NEWCASTLE UNITED v Burnley , St James' Park KO 7.45pm (Wed 31st Jan 2018)

[rogerbarton 24]

I guess, all in all, it's been a positive day. Kenedy looking like the bright attacking spark we've needed. Slimani now in and we finally have a decent striker. Should have won today, but those two players could be the difference in games exactly like today.

 

We've got 1 point off Burnley when, quite frankly, we were definitely the better team across 180 minutes.

[Isegrim 10803]

I can’t see how this level of incompetence, lack of quality and luck don’t lead to relegation. 

[trooper 940]

For anyone like me that missed the goals, what was Darlow thinkihg ?

 

[Isegrim 10803]

I am really struggling to understand what Rafa sees in Joselu. He offers absolutely nothing to our game at all.

[Anorthernsoul 1222]

  On 01/02/2018 at 07:33, trooper said:

For anyone like me that missed the goals, what was Darlow thinkihg ?

 

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Not sure what you want him to do there? He's made a good reaction save and been very unlucky that it's bounced directly behind him which mean't it was both impossible to get out of the way and very difficult to claw back out. He was just unlucky IMO.

[wykikitoon 24111]

To be fair to Darlow he was trying to push it over the bar.  It was more or less point blank.  He's got really unlucky there that its came back and hit him on the head and gone in.  If that had been an inch or two higher everyone would be praising a great save.

[PaddockLad 19973]

Aye unlucky Darlow there. Apparently it wasn't a corner in the first place?  Now, If we'd had VAR last night....  

[trooper 940]

Aye on reflection  your right lads my apologies to yourselves & Darlow 

[TheGingerQuiff 2412]

fanks troops

[Dr Gloom 24478]

  On 01/02/2018 at 07:50, Isegrim said:

I am really struggling to understand what Rafa sees in Joselu. He offers absolutely nothing to our game at all.

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Apparently he offers work rate, but all I saw yesterday, again, was a light weight target man, unable to retain possession, running through quicksand and incapable of hitting the target. Get him dropped 

[Andrew 5679]

  On 01/02/2018 at 09:03, Dr Gloom said:

Apparently he offers work rate, but all I saw yesterday, again, was a light weight target man, unable to retain possession, running through quicksand and incapable of hitting the target. Get him dropped 

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for who?

[adios 717]

  On 01/02/2018 at 08:02, wykikitoon said:

To be fair to Darlow he was trying to push it over the bar.  It was more or less point blank.  He's got really unlucky there that its came back and hit him on the head and gone in.  If that had been an inch or two higher everyone would be praising a great save.

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Aye.

[adios 717]

  On 01/02/2018 at 09:30, Andrew said:

 

for who?

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Elliott.

[Dr Gloom 24478]

  On 01/02/2018 at 09:30, Andrew said:

 

for who?

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gayle

then silami, when he's fit

[Andrew 5679]

  On 01/02/2018 at 09:32, Dr Gloom said:

gayle

then silami, when he's fit

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Slimani for sure, when he's fit.

 

Gayles been no better this season, missed two (at least) proper sitters against swansea.

[Alex 38170]

I've found Gayle and Mitrovic always do better when they don't play.

[Dr Gloom 24478]

Gayle gives you a threat in behind at least, and an out ball. I really am struggling to see what the point of Joselu is

[Meenzer 16895]

  On 01/02/2018 at 10:56, Alex said:

I've found Gayle and Mitrovic always do better when they don't play.

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We should sign Carlos Kaiser, he'd be a fan legend.

[Alex 38170]

  On 01/02/2018 at 11:22, Meenzer said:

 

We should sign Carlos Kaiser, he'd be a fan legend.

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[Dr Gloom 24478]

probably offer about as much as joselu

[Alex 38170]

Let it go ffs

[Dr Gloom 24478]

i can't - did you see the match last night? we dropped two points again because of that useless donkey. created more than enough chances to win the game, most of which he fluffed. i'd drop it if he were contributing anything else, but his hold up play and work off the ball was invisible too

Edited February 1, 2018 by Dr Gloom

[PaddockLad 19973]

 

[Anorthernsoul 1222]

  On 01/02/2018 at 08:37, trooper said:

Aye on reflection  your right lads my apologies to yourselves & Darlow 

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If anyone's to blame it's the two defenders who failed to win headers from the corner. Balls into our box late in the game have caused us bother all season, concentration levels seem to drop late on.

[David Kelly 1434]

I thought Atsu and Yedlin were fucking terrible last night.  Diame was good though and his recent performances have been quite pleasing.  Unsurprisingly they've happened when he's played in midfield instead of as a number 10. 

 

Hopefully Slimani is fit enough to play some part on Sunday and we play Kenedy and Murphy on the wings.  That might give us some hope of getting something out of the game.