for us to aggressively put them back into the bottom 3.

fulham home i think

 

[wolviedinho]

A snap shot for the rest of the season imo, the time for change was in the summer and we again didn’t

We didn’t expect Rodri to miss the season. Those first 20 against Arsenal we ran riot and showed our true level. Unfortunately a key player is gone and it will have an impact.

Buying players to replace players like Kev, rodders or Haaland while they are still main players in the team is a near impossible task. We treat our legends with respect. I would have loved a creative mid but can respect the timing of such deals needs to be right.

A down season is inevitable I’m afraid. That don’t mean we can’t win some silverware but league titles is where Rodri’s absence will have an impact.

Hold on to your blue pants as we are in for a turbulent season on and off the pitch.

It will be interesting to see what pep does. Today Gundo and kova didn’t work. Bernie central now is a must to start attacks from deep.

 

[JewelZee]

For me, it’s a pretty easy solution. Kovacic, Bernie and Foden as the midfield three. Grealish and Savio on the wings. Lewis tucking into midfield.

Bingo! Can we at least be honest at times. Pep absolutely shit the bed today, simple as...

 

[StillBluessinceHydeRoad]

A snap shot for the rest of the season imo, the time for change was in the summer and we again didn’t

A very widely held opinion for the last 5 years. Let's just wait and see.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Not sure what the deal with Foden is, even if he's a bit rusty he's worth 60 mins even if it's just to give the opposition something to think about. Walker's defensive nous has completely abandoned him and Bernardo looks a bit lost these days. We need an influx of youth and energy

Need a huge rebuild next summer

 

[Gabriel]

The season before last we played so well against pretty much everyone. Last season not so much, but we were crippled by injuries, plus fixture congestion.
This season has been a slow start, but that isn’t uncommon for teams who press higher up the pitch. The hope now is that we crack on, we obviously have the cup game on Tuesday which we should win, next Saturday we play Everton away, and I want us to go there and have their fans beeeewing from the 1st minute at their own players, and for us to aggressively put them back into the bottom 3.

I thought we would struggle even more against the power and physicality of your midfield, and for spells we did indeed. However, I was surprised by how quickly they tired as a group in the second half, and I think you just lack a wee bit of creativity in there. If you win those two, which you should, the international break will come as an annoyance.

 

[StillBluessinceHydeRoad]

Not a penalty. Different result and then three points on a difficult ground.

 

[wythenshaweblue£££]

A lot of negativity on here which I understand as the performance wasn’t great but Newcastle are solid teams and don’t lose often at home. We move onto the next game it’s still early days. Up the blues.