Interpolic Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 We've only scored 2 league goals, both came from crosses but not set pieces directly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 It is genuinely brilliant to be looking forward to our games again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofo Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 It is genuinely brilliant to be looking forward to our games again. Agreed, I want to see every game now. Never felt like this for a long time. Forgot how good it is!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 All I did was follow scores last year, and check to see how my fantasy team did. Would watch the Newcastle games just to see if someone would attack Pardew and then Carver, but then had no appetite for any other games or match of the day. It really sucked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 He's definitely bringing about an improvement in our game. Last nights result should be a massive kick in the bullocks to anybody who thought Pardew was handicapped when it came to cup games. We've fielded teams in the past that should have been capable of winning and we've lost. So far McClaren gets 8 out of 10 from me and I hope he keeps it going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 The sheer scarcity of games when we scored more than 2 goals under Pardew was unreal. Hopefully we're beyond that now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I hope McClaren loses some of his cautious approach and I think he will once things settle down after a few more games. We're far better with the ball and actually don't treat it as if it's going to blow up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 He's definitely bringing about an improvement in our game. Last nights result should be a massive kick in the bullocks to anybody who thought Pardew was handicapped when it came to cup games. We've fielded teams in the past that should have been capable of winning and we've lost. So far McClaren gets 8 out of 10 from me and I hope he keeps it going. Yeah I never had a problem fielding 'weakened' teams against clearly inferior teams like, the problem is as we know Pardew only cares about his first 11 or so players and makes no effort to integrate fringe players properly so he was essentially just throwing them in and hoping it came good. Plus he wasn't really trying to win anyway the prick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 He's definitely bringing about an improvement in our game. Last nights result should be a massive kick in the bullocks to anybody who thought Pardew was handicapped when it came to cup games. We've fielded teams in the past that should have been capable of winning and we've lost. So far McClaren gets 8 out of 10 from me and I hope he keeps it going. Yeah I never had a problem fielding 'weakened' teams against clearly inferior teams like, the problem is as we know Pardew only cares about his first 11 or so players and makes no effort to integrate fringe players properly so he was essentially just throwing them in and hoping it came good. Plus he wasn't really trying to win anyway the prick. That's the key part - we could have put out our first 11 in the 'fifth' season and still get knocked out by Stevenage Borough (years may not actually align!) all because they were told to stroll around and not exert themselves. Now I reckon that any team we put out will be under instruction to play it like a league game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 This been posted yet? http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/aug/28/steve-mcclaren-improvement-newcastle-united Newcastle United are still waiting for their first Premier League win but nearly three months into Steve McClaren’s Tyneside tenure, the mood at St James’ Park has altered significantly. Arsenal can expect to be greeted by a wall of noise on Saturday at a stadium that often fell eerily silent last season. Optimism reawakened, the Gallowgate End is smiling rather than sullen. This can be put down to a near £50m investment in players – Georginio Wijnaldum, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Chancel Mbemba and Florian Thauvin – that has largely silenced critics of Mike Ashley. It is also the case that behind the scenes much has been done to lift spirits at this most troubled of clubs. Suits you but mind your language Steve Black, Newcastle’s new motivational and physical conditioning guru – who was Jonny Wilkinson’s principal mentor – talks about McClaren’s creating a “culture of excellence”. Prime manifestations include a swearing ban and the demand that players turn up sharply suited and booted on match days. Decreeing bad language taboo stems from the idea that swearing reflects mental laziness, poor communication skills, general indiscipline and loss of control – all highly undesirable footballing traits. It also reflects McClaren’s interest in neuro-linguistic programming. NLP practitioners see language as a tool enabling people to manage moods, emotions and responses more efficiently. Applied to football, the idea is that educating players in self-awareness can alter their behaviour, thereby ensuring they engage their brains more effectively. The matchday dress code has provoked unforeseen amusement with Mbemba, the Congolese defender signed from Anderlecht, turning up for his debut against Southampton in a tuxedo. Realising his wardrobe did not contain a suit, Mbemba made an emergency trip to Next and ended up in the evening dress section. An official club outfit is expected to be introduced later this season. Thursdays are for rest and relaxation Thursday is now a set day off for a squad who, in recent seasons, have been plagued by non-impact, muscle-related injuries. In a bid to change this, tougher training workouts are staged on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Friday features lighter, tactics-based sessions. While McClaren, who believes “90%” of his job is about coaching, works with the players, establishing eye contact at every opportunity, Alessandro Schoenmaker monitors fitness levels. Dubbed Mr Muscle, the recently recruited Brazilian sports scientist liaises constantly with Black and the medical department. Handed a brief to cater for minds as well as bodies, Black devotes considerable time to talking to players, individually and collectively. In an attempt to ensure they listen, not to mention boost concentration levels, phones, iPads and laptops are banned from the training ground. Senior professionals who have turned up five minutes late have been sent home. Philosophy matters Newcastle have lacked an identity in recent seasons, with largely counterattacking-based pragmatism the order of the day under Alan Pardew. The new regime – McClaren and his assistants Paul Simpson and Ian Cathro, a 29-year-old Scot poached from La Liga where he made his name as the No2 at Valencia – have a very different manifesto. They want to establish a slightly more possession-based, attack-minded style with play built from the back. No longer defending quite so deep, Newcastle appear to be aiming to press about 10 yards higher up the pitch as the front four endeavour to play between the lines. While gameplans are tailored for individual opponents, crosses are most definitely back in fashion, with Thauvin, the £13m winger from Marseille, earmarked for a key role. “We’re putting up the statement that we want to be respected in football as an attractive, attacking but effective team,” McClaren says. “I’ve talked to Peter Beardsley [Newcastle’s development coach] and he tells me the crowd like to see the team passing the ball forward not backwards.” Tellingly, the manager reprimanded Cheick Tioté for passing sideways during Tuesday’s League Cup win against Northampton. Only connect During recent years, fans have felt increasingly disconnected from the club. In an offensive designed to capture hearts and minds, McClaren and his staff put their names to regular explanatory emails dispatched to all supporters on Newcastle’s database. He has also addressed a fans’ forum and answered supporters’ questions live during a radio phone-in. “When I first arrived, I saw a team that had a lot more talent than results suggested,” wrote Black in one email. “That was my first impression. Another was that if we could get them organised, find out what was driving them and get them motivated – which doesn’t happen overnight – we could move towards creating a probability of success.” What can possibly go wrong? Ashley’s policy of signing players under the age of 26, alongside a reluctance to buy British, remains risky. McClaren requires cover for Daryl Janmaat at right-back as well as another striker and, possibly, an extra centre-half. So far, local journalists are very much behind him but Ashley’s insistence on a “preferred media partnership” with the Mirror could yet prove detrimental. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Sounds night and day fom the Pardew regime, just needs the results to follow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ElCid Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 This been posted yet? http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/aug/28/steve-mcclaren-improvement-newcastle-united “We’re putting up the statement that we want to be respected in football as an attractive, attacking but effective team,” McClaren says. “I’ve talked to Peter Beardsley [Newcastle’s development coach] and he tells me the crowd like to see the team passing the ball forward not backwards.” Tellingly, the manager reprimanded Cheick Tioté for passing sideways during Tuesday’s League Cup win against Northampton. Needs to stop playing Colback and Anita in the same team then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 This been posted yet? http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/aug/28/steve-mcclaren-improvement-newcastle-united “We’re putting up the statement that we want to be respected in football as an attractive, attacking but effective team,” McClaren says. “I’ve talked to Peter Beardsley [Newcastle’s development coach] and he tells me the crowd like to see the team passing the ball forward not backwards.” Tellingly, the manager reprimanded Cheick Tioté for passing sideways during Tuesday’s League Cup win against Northampton. Needs to stop playing Colback and Anita in the same team then Wow - a head coach that gets it. Nice to read that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 It's slightly depressing that he had to hear that the fans want attacking football from speaking to somebody. Until he chatted to Beardsley did he think we liked grinding out 1-0s? Tiny grump all sounds positive Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 It's slightly depressing that he had to hear that the fans want attacking football from speaking to somebody. Until he chatted to Beardsley did he think we liked grinding out 1-0s? Tiny grump all sounds positive If that's all you've got to be depressed about youre doing well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 It was a very minor gripe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Sounds night and day fom the Pardew regime, just needs the results to follow. Pardew classes games against the top teams as being free games, McClaren sees them the way they are, a challenge. He's said everything this week that I would have hoped he'd say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 If the Tiote bit is true, knight the fucker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Hope he can pull something out of the bag today and get his first win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Hates points does old Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 all i can say is http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/tulsaworld.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/b4/ab49034e-4a97-11e5-8c4c-6f31b5440e5a/55db72bcab426.image.jpg?resize=760%2C428 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Hates points does old Steve Will be in the relegation zone tonight but no panic from me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Impressed with how he went about things today, massively unlucky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 I like him. No grudges so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Thought that was much better, fucked over by an awful refereeing performance but I thought we were about as positive as we could be regardless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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