Matt Targett set to miss remainder of season with hamstring injury (Howe)

[WilliamPS]

I flip flop - Burn has had a few near misses recently, but these are often to do with Newcastle in position, he hasn’t had that many defensive lapses and the defence as a unit is working.

[andycap]

The only thing burn has going for him at left back is height which is unusual for that position. Targett will offer us better balance when attacking better ball retention better crossing and the most important thing another option on set pieces. 

[LFEE]

I’d like to see him get a run against Villa. Was thinking today but Burns height could be needed today for the most part.

[80]

Was nice to have a footballer at left back for a bit.

[The College Dropout]

Poor for the 3rd.  I don’t think he starts against Spurs you know. 

[80]

8 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

Poor for the 3rd.  I don’t think he starts against Spurs you know. 

Need to watch it again but I think he was caught flat footed by Anderson passing the ball straight to Villa, in fairness.

 

It's a pity Anderson hasn't pushed on since the Forest game.

[The Butcher]

Be good to have him back just for his set penises. Clearly been lacking a left footer as an option there.

[jackyboy]

Targett will need a couple of games to sharpen up but I still prefer him to Burn

[80]

22 hours ago, 80 said:

Need to watch it again but I think he was caught flat footed by Anderson passing the ball straight to Villa, in fairness.

 

It's a pity Anderson hasn't pushed on since the Forest game.

Having watched it again, yes he messed up badly switching off when he thought Anderson had the ball under control. He just should've stayed goalside and there would have been no third.

[joeyt]

Would like to see him play more although I think Howe will keep Burn in for the Spurs game

 

Do worry Targett might not be as good as we hope though

[Thumbheed]

Still don't think he starts against Spurs. 

 

Burn's been pretty good for most the season and whilst he does have games where he'll be poor by the teams high standards, he's still not been consistently poor enough to warrant dropping. 

[huss9]

harsh to judge targett  on yestersays performance.

give him a couple of games.

[andyc35i]

If there ever was a time to make changes to the back four then it would be now. But Eddie values consistency so I think he sticks with Burn for the weekend 

[Scotty66]

He was absolutely solid last season. Really good signing. Just had the knack to stop wingers dead with a full on block tackle. 

 

I always thought that if he an Trippier bomb forward then we are left open at the back with only Schar and Botman but Burn has been pushing way to high this season so not much difference there, plus we played well and got good results with Targett in the team last season anyway. 

 

Hard choice to make though as we're still one of the best defensive units in Europe. In April. 

[Alberto2005]

A point wouldn't be the end of the world here in a game which I think will be a nervy one, it will keep Spurs at bay going into the Everton and Soton games which I'd be much more confident about.

[HaydnNUFC]

9 minutes ago, Scotty66 said:

He was absolutely solid last season. Really good signing. Just had the knack to stop wingers dead with a full on block tackle. 

 

I always thought that if he an Trippier bomb forward then we are left open at the back with only Schar and Botman but Burn has been pushing way to high this season so not much difference there, plus we played well and got good results with Targett in the team last season anyway. 

 

Hard choice to make though as we're still one of the best defensive units in Europe. In April. 

 

I don't think Targett is the silver bullet that some may believe he is but we've also only kept 1 clean sheet in 10 league games and haven't kept a clean sheet away from home since January.

[McDog]

54 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said:

 

I don't think Targett is the silver bullet that some may believe he is but we've also only kept 1 clean sheet in 10 league games and haven't kept a clean sheet away from home since January.

 

Yea, I don't think it would be a silver bullet but it's worth a try for sure.

[nemtizz]

Welcome back, Matty

[RobS]

Big night for him tonight, needs to be defensively strong but offer more going forward than Burn has recently, good luck to him ?? 

[STM]

Really have a soft spot for Targett. He's a much better footballer than his face would suggest.... you know what I mean? 

[LionOfGosforth]

If someone told me to predict which game he would return for, from the remaining games, this would probably be last on the list but welcome back!

[GEFAFWISP]

Looked unfit and lacked match sharpness. Did some decent work with ball recoveries but that attempt at chasing Iwobi down and getting tossed to the ground was painful to watch. Hopefully he can regain some fitness with more minutes in the final few games, otherwise we're back to Burn.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I thought he was decent. Definitely quite a few passes where Burn would have lost the ball. 

[Kid Icarus]

Getting outstripped by a faster player aside, he was absolutely fine. Happy to see him back 

[cubaricho]

Rough night in the end, but I hope he doesn't lose his place totally.

 

That Iwobi body check looked worse than it probably was in the end. Burn would've been no where near that to even begin with.

 

I really hope he gets some more minutes before the end of the season.