Colos Short and Curlies Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Loved the fact that goal 1 was route one and the pen came from a long throw Loved Simpson taking the piss with the throw ins Were Ba and Jonas auditioning for a porno in the Post Game interviews? Jonas especially Delap had 13 throws last night, taking a total of just over 5 minutes from ball reaching his hand to letting it fly. No problem wiht using log throws, but there has to be a time allowance (10 seconds?) Overall great night Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I just read a a comment on that henry winter article, someone calls stoke "clay-slingers" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Let's not feed the troll anymore Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 According to the Express Danny Guthrie flicked on the header for our first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I thought Pulis could have been a bit more generous to us in his post-match interview. He said it was down to a couple of defensive mistakes, but in reality we put his rather one-dimensional team in their place and he knew it. They also produced some rather cute challenges in our penalty area - two by Huth and one by Walters - where they weren't going to get the ball but made sure our lad was going to get hurt in winning it. (twice on Raylor, once on Krul) The one by Huth on Krul looked quite dangerous because the whistle had long gone, Krul had relaxed and then Huth went steaming into him. I don't believe for a second that he didn't hear the whistle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Krul - 7 Simpson - 7 R.Taylor - 8 Coloccini - 8 S.Taylor - 8 Obertan - 8 Jonas - 8 Guthrie - 7 Cabaye - 7 Best - 8 Ba - 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Dancer Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Definately the most satisfied I have been with a win this season, I genuinely thought we would get beat here. Fantastic team performance, with special mentions to Guthrie, Ba, Jonas and Raylor. But everyone was superb! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Still buzzing. Class. Same here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 It was the teamwork that had me cheering last night. Been a while since I've seen a Newcastle team protect each other and work for each other like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Still buzzing. Class. Same here. it's amazing isnt it. I'm sure this season so far is way beyond what any of us thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 It was the teamwork that had me cheering last night. Been a while since I've seen a Newcastle team protect each other and work for each other like that. Aye, something like 9 days it has been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I can't stop checking the league table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I can't stop checking the league table Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gleebals Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Great game and performance last night, very good indeed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Bouncing round work this morning pissing everyone off with my good vibes. Just an immense feeling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I have to admit to not watching a lot of Stoke but I thought they were very poor last night. That isn't a prelude to underplaying the result but were they shitter than normal? Obviously we take some credit if so but from the first few minutes on I was unimpressed with their passing, for a team with a reputation for being direct, they knocked countless balls over the top to no one in particular or for goal kicks. our team ethic, work rate, closing down, is making opponents look poor imo. thats to our credit- not thier failings. Indeed. When they did get time on the ball their delivery from open play was shit though. Was just a bit surprised at that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Just read the last 6 pages of this thread, was hooked. Really entertaining to read Absolutely delighted with the shift we put in last night. Tactically brilliant, everyone carried out their role and played their part. Krul - 8 - If only for the amount he had to deal with. Misjudged/dropped the ball once or twice, as well as a few sloppy kicks, but was brave, came out and tried to hold onto the ball. Don't recall him having any shots to save... Simpson - 7.5 - Loved the towel antics. STaylor - 7.5 Colo - 7.5 - When he kept that ball on by the touchline Raylor - 7.5 - Good use of long throws, put his body on the line for the team (not for the first time this season). Obertan - 7.5 (poss an 8) - Good outlet for the team on the counter, brilliant cross for the goal. Still unsure on his short passing, they almost seem lazy/lethargic. Guthrie - 8.5 - Very good performance, looked confident bringing the ball forward, and actually looked mobile/fit. Looked like the player I thought he could become when he first signed. Cabaye - 7 - Mixed game, some quality passing, some sloppy, particularly in the 2nd half. Worked hard as always. Jonas - 9 MOM - Did what was clearly asked of him, worked his bollocks off and helped pretty much completely nullify Pennant. Best - 8.5 - Work rate, strength, first touch, and dribbling ability, all things people are starting to realise he has in abundance. Tireless effort. Ba - 9 - Absolute poachers performance combined with a hard working shift. Defended from the front with Best and deserved his hat trick. Oh and Perch actually put in a quality tackle near the end too... Sammy and Gosling didn't really have time to do anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 We played very well in the first half. The second half drop was predictable because we defended much deeper and invited some pressure onto us without really showing intent when counter-attacking. We defended brilliantly; much better than we passed it around. Jonas was awesome. R Taylor and Simpson both had what in my opinion were their best games of the season, evidenced by the fact that Krul only had one save to make. Honestly, it was just a brilliant team display. We pressured them out of their game in the first half, controlled the game well and very much deserved our lead. Guthrie also had a fine game and really masked Tiote's absence with his running and poise on the ball. This was probably our most accomplished display this season, imo, and we weren't even at our best offensively. I'm still stunned at how well we defended. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Great little bit with Ba and Jonas as well: http://www.skysports.com/video/inline/0,,23396_7284406,00.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Also interesting is that I think this was our first match in a while that we had less than 50% possession. I know we were pretty even or slightly ahead in the first half, which shows that we're still able to control possession when we need and want to. We defended much deeper in the second half and gave up possession when we had to risk throwing men forward, which was an understandable decision that worked out so I'm not worried about the overall possession statistic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Also, the ball was in the air for about 30% of the game, so possession stats are a bit misleading! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Also, the ball was in the air for about 30% of the game, so possession stats are a bit misleading! In the air or in the towel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Great little bit with Ba and Jonas as well: http://www.skysports.com/video/inline/0,,23396_7284406,00.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 The more I think about it the more I think we've got one of the best managers in the league. How many times do you see big teams going to Stoke and getting it completely wrong? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Starting to get pretty weird being the best fucking team in world. Class performance, totally didn't expect it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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