AC Milan 0-0 Newcastle United (19/09/23)

[Mike]

1 minute ago, Jill said:

That'll do. Didn't enjoy a lot of it mind.

 

Slept almost the entire second half.

[Andy]

Great result, but there are issues that need addressing with the huge gaps in our midfield and the lack of any fluidity in our attacking play, which aren't problems isolated to this performance.

[GEFAFWISP]

1 minute ago, black_n_white said:

Would like to hear everyone’s thoughts on Isak moving out wide, not sure I’m a fan and it left us open down the left at times

If he had stamina by that point it might not have been too bad defensively.

 

 

Edited September 19, 2023 by GEFAFWISP

[Doops]

Lucky we didn't pay for leaving Isak on the pitch. He should have been taken off long before he was.

[RS]

1 minute ago, Danh1 said:

Brentford?

At times. Yes

[Whitley mag]

Just now, black_n_white said:

Would like to hear everyone’s thoughts on Isak moving out wide, not sure I’m a fan and it left us open down the left at times

Maybe at home when we need a goal but not permanently, especially in a 4-3-3.

[SUPERTOON]

Not sure if it’s tactical or for fitness reasons, but would love to know where our intensity has gone.

[Geogaddi]

Shite performance and second best throughout but an excellent point, we will beat them at home .

[Memphis]

Let's just go ahead and say, brilliant to get a point at Milan. Excellent result. Better second half but obviously that's a low bar to clear. Improvements are needed in quality but certainly we showed great resilience.

[RobS]

1 minute ago, mush said:

 

Thought Tomori did very well against him more than Isak having a poor game.

 

You know, the same Tomori who can't get a sniff for England ahead of Maguire

Crazy isn't it, hes excellent

[nufc123]

Just now, mush said:

 

Thought Tomori did very well against him more than Isak having a poor game.

 

You know, the same Tomori who can't get a sniff for England ahead of Maguire

Yeah Tomori was class. Had our whole attack in his pocket, but Isak was terrible when he moved to the left also so not only Tomori.

[ponsaelius]

1 minute ago, GEFAFWISP said:

We pretending Sven Botman didn't play?

 

Aye fair point.

[Smal]

I thought Longstaff was absolutely tremendous in that second half.

 

Trippier is our only world class player though. It properly shows in games like that.

[Tsunami]

Would have taken a point beforehand. Game was definitely there to be won. We played it far too safe imo. No idea how we’ll approach the PSG game. You have to win your home games.

[maybe_next_year]

1 minute ago, black_n_white said:

Would like to hear everyone’s thoughts on Isak moving out wide, not sure I’m a fan and it left us open down the left at times

 

Poor example today, by the time he was moved out wide Isak was fucked and just allowed Milan to outnumber us on that side. 

[Mike]

Just now, black_n_white said:

Would like to hear everyone’s thoughts on Isak moving out wide, not sure I’m a fan and it left us open down the left at times

 

It works when we press because he's rapid, but it's been horrid so far this year with the weird laid off way we defend atm.

[OpenC]

I can't quite believe that we didn't get fucking humped by AC like amazing

[Disco]

Howe out. Sickening that he’s done that. 

[pedro111]

Ower the moon with the point. Our attacking play is very concerning at the minute like.

[Beren]

Much better second half, hard fought point.

 

Lots of great effort on show. When I was excited about Newcastle United playing in the Champions League, I have to admit I was hoping to see Newcastle show our quality on the ball - but this is a learning experience for a lot of those players in Italy against the CL finalists.

 

Having said all that...

 

...I think it's fair to say that this team looks a shadow of itself from last year, so far. You can see moments of frustration amongst the players reaching the surface, often with each other. Isak giving Gordon pelters for sending him down blind alleys. Longstaff and Burn getting into it.

 

The confidence on the ball, moving the ball at speed when in possession, it all feels very lacklustre. Isak is being used as an Almiron-esque workhorse. We didn't buy him for his stamina, it's a bit sad to see him so gassed whenever he gets the ball.

 

Trippier and Bruno were the best players I thought.

[doublecrown]

Other than it being a Champion's League game and the atmosphere at the stadium, it wasn't a great game to watch and we lacked any real chances other than Longstaff's shot at the end, but totally happy with the result. 

 

 

Edited September 19, 2023 by doublecrown

[samptime29]

Commitment and effort levels were great. We didn't play well (chances created tame) but we never stopped trying. Hard game. AC Milan deserved to win but it's a clean sheet and a point away. Satisfying result.

We will be better at home.

[Sima]

2 minutes ago, black_n_white said:

Would like to hear everyone’s thoughts on Isak moving out wide, not sure I’m a fan and it left us open down the left at times

Only works when he comes off the bench.  No good when he’s gassed at 60 minutes.

[KaKa]

Such an interesting matchup.

 

We had the ideal type of centre backs for matching up with Giroud, and they had ideal centre backs for matching up with Isak.

 

Both teams back fours were really good defensively I thought, and that was ultimately the story of the game.

[Yorkie]

For a competition winning local lad in the side just for the sake of it, BDB put in a magnificent shift in that second half. Won basically everything that came at him.