AyeDubbleYoo Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I was amazed when he didn't bring Gouffran on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 We did our frequent trick of boring the arse out of everyone for 70 minutes then did well the last 20 tbf. Positive attacking football. Reminded me of the chelsea game last season. Yep. We did our frequent trick of boring the arse out of everyone for 70 minutes then did well the last 20 tbf. Positive attacking football. I think it was Liverpools trick today like. They're awful at the minute, our only tactic against superior (on paper) opposition always involves making long stretches of the game unwatchable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I thought we were better in the first half than the second. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I thought we were better in the first half than the second. Last 20 mins was our best spell, liverpool dominated the earlier part of the half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Recoba Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 He has started picking the right players and making early subs... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Thought he got away with it, at times, today. We sat off them too much for my liking and a better team would've punished us. I'm all for counter-attacking as we are a team suited to it but there are more ways to play it than constantly sitting off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I thought we were better in the first half than the second. The only part of the game worth watching from our point of view was the last 20 minutes, so fuck knows why you'd say that. First half was boring as fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Decent win against a miserable Liverpool side, minor credits to Pardew for picking Abeid, throwing Rolando on, and dropping Gouffran. But still, we've been here before. Yet another win where we sit back at home, look to hit on the break, and hope the rub of the green favors us because we're unable to create anything until the opposition start pushing forward and we start being more effective on the break. It worked today, Moreno's blunder setting up a goal for Aoyze (i.e. standard Pardew scrappy lucky goal favoring us), and Liverpool were pretty damn awful. But it's important to note that it was Liverpool taking the game to us that opened the game up, not the other way around - for 60+ minutes the game was about as dull as you can get because we were content to just sit back and let them come onto us. So as has always been the case when we've been in good "form" scraping these kinds of results, this way of playing is not sustainable. It's overly reliant on the opposition being s*** and unable to take advantage of being invited to attack, and furthermore wastes the talent we clearly do have. There's alot a good manager could work with to fashion and hone a team that can maintain useful possession and create chances - we really have the squad to be a pretty decent/formidable upper mid table side. But again, we all know this as we've seen this all before under Pardew. I dislike Pardew's style of play but the reasons you've highlighted are poor. There's nothing wrong with being a counter-attacking team, it's just that we are a counter-attacking team in the most basic fashion. Reliant on tired legs and the game getting stretched late on. But at least half the games will have teams that want to take the game to us & there's a lot of poor teams in the division. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I thought we were better in the first half than the second. The only part of the game worth watching from our point of view was the last 20 minutes, so f*** knows why you'd say that. First half was boring as f***. I was bored stiff in the first, it was utter crap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Such a condescending cunt in those interviews. 'A club of extreme high and lows' laughing off the pressure as though its because NUFC Fans are too emotive. Get to fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Aye, they only thing not at all dramatic or exciting is the football, you boring old cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Deserves credit for his more positive approach to games in the last week. Will never like him, but the pressure he was under seems to have cracked into some necessary changes. We had 36% possession playing at home I'm not really sure that counts as positive football, but we fought hard so I'll give credit to the lads on the pitch. Especially the likes of Aarons and Perez who had to try and figure out a way through the Liverpool defence singlehandedly for the most part. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Also, funny how they didn't confiscate the one pro-pardew banner ever to enter the ground. Probably that daft PR Cunt Bishop under the mask. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 At least the king acknowledged that we didn't control the game enough, but since he hasn't got a clue how to change that, it's kind of a moot point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 4 wins on the bounce, you have to give credit where it's due. Now confidence is up, a clear, attacking style of play should be formed as what we've seen recently isn't sustainable. This is where Pardew will be lacking. He can ride a wave but struggles to get back on the surf board when we fall into the sea, which every team does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 We still played very organised and defensive, we just also included enough players to get us something on the counter. I don't have a problem with that style really, especially against better teams. Against the dross I would like to see us press more and try to control possession. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 He seems to be including more attacking flair players at last. Could it be the penny has dropped and he at last realises you have to get at the opposition rather than soaking up pressure and employing spoiling tactics to try and 'stay in the game' which for months seemed to be his only ploy. If so good for him and long may it continue, we may at last be able to watch and enjoy again. That is of course untill Ashley sells whichever players are responsible for the turnaround in form in January Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Also, funny how they didn't confiscate the one pro-pardew banner ever to enter the ground. Probably that daft PR c*** Bishop under the mask. The knackers with the back from the dead banner were sitting just along from me. 3 young lads with smug faces, almost Pardew-esque. There was also a BackPardew.com banner in the East Stand Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 The penny will never drop with this guy! Maybe for a short period at most. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozy Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Also, funny how they didn't confiscate the one pro-pardew banner ever to enter the ground. Probably that daft PR c*** Bishop under the mask. The knackers with the back from the dead banner were sitting just along from me. 3 young lads with smug faces, almost Pardew-esque. There was also a BackPardew.com banner in the East Stand Were they definitely pro-Pardew? I took it to be just a state of play/Halloween play on words and opportunity to dress up etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Also, funny how they didn't confiscate the one pro-pardew banner ever to enter the ground. Probably that daft PR c*** Bishop under the mask. The knackers with the back from the dead banner were sitting just along from me. 3 young lads with smug faces, almost Pardew-esque. There was also a BackPardew.com banner in the East Stand Were they definitely pro-Pardew? I took it to be just a state of play/Halloween play on words and opportunity to dress up etc. Either way, I hope their car broke down on the way home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I have a sackpardew.com sign up at work, somebodys changed it dont sackpardew.com the legend. Now they'll all be going he's the messiah now henke lad, is he fuck he's still a shite manager. I'm happy with the results though, hopefully he shites us all the way into yoorup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I have a sackpardew.com sign up at work, somebodys changed it dont sackpardew.com the legend. Now they'll all be going he's the messiah now henke lad, is he fuck he's still a shite manager. I'm happy with the results though, hopefully he shites us all the way into yoorup. Stab them Take a shit in their desk drawers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Deserves credit for his more positive approach to games in the last week. Will never like him, but the pressure he was under seems to have cracked into some necessary changes. We had 36% possession playing at home I'm not really sure that counts as positive football, but we fought hard so I'll give credit to the lads on the pitch. Especially the likes of Aarons and Perez who had to try and figure out a way through the Liverpool defence singlehandedly for the most part. Possession stats are a crock of shit man. Only thing that matters is the score. They passed it back and forwards and sideways loads keeping possession but done absolutely fuck all with it same as Rodgers Swansea used to. When we got possession we were much more direct and dangerous with it than they ever were. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 It's a workshop pal. Tool boxes, vices and stuff. We have big hammers mind... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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