Reading 2 - 2 Newcastle United - 29/09/12 - post-match reaction from page 43

[Jayson]

awful negative display.

 

Considering we have Ba, Cisse and HBA on the field, absolutely. Should be playing to our strengths.

 

Which would be pass it solely to HBA whos being heavily marked, or kick it long to avoid our non attacking rest of midfield.

[Guest Roger Kint]

Absolutely abject first half really.

 

Fucking astonishing how little we create on a consistent basis.

 

Doesnt help when he plays 4-4-2 and then uses two defensive players and a nothing player as the midfield. Set up for HBA magic or nowt at the minute.

[Yorkie]

Going forward we've been okay until the final ball. They've had the better of it without looking particularly dangerous.

 

Absolutely no way should we walk away from this with anything less than three points.

[Pilko]

Fantastic tackle from Perch there.

 

Apart from that ball into Pogrebnyak for the header that Harper saved, this game has been so devoid of quality deliveries. Knowing us we'll probably introduce Obertan to try and fix that.

 

Ferguson on for Gutierrez later in the game might be a good idea.

[54]

Think we've played alright, nothing special we've just lacked that final ball, some good defending as we'll.

[toon25]

When are we going to take a game by the scruff of the neck?

 

[Wullie]

Don't see the point at all of having a go at Jonas, he's being asked to do a job that years of watching him has shown us he isn't suited to.

[toontownman]

Absolutely abject first half really.

 

f***ing astonishing how little we create on a consistent basis.

 

Ben Arfa looks the only person capable, maybe Santon at a push. Gutierrez needs to up his game, been really poor for a while now.

[Kanj]

Wow what a shit half

[Beren]

Well, more champagne football from Newcastle.

 

Perch can tackle and is good at defending, but his strengths lies in his anticipatory skill and reading of the game rather than physical attributes. So sticking him at full-back does him no good. Much of a muchness with Anita there though.

 

As usual, relying on Ben Arfa to have a Messi moment.

 

We're awful to watch, we really are. Waiting for the match to end so I can get on with my day, tbh.

[thomas]

Quite possibly the most horrific, cringeworthy, suiciding inducing first half of posting I've ever seen here lads.

[Skeletor]

What an awful game. Shouldn't have expected much more when we're playing two defensive midfielders in a 4-4-2 though.

 

That's not even the biggest problem. We need left footed players on the left and right footed players on the right if we're gonna play 4-4-2.

[Dave]

Not too bad IMO. We're away from home, most teams set up to contain and nick something when they're away and we're no different. Clearly the better side in possession, and we're passing it about on the deck neatly most of the time. Just need to make a few tactical and/or personel changes to try and create some sort of spark and that's what Pardew needs to do at half time. Final ball and set pieces have been poor as normal.

[Ronaldo]

Jonas doesn't half hold us back at times, like. Just a nothing player when you need him to create or even become marginally involved in the build-up.

[Ritchie]

Cisse and Ba will never work.

[Guest tobiazvanderziaz]

Stop playing long balls to Cisse and Ba all the fucking time!!!

[Theregulars]

Toss, as per usual. Reading are there to be beaten, it's clear to see they haven't got the players to avoid a season-long relegation struggle, but we just sit back, hump the ball long, cross it to nobody and invite them back at us. Not sure whether it's poor tactics, players not doing as instructed or that last year was just a one-off. Right now we look like a different side entirely.

[littlelunchbox]

bigi has had abit of a mare, but then again he is being played further forward in midfield which really isnt his game.

 

centre backs are having a decent game.  again way too big of a gap between our forwards and midfield.  thus leaving no alternative but long balls to them.

[Revolution Number 9]

Think Bigi's looked canny so far. After a while they seemed to figure out that Hatem was our only player creating anything and started sicking about 85 players on him whenever he gets the ball, and it's really, really showing.

[alexf]

cisse and ba are passengers in games like this.

[Yorkie]

Not too bad IMO. We're away from home, most teams set up to contain and nick something when they're away and we're no different. Clearly the better side in possession, and we're passing it about on the deck neatly most of the time. Just need to make a few tactical and/or personel changes to try and create some sort of spark and that's what Pardew needs to do at half time. Final ball and set pieces have been poor as normal.

 

Spot on.

[Ketsbaia]

We're making the worst side in the league look alright. We need Ben Arfa playing central. Disappointing first half.

[Wullie]

Can we all agree that (especially in a 4-4-2) left footed players on the right, and right footed players on the left, is f***ing s**** and doesn't work?

 

Sort it out Pardew, FFS.

 

It's absolutely bloody obvious, it boggles my mind that we do nothing about it (apart from at Everton in the second half, when we actually created stuff and then binned it off again).

[Guest Roger Kint]

Don't see the point at all of having a go at Obertan, he's being asked to do a job that years of watching him has shown us he isn't suited to.

 

Is that any different?

 

Seriously though yes i know its totally different as he can play well in other positions before anyone bothers to spit bile at a joke

[Ronaldo]

bigi has had abit of a mare

 

Don't know what the hell you're watching, like. He's been absolutely fine.