Kanji Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Darlow 6 Nowt much to do really Janmaat 9 brilliant performance Williamson 6 s**** but got a goal Lascelles 6 alreet but not sure he's anywhere near ready Haidara 6 Great cross for the first goal Gouffran 5 Crap footballer Tiote 6 was utter s**** first half but got a bit better 2nd half Thauvin 9 outstanding De Jong 7 excellent but faded a bit Aarons 5 Probably a generous score tbh, he had a really bad night and his body language suggested he knew it Perez 7 Thought he was good again How / What was De Jong's style? Like what was doing throughout? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Williamson scoring from a set piece that wasn't floated Who would have thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 The goals are on YT too for anyone region-blocked by Sky. Well chuffed with the result. Weak opposition I guess, but signs of positive changes to our playing style from the goals. Changes that should bring goals in other games too. 1. Thauvin in virtually the six-yard box (!) getting onto a cross from the other side. Fantastic finish fwiw. 2. Thauvin hitting a whipped freekick that could well creep in even without the SDJ touch. That kind of freekick will drive keepers mad. 3. Good ball out to Thauvin, well controlled, and nice drive in and pass to Janmaat, who was very far forward. 4. Non floated set penis! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. TC Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 What a ridiculous penalty to concede. I also enjoyed Thauvin's disallowed goal. He showed a lot of awareness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 If it spurs him on like that, get her a season ticket there. She seems confused whether she's in Ireland or Britain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Just saw the highlights Northampton's defending looks very poor but they could only beat what was in front of them - and they did so convincingly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/teams/newcastle-united/9966104/newcastle-4-1-northampton Bout f***ing time Thanks for posting man; made my morning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 If it spurs him on like that, get her a season ticket there. She seems confused whether she's in Ireland or Britain. Yep, soz about that. Bought her a couple of pints in the Irish Centre before the game: confused her with diddle-lee-toon-tunes and Tyneside Irish Blarney... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Not sure if Giggs, but we had the lowest average age of the PL-teams yesterday too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Happy with that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Recoba Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Caught sight of Riviere on crutches after the match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I really enjoyed the game last night, the atmosphere was a bit flat but I suppose it's to be expected on an early round cup game. McClaren has a few selection problems now in my opinion; I'm assuming Thauvin has been bought to play on the left given how Sissoko seems a nailed on starter in that position but the ease in which Thauvin and Janmaat seemed to gel on that right hand side is very encouraging. Both players were head and shoulders above everyone else on the pitch in terms of quality and I can only see that partnership getting better the more game time they're given. Maybe it will open up the possibility of Sissoko playing a more central position in a similar role of how Toure operates for Man City? I think it's also worth a mention at how well Tiote played. I was surprised to see a couple of people criticise him but I thought he was fairly dominant. We've lacked that aggressive force in the middle of the pitch and his distribution was much faster. The left side seemed a bit of a shambles though, Aarons surprised me at how bad he was. I think after a couple of mistakes it must have got to his head and then it just spiraled out of control. Haidara and him didn't seem to link up well at all, going forward or defensively. The centre backs also seemed poor. I suppose it's to be expected of Williamson because he's quite clearly not even of the standard of a squad player now - even with his goal - but Lascelles was equally poor. He got caught under the ball a few times, didn't particularly look comfortable or mobile with it at his feet and had a nightmare with their forward in the air. He could definitely benefit from a loan. The most encouraging thing for me was Steve McClaren. We were sat right behind the dug out and he was going absolutely mental at certain points in that second half. He audibly called this floated cross field ball Gouffran played "absolutely shit" or some variation. It seems like he has a real plan of how he wants us to play and an idea of how to go about making it happen. It'll take time but I'm convinced we're heading in the right direction. I might be easily pleased but I was chuffed to see the players that were on the bench actually being put through their paces by a coach rather than just letting them piss about with the ball which was the case under Pardew. The warm-up drills seemed far more advanced with the first team as well. Especially the stuff Cathro was doing with the forwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Positive stuff to hear I wasn't excited about McClaren but it's refreshing to have some actual football brains on the touchline. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieT Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 How / What was De Jong's style? Like what was doing throughout? Was just looking to get involved with everything. Linked up really well with Perez, knocked a few high balls on for him, some nice passing interchanges. But it was his passing range that really impressed me, played a few balls similar to the one to Thauvin for the third goal; couple of weighted through balls to Mitrovic that were just slightly off as well, otherwise he would have been in 1v1. Not seen it mentioned anywhere, but Darlows kicking was atrocious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Was nice to see Simpsons telling Gouffran to inform the team to keep passing it quickly when we were winning 4-1. Also noticed that if we can't play a goal kick short we then try and aim for the full backs on the half way line to try and gain some territory. Feels so much better than hoofing it in the vague territory of Perez/Cisse etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/teams/newcastle-united/9966104/newcastle-4-1-northampton Bout fucking time Lovely stuff from Thauvin like. The awareness to find Janmaat is class, good goal that one. Perez's movement in the box for the disallowed goal was class as well, as was De Jong's ball out to Thauvin for the third goal. So good to have some genuine quality on our set pieces as well, been missing that since Cabaye left, and even when he was here, we wasted most of our set pieces by floating them to Williamson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Refreshing that we scored four goals and put a lower league team to the sword with relative ease like we should. I feel like under Pardew this game would have been a real struggle and we'd have nicked it 1-0 with an own goal or something. Thauvin looks quality on the highlights reel, involved in every goal is some full debut, even if it is against Northampton! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I went into the ground when the lineups were announced, the Thauvin-De Jong-Perez-Aarons warm up was actually a decent watch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I went into the ground when the lineups were announced, the Thauvin-De Jong-Perez-Aarons warm up was actually a decent watch What were they doing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 warming up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Good to know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 They were doing shooting drills but in groups of 4. They swapped between short passes to low crosses with each player making a different run or lay-off resulting in a shot. Each time was different to the next and it was done incredibly quickly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Thanks, your avatar is so much more beautiful than joeyt's as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinotheprehistoricgeordie Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I was there last night and pretty much everything we did came through him. I was really impressed with his set pieces as well. Hope he can carry some of this form to the premier league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Was this posted? Nice to read and a sign we might become 'liked' again. Northampton Town manager Chris Wilder says Newcastle paid his League Two side "ultimate respect" by fielding a strong side in their League Cup tie. New £12m signing Florian Thauvin scored as the Magpies won 4-1. "I think they paid us an ultimate respect with the team that they picked and the subs on the bench," Wilder told BBC Radio Northampton. "Quite a lot of the early rounds are filled in with Under-21 players and they certainly didn't." Thauvin was involved in all four Newcastle goals, scoring the first and setting up Siem De Jong before Marc Richards pulled one back for the Cobblers. However, France Under-21 winger Thauvin set up Daryl Janmaat and Mike Williamson after the break to send the Magpies through, and Wilder was impressed by the professionalism of Steve McClaren's side. "We were a little disappointed with the goals we conceded, but we can say there were magnificent balls in. "A couple of times we were on the rocks and we can also say look at the unbelievable quality we were up against," he said. "The right winger they've just paid £12m for, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Jack Colback came on - their attitude was absolutely spot on in taking us seriously." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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