lovejoy Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Im enjoying the win but I think McClarens a s*** c***. Thats balanced imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 What I'd say is a massive difference between him and Pardew, is that Pardew had a shit game plan and relied on magic, whereas McClaren set up and system appears to be to get the players of quality and play to their strengths. McClaren actually wants to play football, regardless of how poor he may or may not be playing out from the back makes us far more enjoyable to watch. In order to avoid a ticket from the balance popo I think I have to also call him a shite bastard, so, "he's also a shite bastard." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 McClaren actually wants to play football, regardless of how poor he may or may not be playing out from the back makes us far more enjoyable to watch. In order to avoid a ticket from the balance popo I think I have to also call him a s**** b******, so, "he's also a s**** b******." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 What I'd say is a massive difference between him and Pardew, is that Pardew had a s*** game plan and relied on magic, whereas McClaren set up and system appears to be to get the players of quality and play to their strengths. McClaren actually wants to play football, regardless of how poor he may or may not be playing out from the back makes us far more enjoyable to watch. In order to avoid a ticket from the balance popo I think I have to also call him a s**** b******, so, "he's also a s**** b******." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 What I'd say is a massive difference between him and Pardew, is that Pardew had a s*** game plan and relied on magic, whereas McClaren set up and system appears to be to get the players of quality and play to their strengths. McClaren actually wants to play football, regardless of how poor he may or may not be playing out from the back makes us far more enjoyable to watch. In order to avoid a ticket from the balance popo I think I have to also call him a s**** b******, so, "he's also a s**** b******." I think you've mis understood what I meant by balance, but it made me giggle none the less. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I like McClaren and it's good to have people on the bench who actually have some brain cells to apply to winning a football match. He has made some weird selections and I don't think he's the most inspirational, but we have the potential to be a very decent team under him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 The subs were OK, tbh. We naturally sagged back due to the mistake, the players are human and feel pressure. His subs are the worst thing about him, imo, but I thought today's were fine and helped to combat some of their threat. Good job, Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Yeah, there's very little a manager can do to stop a team dropping a bit too deep when they're a goal up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Had any interviews or anything yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Heard him on 5Live, just saying it shouldn't have even been close, and Shelvey is quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/premier-league/newcastle-united/10133193/mcclaren-a-great-first-half Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Looks more and more like McClaren was trying to 'make do' until the players of the profile he wanted arrived. To Pardew, people like Ben Arfa or risk-takers were a hindrance whereas I genuinely think he wants a game plan which involves skilful players, power down the wing, someone who'll go for the 50-60 yard pass to create a chance. I think we'll get there. It's also exciting looking at the ages of our key players. Perez 22, Mitrovic 21, Shelvey 23, Wijnaldum 25, Sissoko 26, Mbemba 21, Janmaat 26. That core group could in theory be our main men for the next 3-4 years and beyond in most cases. Get this season out of the way and still in this league playing like this and there's plenty to have optimism for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I like McClaren and it's good to have people on the bench who actually have some brain cells to apply to winning a football match. He has made some weird selections and I don't think he's the most inspirational, but we have the potential to be a very decent team under him. Although I agree, it's frustrating to feel that with a better manager we could be so much more than "very decent". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Looks more and more like McClaren was trying to 'make do' until the players of the profile he wanted arrived. To Pardew, people like Ben Arfa or risk-takers were a hindrance whereas I genuinely think he wants a game plan which involves skilful players, power down the wing, someone who'll go for the 50-60 yard pass to create a chance. I think we'll get there. It's also exciting looking at the ages of our key players. Perez 22, Mitrovic 21, Shelvey 23, Wijnaldum 25, Sissoko 26, Mbemba 21, Janmaat 26. That core group could in theory be our main men for the next 3-4 years and beyond in most cases. Get this season out of the way and still in this league playing like this and there's plenty to have optimism for. Well summed up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theregulars Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I think, for now at least, it looks like he's solved our tendency to get absolutely humped once a month instilled by the pardew-carver axis of toilet. He's absolutely not a world beater but he's respectable and seems to be trying to make the club respectable. I have time for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I like McClaren and it's good to have people on the bench who actually have some brain cells to apply to winning a football match. He has made some weird selections and I don't think he's the most inspirational, but we have the potential to be a very decent team under him. Although I agree, it's frustrating to feel that with a better manager we could be so much more than "very decent". Yeah probably, admittedly my expectations have been crushed. I don't want to criticise him for not being someone else though, just hoping he keeps improving for now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I think, for now at least, it looks like he's solved our tendency to get absolutely humped once a month instilled by the pardew-carver axis of toilet. He's absolutely not a world beater but he's respectable and seems to be trying to make the club respectable. I have time for him. Same feelings basically, it's hard to dislike him or his staff. At least they're thinking and trying to improve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Not much a manager can do when our forwards spurn so many chances over so many games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 You really don't like Mitrovic do you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I like McClaren and it's good to have people on the bench who actually have some brain cells to apply to winning a football match. He has made some weird selections and I don't think he's the most inspirational, but we have the potential to be a very decent team under him. Although I agree, it's frustrating to feel that with a better manager we could be so much more than "very decent". There's no guarantee that a better manager would have done any better with the group we have; there was an awful lot of work to be done to pick the squad's confidence up from rock bottom after last season. People can criticise him for being too safe and not taking more risks, but risks don't always pull come off, and there is/was a genuine likelihood that with such brittle confidence a risk would backfire and cause us considerably more damage. If he does manage to steady the ship, his real test will be what he does from then on. If he's too negative or safe at that point then I'll be sharing your frustration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 You really don't like Mitrovic do you. Me ? He's one of my favourite players but his shooting is shit which has cost us points so far this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 You really don't like Mitrovic do you. Me ? He's one of my favourite players but his shooting is shit which has cost us points so far this season. This is probably half the reason his confidence is on the floor in front of goal, a lot of his misses have turned out to be massively costly. Today is probably the first time his poor finishing hasn't cost us. Must be hard for him to take. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Looks more and more like McClaren was trying to 'make do' until the players of the profile he wanted arrived. To Pardew, people like Ben Arfa or risk-takers were a hindrance whereas I genuinely think he wants a game plan which involves skilful players, power down the wing, someone who'll go for the 50-60 yard pass to create a chance. I think we'll get there. It's also exciting looking at the ages of our key players. Perez 22, Mitrovic 21, Shelvey 23, Wijnaldum 25, Sissoko 26, Mbemba 21, Janmaat 26. That core group could in theory be our main men for the next 3-4 years and beyond in most cases. Get this season out of the way and still in this league playing like this and there's plenty to have optimism for. The problem with looking that far ahead is that while we are struggling to stay clear of relegation you are going to get the CL clubs sniffing around players like Wijnaldum and they will get their heads turned if we can't challenge for something. This season's gone basically, we will do well to keep a hold of this squad in the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 It's also exciting looking at the ages of our key players. Perez 22, Mitrovic 21, Shelvey 23, Wijnaldum 25, Sissoko 26, Mbemba 21, Janmaat 26. That core group could in theory be our main men for the next 3-4 years and beyond in most cases. Get this season out of the way and still in this league playing like this and there's plenty to have optimism for. There's just one big problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 We played well today, no doubt, but he'll not start to win me around until he shows a bit more with regards to his team selections and substitutions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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