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Newcastle United vs. Benfica - 11/04/13 @ 8.05pm (ITV4)
ScottishMagpie replied to Mike's topic in Football
FFS!!! this day is just dragging on. Feel like Bill Murray in groundhog day but without Andie Macdowell. Ps. after sunday's celebration run round the living room wor lass has moved anything expensive/breakable! -
Newcastle United vs. Benfica - 11/04/13 @ 8.05pm (ITV4)
ScottishMagpie replied to Mike's topic in Football
Really excited about one. Maybe it's all you poncy southerners with your optimism but I'm starting to think we've got a shot of going through. Downside is today's probably gonna drag on for an enternity at work. -
I don't want to see Shola on because it would pander to Hangeland even more than we are already. We don't need to be playing high balls into the box, yet we've resorted to it occasionally - to absolutely no avail. We have the capabilities to pass it around and create chances - which we've done with success. We've just not converted to them and today you've got to hold Cisse accountable to that; one-two with Marveaux and that's 1-0. See your point but if Shola was in the mood (stars alligned and alll that) then it might just unsettle Hangeland a bit. Even if he just won a couple of headers all we'd need is a player to be up close to get the knock downs. Simples! Well, he'll be on sooner or later whether we like it or not. Going from Pards pre match comments I def think it's in his game plan to bring him on this afternoon at somepoint.
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I don't want to see Shola on because it would pander to Hangeland even more than we are already. We don't need to be playing high balls into the box, yet we've resorted to it occasionally - to absolutely no avail. We have the capabilities to pass it around and create chances - which we've done with success. We've just not converted to them and today you've got to hold Cisse accountable to that; one-two with Marveaux and that's 1-0. See your point but if Shola was in the mood (stars alligned and alll that) then it might just unsettle Hangeland a bit. Even if he just won a couple of headers all we'd need is a player to be up close to get the knock downs. Simples!
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We've been okay and just okay. Knocking the ball around okay at times then resorting to stupid long/over the top balls. Get to the edge of their area and just break down. Can't seem to attack as a unit. This might be the lack of medication speaking but a pumped up Shola could bring something useful to us.