HaydnNUFC Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Warra memory from this fixture. Good times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 6 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: Warra memory from this fixture. Good times. As "bad" as this current run is, it's alway worth a gentle reminder of how bad it was only a short time ago :lol; Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 We were a fucking shambles, man. Look at the absolute state of this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Bruce was stealing a living. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUHRLYASLEEVESUP Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Steve Bruce, interrupting interviewers since 1991 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 2 hours ago, RUHRLYASLEEVESUP said: Steve Bruce, interrupting interviewers since 1991 Aye that'll be right. The season he scored about fifteen penalties, the smug c**t Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 It was incredible really. A Premier League team being run by someone with as much football acumen as the gobshite dad at a kids game. Mind you, at least the gobshite dad gives a shit. Absolute leech, clinging onto the job so he could pretend he was still a football manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 'Must win' territory in terms of top 4 hopes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: 'Must win' territory in terms of top 4 hopes. Wolves, top 4 hopes, must win, them in a relegation battle. If only we had two controversial wingers to switch as substitutes for the boo boys it would be 03/04 all over again. *full disclosure, I booed Viana and stand by that Edited March 6, 2023 by Wolfcastle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 I base this on fuck all but I have a really good feeling about Sunday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Touched on it in the Targett thread but if Wolves start Traore on the right we could be in trouble like. Even if he has one of his hit & miss games he'll be a nightmare for either Burn or Targett if it's his first game back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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joeyt Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Jonas loved a goal against Wolves His one at Molineux in the 5th season was one of my favourite underrated goals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Isak starting against Wolves then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 3 hours ago, STM said: Isak starting against Wolves then. Probably. His press conferences are somewhat pointless unless you appreciate them for their length versus lack of any meaningful content. But per the PL rules they have to take place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 On 09/03/2023 at 04:43, The Prophet said: Post of the year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/12830270/newcastles-goal-shortage-why-poor-finishing-could-cost-eddie-howes-side-a-champions-league-spot Had a read of this, the drop off in our forced turnovers and starting positions of attacks from before Boxing Day compared to after is really stark like. Edited March 10, 2023 by HaydnNUFC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Best article I've seen on the change, that, and points more towards opposition sussing out and reacting to our gameplan than anything else, IMO. It's been noticeable how reluctant teams are to piss about playing it out from the back versus earlier in the season, but I do also think that there's been a general drop-off in the sharpness of the press when we have had opportunities to get at teams high up the field. Both were inevitable, unfortunately, and we're now into the next phase of how to develop a winning style (again). Whether we can do that without significant activity in the transfer market is the big question at the minute, as I'm not sure we've got anywhere near the personnel to play like a "big team" yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 minute ago, Rich said: Best article I've seen on the change, that, and points more towards opposition sussing out and reacting to our gameplan than anything else, IMO. It's been noticeable how reluctant teams are to piss about playing it out from the back versus earlier in the season, but I do also think that there's been a general drop-off in the sharpness of the press when we have had opportunities to get at teams high up the field. Both were inevitable, unfortunately, and we're now into the next phase of how to develop a winning style (again). Whether we can do that without significant activity in the transfer market is the big question at the minute, as I'm not sure we've got anywhere near the personnel to play like a "big team" yet. I think the recent Athletic article also suggested that our attacking play is incredibly predictable now. It almost all goes down the right where we have an incredibly predictable Almiron and Trippier whom almost everything we do goes through; our main tactic this season has been tailored for allowing him to bomb on on top of the fact that he takes every attacking set piece we have. Targett and ASM on the left would change that, otherwise teams just need to surround Bruno and overload our right to stifle our attack; we have nothing on the LW as Burn doesn't offer much going forward and the left sided attacker, be that ASM or Gordon, is often on his own as a result. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 "Digging a little deeper, in their last eight games Newcastle have managed the fewest high turnovers - where a passage of play starts 40 metres or less from the opponent's goal - in the entire league. Up until the Leicester game, they topped the division for moves starting within a pass or two of a shooting opportunity." I'd be interested to see the comparative metrics for both. It'll be because a lot of our opponents are now happy to sit in to negate our counter press though. Off the top of my head Leeds, Fulham, Palace and West Ham were all happy to do this. Arsenal and City away, along with hosting Liverpool with ten men for 70 minutes will have skewed the numbers too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Wolves will do exactly the same too. Why wouldn't you when it has proven so effective? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 We had a very congested fixture list for a while so we might've tried to preserve legs and reduce the press. Does feel like we had the ball a lot in games against the likes of Fulham & Palace too so less natural opportunities to chase. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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