AY Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 He has been poor, but the tactics are ridicilous for a no 9 to succeed. We overload the flanks, and sometimes get crosses in the box from Ritchie, Fernandez or Yedlin. Yedlin usually has poor delivery, but Ritchie's crosses are decent. The problem is that there are literally no one in the box with Joelinton. Our midfield 2 are so slow and defensive that they usually are nowhere near. Hayden has some pace to get in to the box, but doesn't do it often enough. Bentaleb and Shelvey doesn't have the legs. ASM plays very wide, and usually is totally out of everything when the ball is at the other flank. Overloading is fine, but the winger from the other side has to get in to the box more often. This is a very different front 3 if you compare it to Rafa's, when Perez was playing a lot closer to Rondon. Either ditch the back 5, or move ASM and Almiron closer to Joelinton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Why doesn’t Shearer offer Bruce his services to help the attack given that they’re big mates and all that? You quite often see ex-players offer (knowing full well they’ll never get asked) but surely Brucey would love his help and Big Al would jump at the chance to help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunce Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Been thinking about goalscorers signed for nufc duting the mike ashley era. Can only think of 1? Cisse ? My memory is shite but is cisse the only proper goalscorer we have signed permanently in this last 12 years? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Been thinking about goalscorers signed for nufc duting the mike ashley era. Can only think of 1? Cisse ? My memory is s**** but is cisse the only proper goalscorer we have signed permanently in this last 12 years? Ba Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunce Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Didnt we loan him because of exploding knees or something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snabelkabel Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Think he just had a rediculasly low buyout clause Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snabelkabel Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Remy was a loan tho.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunce Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Regardless , it is a pathetic record. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest godzilla Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Why doesn’t Shearer offer Bruce his services to help the attack given that they’re big mates and all that? You quite often see ex-players offer (knowing full well they’ll never get asked) but surely Brucey would love his help and Big Al would jump at the chance to help. If you take Shearer's word off last night he is not that impressed with any of the front 3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Maybe he needs to ask the question of the manager setting them up so that ASM & Almiron aren’t having to pick the ball up in their own third, to dribble the ball 60 yards just to get near Joelinton then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Hope he leaves in the summer and tears straight into Bruce's tactics in his first interview. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Begbie Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Been thinking about goalscorers signed for nufc duting the mike ashley era. Can only think of 1? Cisse ? My memory is s**** but is cisse the only proper goalscorer we have signed permanently in this last 12 years? Ba The strikers I can recall we have signed since the fat guy signed us: Ba, Cisse, Gayle, Joselu, Mitrovic, Riviere, Perez, Kuqi, Best, xisco, and Løvenkrands. Then you can argue if they where goalscoring strikers... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest godzilla Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Maybe he needs to ask the question of the manager setting them up so that ASM & Almiron aren’t having to pick the ball up in their own third, to dribble the ball 60 yards just to get near Joelinton then. He won't have a go at his mate but some of the points he makes especially concerning Joelington are pretty spot on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunce Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Been thinking about goalscorers signed for nufc duting the mike ashley era. Can only think of 1? Cisse ? My memory is s**** but is cisse the only proper goalscorer we have signed permanently in this last 12 years? Ba The strikers I can recall we have signed since the fat guy signed us: Ba, Cisse, Gayle, Joselu, Mitrovic, Riviere, Perez, Kuqi, Best, xisco, and Løvenkrands. Then you can argue if they where goalscoring strikers... I would deem a 1 in 2 or 1 in 3 stiker as a proper goalscorer. Theres not too many in that list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 I'd kill to still have Mitro. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Feel sorry for him. He has no help at all and almost fuck all service. His support from ASM and Almiron is non-existent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 He’s never going to make anything of his stint here with Bruce as manager. His only minimum hope is a new manager and owner. Even then he’s on a nice path to being a waste of money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Scathing but true: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7958811/Newcastle-mess-better-Joelinton.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 We might as well just play ASM up top. We aren't high enough up the pitch to use a striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Good job his manager isn’t a patsy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Still operating in an offensive vacuum, so struggling to blame him (or Almiron or ASM). They all need a system and a coach and a method to work on, now they're just sent onto the pitch by this confused man who then talks about "quality in the final third" and "creative spark" in midfield whenever they fail to register an actual opportunity. That isn't how football works. Everyone with half a brain knows that by now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Doesn't matter if Cavani is playing up top he wont score with the way we set up and the lack of opportunities and support given to the striker. To the surprise of no-one Rafa was of course correct. We never should have pissed that much money away on him, especially as our number 9. With decent coaches and players around to protect and support him he might have been worthwhile at 10-15m. We have fucked another promising career though. Congratulations to Soumare for working that out before he made the mistake of coming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Been thinking about goalscorers signed for nufc duting the mike ashley era. Can only think of 1? Cisse ? My memory is s**** but is cisse the only proper goalscorer we have signed permanently in this last 12 years? Ba The strikers I can recall we have signed since the fat guy signed us: Ba, Cisse, Gayle, Joselu, Mitrovic, Riviere, Perez, Kuqi, Best, xisco, and Løvenkrands. Then you can argue if they where goalscoring strikers... I would deem a 1 in 2 or 1 in 3 stiker as a proper goalscorer. Theres not too many in that list. Mark Viduka was under Ashley as well, right? Free transfer though, just as Ba Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Viduka was brilliant when he could play I thought. If he'd been on the pitch more we wouldn't have been where we were. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Luque Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Loved how KK just said fuck it and played Viduka, Martins and Owen at the same time and actually made it work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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