Rob

N'Zogbia did well today. Milner on the other hand couldn't take his man on, often turning onto his right side.

was in johnson's pocket

width is the only way to win tis game

i think faye and roz are the way forward at the minute... faye against the bigger stronger opposition and  roz against the quicker, should give a bit of balance

makems are worried that if we hit them down the flanks, their fullbacks are sh8t and wouldnt cope... lucky for them we try to cut in field too much

Have you ever thought that the keepers might be the reason for our poor defending. It's keepers job to let the defenders know what's happening and how they should be positioned. Does Shay or Steve do this good enough?

 

There was a point in the game when Enrique could have passed back to Harper (he seemed to signal to him) but Harper didnt react and he passed the ball out of play. Perhaps communication is a problem? I'm sure Cacapa doesnt speak English.

Have you ever thought that the keepers might be the reason for our poor defending. It's keepers job to let the defenders know what's happening and how they should be positioned. Does Shay or Steve do this good enough?

could be something in this... the best players out the stats  can all speak english

Here are some defensive statistics to ponder over....I compiled them during the last twenty minutes of the match, after Pompey scored their 4th goal. Stats only include time spent playing as a defender, and are goals allowed per 90 minutes when that player has been on the pitch.

 

Carr - .49

Zoggy - 1.11

Rozehnal - 1.38

Taylor - 1.45

Ramage - 1.61

Cacapa - 1.70

Beye - 1.73

Enrique - 2.25

Faye - 2.31

 

Interestingly, this reveals that Zoggy has actually been a more effective left back than Enrique and that Rozehnal-Taylor is a more effective center back partnership than Cacapa-Faye.

 

Probably our most effective defensive formation would be Zoggy-Rozehnal-Taylor-Beye, but even then we'd probably still concede over a goal a game.

 

 

does these states make carr our best defender?

i also think nigel pearson needs to be replaced, he is the defensive coach, and all too often when i see the dug out i see him sitting there biting his nalis

There is only problem to our team and it is simple we need 11 players and a settle side we change 5 players today and we were useless. It is sad but it seems Sam doesn't know what is his best team is it seems we need more time and we have to give it to him.

i agree with the fact that he needs time and I also think there is too much changing to the team... he is tinkering too much... players are probly on edge too much thinking as soon as they make a mistake they are dropped completely from the team... stop fucking about with formations and tactics until you can get a team that communicates with each other... let them play football for fucks sake

We need a huge reaction against Sunderland.

Tactically Sam hasnt cut it at all. Why is Martins behind Smith?  Why is Emre behind Barton?

Why are the wingers on the wrong wing?

The team must finish top half for Sam to get a 2nd season.

i think the wingers are swapped, because he can see that the two of them have potential to get goals from cutting in, such as  man utd last season and middlesborough this season, i just think someone needs to slap him  aqnd tell him that this only works once or twice in a blue moon and should only be done for a few occasions in a game, when the opposition full backs are weak ... today milner was in johnsons back pocket and johnson is sh8t

Looks like Beye has been dropped completely.  Interesting one that.

 

 

At fault for Reading goals last week

both, didnt watch it.. decided not to watch the highlights

who's captain? likely butt

jesus ... milner on left zog on the right  ...WHY?!

 

Doubt thats the case.

fat mick said thats how theyre gonna start .. he could be wrong i hope

jesus ... milner on left zog on the right  ...WHY?!

I can only presume beye must have an injury?

was butt, not emre

wots the situation with zog? Isn't he injured?

How did Owen play?  Did he look knackered from the England matches or was he sharp?  On another board it said he was doing a lot of link-up...that seems odd for a man known for being a clinical finisher (and not so great at "overall contribution" in some people's opinions).  Was this an attempt to work with Martins -- although I thought he was more the link-up play type?  

 

Owen missed a one on one, the sort that the majority of the board would say "Owen would have scored that" if it was Oba that missed it.

 

What one on one? The one that was saved?

what the top draw save?

is anyone watching martin jol's interview ... anyone notice the sword hanging above his bald napper?

as always sams words are very pleasing

awww i fuckin love Newcastle, just picked up a cool 170 quid after tonight.

 

great result. 

 

Nice, correct score bet?

 

i had 3 different bets, had a Newcastle + hull double that won me 50 quid, Martins to score first won me 50 quid and 3-1 won me 70 quid

ive never had the balls to bet.. always think it jinxes them

I really hated the way we played in the last 10 minutes. We're not a possession side, and with Martins alone up front the ball was never going to stick.

thought we did a good job last ten mins... killed the game

really good win ... little bit nervey but really good result

we've killed this off brilliantly

given not happy,dont blame him, our defence needs to sort out controlling the ball into the box

Owen's played well.

 

Aye, people are saying he did nothing, but his link up play was exceptional.

ditto, has done a good job