Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle United (28/08/2022)

[TRon]

13 corners and we never looked like scoring from one. For all the height in the side now, we don't really have anyone who attacks the ball with any real venom. One area where Lascelles is a miss. We need to work on those, we should be posing a lot more threat.

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, TRon said:

13 corners and we never looked like scoring from one. For all the height in the side now, we don't really have anyone who attacks the ball with any real venom. One area where Lascelles is a miss. We need to work on those, we should be posing a lot more threat.

We hit the bar and nearly won the game from one 

[Guest]

20 shots, 62% possession and 13 corners while looking average and being without 3-4 players you'd say are first choice, away to a team who finished top half last season is promising.

[Guest HTT II]

1 minute ago, Optimistic Nut said:

20 shots, 62% possession and 13 corners while looking average and being without 3-4 players you'd say are first choice, away to a team who finished top half last season is promising.

That and they have one of the most technical midfield’s in the PL when on the ball, put Neves and Neto in our team just for example and we smash them!

[HaydnNUFC]

I think overall it was a decent point. How Lage sets Wolves up helped with this but I also think it was an indictment of Howe putting his stamp and style of play in terms of using and recycling the ball on the team. On top of that this side never gives up, we go 1-0 down now and I never think that we're out of a game. Given that we bossed possession and chances created without 2 of our best players (one of whom is pivotal to us) is a good sign and we could've and probably should've snatched it. The lack of quality was all too evident though especially in the 1st half but we have far better players going to come back into the side as well as 4 days left of the transfer market. 

 

After Liverpool we have a canny run of games; Palace (h), West Ham (a), Bournemouth (h), Fulham (a), Brentford (h). Things are looking up. Once Bruno comes back in and Isak is eased into things by Howe we have a canny and potentially exciting side on our hands.

[Pata]

13 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

We hit the bar and nearly won the game from one 

 

Didn't Botman miss one too on the near post that would have most likely been a goal?

 

 

Edited August 28, 2022 by Pata

[Barnes23]

There's plenty of positives to take - our spiritedness and organisation as a team and domination of possession being foremost among them. Wolves away isn't an easy fixture and overall we were good value for a point.

 

For me the main disappointment was the lack of real intelligent build-up play in the final third - too often our attacking moments were rushed, with shots being attempted from distance rather than attempting to work an opening, or balls launched into the box in a pretty haphazard "playing the percentages" kind of way. 

 

Not sure if it was partly tactical, a consequence of the opposition or the absence of Bruno (a combination of all three, most likely) but it felt like a bit of a regression from what we've shown ourselves to be capable of as a team.

 

Nothing alarming, though - excited for the rest of the transfer window and to see how the team progresses throughout the campaign, we're well on track. 

 

[Yassassin]

We’re in a process, still; from today I get that the process has taught our players that we don’t lose. We may not be world-beaters, we will play teams better than us, we may just get away with stuff but we don’t lose

[gdm]

1 hour ago, bulivye said:

Willock keeps his legs together and we win that game 

How do you keep your legs together when ur running out to try block a shot? 

[McCormick]

45 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said:

20 shots, 62% possession and 13 corners while looking average and being without 3-4 players you'd say are first choice, away to a team who finished top half last season is promising.

 that was their best team on paper as well (and that’s a stronger xi for them than last season). 
 

That was us without our two most important players. Away from home.

 

Very solid point.

[gdm]

52 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

We hit the bar and nearly won the game from one 

And botman should have got more on his header from what I think was a corner 

[Adam]

Brief highlights, ASM goal at 1:10 onwards

 

https://www.nufc.co.uk/nufc-tv/highlights/wolves-a-brief-highlights-22-23/

[bulivye]

4 minutes ago, gdm said:

How do you keep your legs together when ur running out to try block a shot? 

Was he running out to block it though?  I’m just frustrated that he’s been megged twice in two games now 

[TRon]

3 minutes ago, gdm said:

And botman should have got more on his header from what I think was a corner 

 

Well that's kind of my point, he hasn't made a great connection in any of the games so far, but it's obviously early days for him, we might see him contribute more once he gets a feel for the game here. Wolves are a tough side to break down as well, they defended pretty well most of that game.

[thomas]

dunno if the commentators picked up on this but José Sá has a nonce beard.

[Keegans Export]

5 minutes ago, gdm said:

And botman should have got more on his header from what I think was a corner 

I thought that at first but after seeing the replay I think the defender was blocking his view until the last second.

 

On the other hand, Willock should have buried the chance he had and I think we should have had a penalty for the pull on Longstaff. 

[TRon]

Just now, bulivye said:

Was he running out to block it though?  I’m just frustrated that he’s been megged twice in two games now 

 

Hard to say though, that's a technique some players are quite savvy with, you can hit it to a certain area where there's a good chance it will go through a defender's legs if he's stretching. Not really sure if that was Willock not closing down quite quick enough, or just a really clever strike.

[bulivye]

5 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

Hard to say though, that's a technique some players are quite savvy with, you can hit it to a certain area where there's a good chance it will go through a defender's legs if he's stretching. Not really sure if that was Willock not closing down quite quick enough, or just a really clever strike.

Fair enough. At least our thunderbastard was better than theirs! 

[gdm]

11 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

Well that's kind of my point, he hasn't made a great connection in any of the games so far, but it's obviously early days for him, we might see him contribute more once he gets a feel for the game here. Wolves are a tough side to break down as well, they defended pretty well most of that game.

Well aye but at least the balls are going in the right areas 

[TRon]

2 minutes ago, gdm said:

Well aye but at least the balls are going in the right areas 

 

I hope you're right. And tbh, Trips was having a bad day for deliveries today, most of his corners weren't clearing the first man.

[gdm]

3 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

I hope you're right. And tbh, Trips was having a bad day for deliveries today, most of his corners weren't clearing the first man.

I mean we scored both goals in midweek from corners. I’m sure we’ll get a few over the season 

 

 

Edited August 28, 2022 by gdm

[TRon]

2 minutes ago, gdm said:

I mean we scored both goals in midweek from corners. I’m sure we’ll get a few over the season 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah maybe I'm just being over critical, I never felt confident at all today when we were lining up for them.

[The College Dropout]

Watching MOTD - the commentator is awful.

 

"Best ever start... since 2011".

[McDog]

3 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

Watching MOTD - the commentator is awful.

 

"Best ever start... since 2011".

 

 

Yea, I am almost certain the world started before 2011, as did Newcastle.

[Yorkie]

Had to go to a family thing straight after full-time today so only now getting a chance to sit down and think about the game.

 

My immediate emotion was that we worked extremely hard for a point that we totally deserved, and I stick to that. I certainly wouldn't have thought we were fortunate had we got a winner. I can see why Wolves fans hate Lage; they invited us onto them throughout the second half despite our deficiencies, and as decent as we were, they've only themselves to blame.

 

The only part about our performance which really frustrated me was the set pieces. So many opportunities with the ball being swung into the box and for some reason we never once looked like converting. That was such a pain and with each one wasted, I was starting to think we were gonna get nothing. Thankfully Maxi popped up with a ridiculous strike out of nowhere. 

 

I thought Miggy stood out and particularly Fraser when he came on. Longstaff did his best in that role and I thought he was very good off the ball and average on it. Whenever he had to move the ball quickly he was fine but give him time to think about it, he's invariably going to make the wrong decision or just not execute an ambitious pass. But I couldn't knock his effort and I don't think he was terrible by any stretch; just massively behind Bruno. No issue in playing him again there assuming we don't sign a CDM, he might grow into it. Willock has assets which he seems to rarely use, another day of frustration from his point of view. 

 

Another shout for Anderson; he looked bright when he came on and I wish he'd buried that header. Of course he probably would've scored had he not been chopped down before the last minute free-kick, too. Not totally convinced but he might be ready for more regular appearances at this level. 

 

For them, Neves was magnificent, Neto was areet and Semedo was brilliant. Ref was a pile of shit and any whinging from any Wolves associates is risible. 

 

Deserved the draw, might've won it, good point, now let's fuck Liverpool up.