Newcastle United (A) | Post Match thread

[KS55]

When I used to play my manager always used to say it would take 5/6 weeks into the season before everything is firing on all cylinders.

My manager used to say if I played for fifty or sixty years, I’d never be firing on any cylinders at all.

 

[Eccles Blue]

stop it

*chuckles* You know I'm right.

 

[TueartsCossackSpray]

I think that we should of taken part in the dark arts Fern style a tad more. We could have brought Sam Max down a few times before he got into his saunter.

 

[Scott mcfc]

Top day out,not end of world a point on another day we could of easily had another 3,city aint gonna drop many points this season,i think a few of big teams will drop at newcastle

 

[Keeper!]

I’ve no idea if he has or hasn’t EB, although I get where you’re coming from as it took me a good while to get over my second bout of Covid, but this is different and shows classic signs of aged related decline in sporting prowess/performance like I’ve mentioned above.
A big sign also last season for me was Kyle going up and down the flanks both defensively and offensively at lung bursting speed, sooo used to him having amazing/elite recuperative/recovery abilities no matter how many times he did it in quick succession, his level barely dropped, then, he did about 3 sprints (6 in total) in one game and he was done.

Have a read up on VO2max and how it affects endurance of athletes when they age EB if you get the time.

Maybe it's just age and injury catching up with him, it often happens quickly with footballers, especially when it comes to pace.

 

[Keeper!]

*chuckles* You know I'm right.

No so wrong, 3 games in and the world is against us, who's taking the peds this season? the dippers and Leicester seem to have mislaid them, maybe it's Arsenal's turn ;)

 

[Gremlin]

At 3-1 down I would have bitten your arm off for a draw but in the end felt like we could have won it. Never mind, let's stick with the glass half full. We move on.

 

[KS55]

had a load of ale and naughty ladies over the summer i guess few week off full fitness yet

Amended for accuracy.

 

[SamBlue]

I assume Pep made some adjustments at HT, pity they didn't get effective until the early third goal, but Stones needed to show more composure. Stones needs more game time, hence why he started, and was somewhat unfortunate to have to keep dealing with ASM's pace.

The eternal problem City face is that they play an attacking game and it is susceptible to counter attack. Pep is constantly trying to solve that issue without resorting to having the team sit back more.

It's a trade-off and nothing is perfect but ultimately I feel we win more games this way and lose more but don't actually draw many and end up with more points (that's why Liverpool can lose less but finish behind us) so the formula is a good one.

Well he did and he didn't. Kyle was still spending a lot of time in MF even in the second half, but Bernardo and Foden played slightly deeper and Rodri regained consciousness. Still Saint-Maximin had a field day and he was destroying as at will.

 

[FantasyIreland]

At 3-1 down I would have bitten your arm off for a draw but in the end felt like we could have won it. Never mind, let's stick with the glass half full. We move on.

We should definitely have won it,only poor finishing/choices prevented it.

We had 70% possession.....