Still not worthy of a thread

[duo]

https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/newcastle-united-confirm-significant-january-departure-of-dan-ashworth-recruit-4462174

 

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[Deuce]

it’s all coming up Dekka Wright

[Froggy]

Ayew.  What happened to wingers man.

[TRC]

Is there any update on Paqueta getting a ban? Feels a bit rough watching West Ham above us while we have a player suspended for the season while they have a player who did something that's actually illegal.

[BlueStar]

Canny shot

 

 

 

[Coffee_Johnny]

2 hours ago, BlueStar said:

Canny shot

 

 

 

He’s a loss to the Luftwaffe. 

[GeordieDazzler]

19 hours ago, TRC said:

Is there any update on Paqueta getting a ban? Feels a bit rough watching West Ham above us while we have a player suspended for the season while they have a player who did something that's actually illegal.

With Tonali they just needed to prove or an admission of breaking the betting rules.

 

With Pacqueta you’ll need a pretty solid case that incriminates him which they either don’t have or will likely take a long time to put together. 

[Interpolic]

Them and Liverpool are by miles the most repulsive clubs in the league at the moment. Yet another action designed to gain them favour from officials. 

 

 

[Interpolic]

Ayew and Bruno G are #1 and #2 btw. 

[madras]

2 minutes ago, Interpolic said:

Ayew and Bruno G are #1 and #2 btw. 

I'm at a loss how Bruno gets away with it, the same any touch in the back and I'm going down as Longstaff and he gets the decision nearly every time.

[Pata]

20 minutes ago, madras said:

I'm at a loss how Bruno gets away with it, the same any touch in the back and I'm going down as Longstaff and he gets the decision nearly every time.

 

 Does it more naturally and confidently and often just grabs the ball.

 

Longstaff must be the worst ever at it, would be happy to never see him do it again. 

[madras]

20 minutes ago, Pata said:

 

 Does it more naturally and confidently and often just grabs the ball.

 

Longstaff must be the worst ever at it, would be happy to never see him do it again. 

Yeah but it's irritating when neither is a foul. Like I said earlier I'm baffled how Bruno and its not just him, get-away with it loads.

 

 

And it doesn't look more natural or confident to me, I honestly think it's expensive player against local scrote, the "foul" and reaction can be exactly the same but the outcomes aren't.

 

 

 

[gbandit]

I think it’s because there are some genuine ones in there amongst the Bruno flops. Longstaff goes down with any touch and it’s a lot rarer that he gets actually fouled as he doesn’t carry the ball 

[The College Dropout]

9 hours ago, madras said:

I'm at a loss how Bruno gets away with it, the same any touch in the back and I'm going down as Longstaff and he gets the decision nearly every time.

Bruno invites actual contact and players bite. He has skill on the ball.

 

Longstaff just gets closed down and falls over.

[Holmesy]

18 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

Bruno invites actual contact and players bite. He has skill on the ball.

 

Longstaff just gets closed down and falls over.

Very similar to Grealish - he was the most fouled player in the league for a couple of seasons I think, but he buys a lot of fouls by being clever with his body positioning, slowing down at just the right moment to invite contact and, for want of  better words, falling convincingly. It's a skill of the 'dark arts' of football, which is sad to say but some players just do it much better than others.  

[The College Dropout]

10 minutes ago, Holmesy said:

Very similar to Grealish - he was the most fouled player in the league for a couple of seasons I think, but he buys a lot of fouls by being clever with his body positioning, slowing down at just the right moment to invite contact and, for want of  better words, falling convincingly. It's a skill of the 'dark arts' of football, which is sad to say but some players just do it much better than others.  

Aye but both Grealish and Bruno have excellent close control, quick feet, balance, agility so they invite actual fouls. Slow down, show a bit of the ball to the oppo, shift their balance and body positions - foul. They buy fouls but they also beat opponents. A player like Longstaff doesn't have any of those abilities to she falls over - straight. 

[Holmesy]

5 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

Aye but both Grealish and Bruno have excellent close control, quick feet, balance, agility so they invite actual fouls. Slow down, show a bit of the ball to the oppo, shift their balance and body positions - foul. They buy fouls but they also beat opponents. A player like Longstaff doesn't have any of those abilities to she falls over - straight. 

[madras]

39 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

Bruno invites actual contact and players bite. He has skill on the ball.

 

Longstaff just gets closed down and falls over.

Those things are exactly the same thing on the pitch. Player Shields ball, gets nudged, hits the deck. Happens all the time with high profile/low profile players.

[The College Dropout]

6 minutes ago, madras said:

Those things are exactly the same thing on the pitch. Player Shields ball, gets nudged, hits the deck. Happens all the time with high profile/low profile players.

It's not though. Which is why Bruno gets fouls and Longstaff doesn't. 

[Holmesy]

2 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

It's not though. Which is why Bruno gets fouls and Longstaff doesn't. 

You can add Almiron to the Longstaff pile as well. He's arguably worse at it than anyone else

[Kid Icarus]

Yet Jonas was amazing at it. He could even fall over Laurel and Hardy style with sound effects and still get a free kick.

[madras]

1 minute ago, The College Dropout said:

It's not though. Which is why Bruno gets fouls and Longstaff doesn't. 

From what I see on repeated watching particularly when Bruno is close to the touchline they are exactly the same fouls in exactly the same situations. Not every foul but many.

 

Referees do it, I've no doubt you've said it to yourself when a foul is or isn't given sometimes "if that wasn't on him its not given", Bruno falls into that lots, the exact same foul isn't given on lower profile players

 

[The College Dropout]

IMO Bruno is often moving with the ball, the player is often biting at him or holding him for some period before the foul is given. Bruno will also have 2 or 3 other occasions where he just skips past that very same opponent and at least 1 occasion he's being fouled to an obvious degree.

 

Longstaff ends up stationary for a second or so and falls over.

 

Almiron isn't as bad for it as Longstaff IMO. The main issue for both of them is a lack of footballing ability. This is just one symptom.

[madras]

Just now, The College Dropout said:

IMO Bruno is often moving with the ball, the player is often biting at him or holding him for some period before the foul is given. Bruno will also have 2 or 3 other occasions where he just skips past that very same opponent and at least 1 occasion he's being fouled to an obvious degree.

 

Longstaff ends up stationary for a second or so and falls over.

 

Almiron isn't as bad for it as Longstaff IMO. The main issue for both of them is a lack of footballing ability. This is just one symptom.

I'm in particular talking about the ones where he just Shields it and is almost still, he's literally waiting for the nudge, it's why Longstaff has been doing it.

[The College Dropout]

Longstaff does it because he can't play his way out of a press. Not with a pass, not with a dribble, nada. He's not buying fouls because they aren't fouls.