Newcastle United (H) | PL | Post Match Thread

[sir baconface]

A lot more pleasing than the scoreline might suggest.

Excellent recovery from the midweek exertions.

I was hoping some of our younger players might flourish after the big name departures and injuries and Foden certainly stepped up to the plate tonight. A sweet goal from Alvarez too. Palmer back on the bench, unfortunately, but the competition is intense.

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Very professional performance especially as they had a difficult game midweek. Pep didn't want to change anything. Ake was available I think but he doesn't want to break the rhythm perhaps? And who could Ake replace anyway?
Grealish tracking back helped enormously. He's maybe been chatting to Bernardo about getting ground covered during a game.
Ederson's long kick out in the 91st minute to Walker was just sublime- as good if not better than anything Onana produced earlier.

Not sure what you mean by Ake breaking the rhythm as he played in Athens?

 

[EdersonsSmiley]

I assume you are trolling Just in case not ... we have lost 2 key players, 3 of our best out to injury, 2 new players adjusting to Pep's unique system, 2 days rest after an exhausting trip to a sweltering Athens, Newcastle fully rested and on fire after last week ...

And yet we never looked like not winning...

 

[DMA's]

Think it’s no surprise the team play better with Dias in the side. Colossal. Seeing pep look so proud of the players in his interview was nice to see. Very lucky to watch this special side.

 

[RayCTID]

We have Bernardo Silva to return at some point.

 

[Sir peace frog]

Delighted with that performance, if big erl had his shooting boots on it would of been 3 or 4 imo , played like the champions we are with huge spirit carrying us through.

Special mention for kova, him and rodders ran the midfield, kova looks like he's been playing for us for ages

 

[Bill Walker]

No. Because it doesn't work like that. They know we're the ones to beat regardless of where we are by the time we meet them. We've proved it 5 times in the last 6 years. The only advantage at that point would be psychological, but I doubt it would affect this team very much, if at all, especially after what we did last season given how far behind we were at one point. Nobody ever decided the title winners after what, 8 matches?

Don't know why your arguing against someone who want's us to win every game..

"The only advantage at that point would be psychological"

So the point's are irrelevant ?

 

[coolcity]

Clear indication he doesn’t trust the bench. Need numbers. A minimum of 2 signings.

Doesn't mean that at all, in fact it was probably a signal to the board indicating that he wants a couple more players, not that he doesn't trust the bench.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

All things considered — when you think what we paid for him, when you think that nobody expected anything very much from him — Akanji is the most startling buy in that team.

 

[ancoats]

the way we played tonight I thought wow how do you control one of the top 4 clubs and make it look so easy,
nobody could have complained if we got beat tonight but the team and pep were having no of that,

just rewatch it and take it all in again, it's incredible the level Manchester City is at at the moment and its truly magical,