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Newcastle United 0 - 3 Leicester City (post-match joy and adulation from pg. 26)


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Paul Dummett;

 

"We made it too easy for them, all over the pitch. We've had a few good performance of recent, but today wasn't good enough for Newcastle United. We didn't create many chances - Leicester are a good side. No work ethic today. Need to pick ourselves up v Palace, next week"

 

(talking to Mick Lowes)

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Maclaren;

 

"Football kicks you right where it hurts. Today was a setback, but not a typical performance - very disappointing and we need more consistency. Full credit to Leicester - no excuses for today. We were poor today. Only thing we can do is get back to work on Monday and work hard to put it right. Bournemouth result may have masked today's performance. International break didn't come at a good time. Understand's the fans frustrations."

 

Lowes trying to put a positive spin on it, citing Leicester's example of how things can turn around. Maclaren unsurprisingly agrees with him! :(

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The Bournemouth game where we played completely shit might have masked today's performance. Righto

 

I think it's the jist of what he said. Got the bairn running around here, so it was hard to hear!

Was having a go at him not you

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The Bournemouth game where we played completely shit might have masked today's performance. Righto

 

I think it's the jist of what he said. Got the bairn running around here, so it was hard to hear!

Was having a go at him not you

 

Aye - I know. Was just saying that I may have misheard. :)

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McClaren had two weeks to fix the team and find a solution against high pressing and he failed. The quality is there but we can't make it count. The goal at Bournemouth showed what we couldn't produce today and in large parts two weeks ago: we need to play better in tight spaces when under pressure. Using our widemen better and some better balls to Mitro wouldn't hurt.

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McClaren had two weeks to fix the team and find a solution against high pressing and he failed. The quality is there but we can't make it count. The goal at Bournemouth showed what we couldn't produce today and in large parts two weeks ago: we need to play better in tight spaces when under pressure. Using our widemen better and some better balls to Mitro wouldn't hurt.

 

Leicester didn't even press us high, though. They were happy as owt to sit off and fill spaces to make it hard for us to pass. We were too proud, I thought, to do some old-fashioned stuff and get the game open.

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McClaren had two weeks to fix the team and find a solution against high pressing and he failed. The quality is there but we can't make it count. The goal at Bournemouth showed what we couldn't produce today and in large parts two weeks ago: we need to play better in tight spaces when under pressure. Using our widemen better and some better balls to Mitro wouldn't hurt.

 

Nah, we're pretty bang average all over the pitch.

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I can't understand why the players look so uncomfortable on the ball. They're shit scared of shooting when in range, their 1st touch is horrible and they can't properly pass the ball in a simple and calm way. You wouldn't be surprised if the away team look uncomfortable on our pitch but we look so nervous at SJP as if we haven't played on that pitch before.

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McClaren had two weeks to fix the team and find a solution against high pressing and he failed. The quality is there but we can't make it count. The goal at Bournemouth showed what we couldn't produce today and in large parts two weeks ago: we need to play better in tight spaces when under pressure. Using our widemen better and some better balls to Mitro wouldn't hurt.

 

Leicester didn't even press us high, though. They were happy as owt to sit off and fill spaces to make it hard for us to pass. We were too proud, I thought, to do some old-fashioned stuff and get the game open.

 

I remember Vardy & Ulloa pressing our CBs and DMs so that they can't play the high ball that Mitro loves. Our midfielders too didn't have the space to turn when receiving the ball.

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McClaren had two weeks to fix the team and find a solution against high pressing and he failed. The quality is there but we can't make it count. The goal at Bournemouth showed what we couldn't produce today and in large parts two weeks ago: we need to play better in tight spaces when under pressure. Using our widemen better and some better balls to Mitro wouldn't hurt.

 

Leicester didn't even press us high, though. They were happy as owt to sit off and fill spaces to make it hard for us to pass. We were too proud, I thought, to do some old-fashioned stuff and get the game open.

 

I remember Vardy & Ulloa pressing our CBs and DMs so that they can't play the high ball that Mitro loves. Our midfielders too didn't have the space to turn when receiving the ball.

 

They did on occasion but I saw them blocking passing lanes more often than not. If space had been that open, I think we'd have gone long much more.

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