Man City vs Newcastle United

[wykikitoon 22489]

Gets it spot on

[ewerk 32810]

49 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

 

The man who would be king (in the canteen), Alan Pardew, was the last manager to win down there but it doesn't count apparently as it wasn't in the hallowed PL. 

 

Back when Rolando Aarons was the next great hope.

[Dougle 3656]

1 hour ago, PaddockLad said:

19 visits and I think it’s 19 defeats. Tommy Wright and George Weah were both on the team sheet for Man City  Bobby Robson was Newcastle Manager so am guessing Keegan may have been man city manager?  Played at Maine Road. All that makes it sound like it was from another century, which it almost was…

 

(this website used to be good but it’s now virtually un usable due to adverts 😕 ) 

 

https://www.11v11.com/matches/manchester-city-v-newcastle-united-30-september-2000-1735/

 

Get yerself a decent ad blocker man

[Gemmill 49230]

49 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

Gets it spot on

 

Needs a trigger warning, please. 

[PaddockLad 18775]

41 minutes ago, Dougle said:

 

Get yerself a decent ad blocker man

I have heard of such things… but where do I procure such riches? 🧐

[Toonpack 11143]

1 hour ago, wykikitoon said:

Gets it spot on

In fairness, aye he does.

[Kid Dynamite 7539]

3 hours ago, wykikitoon said:

I dont think we thought it would be a walk in the park.  Is it mental fatigue as well as physical after two hard cup games?

I just hope to God we didn't use our 2 "cup final performances" up against Arsenal. We looked massively up for those games. We need the same energy in the final. I'll be gutted if we play like we did in the last one where we barely laid a glove on a poor Man U side 

[Dr Gloom 23385]

1 minute ago, Kid Dynamite said:

I just hope to God we didn't use our 2 "cup final performances" up against Arsenal. We looked massively up for those games. We need the same energy in the final. I'll be gutted if we play like we did in the last one where we barely laid a glove on a poor Man U side 

Just turn up and give it a go. Battle for the second balls, press then with energy, get in their faces. Try and impose our way or playing on them. That’s all you ask for and then if we lose to the better team, fair fucks.

 

We failed to turn up for the last three trips to Wembley tbh. No disgrace losing to Liverpool in the final but it’ll be too depressing/predictable if we play like we did yesterday. 

[wykikitoon 22489]

CN not holding back 

[scoobos 298]

Depressing.. Fucking Telegraph tho - rag.

A record breaking 2 or 3 years and he writs headlines like that.

[Monkeys Fist 44837]

10 hours ago, wykikitoon said:

CN not holding back 

I walked past the fowl botherer the other day as he was walking his mutt, at Forest Hall shops. 
I thought “ Fuck me Luke, you need to update your profile pic, you porky fucker!”

Just as he nipped in to Gregg’s for a 4 pack of Sausage Rolls. 
He’s half the man he used to be… 

… plus the man he used to be. 
 

 

 

 

Mutt didn’t get any meat sludge pastry, either. 

[Dr Gloom 23385]

6 hours ago, scoobos said:

Depressing.. Fucking Telegraph tho - rag.

A record breaking 2 or 3 years and he writs headlines like that.

harsh but fair (going on the headline, I haven’t read the article). I agree that it was the worst performance of the season - possibly even if Howe’s reign. Losing there was no big shock but the performance was. We didn’t compete, which isn’t something you could level at the players since Howe has been in charge.
 

I can’t explain that performance - really hope/expect a big reaction at home against forest because it wasn’t good enough. You’re going to lose games in the PL. We’ve no divine right to win but you have to put a shift in and there was a noticeable lack of effort on Saturday.  

[Dr Gloom 23385]

I’ll caveat that by saying I’m a massive fan of Howe and everything he’s done in his three and a bit seasons. Makes that no show of a performance all the more baffling/frustrating. 

 

Bruno’s post-match interview was honest and illuminating. But he needs to look at his own performance and fix it. As do all the players tbh - even Tonali, who has been flawless for months. 
 

We can say it was a blip if they respond in the right way against forest. We saw how good we can be against Arsenal. If we don’t put in that kind of effort every week, we can forget about top 5. 

[Meenzer 16293]

43 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

He’s half the man he used to be… 

… plus the man he used to be. 

 

 

 

[Kevin Carr's Gloves 4211]

36 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

I’ll caveat that by saying I’m a massive fan of Howe and everything he’s done in his three and a bit seasons. Makes that no show of a performance all the more baffling/frustrating. 

 

Bruno’s post-match interview was honest and illuminating. But he needs to look at his own performance and fix it. As do all the players tbh - even Tonali, who has been flawless for months. 
 

We can say it was a blip if they respond in the right way against forest. We saw how good we can be against Arsenal. If we don’t put in that kind of effort every week, we can forget about top 5. 

We've had quite a few displays like that this season.

[thebrokendoll 10154]

2 minutes ago, Kevin Carr's Gloves said:

We've had quite a few displays like that this season.

 

we've had several of them in the last few weeks.

[Dr Gloom 23385]

9 minutes ago, Kevin Carr's Gloves said:

We've had quite a few displays like that this season.

 

man city was the worst, for me. 

 

against fulham we played okay in spells. i think silva out-coached howe in the second half, which is fair enough. it happens but at least we tried. 

 

bournemouth were just much better than us. caught us napping playing us at our own game with their aggressive press. 

 

saturday felt like a lack of effort. i dunno if it's mental fatigue, players playing within themselves ahead of the cup final or what. it's the biggest criticism you can level at howe because even on bad days, the players seem to play for him. against man city it looked like they turned up looking like they expected to lose and downed tools.

 

 

[LondonBlue 1017]

2 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

 

man city was the worst, for me. 

 

against fulham we played okay in spells. i think silva out-coached howe in the second half, which is fair enough. it happens but at least we tried. 

 

bournemouth were just much better than us. caught us napping playing us at our own game with their aggressive press. 

 

saturday felt like a lack of effort. i dunno if it's mental fatigue, players playing within themselves ahead of the cup final or what. it's the biggest criticism you can level at howe because even on bad days, the players seem to play for him. against man city it looked like they turned up looking like they expected to lose and downed tools.

 

 

 

to counter the negativity on here re Saturday

 

i think that City played really well, in a manner that has seen us make many a top team look poor in the past.

we seem to keep possession the way few can and when you pressed us we seemed to find a way out. 

the other thing we did was mix in some long passes which make the press a dangerous thing to do. 

 

I thank Nico Gonzalez for the improvement in possession.

He's supposedly more of an 8 than a 6 so i expect him to be a 6 this season and replace Gundogan as an 8 next season.

Rodri and Nico together just might be awesome. Time will tell.

 

I thank Marmoush for the new cutting edge.

 

I thank the pace of Khusanov for tightening up the rear line. He helped Stones be Stones.

Khusanov was clocked at 37km last season in France. That is Spur's Van De Ven pace.

 

And finally, if i'm honest, i thank the linesman.

 

 

[Dr Gloom 23385]

9 minutes ago, LondonBlue said:

 

to counter the negativity on here re Saturday

 

i think that City played really well, in a manner that has seen us make many a top team look poor in the past.

we seem to keep possession the way few can and when you pressed us we seemed to find a way out. 

the other thing we did was mix in some long passes which make the press a dangerous thing to do. 

 

I thank Nico Gonzalez for the improvement in possession.

He's supposedly more of an 8 than a 6 so i expect him to be a 6 this season and replace Gundogan as an 8 next season.

Rodri and Nico together just might be awesome. Time will tell.

 

I thank Marmoush for the new cutting edge.

 

I thank the pace of Khusanov for tightening up the rear line. He helped Stones be Stones.

Khusanov was clocked at 37km last season in France. That is Spur's Van De Ven pace.

 

And finally, if i'm honest, i thank the linesman.

 

 

you played well and fully deserved the win. I’m not trying to take anything away from your lot. I was optimistic ahead of the game but tbh wouldn’t have been surprised if we had lost. Our record at your place stinks and you have a much better squad than us despite your patchy form this season.
 

 

But that doesn’t mask the apparent lack of effort on our part. The least you expect from an Eddie Howe team is to make it difficult for the opposition. We expect our players to battle for the second balls even when we are being outplayed. That was completely absent on Saturday. It was a throwback to the Mike Ashley era.  

[LondonBlue 1017]

6 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

you played well and fully deserved the win. I’m not trying to take anything away from your lot. I was optimistic ahead of the game but tbh wouldn’t have been surprised if we had lost. Our record at your place stinks and you have a much better squad than us despite your patchy form this season.
 

 

But that doesn’t mask the apparent lack of effort on our part. The least you expect from an Eddie Howe team is to make it difficult for the opposition. We expect our players to battle for the second balls even when we are being outplayed. That was completely absent on Saturday. It was a throwback to the Mike Ashley era.  

 

i agree and i think it was a combination of things. 

i genuinely expected a torrid afternoon given the pace you guys have.

 

This won't help but we're all excited about a young lad on his way over from Argentina now.

 

Claudio Echeverri highlights

We signed him January 2024 but let him stay to develop

He has just starred for Argentina wearing the coveted number 10 shirt in the South American U20 tournament.

We rate him in the Julian Alvarez bracket, although he's much more Messi like.

 

Claudio Echeverri is considered a highly promising young talent with exceptional dribbling skills, creativity, and a strong finishing ability, often drawing comparisons to Lionel Messi due to his playing style; he is widely regarded as one of the most exciting prospects in South American football, currently on loan from Manchester City after making a name for himself at River Plate, where he earned the nickname "El Diablito" (the little devil) for his agility and trickery on the pitch. 

Strengths:

Excellent ball control, quick feet, sharp passing, unpredictable movement, capable of playing in multiple attacking positions, strong finishing. 

Playing style:

Often compared to Messi due to his low center of gravity, close control, and ability to create space with dribbling. 

 

 

 

 

[Dr Gloom 23385]

7 minutes ago, LondonBlue said:

 

i agree and i think it was a combination of things. 

i genuinely expected a torrid afternoon given the pace you guys have.

 

This won't help but we're all excited about a young lad on his way over from Argentina now.

 

Claudio Echeverri highlights

We signed him January 2024 but let him stay to develop

He has just starred for Argentina wearing the coveted number 10 shirt in the South American U20 tournament.

We rate him in the Julian Alvarez bracket, although he's much more Messi like.

 

Claudio Echeverri is considered a highly promising young talent with exceptional dribbling skills, creativity, and a strong finishing ability, often drawing comparisons to Lionel Messi due to his playing style; he is widely regarded as one of the most exciting prospects in South American football, currently on loan from Manchester City after making a name for himself at River Plate, where he earned the nickname "El Diablito" (the little devil) for his agility and trickery on the pitch. 

Strengths:

Excellent ball control, quick feet, sharp passing, unpredictable movement, capable of playing in multiple attacking positions, strong finishing. 

Playing style:

Often compared to Messi due to his low center of gravity, close control, and ability to create space with dribbling. 

 

 

 

 

 

i'm delighted for you. 

 

meanwhile we just had our third consecutive window without major investment in the first team. there is mitigation for us losing. there aren't any excuses for going down with a whimper the way we did on saturday. 

[LondonBlue 1017]

2 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

 

i'm delighted for you. 

 

meanwhile we just had our third consecutive window without major investment in the first team. there is mitigation for us losing. there aren't any excuses for going down with a whimper the way we did on saturday. 

 

Mike Ashley has gone,  

 

Enjoy the journey.

 

Hmmm, that sounds patronizing and its honestly not supposed to. I joined this forum as i want to follow the journey too, given it has so many similarities to our own.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[RobinRobin 12319]

42 minutes ago, LondonBlue said:

And finally, if i'm honest, i thank the linesman.

 

 

Wonder if PGMOL will apologise for that. Probably wouldn't have made a difference but we were going into the area. 

Also thought the VAR line was iffy for the second goal. 

Oh... 

 

Still too soon even if you're being nice. 🙁