Anyone hold much hope?
It’s one of our toughest games of the season on paper. Newcastle have been very good at home under Eddie Howe.
This is the type of game we consistently struggle in. The only team that we’ve beaten on the road from the current or last seasons top 10 under ETH are Fulham and we’ve lost to everyone we’ve played in the current top 10 this season.
Hard to be positive going into this one but surely one of these games has to be some kind of turnaround.
Tomorrow’s game
posted on 1/12/23
comment by Garnacho cheese (U5318)
posted 1 minute ago
The problem isn't ETH's choices. It's the way we have gone about our business with late dilly-dallying with primary targets, late deals, and poor negotiation. We've overspent at least 40% on most of our signings, which if done correctly, would have allowed us to budget for the gaps we still have. Also, we've had to deal with major unexpected right-offs in the Greenwood and Sancho situations.
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Good points, and I agree
posted on 1/12/23
ETH has until the end of the season for me to prove or disprove his ability as a coach, I don’t think he has the man management skills for top Premier League players which will be his downfall , at the same time I have no idea where we could go next and who can get more out of this overpriced badly bough squad.
posted on 2/12/23
comment by Diafol Coch 77 🏴 (U2462)
posted 11 hours, 4 minutes ago
Tomorrow could be a good time to pack the midfield and have Bruno just behind a front two. Amrabat and Mainoo in DM and McT just ahead. He'll be handy for his height at set pieces. I'd also bring Varane back in for Lindelof.
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So a 42112 formation? Might just work.
posted on 2/12/23
We need to drop onana but this game may not be that opportunity.
posted on 2/12/23
comment by Franko Cantona (U22187)
posted 14 hours, 56 minutes ago
ETH has until the end of the season for me to prove or disprove his ability as a coach, I don’t think he has the man management skills for top Premier League players which will be his downfall , at the same time I have no idea where we could go next and who can get more out of this overpriced badly bough squad.
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I think that's a fair standpoint to take. I suppose the only question with some of our "top" players is whether they even have the mentality of top players, regardless of manager. The number of collapses we've seen over a period of years now is beyond concerning
posted on 2/12/23
Our record against the tops sides away isn’t helped by the fact we are so wasteful in front of goal. Even in the CL we wasted absolute sitters home and away against Galatasaray and away to Bayern and away to Copenhagen which has meant now we are favourites for 4th. We missed like 10 absolute sitters in those games which is now the difference between challenging Bayern for top spot and missing out of europe completely.
posted on 2/12/23
Gotta drop Banana tonight
posted on 2/12/23
comment by 🦍 Power & Strength 🦍 (U9335)
posted 4 minutes ago
Gotta drop Banana tonight
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Banana I’m taking that as a non racial jibe.
posted on 2/12/23
comment by >💲Baz tard🦍+❄️=? (U19119)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by 🦍 Power & Strength 🦍 (U9335)
posted 4 minutes ago
Gotta drop Banana tonight
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BananaI’m taking that as a non racial jibe.
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I meant it in the sense that he is a banana skin for us at the moment
posted on 2/12/23
comment by 🦍 Power & Strength 🦍 (U9335)
posted 39 minutes ago
comment by >💲Baz tard🦍+❄️=? (U19119)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by 🦍 Power & Strength 🦍 (U9335)
posted 4 minutes ago
Gotta drop Banana tonight
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BananaI’m taking that as a non racial jibe.
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I meant it in the sense that he is a banana skin for us at the moment
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That’s why I was laughing. Was pretty sure it wasn’t the ‘other’ meaning