Newcastle United 0-2 West Ham United (25/11/24)

[Hanshithispantz]

1 minute ago, Andy said:

The most annoying thing about tonight has been the complete lack of appetite and desire in the second half. We've never looked for one minute like we've wanted the result as much as West Ham. 

 

 

Absolutely pointless putting on performances like Arsenal if you're going to follow it up in your next home game with this.

West Ham's goal was against the run of play. Howe went 4-4-2 in response and we went from controlling the game in midfield to West Ham completely bossing it.

[thomas]

If I was Howe's wife I'd immediately start cheating on him.

[black_n_white]

Watching Paqueta, he’s exactly what Man City are missing this season.

[Theregulars]

Comprehensively not good enough from anybody tonight. Concerning performance, didn’t have an answer to a mediocre team defending stoutly. This squad doesn’t pass the naked eye test if the test is “are you CL quality?”. 
 

So, so shit. 

[Holloway]

I'm always cautious to question desire and attitude, it's being bereft of ideas that agitates me and fuck were we lacking 

[Yorkie]

Just now, Shearergol said:

Stood still for a year in the transfer market. Team desperately needed a refresh. Can only blame Howe if the lack of targets was his fault.

 

Why would it be?

[mighty__mag]

Just now, Armchair Pundit said:

[54]

Well that was shit, utter shit. 

 

I won't be thinking about it again. 

[plenum]

1 minute ago, Armchair Pundit said:

Cuban? 😎

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, RodneyCisse said:

When did we last play as badly as that second half?

Earlier in the season ?

[Shearergol]

Just now, Yorkie said:

 

Why would it be?

Well quite. I was kinda meaning that

[Bimpy474]

Well that was utter turd, so poor compared to Forest away. We're so inconsistent.

[Skeletor]

Just now, black_n_white said:

Watching Paqueta, he’s exactly what Man City are missing this season.

 

A cheat who should be banned yet is somehow inexplicably still playing?

[black_n_white]

1 minute ago, Smal said:

the thing is they were absolutely shit.

Were they really? You must have been watching a different game to me.

[Vaj]

Howe got that wrong in my opinion. We were playing well in the first half and didn’t need major changes. Moving Joelinton (possibly our best player in the first half) to centre mid where he’s struggled was stupid. If he really wanted Barnes on then Gordon had to come off and then he seemed to mess with the formation constantly all half and we had no rhythm. Really disappointing! 

[The Bonk]

1 minute ago, Armchair Pundit said:

 

Spoiler this turd, man!   

[andycap]

After the forest game why change a front three that had been effective previously just because Joe played okay second half on the right flank. 

Uses osula on the bench and drops miley off it even though he rarely uses osula. 

[OoOGazOoO]

Genuinely one of the worst performances I have seen from us in a long time.

 

Aimless balls just hoofed forward, no idea in attack and a fairly anonymous midfield.

 

Crap all round!

[midds]

Ended the game looking utterly defeated, disorganised, deflated and disinterested. That was a fucking shambles, I'll give credit when it's due but that was shit tonight. Sloppy and had zero focus or intensity. We got exactly what we deserved, that was wank

[Jonas]

All it is is we've hit a glass ceiling, momentum completely gone because of the new rules. Can want to replace Howe and scream at and about the players but its not changing.

Need to either try and enjoy it for what it is, wrap in or be melancholic as fuck about it (where I'm at) because shit as it may be this is it unless things change in the courts. Certainly there's nothing we can do about it. We've already had a manager punch us above our level and if we get another that too will inevitably level out like this has.

Were upper midtable, West Ham are mid-midtable and this is a standard result and game that reflects that as will the final table.

[TK-421]

[Aiston]

West Ham played us perfectly, humiliating last 20 minutes. Couldn't lay a glove on them.

[Karjala]

If you don't score, you won't win - Gordon and Isak once again failing to be the difference makers. Terrible defending too.

Mediocre season ahead.

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by Karjala

[Adam]

Shows how shit that was. Game finished 5 mins ago and I have perfect signal in the ground. 

 

Atmosphere was shocking, performance even worse. 

[Sean]

It's as if we believed all we had to do to win tonight was turn up. Didn't look like we bothered with a plan or anything.