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10 hours ago, leffe186 said:

 

Yeah I agree - you could see how important he is for them.

 

I just think you’re their Kryptonite. Well-organized press and defence, and pace up front and on the wings. Their defence is so square at times.

 

You rode your luck a bit but just did enough defensively and they seemed a little out of sync going forward. We battered them at ours but couldn’t put them away and they clawed it back. The difference was that - after missing two gilt-edged chances - you did put them away.

 

I think Howe just made all the right calls. Realistically there are now a whole group of teams who have a plan and could sort of go either way. Good but not great - you, us, Villa, probably Arsenal. Chelsea too tbh. Liverpool one step ahead, Man City a step or two more. Them and Arsenal have the squad to cope with the injuries and games. You us and Villa are getting there.

We are not their Kryptonite as they absolutely battered us last season, maybe they were the team that outplayed us the most.

The good part is that now we have a capable manager who did change how we play specifically against Villa - оur defenders going up the field for their long through balls, Bruno sitting a little bit deeper and not pressing, trying to upset their play with very high-press the first 10-15 minutes of each half, us trying diagonal through balls to beat up their very high line etc. 

What a week for me. Yesterday my second son was born and now this...unreal 

In December he will come to Bulgaria to meet with the NUFC fan club here. What a legend!

I am almost sure that at first we were playing 4-2-3-1 when out of possession with big Joe behind Isak to press and not let them get out of their half easily which worked. 

Yedlin is now playing with Messi ?

If Tonali plays on the right, most action will happen there with Tripps and Almiron like we saw in the first half with Rangers. This will leave space on the left for Barnes to quickly hit shots on goal. 

I think that's why it wouldn't work with Maxi as the action is not on the left usually with Burn supporting that side. We also saw this with Joe and Willock, usually that side was for the quick attacks with long balls or on the counter. 

As a long time lurker that has never even been in Newcastle I don't even know what to feel atm. Can't imagine what it's for you all.