Shearergol Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 That defending for their goal was horrific Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 1 minute ago, Shearergol said: That defending for their goal was horrific Yep, the only negative for me. Our defence is now making the switch-offs a clockwork occurrence in our matches. We’ve kept one clean sheet in nearly half a season’s worth of games - and I think if we watch the games back, the vast majority are conceded very softly. The lack of pace at the back leaves us very, very vulnerable to simple passes through or over the back line. Burn isn’t tucking in like he was earlier in the season - he’s bombing forward and the centre halves are stretched. If we play like that we need a no 5 with a bit of pace - Botman isn’t going to get any quicker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 That second half was tense until 90th min. Im exhausted ha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 What a night that was. had me absolutely through the wringers. We should have won 4-1 based on the first half alone, but at least we got there in the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 56 minutes ago, Skeletor said: Sky Sports so devastated they don't even want to put the highlights up on Youtube. USA broadcast praising Newcastle, and rightly so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: Yep, the only negative for me. Our defence is now making the switch-offs a clockwork occurrence in our matches. We’ve kept one clean sheet in nearly half a season’s worth of games - and I think if we watch the games back, the vast majority are conceded very softly. The lack of pace at the back leaves us very, very vulnerable to simple passes through or over the back line. Burn isn’t tucking in like he was earlier in the season - he’s bombing forward and the centre halves are stretched. If we play like that we need a no 5 with a bit of pace - Botman isn’t going to get any quicker. You can't really have it all though unfortunately, at least not with the players we have at our disposal. We'd started to look predictable with our lopsided approach of having Burn stay back so that our right side could attack, so we had to adapt, hence Burn making more forward runs in the second half of the season. Naturally it's higher risk and we'll conceded more as a result, but hopefully, 1 win permitting, the reward has outweighed the risk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Just now, Lenny said: You can't really have it all though unfortunately, at least not with the players we have at our disposal. We'd started to look predictable with our lopsided approach of having Burn stay back so that our right side could attack, so we had to adapt, hence Burn making more forward runs in the second half of the season. Naturally it's higher risk and we'll conceded more as a result, but hopefully, 1 win permitting, the reward has outweighed the risk. Aye, absolutely true - and I realise it is a bit of a whinge after a 4-1 win against an excellent Brighton team I agree that the goals started coming again after the switch - and I prefer the gung-ho style of play. But for me it is clear how we could tighten up next season with a couple of signings - while keeping our balls-to-the-wall attacking and pressing game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, Shearergol said: That defending for their goal was horrific It was Schar who got isolated wasn't it? He looked like he was playing with a busted nose from the first half tbf, I was glad we dropped back after that and protected the defence a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 What a life-affirming string of results this week has brought so far. Absolutely incredible achievement by this team yet again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Back home, I don’t remember them having a chance other than their goal ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 What a night man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Over the moon we put those box-passing nonces back in their box. Spoiler Brighton in Europe is a good thing. Hope they secure a top 6 spot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsonsWonderland Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Shearergol said: That defending for their goal was horrific Do think Schar had no option but to try and block the shot due to being on a yellow card. Think he would have went for the tackle otherwise Edited May 18, 2023 by RobsonsWonderland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izakaya Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Up at 430am to watch that. My tumescence is colossal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Just now, Izakaya said: Up at 430am to watch that. My tumescence is colossal. Gawd bless the early morning rise! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 14 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Back home, I don’t remember them having a chance other than their goal ? Aye that came off the back of us nearly scoring/being out of position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 I think the only time I got up at 4:30am to watch sport was an India World Cup Cricket final and USA-Germany, also in the World Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Was it a penalty on Wilson in the first half btw ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Just now, SUPERTOON said: Was it a penalty on Wilson in the first half btw ? I do not believe so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said: Was it a penalty on Wilson in the first half btw ? Nah he dived Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 35 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: What were we all worrying about? 1 win away from the Champions League, man. 1 fucking win. Aye, a win for Aston Villa. Their tails should be up after we opened the door for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Just now, Slim said: Nah he dived Hit the dudes foot and suddenly he looked like he was Cliff Diving with arms outstreached. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 41 minutes ago, Slim said: Both haunting yet beautiful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSelecta Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Nearly home on the metro, what a night. Shitting myself at 2-1 for a while but fully deserved the win. Leicester at home to guarantee it. HTL! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 16 minutes ago, RobsonsWonderland said: Do think Schar had no option but to try and block the shot due to being on a yellow card. Think he would have went for the tackle otherwise Had visions of Ciaran Clark's stupid red card against Norwich. Luckily Schar is smarter and was right to let him through to take the shot. Thought Pope should have saved it though. Feel harsh saying that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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