LucaAltieri Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Depends on the role. If deployed purely as stoppers and instructed to play simple balls forward, they couldn't do too much damage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Shame he didn't get more time playing off Mitro. Instantly created that chance for Sissoko as soon as he changed to that position. Came off shortly after. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 There was a spell earlier in the season where Mitrovic & Perez were blossoming as a duo, and we looked better with 4-4-2 tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 That variation could work, too. Either way, I think the general principle needs to be "Get Perez on the ball," and then have Gini and Andros bombing forward immediately when he does, then a target man option to play off of. He's got the skill to thread a ball through or keep running with it. He needs to be the engine in the final 3rd. Not quite sure how we got to this point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes_End_Mag Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Our best player tonight, along with Shelvey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Our best player tonight, along with Shelvey. He had a great chance to score when it was 0-0 and he fluffed the chance. Like Sissoko, Mitro and De Jong later in the game, all of them seem to have a good game other than actually putting the ball in the net. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 None of our attacking players really did well IMO. I would say Lascelles was probably our best player in that he didn't make any major mistakes I can think of. Shelvey was good defensively but didn't do much going forward. Mitro was his usual self, effective in non threatening areas. Actually thought Sissoko was considerably worse than usual attacking wise but put in a shift defensively. Ayoze not involved enough but some decent flashes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 None of our attacking players really did well IMO. I would say Lascelles was probably our best player in that he didn't make any major mistakes I can think of. Shelvey was good defensively but didn't do much going forward. Mitro was his usual self, effective in non threatening areas. Actually thought Sissoko was considerably worse than usual attacking wise but put in a shift defensively. Ayoze not involved enough but some decent flashes I lost count of the number of times Shelvey went backwards. Ayoze looked lost on the right and sissoko lost on the left but much better when coming inside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samag Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Awful today .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Thought he was the main reason we got back into the game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Thought he was the main reason we got back into the game Miles better second half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 He's not quite as intelligent as De Jong yet, he doesn't find spaces in quite the same way. Definitely improved later on, not sure what it was about the system that allowed this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Cannot believe how much this lad has regressed in the past year, think it is more a confidence issue with him. He looks so anxious at times, but that is representative of the squad as a whole. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Needs to be out wide and tuck in from there. Was bullied through the middle today. That position continues to let us down. Both he and Gini have shown they can't hack it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Awful today .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Seems to be the only one in our team without a touch like a rapist so he is fine by me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Didn't even think he was that bad in the first half, lost the ball a few times like but I don't really mind that much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Seems to be the only one in our team without a touch like a rapist so he is fine by me. Yep. You know that 99% of the time when the ball is hoofed / bulleted to him by one of our awful "wingers" or midfielders, he will find a way to control it and look for an option right away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 No point playing him anymore this season, waste of a shirt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_b Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Awful today .. You can't argue that he wasn't first half. Missed his opportunity to play through the middle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Awful today .. You can't argue that he wasn't first half. Missed his opportunity to play through the middle For some reason, Sunderland were absolutely killing us in the middle of the park. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Poor today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 No point playing him anymore this season, waste of a shirt. http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/avs/avatar_12850_1457723895.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkzter Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Thought he was poor too, has been for a while. Picked up in the second half but I'd start with De Jong with Perez as an impact sub next maybe. 2 weeks to work with him and get some confidence back into him. He's a good player but on really poor form just now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 He was poor because he's a player that likes touches and Kirchhoff was all over him - wasn't the right situation for him as a 10 (I think his best position is wide forward, myself) as it was just too congested. It was different with de Jong because his game is about touch and move, so their midfield couldn't really get tight like that. I have a feeling we'll see plenty of chopping and changing from RB until the very end, he obviously picks up on in-game changes very well. Ayoze's probably better as a 10 in away games, at his current level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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