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When was the last time we were dangerous from set pieces? Cabayes free kicks? Sunderlands free kicks were almost every time whipped in to dangerous area. How fking difficult it is to have someone but in a decent delivery?

 

Hopefully Rafa can sort this out too, its one of the things you can change quickly and it's a lot easier to score from  a set penis.

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Problem is we have lack of aerial threat rather than simply the delivery. People like Sissoko for example who are 6ft3 and s**** in the air

 

True. Still think we should score more than something like 1 goal a season from set pieces.

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Norwich are being under-rated

 

In what sense? if you can't beat a team that has been in the relegation zone all season then you deserve what you get.

They aren't in the relegation zone and we are. So i'm not confident we'll go and beat them at their ground. Didn't manage it at home against Villa, home or away against Sunderland. 2 fortunate away wins all season. I'm not confident at all. Norwich not winning and us beating Sunderland would've given us some much needed confidence and momentum but that's now in Norwich;s favour. It's also us that must win and them that could take a draw, changes the complexion of the game.

 

 

We need to win 4 out of our last 8.... don't see it. Hope i'm proved wrong.

 

They were awful in the first half against West Brom. They have the same issues as us an Sunderland, can't score and lack creativity. It's honestly a toss up between the three teams. We have Rafa though, so I have some confidence.

 

It's not a toss up though. They currently have more points than us. We might be equally as crap but we can't perform as bad. Sunderland also possess a goalscorer.

 

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Problem is we have lack of aerial threat rather than simply the delivery. People like Sissoko for example who are 6ft3 and s**** in the air

 

Another reason we should start De Jong. He's good in the air I think. Remember him scoring a sweet header against Man City in the champions League.

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They say that the training ground is not that big compared to other Premier League clubs and he wants to concentrate on those players that will be involved in the next few games so maybe their presence is an unwanted distraction.

 

He probably can't believe how they are being coached so out of sight, out of mind and something to worry about in the future if he is still here!

 

 

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Supposedly he did the same thing when Liverpool manager, not sure the reasoning behind it.

 

I suspect it's so the younger players cannot be in the way / a distraction and the players can be gathered in which ever the part of the facilities they need to be in. For example, in the gym area it means everything is available and none of the bairns are on the equipment. Balls flying across the pitch during drills, etc due to misplaced passes.

 

Another theory is that he's kicking arse a bit and doesn't want any of it getting back / out and / or demotivating the kids.

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Don't want to question his motives. The club  is a mess from top to bottom. Let Rafa try and use his experience and try to fix it within the time he is here. If it doesn't work out and we get relegated, the club can start to fuck themselves again and I couldn't care less then.

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Considering how he revamped the youth system when he was at Liverpool i doubt he hates the kids :lol: It's whatever IMO, do whatever you gotta do to make sure you stay up.

 

That's all that matters right now.

 

He did revamp the youth system which was, at the time, run by Steve Heighway. 

 

We have The Academy at Liverpool which was built purposely in a different part of the area, so as to keep all youth teams learning and training together, and Melwood was kept solely for the training of the first team.  The Academy covers 56 acres and houses full size pitches, smaller pitches and indoor pitches.  It actually covers everything a youth training centre should have from academic classes to sports classes.  Once Rafa took it over he brought in top coaches to train the players in the way he wanted them to play in the first team.  Every level was taught to play in the same way so that they could step up when needed without a lot of adjustment. He wanted a stand built at The Academy so that supporters could come and watch the team and build a bond with the youths, that one never came to fruition unfortunately.  He would invite promising youths to train at Melwood with the senior teams for a week, which was good for the youngsters esteem, maybe that's what he wants at Newcastle.

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