Novocastrian Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Could it be something like this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 1 minute ago, Novocastrian said: Could it be something like this? Very likely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Free drinks for the fans today. Good of the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 I think this can work against Chelsea specifically. They tend to play both full backs narrow and leave space out wide. We should have plenty of space for the 4 wide players on transition. Our CBs will need to be flawless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokerprince2004 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 1 minute ago, Miggys First Goal said: Free drinks for the fans today. Good of the club. Alex Hurst was banging on true faith about this last week saying if the club wants the fans to be in full voice they should offer a free Madri to everyone. He said it taking the piss I think but the club's only gone and done it. 😁 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 It's hard to predict the formation. I think he'll go for a 3-5-2 with Tino and Barnes as wing backs, Murphy, Tonali and Bruno in midfield, Isak and Gordon up front. I could be completely wrong of course, but it's encouraging to see the old Eddie Howe grey matter in action. It's the latest in any number of games since Eddie arrived where I've looked at the opposition and thought that we're done for. Somehow, it doesn't turn out like that, and I think we'll win. I've learned my lesson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 4 minutes ago, Novocastrian said: Could it be something like this? Yeah, this is what I'm expecting. I mentioned last week, we may need Howe to go with a different tactical approach for this game to mitigate for Joelinton being out. Glad to see it looks like he has done. Gives me more hope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said: Free drinks for the fans today. Good of the club. Not good for PSR though. Edited May 11 by Erikse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Big job on for Bruno and Tonali. Might be outnumbered 2-1 in there with the way they play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Need to win the midfield battle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 2 minutes ago, Erikse said: Not good for PSR though. Hearing rumors @Erikse has offered to cover everyone's tab so we can sign a defender. Here we go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Everyone certainly got the memo about wearing black and white shirts. Let's hope they all bring their voice come kick off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 I expect us to play this formation away at Arsenal too. Let's hope it works! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola14 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) 28 minutes ago, CoreOfNUFC said: Please don't label me as that lol, feels weird - I just like to pass on info here and there for no gain I'm more than happy to post info here and there on here genuine question why would a Newcastle fan leak our team the day before the game unless they wanted to be known as ITK? as if it gets picked up beyond here it could potentially benefit our opposition same goes for whoever leaked it yo you nobody should be leaking anything our side imo Edited May 11 by Ginola14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doops Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 I thought he might go for Gordon in the willock role to limit totally changing everything around. That would have most playing in a position they're used to Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 3 minutes ago, ElDiablo said: Big job on for Bruno and Tonali. Might be outnumbered 2-1 in there with the way they play. I'd expect Burn and/or Botman to come forward to snuff out any danger early, especially aerial balls. Also I'd expect the wing backs and wingers to provide extra protection if and when they can to avoid the midfield pair getting outnumbered consistently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonsays Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Just now, Doops said: I thought he might go for Gordon in the willock role to limit totally changing everything around. That would have most playing in a position they're used to Yeah, could be BDB left back and Gordon as a 10? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 2 minutes ago, Mike said: Hearing rumors @Erikse has offered to cover everyone's tab so we can sign a defender. Here we go. I took advice from Rio Ferdinand, so when I get frustrated by the lack of signings, I take matters into my own hands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreOfNUFC Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 2 minutes ago, Ginola14 said: genuine question why would a Newcastle fan leak our team the day before the game unless they wanted to be known as ITK? as if it gets picked up beyond here it could potentially benefit our opposition same goes for whoever leaked it yo you nobody should be leaking anything our side imo Highly doubt other teams are checking a newcastle forum for news Just stops any suspense and dread of who's playing, really Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doops Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Just now, simonsays said: Yeah, could be BDB left back and Gordon as a 10? That's what I thought straight away but could be totally wrong. Gordon would arguably get through more work than him anyway and Gordon and Barnes doubling up on the left sounds unstoppable to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 1 minute ago, Erikse said: I took advice from Rio Ferdinand, so when I get frustrated by the lack of signings, I take matters into my own hands. I'd like a long island iced tea and a Renault Turbo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) 5 minutes ago, simonsays said: Yeah, could be BDB left back and Gordon as a 10? I just don't see Howe ever going for a 4-2-3-1. 5-2-3 or 3-4-3 (basically the same those two) would at the very least be something that we have done before. Edited May 11 by Erikse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 8 minutes ago, ElDiablo said: Big job on for Bruno and Tonali. Might be outnumbered 2-1 in there with the way they play. They'll certainly need to be a bit more conservative going forward. Also will need Gordon and Barnes to tuck in some to help in there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 He's fielding three wide attacking players and I think the main puzzle is how they're all going to fit in. I can't envisage Gordon in midfield because he can't tackle. I'm assuming Murphy, as the best tackler of the three, will go into midfield. Barnes is a good athlete and I could imagine him as a wing back, but whether he's played there before I don't know. Maybe Schar will be pushed forward to do a job on Palmer, like he did against Arsenal with Rice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 11 minutes ago, Erikse said: Not good for PSR though. Who stops at one on a day like this? Guess who wins again... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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