jackyboy Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Van't help feeling that Gayle would be a far better option than Joelinton. Three forwards with pace and stop lumping it up to the big man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Van't help feeling that Gayle would be a far better option than Joelinton. Three forwards with pace and stop lumping it up to the big man We would just lump it to Gayle anyways and win even less balls up the top, unfortunately old Brucie doesn't know how to changed things for the better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Watched the extended highlights and checked the stats. Screams pure luck to have got out of that game with a point. They've lost seven leagues game in one and half seasons and two of them were to us, aye we might have been lucky but you earn your luck and we've had some shite luck in the past. Probably the same for most team like us who get something out of a game against them, you need to be lucky and take your chances if they miss theirs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Van't help feeling that Gayle would be a far better option than Joelinton. Three forwards with pace and stop lumping it up to the big man We would just lump it to Gayle anyways and win even less balls up the top, unfortunately old Brucie doesn't know how to changed things for the better. Did Gayle contribute anything different in his half hour? I keep seeing this (about Carroll too) but neither have came in and made me think we can take Joelinton out of the firing line now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nattfare Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Gayle isn't even very quick any more after all the injuries he's had. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Gayle isn't even very quick any more after all the injuries he's had. He looks unfit and completely off the pace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Van't help feeling that Gayle would be a far better option than Joelinton. Three forwards with pace and stop lumping it up to the big man We would just lump it to Gayle anyways and win even less balls up the top, unfortunately old Brucie doesn't know how to changed things for the better. That's exactly what happened, Gayle ended up ludicrously jumping for long balls against 6ft plus defenders because that is how we play. I can't recall him getting a touch of the ball with his feet in 20 mins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Watched the extended highlights and checked the stats. Screams pure luck to have got out of that game with a point. The stats are very, very similar to when we beat them last season. Last season: 24% possession, 7 shots, 2 on target. This season: 23% possession, 6 shots, 3 on target. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morla84 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Watched the extended highlights and checked the stats. Screams pure luck to have got out of that game with a point. They've lost seven leagues game in one and half seasons and two of them were to us, aye we might have been lucky but you earn your luck and we've had some s**** luck in the past. Probably the same for most team like us who get something out of a game against them, you need to be lucky and take your chances if they miss theirs. We only beat them once last season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Van't help feeling that Gayle would be a far better option than Joelinton. Three forwards with pace and stop lumping it up to the big man We would just lump it to Gayle anyways and win even less balls up the top, unfortunately old Brucie doesn't know how to changed things for the better. Did Gayle contribute anything different in his half hour? I keep seeing this (about Carroll too) but neither have came in and made me think we can take Joelinton out of the firing line now. I thought Joelinton came off too early, Fernandinho was struggling against him and Gayle isn't as physical as Joelinton. I thought Gayle looked unfit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Last season's win: https://understat.com/match/9434 Yesterday's match https://understat.com/match/11777 Regular stats might seem similar but we really rode our luck yesterday according to xG. Didn't create a lot from open play in the win either but defended much better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Van't help feeling that Gayle would be a far better option than Joelinton. Three forwards with pace and stop lumping it up to the big man We would just lump it to Gayle anyways and win even less balls up the top, unfortunately old Brucie doesn't know how to changed things for the better. Did Gayle contribute anything different in his half hour? I keep seeing this (about Carroll too) but neither have came in and made me think we can take Joelinton out of the firing line now. I thought Joelinton came off too early, Fernandinho was struggling against him and Gayle isn't as physical as Joelinton. I thought Gayle looked unfit. Even if he was fit, he's not going to win many aerial battles with big centre halves. If we were going to continue humping the ball long and high then yes, we might as well have kept Joelinton on. Although he clearly doesn't like fighting for high balls either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Last season's win: https://understat.com/match/9434 Yesterday's match https://understat.com/match/11777 Regular stats might seem similar but we really rode our luck yesterday according to xG. Didn't create a lot from open play in the win either but defended much better. Good work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 If you want us to lose, I don't get why you'd post in the match thread. To me it's fucking bizarre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 I dont even get the logic of it'll make Ashley sell if we go down. He'd specifically pick out someone like the Don, a chancer that he can control and take it back from if we came back up. Only way he ever relinquish control is if someone's prepared to overpay massively. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 If you want us to lose, I don't get why you'd post in the match thread. To me it's fucking bizarre. It's not like. I used to post in the match threads when Pardew was manager, and I definitely wanted us to lose in the last year of his tenure. It made the game more interesting if anything. You wouldn't want to watch the game for the football entertainment, it was awful stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Posting in match threads desperately wanting us to lose is sad as fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Not as sad as trying to make excuses for a shit manager because he is one of our owwwn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 No one's making excuses though, are they? Bad performances have rightly got plenty of criticism. It's just this place is so partisan that apperantly if you dont just say every decent result is pure luck, you're a sympathiser. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Criticism which only looks at 'bad performances' rather than the coaching is making excuses for the manager in my book. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Pep's delighted with a point. It was just an honour to pit his team against the tactical genius of Steve Bruce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Not as sad as trying to make excuses for a shit manager because he is one of our owwwn. I'm not making any excuses. You're making shit up because your argument is weak. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Yeah I hated all those fans in the Souness era who wanted us to lose, the ones who actually went to the game. SAD! Posting in match threads desperately wanting us to lose is sad. It's a simple point to grasp. If I really wanted the Toon to lose, I wouldn't post in a match thread on a fan message board about how much I wanted them to lose. Because I wouldn't want to look like an attention seeking moron. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Yeah I hated all those fans in the Souness era who wanted us to lose, the ones who actually went to the game. SAD! Posting in match threads desperately wanting us to lose is sad. It's a simple point to grasp. If I really wanted the Toon to lose, I wouldn't post in a match thread on a fan message board about how much I wanted them to lose. Because I wouldn't want to look like an attention seeking moron. How many people actually post in match threads wanting us to lose? There's one from what I recall, the toonarmy1892 fella. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morla84 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 You're better off not knowing the match is happening imo, saves this pointless conflict Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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