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It's really not easy harrying little quirts like Modric, he's a class midfielder and has outplayed many people this season.

 

Let me put it another way then, Modric doesn't kick back. I don't think Guthrie enjoys the games where opponents are ready to mix it up a bit. My view is Guthrie likes time on the ball and passing teams like Spurs will give you more of it.

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Guest ObiChrisKenobi

Had a canny good spell of games lately, had a decent game against Tottenham and was up there with Barton for best player against Fulham. Its interesting comparing Guthrie's and Barton's passing patterns and attempts, very similar viewing. :thup:

 

In total Joey Barton received 37 passes from his team mates, under lying the high work rate Barton provided from the right of midfield (and later the center of midfield). Danny Guthrie was 2nd with 23 passes received from his team mates (6 of which came from Joey Barton). (telegraph.co.uk)

 

Danny Guthrie’s (#8) passing over the 74 minutes he was on the pitch, before being replaced, saw him attempting 30 passes, with 23 successful (six unsuccessful) and one assist. Guthrie finished the game with a passing accuracy of 80 % (telegraph.co.uk). While Guthrie may have attempted nearly half the amount of passes that Joey Barton had attempted (Barton’s 63 v Guthrie’s 30), Guthrie did manage to keep most of them successful and set up the goal.

 

If you compare Barton and Guthrie’s distribution closely, you can see that both players have a very similar spread of passes. With smaller passes happening down the right hand side of the pitch, while longer ambitious balls where hit forward, or towards the left flank. When you link that with Newcastle’s average position chart from the game, you can see why Newcastle favoured attacking down the right flank. Barton, Guthrie and Danny Simpson constantly provided support for each other with good work rate, and off the ball movement.

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n203/Chriswok/bartonguthrievspurs.png

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Perhaps Forest have got a first-option to buy clause in it. If we loan him to them now and they go up, then they'll buy him in the summer for a couple of million.

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Perhaps Forest have got a first-option to buy clause in it. If we loan him to them now and they go up, then they'll buy him in the summer for a couple of million.

 

And then he'll score a magnificent free kick against us.

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Just as much as a nonsense as loaning Routledge at. f*** having a squad, ey.

 

We've lost the grand sum of 1 since Routledge left. The only other defeat this year was Stevenage where he was turd.

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