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Aye Simpson talks a good game tbh, doesn't sound like he gets involved a lot from technical aspect and that seems to be more Cathro's area of expertise but even so. If he's replacing Stone talking a good game is miles better from a default stand point he isn't saying " you are at your most vulnerable with the ball".

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Aye Simpson talks a good game tbh, doesn't sound like he gets involved a lot from technical aspect and that seems to be more Cathro's area of expertise but even so. If he's replacing Stone talking a good game is miles better from a default stand point he isn't saying " you are at your most vulnerable with the ball".

 

:lol: f*** me had forgotten all about that.

 

"you are at your most vulnerable on match day. you might lose".

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I think the goals will come when we lose one of the holding midfielders and that will allow us to play an extra forward/attacking midfielder. Yes we'll be a bit more vulnerable defensively, but at the moment we are neither one thing or the other.

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I've never actually read that quote from a reliable source. Does anyone have a link to the article or video it is from? I have a hard time believing he said that he or he meant exactly that.

 

I would hope he meant something like "the moment you lose the ball, you are most vulnerable"

 

Bit of both really.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thefootballtacticsblog/2011/10/newcastle_profit_from_pardews.html

 

If you are out of position and you lose the ball, teams can cut through you so quickly. When you play Manchester United, Arsenal or Tottenham, for example, you are at your weakest when you have the ball, when you are attacking or when you have a corner.
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"If you are out of position and you lose the ball, teams can cut through you so quickly. When you play Manchester United, Arsenal or Tottenham, for example, you are at your weakest when you have the ball, when you are attacking or when you have a corner.

 

"That's when they can hurt you because you are out of position so we try and make sure we are in position as much as possible."

 

It's a very, very defensive mindset but he was talking about defending in particular. It's not as bad a quote as is made out.

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I also think SMC is from that same school of thought. Our central midfield has 2 very safe passers in it. 2 players whose instincts aren't to break out of position and make a meaningful forward run. But I believe SMC wants to have the ball more... but be careful with it. Pardew preferred not having the ball, waiting for the opponent to lose it and then taking advantage of them being out of position and scoring on the counter.

 

I don't think either approach works well for our club. At SJP you need to be brave. It's why before Ashley we would be strong at home and weak away.

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TCD, please just shut the fuck up for abit. You are absolutely nauseating. Every single thread is just you on some high horse, pretending you have an all knowing tactical knowledge of the game. It's boring man, the whole forum is sick to death of it.

 

I believe...

 

I think...

 

I know...

 

I understand...

 

I am lead to believe...

 

It is my interpritation that...

 

Gegenpressing...

 

Shuttler...

 

Pardew...

 

It's relentless FFS.

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I think McLaren is being pragmatic atm as he knows our defence has been leaking goals for years and seeing as he didn't get any new players his only option is to protect them and drill some organisation into them.

 

If/when he gets better players I think he'll open up and I really hope he starts to do this at home against weaker teams who we should be scoring against. If he's cautious against Watford for example I might start to worry.

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I think McLaren is being pragmatic atm as he knows our defence has been leaking goals for years and seeing as he didn't get any new players his only option is to protect them and drill some organisation into them.

 

If/when he gets better players I think he'll open up and I really hope he starts to do this at home against weaker teams who we should be scoring against. If he's cautious against Watford for example I might start to worry.

I hope s. Being defensive was always my big worry abot SMC but someone did say Derby where Championship top scorers...

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He can fuck off like, never an Nufc manager in a million years. Boring, clueless and way out of his depth. Stick with second rate Dutch teams or the like of Derby Shteeev!

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He's just making too many bad decisions at the moment forcing us on the back foot from the off

 

Cisse hasn't held the ball up once as far as I can see

Wijnaldum is not making enough impact in this position, he needs dropping back

Fucking Colback

Need to see more Perez, Aarons and De Jong asap

 

We've not been that shit we just don't threaten going forward, there's way too much burden put on Sissoko, Wijnaldum and Thauvin to somehow bridge the gap between a deep defence and their goal.

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