Guest bimpy474 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Fuck all to do with passion, it's the lack of squad depth and a tactically inept manager which is why we're currently shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Shola was so passionate, he got a sending off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Travelled all the way from Oslo to watch this footballing disaster. Not easy to get tickets for away games without a season ticket, but this one went to members and I booked my ticket. Probably not the best choice I´vé taken There´s two things that really makes me angry about this game. 1. No heart. Young players should be desperate to show their abilities in games like this. Experienced players should take responsiblity on the pitch, lead by example and help the younger players. There was just no desire yesterday. I think Bigirimana stepped up and did okay, but that´s all. He was also the only player who looked upset about things after the final whistle. 2. Pardew. His tactics yesterday was just nothing, like it´s been for most games this season. The one thing that was very easy to spot was how we reacted to how Brighton tried to keep the ball in their own third before they picked out the right pass. Their GK and defenders played quite risky at the back, and we had to press high up the pitch for large parts of the game. The problem was, we failed to press high properly on almost every attempt. The thing we did was pushing three-four players up the pitch and that always left huge gaps in midfield. An easy pass over the top of Ameobi, Ranger etc. - and they suddenly had 40-50 meters of space to run into before any Newcastle player tried to close them down. This is basic for a coach/manager etc. I can´t believe how Pardew could not spot all this. It´s pretty easy to instruct players to press high - the worst thing you do is what we did, to press high with two, three or four players . It´s Pardews job to prepare the players for situations like this and to make sure we can handle different types of teams. A good manager prepare his team to handle all types of tactics and plays to their weaknesses. A good manager also makes changes during the game that his players benefit from. Sadly this isn´t a case at Newcastle. I think the last time we came from behind to win a PL game was West Ham away in 2010, and that was under Chris Hughton. Time is running out Pardew.... I'd agree on point two. The whole team has to be prepared to press or its pointless. Our pressing game looks very half-hearted. We may be getting caught between two stools. Last year we concentrated more on just getting men behind the ball. Nothing to do with the fact that Pardew either can't get his point across, or simply doesn't know what to do...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 f*** all to do with passion, it's the lack of squad depth and a tactically inept manager which is why we're currently s***. This - absolutely. The manager is responsible for motivating the team...ask KK.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 http://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/match-report-brighton-hove-albion-2-newcastle-united-0-1-5285284 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 http://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/match-report-brighton-hove-albion-2-newcastle-united-0-1-5285284 Aye, spot on. /And still find his name surprisingly brilliant. Not sure why. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 http://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/match-report-brighton-hove-albion-2-newcastle-united-0-1-5285284 Difficult, nay impossible to disagree with one word of that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 http://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/match-report-brighton-hove-albion-2-newcastle-united-0-1-5285284 Excellent overview, as depressing as it is to read. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 An honest assessment, give that man a job at the Ronny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Starforth's an excellent sports journo, as is Scott Wilson. It's just that clown Ryder that isn't. Unfortunately he's got the gig at the main paper covering NUFC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 http://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/match-report-brighton-hove-albion-2-newcastle-united-0-1-5285284 Aye, spot on. /And still find his name surprisingly brilliant. Not sure why. Sounds like a colleague of Zapp Brannigan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest benge23 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I'm going to Norwich as well £45 Today felt like the first time this season the away fans weren't with the team/manager which is either a good thing or a bad thing depending on your view point. I just think it was a really weird away following, not all on the same page at all. I was less annoyed by the hundreds of people who didn't seem to sing once than I was the self-appointed superfans who quickly resorted to homophobic chants once they got annoyed at the game, and I even heard a "We've got an end full of cockneys" at one point. As I say, it was a depressing experience all round. Chants like that grind my gears tbh, I wasnt graced with being born in Newcastle doesnt make me anyless of a fan in my eyes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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