Ipswich Town 0-4 Newcastle United - 21/12/24

[KDT]

It’s nice when we’re just miles better than another team, even after the last couple of years it still takes some getting used to.

[Skeletor]

Sam Morsy your boys got bummed.

[ennyoueffsea]

Game of the day on Sky for anyone who missed it.😀

[madras]

34 minutes ago, KDT said:

It’s nice when we’re just miles better than another team, even after the last couple of years it still takes some getting used to.

And just a worry that we are a couple of Injuries away from, not exactly struggling, but being way off what we can be.

 

 

It's coming though.......its coming !

[Joe1984]

1 minute ago, ennyoueffsea said:

Game of the day on Sky for anyone who missed it.😀

Nice. Guess I know what I'm watching. Thanks! 😄

[Joe1984]

51 minutes ago, Heron said:

What poor signings?

Kuol? I'm reaching I know... 😄

 

The Greek, but I think that was necessary for PSR reasons, no?

 

 

Edited December 21, 2024 by Joe1984

[madras]

15 minutes ago, Joe1984 said:

Nice. Guess I know what I'm watching. Thanks! 😄

I'll record it and watch at half time of the Pittsburgh/Ratbirds NFL game.......and no doubt watch it several times again as my Steelers get beat.

[Wolfcastle]

Love going into Christmas with any old win just before,  so much the better with a bunch of them and a ton of goals, its got all the warmth of being handed a glass of something by somebody. Just feels right.

[Toon No9]

5 hours ago, Stifler said:

If you are behind the goal line, it’s classed as being on the goal line. He was partly on the goal line, and so was the defender.

Yeah, both have one foot inside the goal so Burn can never be offside there. The goal should have been allowed.

[Displayname]

11 minutes ago, Toon No9 said:

Yeah, both have one foot inside the goal so Burn can never be offside there. The goal should have been allowed.

Technically you need to have two players keeping it from being offside. Keeper+1. 

[CPL]

6 hours ago, CPL said:

Hat trick today hopefully! Or an Osula goal! 

I'll take some credit I suppose 

[jonny1403]

33 minutes ago, Toon No9 said:

Yeah, both have one foot inside the goal so Burn can never be offside there. The goal should have been allowed.

Errr no. Forgot about the keeper?

[Gawalls]

Can’t believe we’re second from last on match of the day

[GEFAFWISP]

Catching up with this, Kalvin Philips warming the bench at Ipswich...

[Kid Icarus]

Missed this today but was delighted when I snuck out to get signal and saw it was 3 nil at half time, put me in a great mood.

 

Watched it since and these are my takes. Although everything else is different, I noticed shades of 21/22 about our midfield. Bruno is just a very good footballer in general, but you really get quality over quantity when he plays further forward. I thought he was fantastic today and Tonali was too, playing the 100x better 24/25 version of Shelvey.

 

Willock just needs game time, but so long as he does he'll be a massive asset again, you can see it.

 

Isak brilliant again, I'm sort of lost for words a bit tbh.

 

Gordon is close to looking amazing again and it's nigh on all down to finishing at the moment.

 

Murphy is sort of the opposite, not necessarily a player that looks amazing but is really effective.

 

For posterity:

 

Dubravka 7

Livramento 7

Schär 7

Burn 7

Hall 7

Bruno 9

Tonali 8.5

Willock 6.5

Murphy 9

Isak 10

Gordon 6.5

 

 

 

 

Edited December 21, 2024 by Kid Icarus

[Mike]

5 hours ago, nemtizz said:

 

2 full pages of threads just from the game today, what the fuck.

 

Seems like a decent time to casually gesture at the mod tip jar.

[Stifler]

47 minutes ago, jonny1403 said:

Errr no. Forgot about the keeper?

Keepers arse looks to be on the line as well.

[huss9]

why was BDB's goal disallowed.

he was on the goal line with the defender.

past that and you're off the pitch and cant draw lines.

or is it to do with the keeper's position.

[Stifler]

39 minutes ago, huss9 said:

why was BDB's goal disallowed.

he was on the goal line with the defender.

past that and you're off the pitch and cant draw lines.

or is it to do with the keeper's position.

If you are past the pitch, you are classed as being on the line.

1 defender looked to be on the line with him, and the keepers arse looked to also be on the line. It should have been allowed.

[David Edgar]

That's the best I've seen us play all season. I guess it was only Ipswich, but many players are now raising their game just in time for a run of key games.

 

Few things from watching MotD: Isak's terrible one on one miss led to his finish for the second goal. On the miss, he tried to give the keeper the eyes, shape to shoot to the far post and then dink it over where the keeper was. Keeper didnt' fall for it. On the second goal, the keeper guessed Isak would do the same again and duly sat down on the spot   

 

That's the best I've seen Gordon all season. He was moving the ball much faster than at any point this season.

 

Schar looked cooked a few weeks ago, including his general play with the ball. He was absolutely on it yesterday. The ball to Murphy for the first goal needs far more visability that it has recieved. It was incredible.

 

On a day where yet another team has shot themselves in the foot for playing sill possession football to beat the opponent press, we have battered them by playing simple long balls from the back into space.

 

Tonali wins the ball so frequently in the middle third and then springs counter-attacks. That's a weapon in itself.

 

Finally, Dubravka did what was expected well. Not much to do. But there was a good rush out save in the first half. And his use of the ball with his feet is on another level to Pope. Naturally, I still worry that he'll fold when we eventually face a team that puts us under pressure with crosses and through-balls, but he is doing much better than I'd expected so far.

 

 

Edited December 22, 2024 by David Edgar

[Ben]

That Ipswich keeper is a bit of a flake 

[Yorkie]

34 minutes ago, David Edgar said:

Schar looked cooked a few weeks ago, including his general play with the ball. He was absolutely on it yesterday. The ball to Murphy for the first goal needs far more visability that it has recieved. It was incredible.

 

Beautiful raking pass. It's mad that teams still don't press him. 

[Lush Vlad]

Just now, Yorkie said:

 

Beautiful raking pass. It's mad that teams still don't press him. 

You can visibly see him looking about for an easy pass and trying to resist the urge to always ping one when nobody closes him down. 

[Nucasol]

12 minutes ago, Ben said:

That Ipswich keeper is a bit of a flake 

Not feeling the love for Muric either at Ipswich or Burnley. Weapons grade relegation fodder of a keeper.

[Leemond]

Good to see the players be right up for it against a lower positioned team.

 

Been a big criticism that we only turn up for the "big" teams, but all the players seemed up for it from the kick off.

 

Hopefully we can bring the same intensity going forward, as beating the teams below you can be the difference between a great and average season.