Newcastle United 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday - 26/12/16 - Match Thread

[Gallowgate Toon]

Atsu has to start.

 

Really? I thought he was woeful, but not as bad as Ayoze, who was desperately bad

 

 

woeful?

 

he attacked, ran, shot, beat people.

 

nonody else did any of these things.

 

 

 

 

Yeah, not sure how you could deduce he was awful. He was easily better than Gouffran and Ritchie.

[Ikon]

Such a lack of urgency in whatever we did. Embarrassing.

[Guest neesy111]

Time for Rafa to start earning his money.  He has to improve our home form and start making us harder to beat after going behind.

[mighty__mag]

Our midfield is Hayden and Colback.

 

One a young guy that has showed promise, but should not be looked to, to run the entire midfield. The other an idiot.

 

It's going to mess up the entire functioning of the rest of the team.

 

Might be good that we lost this game. Alarm bells better be ringing about not having another quality central midfielder.

 

[Ikon]

What is the point in playing Dummett? Because he never uses his f***ing left foot to play the ball forward anyway, always f***ing always a slow pass to Clark.

 

Might as well play Yedlin if not Lazaar.

[midds]

Huddersfield, Wolves, Blackburn and Sheffield Wed, its not a blip, persisting with just 1 up front against teams who are content to sit in is costing us.

 

It's just not fucking good enough, didn't even work their keeper. Today was dreadful and it's happening far too often, especially at home. Something needs to change, that was fucking desperate.

[Bada Bing]

I think Mitro should start for the next few games. Next to nothing is going to come through the middle, we need to mix it up.

[Yorkie]

Time for Rafa to start earning his money.  He has to improve our home form and start making us harder to beat after going behind.

 

I'm hasten to lay into Rafa, obviously, because of the enormous amounts of good work he's done. But aye. The landscape is entirely different to the previous time we were relegated, so we're not going to win it at a canter, but defeats like that are inexcusable. Certainly the way in which we were beaten, anyway.

 

Defend and foul = win away at Newcastle. Howay man, that's the sort of thing you'd expect from mid-table pish.

[Dave]

The defending for the goal was shite. Darlow literally couldn't have done more, our defence didn't anticipate anything whatsoever.

[Guest ElCid]

Colback, Anita, Dummett proved that they are not up to scratch - never have been and never will be. Gouffran is so limited it's unreal. Need some quality otherwise we may aswell hand Brighton the title now. Perez is a waste of shirt and apart from a couple of games Diame has been poor. Defeats to teams like Wolves, Huddersfield, Blackburn and Sheff Wed is not acceptable (we were also close to defeat against Norwich). The tactics are perfect for away games when the home team has to force the game but at home they are not working especially when we don't score the early goal. You need to change your tactics at home Rafa. If Mitrovic is not up to it or not rated by Rafa then sell and bring in someone who has the quality to play that number 10 role. Ritchie needs a big kick up the backside also as he has been average at best all seson.

[Dokko]

Well done dick heads

[Gallowgate Toon]

Huddersfield, Wolves, Blackburn and Sheffield Wed, its not a blip, persisting with just 1 up front against teams who are content to sit in is costing us.

 

It's just not f***ing good enough, didn't even work their keeper. Today was dreadful and it's happening far too often, especially at home. Something needs to change, that was f***ing desperate.

 

It's not exclusively one up top, like. Even a shift of the current starting midfield would be a big help.

[Guest neesy111]

Time for Rafa to start earning his money.  He has to improve our home form and start making us harder to beat after going behind.

 

I'm hasten to lay into Rafa, obviously, because of the enormous amounts of good work he's done. But aye. The landscape is entirely different to the previous time we were relegated, so we're not going to win it at a canter, but defeats like that are inexcusable. Certainly the way in which we were beaten, anyway.

 

Defend and foul = win away at Newcastle. Howay man, that's the sort of thing you'd expect from mid-table pish.

 

5 home defeats and not even new year is terrible.

[Paullow]

all these 1-0 home defeats man

 

That was only our second one this season

[Stifler]

Some woman has just drove through a load of people outside of Eldon Gardens. People jumping out of the way, others banging on her car to tell her to stop and she tells them all to fuck off then flies off up the road beeping her horn to get fans out of her way. Luckily no one has been hurt.

[Paullow]

Time for Rafa to start earning his money.  He has to improve our home form and start making us harder to beat after going behind.

 

I'm hasten to lay into Rafa, obviously, because of the enormous amounts of good work he's done. But aye. The landscape is entirely different to the previous time we were relegated, so we're not going to win it at a canter, but defeats like that are inexcusable. Certainly the way in which we were beaten, anyway.

 

Defend and foul = win away at Newcastle. Howay man, that's the sort of thing you'd expect from mid-table pish.

 

5 home defeats and not even new year is terrible.

 

4, but still poor.

[Guest ElCid]

Huddersfield, Wolves, Blackburn and Sheffield Wed, its not a blip, persisting with just 1 up front against teams who are content to sit in is costing us.

 

It's just not f***ing good enough, didn't even work their keeper. Today was dreadful and it's happening far too often, especially at home. Something needs to change, that was f***ing desperate.

 

100% spot on

[geordiedean]

I get so infuriated at Perez he's another of these players that has this mystical group of followers who think he's great same as Mitrovic

He is utter utter shite as weak as water and offers absolutely nothing

Very very poor today no creativity in midfield and clearly out muscled Wednesday deserved to win

We have now lost 6 and will be 2 points behind Brighton after tomorrow with the pack closing in

Losing 4 games at home is pathetic really something needs to be done

[cp40]

Some woman has just drove through a load of people outside of Eldon Gardens. People jumping out of the way, others banging on her car to tell her to stop and she tells them all to fuck off then flies off up the road beeping her horn to get fans out of her way. Luckily no one has been hurt.

 

 

wow-  sounds better than the match.

[Yorkie]

Huddersfield, Wolves, Blackburn and Sheffield Wed, its not a blip, persisting with just 1 up front against teams who are content to sit in is costing us.

 

It's just not f***ing good enough, didn't even work their keeper. Today was dreadful and it's happening far too often, especially at home. Something needs to change, that was f***ing desperate.

 

100% spot on

 

Yup.

 

Fortunately it's a fucking completely obvious problem. Hopefully he changes it, but the only way he will is if he signs a striker that he wants to play.

 

The jury's still out on Mitrovic but I do feel for him because he's clearly up for it but Rafa just isn't interested.

[Guest Hog]

I'd have considered Anita over Colback and Yedlin at right back from the start. Dummett needs replacing and a dangerous forward for Gayle to play off would be nice.

[Dave]

We did work their keeper like. Obviously not nearly enough, but the save from Gayle was excellent.

[Paulie Walnuts]

all these 1-0 home defeats man

 

That was only our second one this season

 

oops so it is

[Guest gallows]

Atsu should start every game until Shelvey is back

[Ikon]

The players walked out there thinking they were the big guns and all that. In the end they just didn't have the quality to back it up even if they had tried enough.