LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Mitro, Perez and Diame having such erratic seasons, performing a lot worse than we'd have expected of them at this level hasn't helped our season. Even Shelvey hasn't scored very often. I'd expected him to have more of a goal scoring impact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Mitro, Perez and Diame having such erratic seasons, performing a lot worse than we'd have expected of them at this level hasn't helped our season. Even Shelvey hasn't scored very often. I'd expected him to have more of a goal scoring impact. Mitrovic is the only big money flop out of those tbh. Might need to look at other positions to see where we are really coming up short. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 So which NUFC players are away on international duty? Most of them need a good rest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 So which NUFC players are away on international duty? Most of them need a good rest. Found the answer: - Grant Hanley, Matt Ritchie (Scotland): 22.03.2017 Canada (h) Easter Road FR 26.03.2017 Slovenia (h) Hampden WCQ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia): 24.03.2017 Georgia (a) Tbilisi WCQ Ciaran Clark, Rob Elliot, Daryl Murphy (Ireland): 24.03.2017 Wales (h) Dublin WCQ 28.03.2017 Iceland (h) Dublin FR Matz Sels (Belgium): 25.03.2017 Greece (h) Brussels WCQ 28.03.2017 Russia (a) Sochi FR Doubt Clark will be fit to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Belgium Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Is Jesus Gamez good enough to do a job for us this season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Doubt it. He could barely get a game in the Championship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Had a lot of injury problems and didn't play much. Could be a different year for him. Time will tell I guess.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 I honestly only remember watching him twice, on as a sub v Brighton at home and he started v Blackburn at home, which we went off injured at 0-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Looked neat and tidy but never really tested in his minimal game time last season so no idea to be honest, not sure he would be able to cope physically. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Might have no other alternative considering our restricted budget. No one else who can play RB besides Yedlin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Might have no other alternative considering our restricted budget. No one else who can play RB besides Yedlin. I think Rafa quite likes Sterry and he could well be second choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1988 Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Tim Krul? what's going on there then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Tim Krul? what's going on there then? I'd hazard a guess he's just looked as shocking as he has last few years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Current strongest lineup and subs? Krul, Yedlin, Lejeune, Clark, Dummett, Ritchie, Shelvey, Hayden, Murphy, De Jong, Gayle. Darlow, Manquillo, Lascelles, Mbemba, Atsu, Aarons, Perez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Current strongest lineup and subs? Krul, Yedlin, Lejeune, Clark, Dummett, Ritchie, Shelvey, Hayden, Murphy, De Jong, Gayle. Darlow, Manquillo, Lascelles, Mbemba, Atsu, Aarons, Perez. Swap Perez for De Jong. It's still nowhere near strong enough for my liking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Current strongest lineup and subs? Krul, Yedlin, Lejeune, Clark, Dummett, Ritchie, Shelvey, Hayden, Murphy, De Jong, Gayle. Darlow, Manquillo, Lascelles, Mbemba, Atsu, Aarons, Perez. Swap Perez for De Jong. It's still nowhere near strong enough for my liking. Don't agree tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Current strongest lineup and subs? Krul, Yedlin, Lejeune, Clark, Dummett, Ritchie, Shelvey, Hayden, Murphy, De Jong, Gayle. Darlow, Manquillo, Lascelles, Mbemba, Atsu, Aarons, Perez. Swap Perez for De Jong. It's still nowhere near strong enough for my liking. Don't agree tbh Why? De Jong has hardly shown any form to show why he should start? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Lascelles will start instead of Lejeune Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 De Jong has played one pre season game and wasn't that good when he played before Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 De Jong has played one pre season game and wasn't that good when he played before Exactly, I can't believe the hype he's getting. Goes back to about how players at nufc get better when they aren't playing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 By that token De Jong would already be Pele. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottlob Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I like De Jong because my impression is that he's good technically and a quick thinker in the final third, but I struggle to see how he fits in our system. I still think the number 10 role was a really difficult one to fill last season, with the central midfielders tending to sit deep, and so many balls going long either out wide or over the top for Gayle to chase. How does De Jong contribute to that process? Diame was often preferred as a sort of battering ram, to chase and battle for loose balls, and Perez is at least mobile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 It's quite clear that Rafa doesn't want Krul. He's only got a year left on his contract. I'd imagine a Dutch club could afford to buy him as I doubt he'd cost more than a couple of million pounds. Hanley was bought for around £5m and that fee is well within reach of Championship clubs these days. We should be able to find a buyer for him. Which Italian team did NUFC beat to the signing of Lazaar? Maybe they're still interested in him, if not another Italian team might be. Wages are the problem when it comes to selling players to non-English teams. There would probably be buyers for more of our surplus to requirements foreign players if they weren't on double other leagues wages. Haidara and Saivet fall into this category. I doubt any club would pay a transfer fee for Riviere. We'll be lucky if we can get a club to loan him and contribute to his wages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Off the back of this article: - https://www.themag.co.uk/2017/07/rafa-benitez-admits-preston-match-needs-get-rid-least-6-players-newcastle-united/ "Premier League rules dictate at the end of the transfer window you have to name 25 senior players" Goalkeepers: Tim Krul, Freddie Woodman (U21), Karl Darlow, Rob Elliott Current situation seems to be Rafa wants to: - Keep: Rob Elliot. Loan out: Woodman? Sell: Darlow and Krul. Defenders: Paul Dummett, Achraaf Lazaar, Massadio Haidara, Jamaal Lascelles, Grant Hanley, Ciaran Clark, Chancel Mbemba, Florian Lejeune, DeAndre Yedlin, Jesus Gamez, Jamie Sterry, Javier Manquillo Rafa wants to: - Keep: Dummett, Lascelles, Clark, Lejeune, Yedlin and Manquillo. Loan out: Sterry? Unknown? Maybe sell if the right offer comes in and a replacement brought in: Mbemba and Gamez. Sell: Lazaar, Haidara and Hanley. Midfielders: Henri Saivet, Jonjo Shelvey, Isaac Hayden, Jack Colback, Rolando Aarons, Matt Ritchie, Christian Atsu, Ayoze Perez, Mo Diame, Siem De Jong, Jacob Murphy Rafa wants to: - Keep: Shelvey, Hayden, Ritchie, Atsu, Perez and Murphy. Loan out: Maybe Aarons? Unknown? Maybe sell if the right offer comes in and a replacement brought in: Colback, Diame and De Jong. Sell: Saivet. Strikers: Dwight Gayle, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Manu Riviere Rafa wants to: - Keep: Gayle. Unknown? Maybe sell if the right offer comes in and a replacement brought in: Mitrovic. Sell: Riviere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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