WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Fucking mad how better you can be when you put your mind to thinking about football rather than calories. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Mad to think that we were 3 minutes away from beating Watford which would have meant a 100% win record in the PL in 2022. This team is looking up, not down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Shadow Puppets said: Mad to think that we were 3 minutes away from beating Watford which would have meant a 100% win record in the PL in 2022. This team is looking up, not down. we're definitely at least another win away from me even contemplating forgetting Clark's red against Norwich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Dr Venkman said: Not helping yourself with this like Well, he may well not be transformational for us, but he already has a track record with another club. I'm not treating him as a god, dude I could understand the criticism to a point, but it got to absurd levels, man. Edited February 13, 2022 by Vinny Green Balls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 2 hours ago, 54 said: One thing he's not getting much praise for is for how good we've been defensively, in the last 5 games we've only conceded 3 goals, given his reputation when he first came in, that year off has clearly taught him a few things. Yep. There has to be some serious level of planning to be pressing so high up the pitch yet maintaining such good defensive shape in tandem. It's inspiring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Vinny Green Balls said: Well, he may well not be transformational for us, but he already has a track record with another club. I'm not treating him as a god, dude I could understand the criticism to a point, but it got to absurd levels, man. Oh, sorry, I see what you meant not. Bournemouth's Keegan... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Just now, Dr Venkman said: Oh, sorry, I see what you meant not. Bournemouth's Keegan... I'm a colonial. I'm lucky when I string together a coherent sentence. Give me some slack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 "It wasn't the prettiest - and we're probably the first to admit that - but I think it was beautiful at the same time, from our perspective because the beauty was in our defending and in our detail. "I thought the players gave everything to what was a difficult game - I don't think either side played the perfect game. "We feel we have got a good balance; the shape of the team is good and we feel the organisation is there. "We had to manage the lead and do the horrible things really well and, even in the last few minutes, the lads were putting their bodies on the line and stopping crosses and blocking shots - everything you need when you are in a relegation battle. "In weeks gone by, we might have lost that game - or not won it - and now I think we are showing newfound resilience and confidence, so that is great to see." On Kieran Trippier: "Trippier got stamped on and he couldn't continue with a problem on the top of his foot, so he's gone for an X-ray at the hospital. "We're keeping everything crossed hoping that there's no broken bone." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 3 hours ago, timeEd32 said: More like radio to 55” OLED Smoke signals to 5G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Very Rafa like off the ball in terms of defending, shape, compactness, keeping our discipline and seeing a game out. He was criticised for being too gung ho at Bournemouth and lacking defensive nous, but our last 3 games is as good as I’ve seen off the ball defensively in many a year, you’d think Rafa was back in the dugout… bodes so well! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Take a bow. This is exactly what we needed to start doing - winning ugly and not giving up points. Great work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 What I like most about Howe is his constant striving to be better. Staying up isn’t something he will celebrate, and if that does happen and we come top half next season, he won’t be happy with that too. I know I shouldn’t bring him up again, but it is just a complete and utter different Universe to our last “manager” who was delighted finishing 17th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Very gratifying that he's won both head to head battles with his rivals for the job of NUFC manager. Lampard and now Gerrard put in their place, no doubt about it, we made the right choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palestoon Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, HTT II said: Very Rafa like off the ball in terms of defending, shape, compactness, keeping our discipline and seeing a game out. He was criticised for being too gung ho at Bournemouth and lacking defensive nous, but our last 3 games is as good as I’ve seen off the ball defensively in many a year, you’d think Rafa was back in the dugout… bodes so well! for sure, even better is the pressing higher up the field while not looking completely exposed at the back. after years of pulling my hair out during the bruce and pardew eras where one or two players press with no plan while the rest of the team dropped off leaving loads of space in between... they really were a pair of charlatans. no plan or team cohesion, got away with it for so long. so much better now, and Howe deserves a lot of credit Edited February 13, 2022 by Palestoon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 47 minutes ago, TRon said: Very gratifying that he's won both head to head battles with his rivals for the job of NUFC manager. Lampard and now Gerrard put in their place, no doubt about it, we made the right choice. I'm sure the media will be as swift to point that out as they would if it had gone the other way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 56 minutes ago, TRon said: Very gratifying that he's won both head to head battles with his rivals for the job of NUFC manager. Lampard and now Gerrard put in their place, no doubt about it, we made the right choice. Their players are in for a rough one as neither are going to get any criticism anytime soon. We’d have gone from one pundit darling to another if either of them had come in. Got to say Howe looks the perfect appointment at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Another thing, I remember people saying when we appointed Howe that he was someone the previous regime would have appointed and did consider as a replacement for Bruce. I genuinely don’t think he would have came here under Ashley. He has been on record saying he has turned down various clubs as he wanted the right opportunity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 7 hours ago, Geordie Ahmed said: Remember when someone said going from Bruce to Howe was like going from a 40" to 42" TV Steve Bruce https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333570842259?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=7101533165274578&mkcid=2&itemid=333570842259&targetid=4584826055637462&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=&poi=&campaignid=412354546&mkgroupid=1299623041023876&rlsatarget=pla-4584826055637462&abcId=9300541&merchantid=87779&msclkid=59334af4cf351b50e0af28fd5a3b9778 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 He’s one point behind Gerrard now in the battle of the new bosses Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMLeazesender Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Danh1 said: Another thing, I remember people saying when we appointed Howe that he was someone the previous regime would have appointed and did consider as a replacement for Bruce. I genuinely don’t think he would have came here under Ashley. He has been on record saying he has turned down various clubs as he wanted the right opportunity. 100% this. He turned down jobs and was quite clear in coming here that his backroom staff came with him. He is a man of integrity and principals with his own football ideas, visions and beliefs - he would not have touched Ashleys poisonous regime. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMLeazesender Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Colos Short and Curlies said: He’s one point behind Gerrard now in the battle of the new bosses Yeah, but he's ahead on boss difference cos he's not a cunt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Danh1 said: Another thing, I remember people saying when we appointed Howe that he was someone the previous regime would have appointed and did consider as a replacement for Bruce. I genuinely don’t think he would have came here under Ashley. He has been on record saying he has turned down various clubs as he wanted the right opportunity. I remember Howes' first two games and someone on here wanted rid of him. All I said was "give your head a shake". I don't think he's shown up since. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Hindsight and all that, but I'm glad he didn't start Bruno. The disruptions to our defence, and losing our talisman and leader, could have spelled disaster without the work rate and determination of the middle 3. Bruno is likely a better player than all of them and I've no doubt he could have handled it, personally. But for the team as a whole I think having that settled midfield was vital. I'd be itching to start him against West Ham, but don't want anybody dropped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Hope all the doubters on here can come back and say they were wrong mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpenC Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 I reckon it's going to be the same until we're safe or doomed - he'll be pretty much universally admired except in the last half hour of a nervy game when a significant proportion will revert to NEED TO CHANGE THIS OR IT'S ON HIM WHEN WE CONCEDE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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