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Newcastle Utd vs Tottenham Hotspur - 16/10/11 @ 4pm - live on SKY


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:lol: It's not like Jonas scores goals every week. Imo Marveaux will offer a lot more for us in the offensive part but Jonas' workrate are so important for us so i would still start him.

 

Marveaux should play, he should replace the moai, not Jonas.

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Alan Smith: Astute signing Yohan Cabaye has been cornerstone of Newcastle's revival under Alan Pardew

 

Who would have thought that, after seven games, Newcastle would be sitting proudly in fourth position, seemingly gunning for a place in the Champions League?

 

By Alan Smith

 

10:00PM BST 14 Oct 2011

 

In reality, of course, that particular ambition is more suited to Sunday's opponents, Tottenham Hotspur, who look the best equipped to grab the fourth berth. But more of them later.

 

First off, it is only right to pay tribute to Alan Pardew's outfit who started this season under a black cloud. Having just sold their best players, Joey Barton, Kevin Nolan and Jose Enrique – and having already cashed in on Andy Carroll last January – Pardew had to take one or two gambles with his limited funds in search of replacements.

 

So in came Demba Ba, Gabriel Obertan and, perhaps most crucially, Yohan Cabaye, a talented central midfielder from Lille. In many ways, it is Cabaye's solid partnership with Cheik Tiote that has provided the platform for Newcastle United to prosper.

 

With Pardew deploying two out-and-out wingers in Obertan and Jonás Gutiérrez, the two lads in the middle must work very hard to make sure the back four is not exposed. Not every team plays with so much width and it is easy to get overrun when the opposition prefers a more narrow system.

 

Cabaye and Tiote have therefore done very well and, as proof, Newcastle have conceded only four goals so far, the fewest in the Premier League.

 

Admittedly, keeping it at four might be difficult against a Spurs side bristling with attacking threat. Yet the key battleground could be in midfield, where Harry Redknapp might be tempted to pair Scott Parker with another anchorman, in Sandro, in order to compete directly with Cabaye and Tiote.

 

Whoever wins that tasty scrap has a chance to service the wide men, which, in Newcastle's case, could lead to Gutiérrez getting a run at Kyle Walker, should Rafael van der Vaart once again be asked to play on the right.

 

The Dutchman doesn't much like that role, as he conclusively proved against Arsenal two weeks ago when he continually failed to track back. If that happens here, Walker could be in for a tough time against the direct pace of Gutiérrez.

 

By the same token, Jermain Defoe was asked to drop back when Spurs lost the ball in the derby to help out against Arsenal's three-man midfield. He won't have to do that here. And if Emmanuel Adebayor shakes off his sore hamstring, that double act up front should give Steven Taylor and Fabricio Coloccini their biggest test yet.

 

It's the way Defoe and Adebayor have struck up an immediate understanding that makes you wonder if Newcastle can cope. If Taylor and Coloccini switch off for a second, their adversaries are capable of carving out a chance, just as they did in the recent thrashing of Liverpool.

 

All in all, this should prove a fascinating encounter. You could argue that Newcastle's opening fixtures have been fairly kind and that the likes of Fulham, QPR, Blackburn and Wolves haven't offered as stern a test as some will in the near future. That may be so, but in accumulating the points that they have, Newcastle have built up reserves of confidence that should push Tottenham hard at St James' Park.

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Jol has a habit of talking unsubstantiated bullshit.

 

It's a lose lose situation on here sometimes tbh. Jol says that he doesn't think we're going to win without Adebayor and is met with "give over" and  "Talking unsubstantiated bullshit". Jol saying he think we're gonna beat you would probably be met with the exact same response.

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Eh?!

 

You're unbeaten after 7 games and you're at home to a side that don't travel well at all up to play you (and Sunderland) based on the past few years, and you "expect to lose"? :lol:

 

Spurs are a good side but it's a winnable game.

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Of course we can win but the longer we go unbeaten, the longer we concede so few I can't help but think both will end dramatically soon and the players spurs have...

 

They are also on a good run.

 

Still think they will need to score at least 2 to win to cancel out Ba's goal.

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So many good memories of this fixture. 7-1, Martin's rocket, Robert's 2 screamers, Colo's volley and many others.

 

Have a feeling it could be a special one and hopefully a great atmosphere.

 

Same!

 

Really have a good feeling about this one....not looked forward to a game as much in a long time!!

 

Lazy sunday...beer and watching the toon destroy spurs! Nice!

 

We wont destroy them like but i reckon an entertaining 2 or 3-1 to us.

 

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Alan Smith: Astute signing Yohan Cabaye has been cornerstone of Newcastle's revival under Alan Pardew

 

Who would have thought that, after seven games, Newcastle would be sitting proudly in fourth position, seemingly gunning for a place in the Champions League?

 

By Alan Smith

 

10:00PM BST 14 Oct 2011

 

In reality, of course, that particular ambition is more suited to Sunday's opponents, Tottenham Hotspur, who look the best equipped to grab the fourth berth. But more of them later.

 

First off, it is only right to pay tribute to Alan Pardew's outfit who started this season under a black cloud. Having just sold their best players, Joey Barton, Kevin Nolan and Jose Enrique – and having already cashed in on Andy Carroll last January – Pardew had to take one or two gambles with his limited funds in search of replacements.

 

:nope:

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Been out for a few beers but I will piss myself if we win this on sunday  :lol: What will the media say (down here) if this one goes against their predictions!!!!!!!!!

 

"Newcastle get a lucky 3 points"

 

"Redknapp slams referee"

 

"Newcastle strike lucky"

 

etc. etc.

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