Why it’s time for THAT change + FULL Newcastle United player ratings!
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- čas přidán 16. 02. 2024
- The Daily Mail's Craig Hope reflects on Newcastle United's 2-2 draw with Bournemouth in the Premier League.
He also brings you his full NUFC player ratings - who got 5, and who got the top mark of just 7?
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I don't blame Dubravka for the first goal. I blame the outfield players who thought it was a great idea to give Dubravka the ball under pressure. Absolute madness.
100%
No keeper should control the ball in front of goal. Basic coaching.
Just shows how much we need Joe Linton break play up in mid field and his strength going forward
Was sitting right behind the goal, Dubs was so upset when he couldn't get that , not hus fault at all . Was so upset I just hoped it wouldn't knock him off his game but he went on & shook it off , it was Botman at fault, he should've stopped, thought about it and get that ball down the pitch , it was him who passed back at that moment a foot too far to his left, Dubs right &, had the pitch not been soaked and greasy , well, pretty certain Dubs would've got it, I actually give him a 7.5 , simply for the really, really good saves he DID make. Your wrong Craig , that ball didn't squirm under his arm at all the lad that scored ran on to Botman's pass & simply kicked it on at the same trajectory & it actually passed Dubs at that point 6 to 10 inches from his reach once he skidded !
I much prefer the merit stars. Giving ratings to every player dissipates thought and brings unnecessary negativity towards certain players.
When are you going to ask Howe real questions? Hall not playing? Burn again against a fast winger and Howe leaves him out to dry ... again! Our defence and midfield are the slowest in the league and Howe still persists in playing the same way that everyone has now figured out! Zero game management again by Howe, everyone can see it bar him! Not wanting a 6 is now just criminal 😤
Howe has been lucky to get the win against Forest apart from that the team has underperformed massively. You can't always give injuries as an excuse , you have got to be flexible and adjust your team according to the opponents' play style but Howe always puts up the same line up(except for injuries) and comes up with the same rigid formation and tactics. A world class manager always has something up their sleeves , the little nuances that make him and elite manager and I have seen enough of Eddie to say he lacks that. Ever pundit every analyst can see that playing Burn in the current set up without Joelinton exposes the left side for the opposition with pacy wingers but he always puts his stubbornness and favouritism before anything. I would even be happy if he deployed Dummet at LB coz he is a natural LB. He has deliberately kept Tino and Hall on the bench hampering their growth and development. There is a reason why Dn Ashworth doesn't want to work with him I guess. I think if he carries on with his stubbornness and egoitism it's high time the owners replace him and bring Rafa back if possible. I can't see us progress in the right direction under him in the future.
Anyone parroting the line about Eddie always playing his “favourites” obviously hasn’t left bairns play-time. Debating and even disagreeing with the tactics being used is 100% acceptable, but at least let’s acknowledge that that’s what’s being employed here.
@@stevelocke3667ehhh? makes no sense 😂😂😂😂
It’s quite clear he doesn’t fancy hall like he’s going back to Chelsea imo
Exactly 👍
Eddie is a fantastic tactician and great man manager, but his most glaring flaw is his inability to not pick his favourites. I understand he likes Burn for his aerial dominance but hes getting caught out far too often, to the point now where its obvious the opposition game plan: attack the right, guaranteed goal. Howe seems to be the only one that doesnt realise this
He's used about four different tactics since he's been here. 3 slight variations on defend at all costs and the being run around fast in a 4-3-3 formation. He's decent but no world beater.
Fantastic Tactician 😮😮😮😮 when did that happen. Give ya heed a wobble.
I think he should look at Tripps for the 6 role we desperately need a solution to that issue.
He's playing the wrong player, time and. Time again. Constantly out spaced , How can that be brilliant tactics.
The waffle on this. Channel is becoming sickening
One formation one tactic, he's been found out by the league
Notwithstanding our FFP issues, did the club effectively write this season off in January? The result is the chaotic football we are witnessing now. If Dan Burn / Miggy are in our starting 11 next season, we are in big trouble.
Almiron is our best player
Put that drink down youngen 😅@@RuudKuntz
@@RuudKuntzlet's hope for your sanity that your statement is sarcasm
@@billmoore7137 He is our best player along with Schar, Dubravka and Guimaraes
If the clubs wrote the season off then it’s the perfect time to try something different. It’s the same old shit though.
Three points lost, two points thrown away? We should not be drawing these games and to often losing them. Injuries blah, blah, blah. Something is not quite right at the moment. We were complaining that we couldn't win on the road but now we can't beat the bottom teams at home and being comfortably exposed. Never mind the situation we could play the rest of the season without a centre forward being fit with Isak being sick note #2
5 points from 18 against Luton, Bournemouth, and Forest.
Yep. Champions league here we come...
Howe out
When will we see Lewis Hall? Will we even see him play for the club again?
Ashworth special.
We may as well give him a lift to central station and put him on the train back to London......
His natural position is a midfielder, he only went to LB when Chelsea had injuries. Can’t understand why Howe doesn’t use him in midfield and give Miley a break. He loves running players into the ground this manager. #HoweOUT
@@HolloMollo8you’ve got nothing in that noggin in yours have you?
Hall is clearly shit, why do you think he's not playing him.
Hi thank you for your honest opinion from a Bournemouth supporter
Thanks for watching Leslie.
Agree Craig, we all thought it was not a penalty and if given against us we would be raging. RIP merit stars. Few decent performances, Burn cannot start next week and Botman looked like he was playing with an injury. Bumpy ride and Arsenal will thump us if we play like that.
The management have got problems with the injury record they are doing something wrong in the club to have so many players missing and its ongoing. Also recuirtment last Summer is looking awful now, bought Barnes who plays the same position as Gordon, brought in Liveramento who can't get a start ahead of Burn, Hall isn't even getting a minutes football and let's not even mention the Tonali farce.
Should have spent money elsewhere because Barnes isn't good enough.
You just did.
Massive long term injuries for the millionth time, Pope, "Tonali" Wilson, Isak, Wilock Barnes, Anderson,
Botman, Burn, Targett, ranging from 20 weeks to 12 weeks, I think we've done brilliant 7th in the league. otherwise we definitely are going for champs league again. Howe in a way working wonders again, we could actually be looking at the bottom of the table instead. 7th place, excellent effort in my opinion under the circumstances. and hope for reminder of the season also.
Willock and Joelington are big misses, they linked up well for us and we have not really had any of them fit for a consistent period of time this season, whats going on with all the injuries?
Good honest player ratings spot on
The summer window for the start of next season is gonna be one of our most important windows ever. Recruitment is gonna have to be better than ever.
Botman and Schar got bullied today again at times. Yet Dan Burn is the 1 picking up all the grief
You say it like you see it Craig. I don't agree on about half of it, but I enjoy enjoy your content and time will tell all. You're a positive influence and it's right that the questions are asked. After all there's no better feeling for a manger OR a player than to prove the press wrong.
The problem is will they identify the key weaknesses in the summer? I somehow doubt it based on the decisions of last summer.
If ashworth stays we'll bring in three more left backs and start next season with one striker in the squad
We were gifted a point today and we were abysmal.
Spot on , we were fortunate to get a point.
Things are not as they should be.
Hi Craig couple of points Dan burn gets pelters every week yet Sven Botman is having a nitemare since he’s came back to me he looks like he’s lost a yard of pace! Also Almiron having a bad spell. Why doesn’t EH give a chance to Ben Parkinson the lad is a forward. We look so disjointed at the moment. Dreading Arsenal I think we need to chance formation. Tino needs to come in and maybe Lacaselles surely. We looked more solid with Lacaselles in the side.
Regarding the penalty I think, Craig, you're probably not familiar enough with the offside law (and neither are your paid colleagues in the press box apparently). Just because a player is in an offside position that doesn't mean he has committed an offside offence. At the time Trippier played the ball Schar was in an offside position but hadn't committed an offside offence at the time of the shirt pull (the foul), therefore the foul against Schar should have been penalised because it happened before any offside offence took place. It was 100% the correct decision.
Harsh on Dubravka, if Gerrard can slip and let Demba Ba in it could reasonably happen to anyone. I don't think lot of goalkeepers, Nick Pope included who is notoriously poor at getting down to low shots, would have saved the second goal. He should have been a step further forward on that which would have given him a better chance but other than that there was very little faulting him today.
Dubravka was a candidate for Man of the match. Made two key saves in the first half. Our best keeper by a mile
I agree he was a candidate for man of the match. It's certainly not obvious that Pope should be the number one choice@@RuudKuntz
If an offside player interferes with the play then its offside, Smith would not have pulled his shirt if he was closer to him and not through for a chance on goal.
If an offside player if fouled before he has committed an offside offence then it's a foul against the defending player-which was the case here. An offside offence is committed only when the player becomes involved in active play-specifically what this means is defined in the IFAB laws of the game which can be read on the FA website. None of the offences listed there had been committed at the time the foul on Schar had been committed, therefore, the foul should have been penalised and the correct decision was made.@@centi1364
Give big Joe whatever he wants.
Burn what more can be said ?
Longstaff for me is a squad player.
Matt Richie has proven me right that the squad should have been used more in the last few injury prone months.
If at this time next year we still have Longstaff,Burn,Almiron,Murphy,Ritchie,Dubravka,anywhere near the first team it will be a disaster and Howe will have to go.
He needs to go NOW never mind this time next year.
He's on the verge of being sacked
@@HolloMollo8
At it again
Agree apart from Richie.
He still offers an option from the bench
We’ve finished higher than our current position in the table (7th) once in the last 10 seasons, and you want the manager sacked, give your head a shake.
Joe White 6.5 and Bruno 6 is really weird. Bruno made mistakes but did far more than Joe White, who I can't remember doing anything of note. And Fabian Schar deserves much better than a 6, he was literally one of the most creative players on the park with his raking long balls and was not at fault for any of Bournemouth's chances, not goals, but chances. I also don't think Miley was our best player (but had a decent game) when you've mentioned it countless times this season, we had no control because our midfield had no control. Bournemouth could easily have won that game and it was because they won the midfield battle.
The rest of the ratings are there or thereabouts, Botman had a difficult game while Burn struggled without help. Upfront, we lack creativity. A lot of our goals recently have been from set pieces but when your most creative players are a CB, RB and DM, it says everything about the team. I think CL is gone, just hope we can get a European spot as it would help build our coefficient.
Joe White loan spell at Hull? Missed that one, last I heard he was playing in League 2 at Crewe Alexandra...
Craig do some digging surely Lewis Hall must have a clause in his contract of playing a certain amount of games before we sign him. Surely that’s one of the reasons he isn’t getting a look in. £30million fee will be a huge chunk out of our budget can you find out about this. I don’t see us keeping him I think we want to move him on.
30 m would be better spent on someone else,Hall was terrible in the CL send him back to Chelsea
There's no guarantee that the transfer goes through. It's contingent on conditions which haven't been met yet...and you'd have to think won't be met.
If we finish in the top half, he signs
@@georgefoggin8934 it's a double edged sword then
If it's down to the amount of games that Hall plays before we have to sign him then why have him on the bench.
Totally agree Craig, leave Dan Burn on the bench, cannot see the team doing much until a centre forward returns
I’ll ask this question again as no one ever answers it - why do we have so many injuries compared to other clubs? Are we over training players? Are our training techniques poor? I mean, I know we have some injury-prone players like Wilson and Isak, who seem to need several weeks out every time there’s a gentle gust of wind, but something needs to change.
Thank goodness Bruno is playing well!
He will be beginning to wonder what is going on!
Yeah like most of us
He was awful today bar the last 15 minutes
Great Analysis Craig , even with a full team, nufc still needs more new players to break through to the next level , to be on par with liverpool man city , it will be disapointing if there will be no big names coming next season, as it will be another year wasted for me, im aware of the money constraints, but hey , we are talking about a team at the top half of the table , we would of taken that only a few seasons ago, we are the Geordies, i have spoken
Everything about newcastle at the moment reeks of negativity. Injuries, transfers, ashworth and results the feel good factor just doesnt exist currently
I have idea suggestion for Merit marks Craig. If your going to rate the whole team now, why not use the merit mark as a single gold star (rather than 3,2,1) for a moment of the match from one of our players. It could be a last ditch tackle, a defence splitting pass, a piece of skill to get out of a tight spot or a goal line clearance. “The Merit Moment of the match” this could be especially useful for players who overall don’t score high but had one moment of brilliance. You could of course do 3 Merit marks of these but might be overkill now your rating the whole team. Finally I think DB needs rested for a couple of games or maybe come in for Schar if he misses Arsenal through (yet another) injury. Love the channel I hope we can cause an upset on Saturday. We miss JL7 so much who was a focus point in that Arsenal VAR decision.
I agree we were lucky to get a point. Teams high press us now and sadly we can’t adjust to this tactic. I’m sure Eddie will get it right mate.
Tonali was a disaster of a signing.
Yes he was a disaster signing and the ban isn't done in August, he still has an FA inquiry for the time after joining us. If he bet during that time we are well stuffed.
At home we are playing a certain way but it doesnt work with this personnel. The team lacks balance. The back 4 high line wont work with 3 defenders over 30.
What must Lewis Hall be thinking when he stays on the bench and a lad who has just been playing league 2 football gets a game ahead of him. Why isnt he playing? If we are obliged to buy, and he doesnt get a game is this going to be a total waste? Or is it like the Gordon situation whereby he needs time to learn how Eddie wants him to play.
Howe wants shot with shit for the way he is treating Hall.
Good point ref Botman. Struggles for pace and if a forward takes him on. Usually has good positional play and passing but off it against Bournemouth. Bruno struggled all game, not on it. Journey continues, desperate for summer transfer window , FFP permitting.
Dubravka: 4
Trippier: 6 and a half
Schar: 6 and a half
Botman: 6
Burn: 4
Longstaff: 5 and a half
Bruno: 7
Miley: 8
Barnes: 5
Gordon: 6 and a half
Almiron: 4
Dubravka and Almiron were our best players today
I'd love to know what your thoughts are on White coming on ahead of Hall Craig... A player who has just come back from a loan in league 2 is preferred to Hall who has been with the team all season? Is it fitness? Attitude? Quality? Just seems at this moment it's been a real nightmare of a loan spell and a big risk of £30m in the summer already committed which could have been spent elsewhere.
I don't think that £30 million is committed though, I think he needs to meet a certain amount of games and clearly Eddie doesn't like him
Is anyone going to ask any serious telling questions to howe or ashworth or anyone. Something about this deal stinks, and were being fed nonsense as to why he isnt playing
An Ashworth special!
If he doesn't play how can you judge him.
Bournemouth were the better team, that was the problem. There’s a lot needs to change before we progress to being a regular in the top 6. I know we will get there though. Ref was dreadful all match.
Dubravka was at fault for both goals, not just the first.
The ref was dreadful but his explanation for the pen was correct.
If the ref had given yellows for the countless cynical fouls (and a red for the Scottish lad), it would have been different
How many more Burn left back costs
Same problems, different week, we've been so unluckily with injuries this year, call the season now
Can you add marks out of ten for Eddy Howe after each match and evaluate his strategy
How we’re in a European hunt still amazes me. Yes we have injuries but my god blind loyalty to burn is now costing points every game. Incorrect signings in the summer laid bare now. We needed a CDM and ST. We signed neither. Instead pissed money away on another LW in barnes and another playmaking CM in Tonalli. Massive summer ahead to correct this mess
Neto will make Dan Burn cry on the pitch very soon! Potentially a career ending match for the big man. Eddie has no idea how much Arsenal are gonna hurt us. It’s a sad state of affairs.
Gordon shouldve scored when Almiron played him through
Hit and miss finisher
@@davidsingleton1371 He's overrated. He's nothing compared to Laurent Robert, Ginola and Charles N'Zogbia
Every time ashworth was seen in camera during the overseas stream
He was on his phone
Why even have him there ?
gardening leave until end August.
“Interesting times! May you never live on interesting times!”
Good summary mr Husky.
One thing. Would say is that Dan Burn is in the ‘damned if does and damned if he doesn’t’ category now. Their second goal was very good! We do need to bear that in mind. Dan Burn did everything right. If he’d gone in and been skinned then he’d be getting roared at for that. He stood off and the guy scores a very, very good goal. Dubravka maybe should be getting a paw on it imo. Not BDBs fault though. Perhaps a moot point if Fabs in out and Dan goes back to cb.
Five gets you ten we get a result at the Gooners! They’ve got, what, 11 goals in two games? They have a grudge against us! We’ll get something because as the Bournemouth games shows no matter how much science you seem to put in to this game there’s always this chaos factor. Bournemouth should not perform against us yet the Eddie Howe thing adds chaos and who gets the equaliser? See…..chaos. Two all next Saturday:)
Burn had lost his man before the guy received it ffs
@@billmoore7137 Er….no!
@@geordiedog1749 watch it back.
Agree concerning Burns. Bruno on his own in midfield. Team missing Joelinton, Murphy and Willock. Totally different team when they play.
Agree that Miley had a good game. I thought Bruno had a poor game, Longstaff covered the ground but was ineffective.
Gordon looked so much more effective on the left, Barnes did well considering and Almiron can’t fault the work rate but no quality. Of note Almiron actually crossed the ball once from the right!
Burn gives everything, but against pace as left back, teams are targeting this area.
Ps no marks for Murphy ????
I think you will be able to cut and paste a lot over the rest of the season . Don’t mind the merit awards as long as the reason for getting a merit isn’t for being ordinary.
I listened to game on radio and Matt , Ando would have totally agreed with you.
Let the madness begin
That began awhile back 😂
I think id rather we sit deeper and not commit as much bodies forward in the coming games. Would suit our defence(especially Dan burn) much better and now with Gordon and Harvey Barnes pace maybe WE can start hitting teams on the counter.
I’m with Brian Clough on the “not interfering with play” issue. If a player isn’t interfering with play, he shouldn’t be on the pitch. Sadly, too many of our players aren’t interfering with play at present.
Andoni Iraola was baffled by the decision to award Newcastle a penalty in their 2-2 draw with Newcastle.
Eddie really is playing up to his surname, Howe is Miggy playing, Howe is Burn getting his game, Howe is Longstaff getting his game, Howe is he going to fix it and Howe long before he loses his job. I have not seen him writing in his book of tactics for about a month now and really worry for him now and it will be his own fault.
Botman might have lost a step after the injury. That would be bad news for the toon. Barnes did not do much so a 5 and a half is more than enough. Longstaff was invisible. Gordon deserved a 7 at least. Too bad you did not give the manager a rating, he would not deserve more than 4.
Oh wait a minute you didnt mark the Manager.
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Don't want livramento to regret coming here because he is so good and prooved it in matches.Is it then good man management to dump him to the bench?He must be having second thoughts.I would have picked him before burn and miggy.
Cheers Craig. Honest as ever. So for me. Burn needs to come out 100%, we have said it for so long now. no striker and no clue basically in attack, midfield easy to play through again. Just doesn’t work with the current 3. Bruno for me too slow and always caught on the ball. I would cash in tbh there isn’t enough there for me with him that Tonali couldn’t do when back. Defence all over and botman looks slow and out of position now, keeper 2 good saves but 2 bad mistakes also. This is it until end of the season so buckle up and see where we get to.
Wilson news just adds to the mess. Not saying get rid but he must be 3rd or 4th choice next season. We need 2 strikers in the summer. As for Arsenal if Liv doesn’t come in then Howe is writing his own p45 !!
Playing AG up top is tough because he drifts left. Him and Barnes were running into each other. Bottom line, this is a patch squad of at least 4-5 leftovers with no bench. Those on about Eddie out, put yourself in a padded room.
Totally agree, the Eddie out comments are ridiculous, what other options does he have? We have 4 fit wingers and no out and out strikers.
The ONLY argument that I think can be levied at Howe is the Burn/Livramento choice.
What happened yesterday was the referee lost control of the game. Miggy and Bruno nearly got injured because yellow cards weren’t produced prior, when we made a mistake and gifted a Bournemouth goal then the referee decided he had to then start “balancing” it out and that penalty doesn’t even get looked at and it’s a different game if the referee controlled the first half correctly.
The standard of officiating is the underlying issue in this entire league and until it changes this is how it will be. There is no consistency.
Is Eddie Howe deliberately trying to get himself sacked? Because this is getting silly now.
I like most fans really want him to succeed but he also has to help himself too.
However, continuously wedding himself to a formation when he doesn't have the personnel is suicidal.
There are plenty of other formations and tactics he could use with the squad that IS available (including Parkinson/Diallo etc)
He needs to demonstrate he has some additional ideas now.
On the Hall thing: we'd be mad to let him go as he will turn into a brilliant left sided midfielder a la Gary Speed .
On the Burn issue: I know no one who blames Burn for this. They are upset with Howe for hanging him out to dry.
Play fab in the same role as pep plays stones. It allows for a defender to step out and plug that gap. Botman schar and burn with trips and Tino will help make up for the lack of a centre forward who can hold the ball up and allow the press to stay high. As even with Isak back he doesn’t and can’t hold the ball up and it’s to easy to by pass the midfield when the opposition win the second ball.
It's came to the point where howe is going to have to be bold.
Play the likes of livramemto or lewis hall at left back who are more attacking inclined. But that extra pace can help cover the targeted weakness by every opposition at the moment. Saka will have a field day against burn with the way he is playing at the moment.
There are however various reasons why our team isn't as solid defensively and isn't as effective in attacking terms.
And the biggest issue is the lack of Joelinton, he honestly plays like 2 players in one position at times. The ground he covers up and down that left side of the middle 3 is actually ridiculous and it goes under the radar with so many, he is always up the pitch in attacking areas when the team is, offering himself to the forward players, and whenever we're under the cosh he is sprinting back to help cover that left hand side. And he doesn't just cover the ground, he seriously applies himself and piles pressure and commits players, yes he can often be clumsy in this and make a foul or be done by skill, but more often than not, he is there, breaking up play, slowing opposition down and winning the ball back before they even get to the defensive line.
He wins all his headers in the middle of the park, he is never bullied due to his dominating presence and he always makes himself available, wanting the ball, creating space for himself to help the team.
Then when he has the ball, he has pace, power and decent dribbling ability to carry the ball and the team up the pitch, lay it off to Gordon, Bruno, the striker and then move again for the teams needs. He is by far newcastles most influential and probably our best player for this team. He may not be as good technically as a Bruno or isak etc. But his overall play is essential. And it's such a shame he is missing from this midfield right now. We have to pray a contract is sorted with him because without him our midfield is very flat, one dimensional, and predictable.
The current 3 are all good players in their own right, but they don't work together, Bruno is a brilliant player with technical ability and will fight for everything, lacks a lot of pace, longstaff covers ground a lot, but is poor on possession, and loses the ball so much due to his inability to protect the ball and have that centre of gravity to hold his own under pressure, miley although again, is a great player and will be a great player is technically sound, very similar to a Michael Carrick style player in the making, but lacks pace, and defensive understanding when we lose possession, again doesn't do enough with the ball creatively in this midfield.
The big thing missing is pace, and the ability to carry us up the pitch and create a chance in the final third, aswell as the pace and ability to chase back and win the ball back for us in defensive actions.
It doesn't function as a 3.
The lack of a striker is horrible too, we need to actually use a striker, if it's an under 21 player, so be it, at least it will be a player who is understanding of that position naturally and will be in and around the box for any chances. Gordon is brilliant but he is wasted as a striker. Get the next available striker, Ben parkinson or whoever is available in that position whilst it's available. We waste so much time and effort playing our better players out of position. We have no focal point at the top end, and nobody who really, truly understands that position currently.
The likelihood of these changes vs Arsenal is unlikely, but there has to be a time to change and force a new process, it may create a few waves initially, but burn needs the break as much as newcastle do from him at left back. Use the players available who will Combat the attributes of Saka better next week, Hall/livramemto.
And I agree, use Joe white more where necessary in that midfield to offer something different and even rotate to allow for a freshen up at times.
Almiron has been horrendous for too long now to keep warranting a place in the starting lineup.
He always plays better after he is dropped and gets the hunger to Fight back.
I'd be happy to see Gordon and Barnes as wingers with Parkinson up top.
Or Murphy in for almiron if we are going to Persist with playing Gordon up top whilst strikers are injured. Almiron from the bench can run around for the last 20mims of a game and can do something with that energy but for now he needs to be out of the team as he currently offers no threat in the final Third and not enough in possession to warrant starting for a newcastle first 11.
I wouldn't get played in Sunday league if I lost the ball whenever I had it at my feet, and whenever I got the ball in the final third I turned around and passed it back or sideways, whilst also not scoring or creating chances for a period of time. I'd be straight on the bench until I gained form and hunger back.
So let's drop almiron and give someone else the break to have a go.
Great content as always Craig.
Agree with player ratings fully.
The only Positive is that we aren't losing at the moment, the flip side of that is we aren't doing enough to win games and we have arsenal next week in rampant form 😂 we need to hope the players and howe step things up otherwise we have no chance.
Commented earlier. Forgot to also say the ref should get a 1 at best. Was shocking. Set the tone by not booking someone early. All they did was foul and kick our players all game. Should have had 6-7 yellows and maybe a red if he had booked one earlier. Set the precedent really.
Plus a dodgy penalty. Which in fairness the referee got right and VAR stuffed up.
I just wish one of you guys in the press conference would be brave enough to ask Eddie, why he keeps starting Burn & Miggy. Cos none of us understand it 🤷
i wouldn't be surprised if howe is gone at the end of the season
Ashworth might take him to Man U
Hopefully
Dubravka 6
Trippier 6
Schar 6
Botman 6
Burn 4
Bruno 7
Miley 7
Longstaff 5
Gordon 7
Almiron 4
Barnes 5
Whyyyyyy is he still starting Burn? Tino is it. I love the guy but it’s enough already…
Oh, and about Dubs, he's a good diving keeper with an couple saves a game. Nothing like Pope. Pope much like a hockey goalie, he uses every part of his body to block stuff. Huge loss. Pope best keeper since Given.
I also didnt know that, but it makes sense - penalty was correct decision. Because he was fouled before attempting to play the ball.
From IFAB rules, 11.2 offside offence:
In situations where:
a player in an offside position is moving towards the ball with the intention of playing the ball and is fouled before playing or attempting to play the ball, or challenging an opponent for the ball, the foul is penalised as it has occurred before the offside offence
If the ball went out to Schar rightaway, so that he would attempted to play the ball, it would have been offside.
an offence is committed against a player in an offside position who is already playing or attempting to play the ball, or challenging an opponent for the ball, the offside offence is penalised as it has occurred before the foul challenge
Lol. Pundits and people in the media love not reading the rules. They get all worked up about the strawmen they've created themselves.
The manager is accountable as they've had time on the training field yet were not progressing and it's the same mistakes every week. He isn't doing enough to use squad players and change tactics. He waits too late to make changes. We look more like Bournemouth were under Howe than we do as NUFC last season. Feels like we are going backwards. Time for a change. Ruben Amorim would be good.
Newcastle are rapidly becoming like Bournemouth used to be
I feel it was a penalty. He was being fouled outside the area and into the box. Yes, it was lucky. The back four lack pace. Botman was outpaced early. Burn either comes out or goes into a five. We will need to defend much better at Arsenal.
I like the new player ratings system
I would add in Tonali every week with an honorary 0. Just to continually remind everyone how much he is letting the club down.
I thought it was refreshing to see a pen given for a shirt pull in the box for a change!
The time to make the change for Burn was when we got smashed by Forest at home. Should never have started ever again.
Miley played amazingly, bruno needs to stop losing the ball and wake up. #teamgame
Bruno is the only thing seperating us and Everton at the moment quality-wise
Always wondered why 6 is average rather than 5. Starting at 6 means they have further to fall than climb. Feels a bit negative
Yes, Burn is a vulnerability and we have striker problems but the main issue is the midfield. Simply being overrun and can’t control games. Desperately need an experienced premier league midfielder who is quick and aggressive.
I just don’t understand the point of signing hall. He never even gets minutes from the bench. My only thought is if the transfer value decreases the less we use him?
Given the injuries you must adapt with the men you have not the ones you wish FFP would give you. Point off Brighton for 7th but 7 From the Red Devils now. Happy for Ritchies goal and we move on.
These recent results are nothing to do with injuries, the team looks disjointed , players not looking there usual jovial selves
(Miggy aside 😃)
Howe has been lucky to get the win against Forest apart from that the team has underperformed massively. You can't always give injuries as an excuse , you have got to be flexible and adjust your team according to the opponents' play style but Howe always puts up the same line up(except for injuries) and comes up with the same rigid formation and tactics. A world class manager always has something up their sleeves , the little nuances that make him and elite manager and I have seen enough of Eddie to say he lacks that. Ever pundit every analyst can see that playing Burn in the current set up without Joelinton exposes the left side for the opposition with pacy wingers but he always puts his stubbornness and favouritism before anything. I would even be happy if he deployed Dummet at LB coz he is a natural LB. He has deliberately kept Tino and Hall on the bench hampering their growth and development. There is a reason why Dn Ashworth doesn't want to work with him I guess. I think if he carries on with his stubbornness and egoitism it's high time the owners replace him and bring Rafa back if possible. I can't see us progress in the right direction under him in the future.
Craig I like your reports but when are you going to question Eddie on his one formation one game plan strategy? It’s not BDB fault he is not a left back it’s Eddie for playing him there! Again Eddie waits until we are behind the black ball before making changes! This result is purely down to Management! I am fed up now of hearing about injuries as an excuse. We stole a point today! Dropping 4 points to Bournemouth and Luton how dare we talk about European football next season! I may get pelters for this but the truth hurts!
Against Arsenal, Eddie Howe must choose Livramento over Burn. Then we have a chance. It seems Ddeja vu every week as we are constantly leaking most goals from the left flank
No offence to Dan Burn as he is an ex New Hartley jrns player who I played for in youth years he’s been great for us. But I hope Eddie Howe wakes up and does make thay Change ! Here’s hoping he does its his perfect opportunity.! Have a great week Craig!😊
Remember after the villa match we all thought we had a run with winable games...how wrong, we all know we should be beating Luton and Bournemouth even with injuries at home
Howe's excuse of playing Burn for his aerial ability is wearing thin. The threat of opponents in the air is far less than the threat of them with the ball on the ground, and a fast player against Dan Burn. Why can't Howe see this!?
Perfect storm of a season
Overachieved last season
Didn’t have squad to cope with extra pressure of cl games.
Under experienced squad with the emotional and mental fatigue of playing at the highest level when competing in the cl.
Genuine group of death
Bad mistakes by refs having catastrophic effects.
Tonali ban.
Lots of rare injuries.
Opposition see us as a bigger threat now
Pl teams are beating each other more than ever
Distraction of Dan ash worth, has there ever been this much fuss over a dof?
Pl sending message that financial rules are policed much tighter with a lot less leeway
We are on track
Eddie is the man
Ha, great post mate.
Only thing I don't agree with is that 'opposition see us as a threat now'
Start of the season, especially after the first game v villa they definitely would have.
Not at the moment sadly.
Spot in about the Champs league. Incredibly mentally and physically draining games. Majority of squad just weren't ready for it.
Saying that, without thus quite laughable injury list (and tonali) I still believe we would have qualified. We could have saw the PSG game out better. Options off the bench in with dortmund games and the last home game v Milan. Sadly, we could only play for about 60-70 mins in 4 out of 6 of the group games, before we were blowing out our arses and just hanging on.
Can't wait for this season to end. Such a shame after last season.
Eddie is the man ??? 😂 give it time lad,
I've seen Trippier do a job at left back for England on multiple occasions. That is before you even get to the Tino option. I's not the sole reason we are struggling, but it's an example of Howe's shortcomings. He won't be our manager next t season. The owners won't trust him with a big transfer kitty.
Newcastle at the moment are 7th with all the problems they are having, Howe is doing a very good job.
It was the ownership who decided to keep the powder dry until the summer.
@@sirwinstonchurchill2052 You have 3 midfielders in there who are not very good in protecting the back 4.
@@sirwinstonchurchill2052 Get a grip you fool, just taking burn out of the team isn't going to solve the problem of the back 4.
Especially when the keeper is substandard. 🤡
It’s weird , we were so good defensively last season, what’s going wrong ?
Sean Longstaff ghosting all game yet again! Yet everyone talking about Big Dan Burn. When our midfield is the reason why we have barely been keeping our head above water.
Midfield cause if the loss, again like Miiley but he does not back track and defend aggressively, pass sideways we can all do that, Longstaff much the same we see some intermittent runs forward to good positions but does not back track with interceptions. The Midfield is Bruno G and he needs help. Barnes need to kearn to back track. Almiro greedy non ball passing individual, should have put AG in. AG fantastic and goes to show forward with pace makes a difference. Livramento good great cross in but nobody on the end of it. Sorry for MD as his early saves kept us in the game so for me forgiven for the mistake. Fun to watch. 😂
Don’t you think it’s time for the manager and the back room staff to change the tactics? As two many teams are now realising where our weaknesses are ? I respect Dan burn and think he’s played brilliant most of the time but it’s definitely time for Tino to bring that pace to our back four …
A few thoughts. For me Eddie isnt proactive from the sidelines. Not only does he wait till we concede at least 1 goal before making changes, he can see threats and chances unfolding in front of him and he does nothing. See and smell the danger Eddie and do something before it damages the team and then its a recovery job. Also, massive questions to be asked about what is taking place on the training pitch regarding finishing. Almiron, Murphy and Gordon have been horrendous in front of goal, several for years. Conversion rates and shots on target are terrible when comparing with wide players from other comparable teams. Not good enough, are there any other teams in the league whose centreback has more goals than a front man who starts 90% of games??
When a 17yo (and good old Matt Ritchie in a scoring cameo) is rightly getting top marks you're bang in trouble.
I thought today was crap! All over. yet again Burn and Miggy leave a lot to be desired. We will get hammered next weekend.
Not the greatest performance but things are not going to change until we can change this Midfield. The same midfielders playing will burn them out. I still have no clue why DB is still playing left-back.
Surprised no one spoke about how dirty Bournemouth plays Constant shirt pulls and nasty challenges. The ref had no control over that game at all. With all those shirt pulls. I find if poetic that our Penalty came from an offside shirt pull-on Fabian. Hope Isak and Willock are back for the next game.
Not going to change until we get a decent coach/manager