Lush Vlad Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I understand Rafa’s negative/pragmatic approach most of the time with this squad. But at home against Brighton FFS? Nah. That is embarrassing. Still love him, mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Fucking rotten, that. No desire whatsoever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Ridiculously negative tactics once again. We're going down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odear Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Yep this ones on Rafa. Total negativity. Players afraid to take a chance. I’m giving him a pass because of the promise that January brings. But that was dogshit. As bad as anything under Carver even. CARVER. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I don't know what people are expecting like, that's exactly how we played for the first 1/4 of the season when we were actually picking up regular points. It's absolutely shite to watch and borders on embarrassing but the alternative seems to be shipping 3 goals a game and/or being beaten at home to the likes of Bournemouth. We only lost to Bournemouth in the last minute after lascelles went off injured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Negative football. Players not looking arsed or trying. Waiting 83 minutes to remove ineffective players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiemag Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I don’t understand why we don’t press high up the pitch at home to a promoted side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Completely don't understand the Ritchie for Perez sub at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I don’t understand why we don’t press high up the pitch at home to a promoted side. Scared off getting hit on the counter is my most likely guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Hard to bear on anyone who went out and paid to watch that shower of shite. It was utter garbage. We have big problems. I know the lads are lacking confidence, but there was a lack of even the basics there. Shola would walk into that team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Tactical masterclass for me. We kept a clean sheet. Buzzing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 442. How many lessons u need Rafa? This the same 4-4-2 everyone reckoned was the solution earlier in the season, and was definitely going to solve our attacking problems? Just checking like. I am not in the "everyone" list. I said long time ago playing Gayle would disrupt our team chemistry and we must play 4231, starting Joselu and Perez. Merino again have another poor game today due to fatigue - he is like this every time we play a two men midfield. Absolutely no fucking surprise we are that shit today when we go for 442. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 The home team have had 43% of possession compared to the away team's 57% Every game is the same. It's what we do, surrender possession so we can try and not get beat. Funny that, we beat West Ham just the other week with 35% possession whilst apparently 'trying not to get beat' That's what we do. We go out to not get beat and if we score then brilliant. We never go out to try and take it to a team. I will never warm to this kind of football like, always detested the "not get beat" style. Just takes any kind of enjoyment out of the game of football. I was taking the p*ss, you'd have to be a bit daft to think that we went out to not get beaten in that West Ham match. I'm mainly talking about playing this way at home. It isn't right. I don't agree, Rafa's working with what he has, if you think we should take it to teams indiscriminately, godspeed. So are you happy with two banks of four in front of our box and letting a team as s*** as Brighton have all the possession? I just don't get it. It's not how it should be done at home, which is why our record is so s***. I didn't say I was happy, I said Rafa's working with what he has. He is, I agree with you, but I wish we would do it with the ball more. We set up at home like you would expect for an away game. You should never let the opposition have more of the ball than you at home like, but we set up like that. For me it is nowhere near good enough. It's been said countless times, but I can't work out why people can agree that Rafa's working with what he has and then complain that we don't dominate possession or take it to teams at home. Which one is it? Is Rafa working with what he has or should we be attacking teams? For me there's a crucial link between the two and a bit of contradiction in terms from people who keep forgetting time and time and time again that these players are nowhere near good enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Get harry redknapp or Glenn hoddle in Do fuck off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 My favourite bit was when Merino went for a loose ball but Atsu nipped in ahead, nutmegged him and the ball rolled to a Brighton player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Terrible. Miserable stuff. 1 goal (and 1 point) in last 6 Home Games. GRIM! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I don't know what people are expecting like, that's exactly how we played for the first 1/4 of the season when we were actually picking up regular points. It's absolutely shite to watch and borders on embarrassing but the alternative seems to be shipping 3 goals a game and/or being beaten at home to the likes of Bournemouth. People are living in a fantasy world to an extent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Get harry redknapp or Glenn hoddle in Do fuck off Sarcasm, dick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 This is the least talented NUFC squad I've ever seen. Barely a player worth their salt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiedean Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Yep this ones on Rafa. Total negativity. Players afraid to take a chance. I’m giving him a pass because of the promise that January brings. But that was dogshit. As bad as anything under Carver even. CARVER. What promise does January bring??.....Theres absolutely no fucking promises at all your'e in for a massive disappointment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 The home team have had 43% of possession compared to the away team's 57% Every game is the same. It's what we do, surrender possession so we can try and not get beat. Funny that, we beat West Ham just the other week with 35% possession whilst apparently 'trying not to get beat' That's what we do. We go out to not get beat and if we score then brilliant. We never go out to try and take it to a team. I will never warm to this kind of football like, always detested the "not get beat" style. Just takes any kind of enjoyment out of the game of football. I was taking the p*ss, you'd have to be a bit daft to think that we went out to not get beaten in that West Ham match. I'm mainly talking about playing this way at home. It isn't right. I don't agree, Rafa's working with what he has, if you think we should take it to teams indiscriminately, godspeed. So are you happy with two banks of four in front of our box and letting a team as s*** as Brighton have all the possession? I just don't get it. It's not how it should be done at home, which is why our record is so s***. I didn't say I was happy, I said Rafa's working with what he has. He is, I agree with you, but I wish we would do it with the ball more. We set up at home like you would expect for an away game. You should never let the opposition have more of the ball than you at home like, but we set up like that. For me it is nowhere near good enough. It's been said countless times, but I can't work out why people can agree that Rafa's working with what he has and then complain that we don't dominate possession or take it to teams at home. Which one is it? Is Rafa working with what he has or should we be attacking teams? For me there's a crucial link between the two and a bit of contradiction in terms from people who keep forgetting time and time and time again that these players are nowhere near good enough. Sorry but that's bollocks. This was Brighton we were playing. We could pass it off when it was Man City but not when it's a shit team like Brighton. We are a crap team but we are more than capable of pressing a shit team like Brighton and showing more desire to get forward. To sit back and let such a shit team have so much of the ball at home is inexcusable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiedean Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 This is the least talented NUFC squad I've ever seen. Barely a player worth their salt. Every single one in the squad is championship quality some not even that. When we go down again we will be stuck there for years as we have no one of quality with any decent resale value in the squad this time Im sorry but this free pass crap with Rafa needs to fucking stop, everyone saying its not his fault that's absolute bullshit. Its his tactics,its his team, its his signings, its his substitutions, its his motivation and playing orders and he is fucking failing miserably. The football we are churning out is absolutely no different to the shite we witnessed under Pardew,Mclaren or Carver If he takes us down he will be in the same category as them chumps for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 The home team have had 43% of possession compared to the away team's 57% Every game is the same. It's what we do, surrender possession so we can try and not get beat. Funny that, we beat West Ham just the other week with 35% possession whilst apparently 'trying not to get beat' That's what we do. We go out to not get beat and if we score then brilliant. We never go out to try and take it to a team. I will never warm to this kind of football like, always detested the "not get beat" style. Just takes any kind of enjoyment out of the game of football. I was taking the p*ss, you'd have to be a bit daft to think that we went out to not get beaten in that West Ham match. I'm mainly talking about playing this way at home. It isn't right. I don't agree, Rafa's working with what he has, if you think we should take it to teams indiscriminately, godspeed. So are you happy with two banks of four in front of our box and letting a team as s*** as Brighton have all the possession? I just don't get it. It's not how it should be done at home, which is why our record is so s***. I didn't say I was happy, I said Rafa's working with what he has. He is, I agree with you, but I wish we would do it with the ball more. We set up at home like you would expect for an away game. You should never let the opposition have more of the ball than you at home like, but we set up like that. For me it is nowhere near good enough. It's been said countless times, but I can't work out why people can agree that Rafa's working with what he has and then complain that we don't dominate possession or take it to teams at home. Which one is it? Is Rafa working with what he has or should we be attacking teams? For me there's a crucial link between the two and a bit of contradiction in terms from people who keep forgetting time and time and time again that these players are nowhere near good enough. Some of these players aren't a million miles off being good enough. Merino needs to be in a midfield three so he has less work to do and can direct play more. We do need a 4-2-3-1 with this squad imo and if that means playing Joselu every game so be it. We need to know how to switch, quickly, to a 4-3-3 and also become a 4-5-1 when necessary. Brighton moved the ball around quicker and with more confidence than we did today, we were so slow getting forward. And Rafa, please fuck off with the keeper kicking long - its shit! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 The home team have had 43% of possession compared to the away team's 57% Every game is the same. It's what we do, surrender possession so we can try and not get beat. Funny that, we beat West Ham just the other week with 35% possession whilst apparently 'trying not to get beat' That's what we do. We go out to not get beat and if we score then brilliant. We never go out to try and take it to a team. I will never warm to this kind of football like, always detested the "not get beat" style. Just takes any kind of enjoyment out of the game of football. I was taking the p*ss, you'd have to be a bit daft to think that we went out to not get beaten in that West Ham match. I'm mainly talking about playing this way at home. It isn't right. I don't agree, Rafa's working with what he has, if you think we should take it to teams indiscriminately, godspeed. So are you happy with two banks of four in front of our box and letting a team as s*** as Brighton have all the possession? I just don't get it. It's not how it should be done at home, which is why our record is so s***. I didn't say I was happy, I said Rafa's working with what he has. He is, I agree with you, but I wish we would do it with the ball more. We set up at home like you would expect for an away game. You should never let the opposition have more of the ball than you at home like, but we set up like that. For me it is nowhere near good enough. It's been said countless times, but I can't work out why people can agree that Rafa's working with what he has and then complain that we don't dominate possession or take it to teams at home. Which one is it? Is Rafa working with what he has or should we be attacking teams? For me there's a crucial link between the two and a bit of contradiction in terms from people who keep forgetting time and time and time again that these players are nowhere near good enough. Sorry but that's bollocks. This was Brighton we were playing. We could pass it off when it was Man City but not when it's a shit team like Brighton. We are a crap team but we are more than capable of pressing a shit team like Brighton and showing more desire to get forward. To sit back and let such a shit team have so much of the ball at home is inexcusable. No idea what you were watching but 'letting' didn't come into it, they're just not good enough. If you think that's bollocks, like I said, godspeed, but I don't and it's as simple as that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I don't know what people are expecting like, that's exactly how we played for the first 1/4 of the season when we were actually picking up regular points. It's absolutely shite to watch and borders on embarrassing but the alternative seems to be shipping 3 goals a game and/or being beaten at home to the likes of Bournemouth. We only lost to Bournemouth in the last minute after lascelles went off injured. Does that not count as a loss like? We were awful 2nd half in that game. Can add Leicester and a Watford side who went on a horrific run after the beat us to that too - we'd lost our last 5 at home. We could have lost today, obviously, but we quite clearly set out just to not concede as best we could which is what worked for us before our bad run with Lascelles out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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