Guest andrew Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 We did well to not get completely destroyed- my ratings: Harper 5- Perch-4- Williamson- 6.5 Coloccini 6 Jose 6 Routledge 6 Smith 5 Barton 4 Guti 4 Nolan 3 Carroll 6 Carroll played very well, but had such a hard job on his own up front. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Perch looks lightning quick so he might turn out to be a decent defender. The problem is he offers fuck all going forwards, and with our static midfield that just compounds the problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 More worried about his positioning than physical attributes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Perch looks lightning quick so he might turn out to be a decent defender. That's the second time i've read that. And the second time you've posted it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
polpolpol Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Apologies if this has been posted but here's Zonal Marking's review of the game, it's largely about Man United and Scholes, but a few observations about us http://www.zonalmarking.net/2010/08/16/manchester-united-3-0-newcastle-scholes/ I'm trying to do a bit of Zonal Marking style analysis of the Newcastle games this season myself: www.eintrachtnewcastle.wordpress.com . If anyone has any comments I'd be interested to hear them, there's a bit of room for improvement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Perch looks lightning quick so he might turn out to be a decent defender. That's the second time i've read that. And the second time you've posted it. I thought I mentioned it previously. Did it make more sense second time round? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 No. Pace doesn't make a defender. If physical attributes were more important than brains, Bramble would be one of the best defenders in the world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Our right side looked very weak last night. Although I thought Routledge looked quite exciting at times in the first half Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Harper 5 - Could've done slightly better for the first and much better for the third. Perch 4 - Shocking the the first half, slightly better in the second. Williamson 7 - Our MOTM. Had Rooney's number. Colo 6 - Reading the game better than he did in his last stint in the top flight but made it slightly too easy for Fletcher to turn and shoot for the second. Jose 6 - Had a good battle with Valencia, dropped a bollock for the third. Routledge 5 - Went down too easily, too often. Always tried to do more than he needed. Smith 4 - Shit. Barton 4 - Shit. Jonas 5 - Doesn't look fully match fit yet. Beat their fullback a few times though but his final ball was surprise, surprise, lacking. Nolan 4 - Shit. Carroll 6 - Chased his own flick ons all day long, looks like a better player on the ball than I gave him credit for. Needs a partner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Our right side looked very weak last night. Although I thought Routledge looked quite exciting at times in the first half Aye I thought that, he should of been helping Perch out a bit more though at the back, he was obviously struggling big time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Harper 5 - Could've done slightly better for the first and much better for the third. Perch 4 - Shocking the the first half, slightly better in the second. Williamson 7 - Our MOTM. Had Rooney's number. Colo 6 - Reading the game better than he did in his last stint in the top flight but made it slightly too easy for Fletcher to turn and shoot for the second. Jose 6 - Had a good battle with Valencia, dropped a bollock for the third. Routledge 5 - Went down too easily, too often. Always tried to do more than he needed. Smith 4 - Shit. Barton 4 - Shit. Jonas 5 - Doesn't look fully match fit yet. Beat their fullback a few times though but his final ball was surprise, surprise, lacking. Nolan 4 - Shit. Carroll 6 - Chased his own flick ons all day long, looks like a better player on the ball than I gave him credit for. Needs a partner. Spot on. I might have chanced a 7 for Carroll, but otherwise I'm with yow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delima Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Paul Scholes is amazing The video "Paul Scholes: Control, Touches, Passing" on tube is brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delima Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Perch's positioning leaves a lot to be desired. Maybe he should concentrate on manmarking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 No. Pace doesn't make a defender. If physical attributes were more important than brains, Bramble would be one of the best defenders in the world. Point taken. But maybe it's a bit early to write him off just yet. I can remember everyone was slating Enrique when he first played for us and he's probably our best player now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 No. Pace doesn't make a defender. If physical attributes were more important than brains, Bramble would be one of the best defenders in the world. Point taken. But maybe it's a bit early to write him off just yet. I can remember everyone was slating Enrique when he first played for us and he's probably our best player now. Enrique didn't look as poor as Perch does at the moment iirc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Speaking of the right side, did anyone else hear the Sky commentator fail miserably in trying to get out of a sticky situation yesterday? Routledge was on the ball and he passed the ball across to Perch. "It's Perch.....and...er....Perch again..." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 No. Pace doesn't make a defender. If physical attributes were more important than brains, Bramble would be one of the best defenders in the world. Point taken. But maybe it's a bit early to write him off just yet. I can remember everyone was slating Enrique when he first played for us and he's probably our best player now. Enrique didn't look as poor as Perch does at the moment iirc. Well write him off then. I think I'll give it a couple more games though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Speaking of the right side, did anyone else hear the Sky commentator fail miserably in trying to get out of a sticky situation yesterday? Routledge was on the ball and he passed the ball across to Perch. "It's Perch.....and...er....Perch again..." That's not as bad as the fucking German commentator, though. (who obviously was a ManUtd fan) They had the ball: "Scholes, Rooney, Scholes, Berbatov..." (and so on) Whe had the ball: "Silence... silence... silence... silence... oh, Evra (in the moment they got the ball back". (Tbf, we didn't had the ball that much, but I still noticed it) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 The top 4 wankfest is beyond a joke tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Swedish commentators actually praised Enrique towards the end of the game, saying something like "he's kept in form Valencia quiet most of the game and looks a lot faster than I expected." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 My older brother announced proudly before the game that he had Valencia as his FF captain this week. Had a chuckle when I told him Enrique would keep him quiet. Back in your box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Kevin Nolan doesn't deserve -4 never mind 4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Paul Scholes is amazing The video "Paul Scholes: Control, Touches, Passing" on tube is brilliant. Good shout, modern day playmaker in the Glen Hoddle mould. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Valencia is so over-rated, he has one trick come in then burst diagonally to the by line. Scholes was impressive but only because we let him play. Harper 5- Should have stopped the first and third imo, looks very laboured in goal, and like he knows he can't be dislodged Perch 4.5- First half was very much "You're not in Kansas anymore Dorothy" and he was really s***, second half he picked up a bit. There's potential. Coloccini 6- Has improved since last time, and I think will be very solid this year, made a great tackle on Rooney when he tried to nutmeg him to go clean through Williamson 6- I like him a lot, he's proof you don't need pace to defend, reads the game well, and solid in the air I think he will calm Colo down too. Jose 6- His play out from the back stuff was shown up tonight but still a great defender. Routledge 5- Infuriating at times with his 'kick and run after it' approach hopefully with more support and attacking minded formations he will flourish. Barton 5.5- The best centre mid on the pitch, but then that's not really saying much, he's going to be key this season. *Gulp* Smith 4- Sadly his days were numbered when we got promoted, you need more in this league than an ability to charge people down and give your all to get a starting place. Nolan 4.5- Honeymoon period, long gone. This isn't Preston away this is the big game, and when he should have stood up to be counted he instead was nowhere to be found. For that reason he's not captain material, I'd rather we gave it to Barton. Jonas 5- Clearly a bit sluggish, but had moments of good dribbling, it's just that final ball, we know you can do it! Kind of. Carroll 6.5- As one of his biggest critics I will be first to say, he was fantastic. Doesn't get a 7 because of that header ,but other than that, I get the feeling he's going to be a real handful for teams. We just need a better supporting cast. Ameobi - Can't remember much. Xisco 5- Game was long gone, but he looked good cutting inside, and seems more mobile than Shola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Valencia is not overrated. He's one of the most effective wingers in the world now, regardless of whether you think he's 1 dimensional. If Enrique can do a number on a player of his standard I think he'll have a good season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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