Newcastle United vs. Notts Forest: 06/08/2022 @ 3pm (No UK TV)

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He's coming for you Colback...

 

 

[Rich]

2 days. Good article on Forest’s approach here (free): https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F3474098%2F2022%2F08%2F04%2Fnottingham-forest-premier-league-cooper%2F%3Fsource%3Duser_shared_article.

[Coffee_Johnny]

6 minutes ago, Rich said:

2 days. Good article on Forest’s approach here (free): https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F3474098%2F2022%2F08%2F04%2Fnottingham-forest-premier-league-cooper%2F%3Fsource%3Duser_shared_article.

Interesting read. Thanks for posting. Sounds like they’re not going to be changing that system anytime soon. Wonder how much work is put in considering whether it is worth adjusting our system to counteract known formations? 

[Rich]

55 minutes ago, Coffee_Johnny said:

Interesting read. Thanks for posting. Sounds like they’re not going to be changing that system anytime soon. Wonder how much work is put in considering whether it is worth adjusting our system to counteract known formations? 

Loads. If they were as effective at long ball as that article makes out, you wouldn’t be totally surprised to see Lascelles and Botman starting.

 

Surely we just back our best XI to beat them regardless, though?

[Mazzy]

I wonder whether with all their new players if their fans can even begin to guess what their starting XI will be.

 

I'm glad there's some other football on early to distract me on Saturday as its going to be a long few hours waiting for 3pm. Actually 2pm, as that'll be as interesting as anything else to see what the team is.

[SUPERTOON]

Always difficult to predict the opening day, even more so against a newly promoted team. I think it will be a tight game, our lack of attacking threat means we won’t be able to ever pull away from them imo.

 

I’ll go 1-1

[Gallowgate Toon]

9 minutes ago, Rich said:

Loads. If they were as effective at long ball as that article makes out, you wouldn’t be totally surprised to see Lascelles and Botman starting.

 

Surely we just back our best XI to beat them regardless, though?

Always feel a bit wary of newly promoted teams who come with a funky shape 

 

Interesting that their focus is to move the ball out wide so much wo wing backs - Maxi may be a problem for us on the defensive side.

[Coffee_Johnny]

42 minutes ago, Rich said:

Loads. If they were as effective at long ball as that article makes out, you wouldn’t be totally surprised to see Lascelles and Botman starting.

 

Surely we just back our best XI to beat them regardless, though?

Yep. That was the debate I was having with myself. Let them cope with us vs. adjust what we do to counteract their threat. Guess there are opponents that we do either or with, but for most probably a blend of both. 

[Coffee_Johnny]

30 minutes ago, Gallowgate Toon said:

Always feel a bit wary of newly promoted teams who come with a funky shape 

 

Interesting that their focus is to move the ball out wide so much wo wing backs - Maxi may be a problem for us on the defensive side.

They did well in cup run last season against PL opposition, if I recall correctly. Though whilst system and tactics likely to be the same/similar it is probably a completely different set of players! 

[Yorkie]

1 hour ago, Rich said:

Loads. If they were as effective at long ball as that article makes out, you wouldn’t be totally surprised to see Lascelles and Botman starting.

 

Surely we just back our best XI to beat them regardless, though?

 

Definitely. Shudder at the thought of Howe going all Pards and playing the opposition's game. 

 

It might be Burn, anyway, based on pre-season game time. From .com (Christ those lads put the work in):

 

Burn 45+61+33+90+45+90+0=364
Krafth 45+61+29+90+45+0+90=360
S.Longstaff 45+29+61+90+45+90+0=360 +2 goals
Targett 45+61+29+90+45+90+0=360
Trippier 45+29+61+90+45+90+0=360
Willock 45+61+29+90+45+0+90=360 +3 goals
Wilson 45+61+29+90+45+0+90=360 +2 goals
Almiron 45+29+61+86+45+90+0=356 +6 goals
Anderson 45+61+29+84+45+90+0=354 +1 goal
Joelinton 45+29+61+90+37+0+90=352 +1 goal
Lascelles 45+45+29+90+45+0+90=344
J.Murphy 45+61+29+90+45+82+0=352 +1 goal
Pope 0+61+29+90+45+90+0=315
Ritchie 45+0+30+90+45+0+90=300 +2 goals
Saint-Maximin 45+61+29+90+45+0+89=359 +2 goals
Botman 0+45+61+90+45+0+90=331
Fraser 45+29+61+90+0+90+0=315
Guimaraes 0+29+61+90+45+0+89=314 +1 goal
Dummett 45+29+31+90+0+0+70=265
Shelvey 45+61+29+90+30+0=255
Dubravka 45+29+61+0+0+0+90=225
Wood 0+29+61+0+45+90+0=225 + 1 goal (pen)
Schar 0+29+57+0+45+90+0=221
Darlow 45+0+0+90+45+0=180
Bondswell 0+0+0+90+45+1+20=156
Watts 90+0+0+0+0+0=90
M.Longstaff 45+0+0+6+15+8+1=75
Munoz 0+0+0+4+0+0+1=5
De Bolle 0+0+0+0+0+0+1=1
Stephenson 0+0+0+0+0+1=1

[Hovagod]

On 02/08/2022 at 11:42, TheGuv said:

Shearer’s

Away games too? For Brighton next week

[madras]

Just had a look on one of their message boards for their take on the game and they seem fairly confident. 

 

My take ? I reckon we'll give them an almighty pasting, very little point in them turning up to be honest. Colback to start in midfield also 

 

 

Edited August 4, 2022 by madras

[STM]

Can anyone tell me how they will line up? Formation and players?

[HaydnNUFC]

Some opening day/early season stuff. Transfer stuff is boring atm so here yous gan, get the excitement bubbling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[madras]

Just having a little look at one of their message boards and apparently we are expecting to challenge for the title and give them a hiding. Which of our boards are they looking at ?

[Alberto2005]

I just can't imagine losing to a team that has Jack Colback starting in it.

[madras]

4 minutes ago, Alberto2005 said:

I just can't imagine losing to a team that has Jack Colback starting in it.

........again.

[Guybrush]

4 minutes ago, Alberto2005 said:

I just can't imagine losing to a team that has Jack Colback starting in it.

 It's like they're starting with 10 men.

 

Terrible footballer. Phenomenal hide and seek player.

[gbandit]

He’ll probably be desperate to make an impact and will go in hard on someone. Let’s hope it’s Joelinton and big Jow cripples him 

[Hanshithispantz]

16 minutes ago, madras said:

Just having a little look at one of their message boards and apparently we are expecting to challenge for the title and give them a hiding. Which of our boards are they looking at ?

It cannot be Emo-Online like. Think our average place on this forum would be about 13th.

[Tiotes Witch Doctor]

Think we will get the 3 points here, everyone fit and ready and Wilson on the pitch, plus we are solid at home.

 

3-1.

[La Parka]

They've signed 13 players or something like that. They play with wingbacks feeding a monster sized striker from what I saw last season.

[xLiaaamx]

Said monster will look like a mouse once he's met Sven Botman.

[cubaricho]

3 hours ago, madras said:

Just having a little look at one of their message boards and apparently we are expecting to challenge for the title and give them a hiding. Which of our boards are they looking at ?

Pretty much all of the other outlets for NUFC fan-based opinions have very bad takes on our current situation. This is the only one, really, that has any sort of common sense on it. 

[Hanshithispantz]

That article Rich posted is good like, hopefully they're entertaining.