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Newcastle United 3 - 0 West Ham United - 26/08/17 (post match reaction from p22)


Greg

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So do we think we'll see both Merino and Shelvey in midfield? Hard to see Merino being dropped.

 

Think if we play Joselu upfront we could potentially go 4-3-3.

 

Drop Perez, have Hayden holding and Merino and Shelvey in central midfield.

 

I know i have said this before but IMO Rafa won't do that. Relies too much on the wingers, not enough mobility around the striker and will lead to the striker being isolated due to the midfielders in question not being comfortable in the final third.

 

Fact of the matter is we need an attacking midfielder we can rely on, quite obviously none of them are good enough.

 

Yeah, you're likely right that Rafa won't go for that.

 

In any case a pairing of Merino and Shelvey would work if we stick with two. Merino is fantastic defensively and his work rate is great.

 

I'd prefer we keep Merino and Hayden. It's worked well today, and Shelvey doesn't deserve to walk straight back in.

 

Can't argue with that at all really. You're 100% right. Merino has to be undroppable in any case. He's fantastic.

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So do we think we'll see both Merino and Shelvey in midfield? Hard to see Merino being dropped.

 

Think if we play Joselu upfront we could potentially go 4-3-3.

 

Drop Perez, have Hayden holding and Merino and Shelvey in central midfield.

 

I know i have said this before but IMO Rafa won't do that. Relies too much on the wingers, not enough mobility around the striker and will lead to the striker being isolated due to the midfielders in question not being comfortable in the final third.

 

Fact of the matter is we need an attacking midfielder we can rely on, quite obviously none of them are good enough.

 

Yeah, you're likely right that Rafa won't go for that.

 

In any case a pairing of Merino and Shelvey would work if we stick with two. Merino is fantastic defensively and his work rate is great.

 

I'd prefer we keep Merino and Hayden. It's worked well today, and Shelvey doesn't deserve to walk straight back in.

 

Can't argue with that at all really. You're 100% right. Merino has to be undroppable in any case. He's fantastic.

 

The industry with Merino and Hayden allows us to carry Perez which is important given how weak we are at number 10.

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I would say I feel sorry for their fans who've travelled a long way to see this shower of shit, but they got a free stadium off the taxpayer and their owners and Karren Brady are cunts, so scratch that one off straight away.

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We've defended really well so far this season

 

It's crazy really. Rafa's organisation is legendary.

 

We never look haphazard and ragged no matter who we're playing. Well not with our first team anyway.

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