hakka Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Horrendous game, was literally painful to watch. We were relatively organised defensively, but if Cardiff had any better quality in the box they could have won. Where was Rondon today? I thought last 20 mins would have suited him. Diame and Kenedy were poor, with the latter being total dog s*** today. No subs left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 If Kenedy’s the second name on our penalty taker list, I’m fairly certain he’s our second best penalty taker as of right now. Having a shit game doesn’t mean you can’t score a penalty, just look at Shola. Nonsense to suggest Rafa should fuck up players by taking their given responsibility away because they’ve had a bad game. Would imagine that Rafa essentially saying e doesn’t trust him to take a penalty anymore would do more damage to Kenedy’s mental state than actually missing the penalty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 well thats up there with the worst individual performances ever all it was missing was the actual red card instead of just the ban and an own goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 So ask Warnock about Arter’s kick then ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I’d rather have 3 points than Kenedy feeling great TBH. He’s got 3 weeks to think about it anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 14th atm :cheesy: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I’d rather have 3 points than Kenedy feeling great TBH. He’s got 3 weeks to think about it anyway. No guarantee anyone else would’ve scored either as everyone taking pens these days seem to just love placing them at keeper height with as little power as possible behind them if the WC pens were anything to go by If Rafa and his coaching team has identified Kenedy as the back-up penalty taker, I’m fully backing Kenedy to take pens if Ritchie’s not on the field. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Only Newcastle could play 2 matches and use 4 right backs already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I know Rafa's all super cautious about new players needing months before playing but surely we give some of them more time now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Two poor sides, but Cardiff played with more heart. Ironically, the red card seemed to ease the pressure on us a bit and gave us the jolt we needed. The ref was a homer, allowing the crowd to make his mind up on a few occasions. We seemed to lose out with quite a number of 50-50 situations in the midfield. Ritchie, Shelvey and Diame aren't particularly sharp and I think the balance doesn't look right. I've thought that was a problem with lack of pace in the team for a long time, but it stood out more against Cardiff because they were a clearly poor side, yet we looked worse for long patches of the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chizzletooth Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 The new players are clearly not fit enough, at least in Rafa’s eyes. One of the many, many downsides of leaving business so late. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 The new players are clearly not fit enough, at least in Rafa’s eyes. One of the many, many downsides of leaving business so late. Reckon he’s also making a point? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Scored 1 goal in 450 mins Start Rondon ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Not sure of it was a deliberate ploy, I very much doubt it was, but I watched the match today in a bar in Albufiera and once the full time whistle blew the sound on the tv went straight off and the music came back on and the song that came on was "we're on the road to nowhere" which sort of seemed quite poignant at the time, especially after 6 pints of Sagres. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I'm still not sold on Ritchie either. There were much bigger problems than him but I think his lack of pace is a big issue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I'm not sold on like 90% of the team tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I'm still not sold on Ritchie either. There were much bigger problems than him but I think his lack of pace is a big issue. It's always been a big issue with him, but replacing him with a pacy alternative would cost big money, hence he's still here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchie Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Couldn't Muto take the penalty? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Couldn't Muto take the penalty? no Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Absolutely shuddered when kenedy stepped up. Awful decision to have him take it. He was clearly lacking confidence, especially after piss poor free-kick. Would have been 2 points more than we deserved, even if it's clear we absolutely need every point we can get this year. Can't believe this is basically our best team going into this season. We are absolute dross. Kudos to shelvey today though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rompe Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Absolutely shuddered when kenedy stepped up. Awful decision to have him take it. He was clearly lacking confidence, especially after piss poor free-kick. Would have been 2 points more than we deserved, even if it's clear we absolutely need every point we can get this year. Can't believe this is basically our best team going into this season. We are absolute dross. Kudos to shelvey today though. The decision wasn't taken on the pitch today. There is a list, and he is numer two on it behind Ritchie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Absolutely shuddered when kenedy stepped up. Awful decision to have him take it. He was clearly lacking confidence, especially after piss poor free-kick. Would have been 2 points more than we deserved, even if it's clear we absolutely need every point we can get this year. Can't believe this is basically our best team going into this season. We are absolute dross. Kudos to shelvey today though. Hardly, arguably 5 other players would be in the team if they were fully fit now, that would be the strongest team Dubravka Yedlin Lascelles Lejeune Dummett Shelvey Ki Ritchie Muto Kenedy Rondon I reckon will turn out to be the first 11 as the season goes on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Kinda feel Schar might be better than Lejune tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Based on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Based on? He believes in life after lej Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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