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 9762]

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 9762]

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

[Anorthernsoul 1221]

19 minutes ago, trooper said:

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

 

 

 

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 20117]

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 17244]

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 21912]

1 hour ago, Isegrim said:

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

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 4748]

27 minutes ago, 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 

 

for who?

[adios 717]

1 hour ago, 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.

Aye.

[adios 717]

1 minute ago, Andrew said:

 

for who?

Elliott.

[Dr Gloom 21912]

1 minute ago, Andrew said:

 

for who?

gayle

then silami, when he's fit

[Andrew 4748]

8 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

gayle

then silami, when he's fit

 

Slimani for sure, when he's fit.

 

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

[Alex 35064]

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

[Dr Gloom 21912]

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 15518]

25 minutes ago, Alex said:

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

 

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

[Alex 35064]

5 minutes ago, Meenzer said:

 

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

[Dr Gloom 21912]

probably offer about as much as joselu

[Alex 35064]

Let it go ffs

[Dr Gloom 21912]

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 17244]

 

[Anorthernsoul 1221]

5 hours ago, trooper said:

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

 

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 1244]

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.