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Think we still need a Tiote type in the centre of the 3, just behind two more attacking midfielders - Cabaye and Sissokho would be my choice

Lots of ifs though..... i would just scrap it altogether and switch to 4-3-3 or 4-3-1-2. ( we played 4-3-2 in the second half so it must be in the back of his mind at least) Any combination that includes 3 central midfielders works for me, Tiote also better with that. 2 centre midfielders causes us no end of problems. 4-2-3-1 became popular a few years ago but can produce horrendous football if you don't have the right players to work within it. Worked for Man City but even they found it tough last season.

Think he would be decent winger, at least he tries to push forward with ball

Maybe it would. Would like us to get players on the wing that drive forward with the ball and make full backs work like fuck. Need a lot more creativity on wings

Really needs to abandon the formation he has us playing now and tactics, needs to either get the players for a 4-4-2 or go to a 4-3-3, we are far to static in the 4-2-3-1 it's awful. When we finished 5th I think we played 4-3-3 a few times and it looked more fluid

Completely agree and i also felt the change in system suits the team a lot better than the 4-2-3-1 does. Personally i don't see how Cabaye and Tiote can work as a "2" if you are going to persist with the 4-2-3-1 then one of them has to be omitted from the line up IMO. But as i said if we can get a couple of strikers in i'd be tempted to switch to a diamond 4-4-2, you could say the fullbacks could be exploited but that is easily prevented IMO. I think 4-3-3 suits us best of all even with Jonas in there. We started to look better with Marv on. We need Tiote sitting with Cabaye and Sissokho either side or Anita. Ben Arfa on Right, Someone other than Jonas/Oberwank on left and Cisse or another up front (Not shola). 4-2-3-1 would probably work if the 3 attacking midfielders had good movement and the centre could link up the play. We don't appear to have the players for that, although Vuckic may be capable long term

Argh just when you thought it couldn't get worse, 10 year contract for Shola

Ah please give us a manager that will make us play football, I don't know what this is but it's not football - it's horrible to watch and yet I can't switch it off hoping we score

Will be horrific, it's seriously concerning though how we don't seem to learn or improve

Has he took Ben Arfa and Sammy off, then play 2 up front with no wingers, fucking amazing Pardew

Ah man, Jonas is on and Shola still on, kill me now

I think that's what's pissing me off. I appreciate it is a friendly but we should be trying to attack, playing without fear really and not repeating the same shocking mistakes from last season. I'm seeing no evidence of any of that. In addition Pardew still has not learned players positions and appeared to move Ben Arfa out right after a bit, should have been there from the start. Why play a central player out right and move your best wide player centre. Beyond belief. We never create many chances either or at least fire a shot off. Never close enough to do it. Predict we will finish around 16th this season Were very easy to play against, we have no real attack at all, from any angle. We will still be running around with 15 minutes left though so that's good - go fitness woooo

I think its because we have no one else. Do we have any other strikers in reserves other than Campbell. How have we not got young strikers at all. No one who is remotely close to the first team. Even Campbell is going out on loan. We literally have no one. Not much AP can do on that front to be fair. You would think we would have aimed to fix that and bring in a couple of young strikers beneath first team, must be a cheap striker about that is a better fit than Shola - it's best isn't it, that's who it is

I think that's what's pissing me off. I appreciate it is a friendly but we should be trying to attack, playing without fear really and not repeating the same shocking mistakes from last season. I'm seeing no evidence of any of that. In addition Pardew still has not learned players positions and appeared to move Ben Arfa out right after a bit, should have been there from the start. Why play a central player out right and move your best wide player centre. Beyond belief. We never create many chances either or at least fire a shot off. Never close enough to do it. Predict we will finish around 16th this season

I think its because we have no one else. Do we have any other strikers in reserves other than Campbell. How have we not got young strikers at all.

It's a disease we can't seem to rid ourselves of,disgusting watching Shola in particular. This just isn't football. There is no shape, no talent, no movement, passing, attacking intent. We are absolute garbage to watch. Exactly as it was last season and on top of that Jonas isn't playing and Shola will be our only striker in a few weeks

My eyes fucking hurt

Our players are miles apart when ball in centre. Need to be closer and quick sharper passing rather than risking losing it with long passes. Shocking and zero movement. Nothing has changed at all

Tiote just smashes it out there I see. Cabaye and Tiote waste of space in centre

Don't see what's so funny, he really ins't, he's a right winger. Never seen him play well in 10 position at all. Total garbage

Ben Arfa is not a number 10, doesn't make himself available at all and his movement off ball is shocking. Sissokho can't play right wing, Shola nowhere to be seen, Cabaye and Tiote absolute shit. Welcome to newcastle

We have absolutely no clue how to keep the ball or build up play, I know its preseason but this is lifting

And there you go, so fucking easy for them

We misplace every pass, shocking ball control and ball ending up out by players missing it.

Can't even pass the ball to each other, as expected