We can't have it both ways. We (rightly) used to criticise when we'd play weakened teams in the cups.
Now criticism is coming for playing our strongest players in a cup match.
Strongest players who have frequently broken down. You have to find a balance to ensure we get no new injuries.
That's fair enough, we should never risk a player who isn't fully fit.
But if they're fit, we need to play our strongest team in every round we play.
We can't have it both ways. We (rightly) used to criticise when we'd play weakened teams in the cups.
Now criticism is coming for playing our strongest players in a cup match.
I don't get how on one hand you can rightly slate Ashley's Newcastle for our dreadful cup record and not taking them seriously and then on the other hand you think we think we should be playing such a weakened team?
Welcome to Newcastle-Online. :lol:
I expected 1-2 points from Wolves, Chelsea, Everton, so 5 points has to be classed as a success.
Beat Norwich, and we're 33 points with 13 games left. Would be a very solid position to be in tbf.
We've defo improved on set pieces - we look more threatening and we're scoring more goals.
Team morale looks good, we've picked up a reasonable amount of points from behind, and you can't accuse the team of a lack of effort.
Bruce has no attacking identity. No evidence he's improved our passing/build up play etc.
Just don't like Everton. Fans come across as arrogant creeps, and Pickford is a scummy short armed tosser.
Would love a really undeserved, sneaky snide extra time winner, preferably via a Pickford own goal.