Killuminati Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 "According to Opta Joe, when the Magpies defence consists of big Dan Burn, Kieran Trippier, Sven Botman and Fabian Schar, the team invariably doesn’t lose, with just a single loss in the 23 games that the quartet have played together." This is the big factor why Burn wont be rested or Targett played instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) Not sure that argument follows though. Of course our results and defence have been great, but you still need to examine every part of it to see where improvements can be made. Bowen is a very tricky though and he won’t face such a difficult challenge every week. Edited April 5, 2023 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Hopefully he can get a good rest and doesn’t have to do anything physical before Saturday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Any good RW will give Burn a difficult game. That’s why he had such an easy game vs Antony. He doesn’t give up mind. He sticks at the task. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 He looked completely gassed tonight and needs a rest. No problem with bringing Targett in for a game or 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 I agree he was knackered from the off and was really poor individually, but it's pretty much impossible to drop him because he is a part of the defence with the most clean sheets in the league that has conceded 6 goals fewer than anyone else. He is very important tactically. Teams cannot switch play to his area of the pitch aerially because he will just win the ball. Even though he was poor tonight therer were times where West Ham were desperate to get the ball over to Bowen direct but couldn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Miggys First Goal said: Wonder how much Forest would give us for him in he summer. Posts like these are a joke and embarrassing as fuck. He had a poor game but he has been a magnificent signing and even if we buy a new LB he will be a great backup at two positions while being amazing presence in the locker room. Edited April 5, 2023 by Pata Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Part of the joy of following us this season has been seeing him and the other Geordie lads play a part. HWTL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 With the exception of Tottenham and Man City away second half of last season we were just as solid defensively as we are this season, when Targett was the primary LB and looked excellent. I don't think our defensive record this season with the current back 4 is justification for not starting to bring Targett into the mix. I don't mind Burn though, and every player should be allowed to have off days without people starting to wish them benched, sold or given away to Darlington. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 He's a 6ft 7 centre back playing at left back. We know he's a very good defender and a good player. Him being knackered impacts on how well he can play. I'm of the opinion that he needs a rest rather than him having flaws in his game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 Bowen took him to pieces last night. I like Dan but he was cruelly exposed time and again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Hopefully the last we see of him. Done a job, time to move on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyn davies Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 1 minute ago, Dokko said: Hopefully the last we see of him. Done a job, time to move on. Let's hope Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Give over. He’ll be one of the first names on the team sheet next game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Not even fair to Burn at this point to keep plugging away with him. Its not like he's been sub-par, he's been very poor recently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Reminds me a bit of Chris Wood last season, been a liability for quite a while be the team was winning so Howe hesitated to change him, got to see Targett back next game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Tbh he played closer to his level than the rest of the defence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 4 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: Tbh he played closer to his level than the rest of the defence. Fucking hell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 1 minute ago, Rich said: Fucking hell ?? His level is not as high as the rest. Trippier, Botman, Schar were all arguably worse than Burn today. Burn did Burn things in the main. Botman? Looked a total donkey out the blue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Just now, The College Dropout said: ?? His level is not as high as the rest. Trippier, Botman, Schar were all arguably worse than Burn today. Burn did Burn things in the main. Botman? Looked a total donkey out the blue. I thought it was just an expert brutal assessment of his performance, to be honest, because he was truly fucking awful. I gave you too much credit. Technically what you said is still true, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Rich said: I thought it was just an expert brutal assessment of his performance, to be honest, because he was truly fucking awful. I gave you too much credit. Technically what you said is still true, though. yeh he was awful. But honestly he’s not usually THAT much better. He’s been a consistently tolerated weak link. I thought it was Botman that got twisted up for the second and I was annoyed and shocked. When i realised it was Burn I thought ‘aye, that’s typical Burn defending - getting done by a bit of guile, over commuting then turned’. Edited April 15, 2023 by The College Dropout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Old yeller time now. Targett's time to shine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Time for Targett to be given a chance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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