Yorkie Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 If I was being picky I would say we shouldn't have settled for 3-1 (which we clearly did), but generally his approach to the game was more-or-less spot-on and he's been undone by two ridiculous errors from two of his cast-iron starters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maze Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Sacked in the morning *fingers crossed* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Benfica seem to be the exact opposite of our team in their approach and formation. They pile their players into the opposition half then look to play quick short passes with plenty of players attacking the box. We pile our players into our own half and look to hit the ball long towards the isolated centre forward. They look vulnerable at the back but we never really tested that high defensive line enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Manager still ain't at fault. This is the only thing going for him as NUFC manager this season and he's still not at fault for turning a lead into a big deficit in the quarter finals. And people who want shot of him have the agenda. Fucking hell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Benfica seem to be the exact opposite of our team in their approach and formation. They pile their players into the opposition half then look to play quick short passes with plenty of players attacking the box. We pile our players into our own half and look to hit the ball long towards the isolated centre forward. They look vulnerable at the back but we never really tested that high defensive line enough. That sums it up pretty well. Chalk and cheese in terms of approach. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Manager still ain't at fault. This is the only thing going for him as NUFC manager this season and he's still not at fault for turning a lead into a big deficit in the quarter finals. And people who want shot of him have the agenda. Fucking hell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlelunchbox Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Santon was at fault but he wasn't responsible for every 20 shots they had compared our 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 He's got to be gutted tonight, undone by Santon and Taylor. The approach was absolutely spot on, couldn't really argue with the lineup either. I thought bringing on Shola was an OK idea when we needed the ball to stick up front, you could argue about who should have gone off though. Odd thing to say, he didn't hold it up once! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I'm very anti-Pardew but there's not much he could have done differently tonight. We started really well, got the lead and just about hung on. Those 2 Cisse efforts that bounced back off the post have changed the entire complexion of the tie. Crucial moments that went against us can't be blamed on Pardew. We've been undone by two daft individual mistakes. Unfortunately both mistakes were punished fully against a very good team. 3-1 leaves a hell of an effort needed but the tie's not dead yet. We've been unfortunate tonight and Benfica are a hell of a team. Pissed off but at the way the breaks have fallen rather than at Pardew. nailed, I can't blame him for tonight. Two individual errors and two that hit the post, we're 0-4 on those crucial moments going against us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 He's got to be gutted tonight, undone by Santon and Taylor. The approach was absolutely spot on, couldn't really argue with the lineup either. I thought bringing on Shola was an OK idea when we needed the ball to stick up front, you could argue about who should have gone off though. Odd thing to say, he didn't hold it up once! I know how it panned out, I mean the theory of why he should come on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnes23 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Benfica seem to be the exact opposite of our team in their approach and formation. They pile their players into the opposition half then look to play quick short passes with plenty of players attacking the box. We pile our players into our own half and look to hit the ball long towards the isolated centre forward. They look vulnerable at the back but we never really tested that high defensive line enough. Thought that too. Counted 7+ players in and around the final third during one of their attacks, which stood out compared to our attacking gameplan, even at the beginning of the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoob Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I'm very anti-Pardew but there's not much he could have done differently tonight. We started really well, got the lead and just about hung on. Those 2 Cisse efforts that bounced back off the post have changed the entire complexion of the tie. Crucial moments that went against us can't be blamed on Pardew. We've been undone by two daft individual mistakes. Unfortunately both mistakes were punished fully against a very good team. 3-1 leaves a hell of an effort needed but the tie's not dead yet. We've been unfortunate tonight and Benfica are a hell of a team. p*ssed off but at the way the breaks have fallen rather than at Pardew. nailed, I can't blame him for tonight. Two individual errors and two that hit the post, we're 0-4 on those crucial moments going against us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Benfica seem to be the exact opposite of our team in their approach and formation. They pile their players into the opposition half then look to play quick short passes with plenty of players attacking the box. We pile our players into our own half and look to hit the ball long towards the isolated centre forward. They look vulnerable at the back but we never really tested that high defensive line enough. That sums it up pretty well. Chalk and cheese in terms of approach. I'm not sure they'll win over two legs against Chelsea or Spurs with that approach, because those teams will hit back far harder than us. There are those who will say we were unlucky, but I thought they gave us a right pounding over 90 mins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Pards did alright tonight. You can't legislate for the two clown moments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maze Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Manager still ain't at fault. This is the only thing going for him as NUFC manager this season and he's still not at fault for turning a lead into a big deficit in the quarter finals. And people who want shot of him have the agenda. f***ing hell. Just to be clear - I do not ask for his head based solely on this game. We are pretty much out of the Europa League now, and we are well on our way out of the EPL with this clown in charge. Over the course of this entire season I've wanted him replaced with someone else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dontooner Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I do agree its one of Pardew's better games where we had counter attacks that actually lead to real chances. Starting Marvx was a key member to this happening also the open defense Benfica had. This approach works well in some games like Man u last year but come on we invited pressure all day long. Teams are bound to try to make a come back. story of the season over and over again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Benfica seem to be the exact opposite of our team in their approach and formation. They pile their players into the opposition half then look to play quick short passes with plenty of players attacking the box. We pile our players into our own half and look to hit the ball long towards the isolated centre forward. They look vulnerable at the back but we never really tested that high defensive line enough. That sums it up pretty well. Chalk and cheese in terms of approach. I'm not sure they'll win over two legs against Chelsea or Spurs with that approach, because those teams will hit back far harder than us. There are those who will say we were unlucky, but I thought they gave us a right pounding over 90 mins. Very, very harsh conclusion that. I'm not arguing we're as stylish as Benfica but our approach tonight wasn't that bad at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DebuchyAndTheBeast Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Like I said earlier in the thread does the manager have to shoulder all the blame or should some of the players acknowledge their part? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I'm very anti-Pardew but there's not much he could have done differently tonight. We started really well, got the lead and just about hung on. Those 2 Cisse efforts that bounced back off the post have changed the entire complexion of the tie. Crucial moments that went against us can't be blamed on Pardew. We've been undone by two daft individual mistakes. Unfortunately both mistakes were punished fully against a very good team. 3-1 leaves a hell of an effort needed but the tie's not dead yet. We've been unfortunate tonight and Benfica are a hell of a team. Pissed off but at the way the breaks have fallen rather than at Pardew. nailed, I can't blame him for tonight. Two individual errors and two that hit the post, we're 0-4 on those crucial moments going against us. aye, but some of the Haters in here think he decided those things, when he wasnt offering security advice to North Korea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlelunchbox Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Benfica seem to be the exact opposite of our team in their approach and formation. They pile their players into the opposition half then look to play quick short passes with plenty of players attacking the box. We pile our players into our own half and look to hit the ball long towards the isolated centre forward. They look vulnerable at the back but we never really tested that high defensive line enough. That sums it up pretty well. Chalk and cheese in terms of approach. I'm not sure they'll win over two legs against Chelsea or Spurs with that approach, because those teams will hit back far harder than us. There are those who will say we were unlucky, but I thought they gave us a right pounding over 90 mins. We were not unlucky , mistakes are not called being unlucky, they are f*** ups that are avoidable. And agree they gave us a pounding, 20-7 shots, 12-0 corners. Maybe the stats are wrong , I'm sure we had one corner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Pards did alright tonight. You can't legislate for the two clown moments. Agreed, I just wish we'd spend a bit more time working with our defenders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Like I said earlier in the thread does the manager have to shoulder all the blame or should some of the players acknowledge their part? Santon and Taylor want flogging. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 if santon and taylor hadnt of had mares, and cisses shots had went in off the post- would anyone be criticising Pardew? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 if santon and taylor hadnt of had mares, and cisses shots had went in off the post- would anyone be criticising Pardew? Probably not but that didn't happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Yep absolutely kamikaze stuff tonight from Santon and Taylor. Other than that it was a good away performance at a really tough place to go. God only knows what was going through their heads to make those cock ups. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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