UncleBuzzcocks Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Time to look elsewhere, last season injuries were an excuse. Yes we’ve had points but no cohesion on the pitch and never a plan B. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 That was definitely coming after the performances of late. Left ourselves too much to do second half. Not sure what the answers are in terms of players, formations or style but it needs to get a lot better, quickly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Just now, SUPERTOON said: He’s going to be under pressure if performance’s don’t improve. Our next run of games is very difficult. Yep. Despite all the money spent I’m astonished how every team we play look so much better in possession. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 I am not Eddie out at all but something is badly amiss . We have been shite for large parts in every game this season and we have too many good players for us to be playing this badly . Why don't we even press anymore ? Nothing has changed away from home at all from last season and we look worse at home . When pretty much all your good players are playing this badly every week then questions do have to be asked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Just now, Ikon said: Yep. Despite all the money spent I’m astonished how every team we play look so much better in possession. Aye, and to make matters worse, they all look fitter and we don’t press any more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 I'm starting to think that if Howe was managing Real Madrid, Mbappe would be starting on the bench for about 6 months. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upthemags Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 1 minute ago, Pilko said: That was definitely coming after the performances of late. Left ourselves too much to do second half. Not sure what the answers are in terms of players, formations or style but it needs to get a lot better, quickly. Playing our best players would be a start Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 So much wrong today. Huge question marks over how we deal with the midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Mitchell out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Just now, aussiemag said: He wasn’t backed at all in the transfer window. Had a number of key players heads turned and shopped around. Has been undermined by the senior executives at the club at all points. I feel like his days are numbered and Mitchell and Eales will want their own man in charge. Truth be told, we don’t know if he wasn’t. Aside from last January though, he was backed in every transfer window, including some players we should have stayed the fuck away from. Mitchell is right though, we are no longer in threat of going down, so we can’t keep just paying that £5m-£10m more for a player. If that means he needs to have a back up to Guehi who is flavour of the month right now, then that means he needs to realise that we need to have more options. We could have got Diomande for much less than Guehi, or we could have got a much needed RW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 We still don't look fit, to me. Such a lack of snap in battles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingArthur Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 These problems are not about individuals that start. The system Howe insists is too easy to play against at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 I think if we’re not able to press and be intense, we have to transition to possession. At the moment we’re between them both and doing neither. Hopefully a bit of a wake up call today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 There needs to be a serious inquest as to why we're starting games so flat, and why it's taking until we go behind and make changes to look threatening and play with any intensity. The instructions he's relaying before the start of each game are either not working or are not being followed. In terms of our performances this season - not results - it really does look like we've been found out. All you have to do is press us with intensity and we fold. it's not unreasonable to say we could have had 0 points from the games we've played so far if not for a few moments of magic and some luck at the back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 2 minutes ago, nufc123 said: So much wrong today. Huge question marks over how we deal with the midfield. Playing our best midfielder would be a start mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 1 hour ago, Ben said: Are the match thread posters seriously wanting Howe sacked after 30 minutes? Welcome to Newcastle Online match threads Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnonel Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 (edited) Everything is bad Everyone is bad. Ignore that we are 4th best team since he arrived Pope. Gone Gordon. Already at Liverpool Schar bad. Bruno bad. Everyone bad. We have the worst team. The worst manager. Trouble in the board. Even the Saudis hate us Where is our stadium. How did I do? Bed wetting enough? Edited September 21 by arnonel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyBartoon Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Doesnt know his best 11 and still has no answers to away performances or the midfield 3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Last season we looked knackered aswell early season. In pre season against Chelsea we looked shagged and Chelsea didn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 4 minutes ago, Geogaddi said: I am not Eddie out at all but something is badly amiss . We have been shite for large parts in every game this season and we have too many good players for us to be playing this badly . Why don't we even press anymore ? Nothing has changed away from home at all from last season and we look worse at home . When pretty much all your good players are playing this badly every week then questions do have to be asked. Somehow they look better in the international breaks.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubteam Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 So many times one simple pass blows our defence wide open and completely bypasses our midfield. Their is a real disconnect between the midfield and defence and our press is so half hearted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Away form still poor, but we’re half a dozen games into the season, plenty of time yet The big concern is the drop-off in intensity - I wonder if the lesson learned from last season is that that style just creates a long injury list, but so far we don’t have a plan B? Hope Howe finds it soon, got a worrying feeling that vultures at the club might be circling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Can't help but feel the writing is on the wall for Howe, rightly or wrongly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelveys Hair Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Had read Bunce (the performance director) had advised Eddie not to make training so intense to avoid injuries, it's probably why some of the players don't look fit. This Mitchell and Bunce combo seems only to have halted progress, maybe they need to fk off back to the farmers league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyBlanco Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Needs to address the absolutely woeful starts to games. If we play like we played today against City we’ll be face down in the mud and they’ll be running a prison train on us within 20 mins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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