Dave Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Pretty sure we've scored a few from Jonas corners this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I can only think of one - Chelsea away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Wigan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Pretty sure we've scored a few from Jonas corners this season. I remember Shola at Chelsea and I know he crosses the ball fairly well at times (Birmingham away was a case in point) but I'm still genuinely surprised and impressed every time he manages to get the ball off the ground and with pace on. He'd have to become ludicrously good before I'm able to let go of this stereotype of him unfortunately, it's just too deeply ingrained now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Set pieces were absolutely woeful with half a dozen simply pumped out of play, way over everyone's head or straight into the nearest defender but he did have an awful lot of them and a few were put into decent areas, there was very little to aim at though. Can't ever remember a Premiership game where we've had such a huge amount of free kicks/corners and done so little with them. We didn't manage a single header on goal. If only Ryan Taylor wasn't so generally s****. Mind you, it was shocking refereeing not to take any action against Meireles for consistent encroachment, standing 5 yards away from a f***ing corner, blocking it, then doing exactly the same with the next one. Agree on the encrochment. Those 2 corners in the first half were a joke Thought 'Meresh' timed his run quite well. When Barton's foot made contact with the ball he was about 9 yards away but because he was running into the path of the ball it made it look like he was far closer. Good tactic tbh. 9 yards ain't 10 though is it? Should have been pulled up on the 2nd one Virtually impossible for the ref to see that though. There's no line on the park and he's got to keep an eye on what's happening in the box too. And it's in front of the Kop. Did you really expect him to book him? Nope. But he should have had a word with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Pretty sure we've scored a few from Jonas corners this season. I remember Shola at Chelsea and I know he crosses the ball fairly well at times (Birmingham away was a case in point) but I'm still genuinely surprised and impressed every time he manages to get the ball off the ground and with pace on. He'd have to become ludicrously good before I'm able to let go of this stereotype of him unfortunately, it's just too deeply ingrained now Shola's fine with dead balls, tbh. Just seems to struggle when he has to deal with a ball in motion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Pretty sure we've scored a few from Jonas corners this season. I remember Shola at Chelsea and I know he crosses the ball fairly well at times (Birmingham away was a case in point) but I'm still genuinely surprised and impressed every time he manages to get the ball off the ground and with pace on. He'd have to become ludicrously good before I'm able to let go of this stereotype of him unfortunately, it's just too deeply ingrained now Shola's fine with dead balls, tbh. Just seems to struggle when he has to deal with a ball in motion. I'm talking about Jonas taking corners McBeefaz, sort yourself out! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Pretty sure we've scored a few from Jonas corners this season. I remember Shola at Chelsea and I know he crosses the ball fairly well at times (Birmingham away was a case in point) but I'm still genuinely surprised and impressed every time he manages to get the ball off the ground and with pace on. He'd have to become ludicrously good before I'm able to let go of this stereotype of him unfortunately, it's just too deeply ingrained now Shola's fine with dead balls, tbh. Just seems to struggle when he has to deal with a ball in motion. I'm talking about Jonas taking corners McBeefaz, sort yourself out! I was talking about Jonas. Edit: Heh? Apparently, I was talking about Shola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 You just love the Sho so much you can't stop typing his name. Interesting how that point seems to apply to both of the mercurial feckers though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 He and Nolan mean more than that in terms of continuity and team spirit though. If we want to progress I would say next season we should be looking at playing only one of them in most game as they are both slow around the pitch. Barton losing possession regularly when he plays in the middle is testament to that. By all means keep them here for team spirit but I don't see why either should command big club wages when most big clubs won't touch them with a barge pole. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Pretty sure we've scored a few from Jonas corners this season. I remember Shola at Chelsea and I know he crosses the ball fairly well at times (Birmingham away was a case in point) but I'm still genuinely surprised and impressed every time he manages to get the ball off the ground and with pace on. He'd have to become ludicrously good before I'm able to let go of this stereotype of him unfortunately, it's just too deeply ingrained now Strange that he took those two excellent corners that lead to goals in quick succession but then has barely taken one since. Reminds me of when N'Zogbia scored a cracking free kick against Fulham on Owen's debut, he then proceeded to never touch a direct free kick again for years, even when it favoured the left footer, had me baffled for a long time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 I was always convinced that N'Zogbia goal was intended as a cross, for some reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 I don't really understand why Barton is holding out for better terms if he is desperate to stay at Newcastle. He's in danger of putting himself in the same category as Seb Larsson as an option and I'm not sure he's a better package all things considered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Pretty sure we've scored a few from Jonas corners this season. Nearly completely irrelevant, but was that last minute equalizer by Beye against Birmingham during the relegation season also a Jonas corner? Or was that goal even during the relegation season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Couldn't have been. We only signed Jonas 9 months later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 And it was a winner, during the Allardyce - Keegan season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Okay, was just reminded of that for some reason. Was a wonderful moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Set pieces were absolutely woeful with half a dozen simply pumped out of play, way over everyone's head or straight into the nearest defender but he did have an awful lot of them and a few were put into decent areas, there was very little to aim at though. Can't ever remember a Premiership game where we've had such a huge amount of free kicks/corners and done so little with them. We didn't manage a single header on goal. If only Ryan Taylor wasn't so generally s****. Mind you, it was shocking refereeing not to take any action against Meireles for consistent encroachment, standing 5 yards away from a f***ing corner, blocking it, then doing exactly the same with the next one. Agree on the encrochment. Those 2 corners in the first half were a joke Thought 'Meresh' timed his run quite well. When Barton's foot made contact with the ball he was about 9 yards away but because he was running into the path of the ball it made it look like he was far closer. Good tactic tbh. 9 yards ain't 10 though is it? Should have been pulled up on the 2nd one Virtually impossible for the ref to see that though. There's no line on the park and he's got to keep an eye on what's happening in the box too. And it's in front of the Kop. Did you really expect him to book him? No I expected to be able to retake the second one as it was blocked and he had encroched Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistle17 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Pretty sure we've scored a few from Jonas corners this season. Nearly completely irrelevant, but was that last minute equalizer by Beye against Birmingham during the relegation season also a Jonas corner? Or was that goal even during the relegation season? It was an Emre corner, and wrong season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 I'd try him in the middle with Tiote for the last few games. I know he has been shit there in the past for us but having Tiote alongside him you never know. If we are to play with one proper striker, Ben Arfa behind him and two direct wingers like Jonas next season then we should be thinking about a different kind of right sided player anyway imo. Good option to have on the right but if it worked he could solve a problem in the middle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Joey Barton says emotional vulnerability nearly ruined his career • Newcastle midfielder discusses his troubled past • 'I wanted to be alone – me against the world' Joey Barton has said he blames the destructive behaviour which nearly ended his career on his own emotional vulnerability. The Newcastle midfielder, talking to Esquire, said he had no excuses for his track record, which includes a six-month jail sentence for assault, and that giving up alcohol had allowed him to understand why he struggled so badly to fit into the world of professional football. "It's not an excuse for me to say, 'Oh, I had it rough, I had it this, I had it that.' I never. The reality of it is I was fucking stupid. There is no two ways about it. "I think it was my struggle with perfection. Nothing was ever good enough. I'd try setting new goals but the slog, the never being content, was basically consuming me. "Football is such a fickle game; one minute, people are saying you're brilliant and the next minute they tell you you're shit. It's not a normal environment; it gets you down. I had a phase where I didn't want to know anyone, I didn't want to be anyone's friend. I wanted to be alone. I wanted to do this on my own – me against the world. "Now I'm like, 'What the fuck was I thinking?' I just went into myself. It suited me, I knew I could respond to it and if anyone said anything I could go, 'Fuck you, I'll do it my way.' My vulnerability shut me down a bit." Barton said he finally broke the cycle of indiscipline and aggression when he gave up drinking, which gave him a chance to refocus on his career. "I look back now to the lad who went to jail and I think, 'How the fuck did I get from there to here?' If you said this is what you'll be doing in three years' time, I'd have said you were insane." He told the magazine his focus now was on becoming a good role model. "[My father] was more like a mate than a dad. He never taught me how to be a man; he never gave me the tools. I only realised later it's like a line of dominoes. My granddad was never taught to express his emotions, other than not to show any sign of weakness, and that was passed down to my dad. "I want to be a good role model and, one day, a good father to my children. Being a man is not just about standing up for yourself and saying, 'I'm a fucking man.' Being a man is how you deal with things; how you give your kids the tools that I've now got without them making the mistakes I made. "Obviously they'll fuck up, but that's human nature." Full interview appears in the new June issue of Esquire, on sale tomorrow http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/may/04/newcastle-joey-barton-emotional-vulnerability Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Interesting interview as it is always with Joey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I wish he would just shut up and play football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I wish he would just shut up and play football. Do you think this interview has anything to do with his supposed drop in quality the last few games? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Joey talking in the press isn't hindering his football ability you know. It's not like he's missing games and not turning up to training so he can instead give interviews to the papers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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