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Newcastle United 2 - 2 Southampton - 09/08/15 - Post-match reaction from page 46


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I'd like to see a new left back, but hasn't Dummett been given the number 3? They probably think they have enough, heard there's this lad at Inter though...

 

Obertan's assist means we'll have to endure him sleepwalking through the next four or five games before we get to see Aarons or Perez, doesn't it? :/

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Football365's player ratings: Krul (7), Haidara (6), Coloccini (6), Mbemba (5), Janmaat (5), Anita (5), Sissoko (8), Colback (6), Wijnaldum (8), Obertan (7), Cisse (7)

 

Subs: Tiote (6), Mitrovic (5), De Jong (5)

 

:kasper:

 

They need their eyes tested.

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Thought we were quite good in the main. Wijnaldum's movement and energy were excellent until they weren't.

 

Was really encouraged by the way we played out of the back, with the two CBs splitting, allowing Anita - who was steady and neat - to receive the ball from deep while also allowing our FBs to get well forward. Both CBs can play the ball, which is a nice luxury, shame Colo is about 4 years past his prime. In theory, with better players than Colo and Haidara, that could be a nice platform.

 

Mbemba was phenomenal in the second half, towering header to clear it away from Pelle when Pelle was 6 yards out. Nice anticipation and looks comfortable on the ball. Was at fault for the first but also was unclear about positions of Colo and Janmaat. As the game went on, that improved. Kept a nice line in the second half, too.

 

Decent movement in the attacking areas although we tried too hard to play it down the flanks without great wingers. Still not fast enough overall in our passing, got caught in possession too often against the high pressure of Southampton. But there were some good one-twos, Sissoko was excellent before fading, and you can see there is a lot of potential for improvement.

 

Good game overall, would have taken a point at the beginning of the day, defence being what it was.

 

Our preseason US chuckle fest didn't help.

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Thought we were quite good in the main. Wijnaldum's movement and energy were excellent until they weren't.

 

Was really encouraged by the way we played out of the back, with the two CBs splitting, allowing Anita - who was steady and neat - to receive the ball from deep while also allowing our FBs to get well forward. Both CBs can play the ball, which is a nice luxury, shame Colo is about 4 years past his prime. In theory, with better players than Colo and Haidara, that could be a nice platform.

 

Mbemba was phenomenal in the second half, towering header to clear it away from Pelle when Pelle was 6 yards out. Nice anticipation and looks comfortable on the ball. Was at fault for the first but also was unclear about positions of Colo and Janmaat. As the game went on, that improved. Kept a nice line in the second half, too.

 

Decent movement in the attacking areas although we tried too hard to play it down the flanks without great wingers. Still not fast enough overall in our passing, got caught in possession too often against the high pressure of Southampton. But there were some good one-twos, Sissoko was excellent before fading, and you can see there is a lot of potential for improvement.

 

Good game overall, would have taken a point at the beginning of the day, defence being what it was.

 

Our preseason US chuckle fest didn't help.

 

That's one of the things i was talking about when i said it's gonna take time, passing the ball with fluidity at a high tempo will be the last thing to come. But i believe it will eventually as long as McClaren makes the right personnel choices.

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Pelle's a complete beast in the penalty area, everytime they put a cross into the box I was just waiting to see him power one past Krul. Mbemba did brilliantly with that one in the second half, if he missed that, Pelle would have bagged.

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Don't think that's true( about never has), he was shite today though.

 

Or appetite for that matter, never minds getting stuck in. Even if he was shite today.

 

:rolleyes:

 

He wants to get forward, he blatantly doesn't really like defending. That's just the way it is.

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Haidara wasn't s**** like. Couple of misplaced passes in the 2nd half but decent overall. We do need an improved left back like.

 

That ball Gabby put in for the 2nd btw. What a player.

 

Can't think of a single good thing he did tbh, most of his crosses were blocked and most of Southampton's threat came through him.

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