doublecrown

Oh I'll be pulling for us to win each and every game, it's just not going to be easy with so many starters out.

Just about any CL team missing 8 first team starters is going to struggle in a CL game - even Man City wouldn't have an easy time of it. In the shape we're in at the moment, I'd just be happy if we can tread water and stay in the top half of the Premier League.

Yes, without the goal they likely would have gotten 1 point, but everyone is moaning (Arteta included) that the decision cost them 3 points). I didn't word it very well, but when I said 2 points it was just the math of 3 minus 1.

Obviously biased, but it did look to me that Gabriel was leaning forward to head the ball away and Joelinton's push didn't really affect the trajectory of his body. In the end they went with the initial decision on the field, so everyone can gripe, complain and cry all day long about VAR, but in the end all three points of contention were inconclusive, and in that case, it was correct to go with the decision on the field. To me, Havertz should have received a second yellow, and Bruno should have gotten a yellow for his forearm to the head. To me that incident almost looked like he was trying to get past him and use the arm to block him off, but got his head instead. I don't think it was that big a blow in any case so a yellow should have been given, and that would have perhaps calmed him down a bit for the rest of the game. Arsenal didn't lose out on 3 points like they're whining about - at most they missed out on 2 points.

I've honestly been so down on Lasailles for the last 2-3 years or so, wondering why he was even still on the team, but man, I was so pleased to see him play so well, the full 90, in a Champion's League game.

Other than it being a Champion's League game and the atmosphere at the stadium, it wasn't a great game to watch and we lacked any real chances other than Longstaff's shot at the end, but totally happy with the result.

To get pumped up for tomorrow's game I just watched highlights on YouTube of our last Champion's League win, vs. Bayer Leverkusen back in 2002-2003. What a game that was!

It wasn't great, unfortunately, just too much emphasis on the new ownership and less on the team and players. I thought the Aresenal and Sunderland series' were more enjoyable, as hard as it is for me to say that as a die-hard Newcastle United fan. The early scenes of meetings at the castle made me cringe - just so far away from the actual sport of football.

I liked seeing the fan with the Chopra jersey in the crowd - so random!

I hate to say it, but while Wilson, Longstaff and Burn have got us to where we are now, to reach the next level we need better players in those positions. I think if we had picked up a world-class player or two in those positions in the transfer window, we'd have had a better chance in this game and avoided the skid we've been on. At least now we can concentrate on the league - we still have a good shot at top 5.

Well, we lost, but we were the better team in almost every aspect of the game except shots on goal/target.

F-Espn+ - all of their graphics show the score as "Manchester United vs. Newcastle"....

I don't get it either - he went down like he had been shot by a sniper. How can VAR not see that?

Love how Southampton are doing better than they could have hoped, and are using their subs, while we're playing like absolute garbage and not making any changes...

What the _____?!?!?! Subs needed now.