Match Day Thread Carabao Final V Newcastle United .

Seriously we deserve thst for leaving a midget in macallister on him for the entire half and he won every single header.

It's basic to pick up the big man and hold him

 

Slot better have another rocket ready because I can tell you now he needs 2 subs at ht.

Jota there at the end, even I would do better.

 

Also it's quite obvious when joelinton can take 3 balls down in midfield with no challenge that we are not getting close at all.

Just get nunez and gakpo in. Don't put jone on ffs.

 

The players do realise this is a cup final do they? A pathetic lack of effort.

 

Very disappointing, we simply haven’t turned up. No midfield, not created anything and set pieces ffs

 

Unbelievable lack of urgency, ****ing infuriating.

I’d hook 3 of these like @ Southampton

 

Been **** and deserve nothing so far.

But Newkie and playing rough and the ref is buying it.

 

Can't say they don't deserve it. Not won one 50/50 ball, Szobbo is not in the game, Quansah hasn't stopped one cross coming in, and, well... we're just being played off the park. Outfought and outthought.

12 points with 9 games to go... it couldn't, could it?

 

Do wonder if players think for themselves on the pitch. It’s all well and good going this is how we defend set pieces this is what all the coaches and analysts say, but surely vvd and konate need to look and think after 2/3 corners where burn is standing out wide and they floated them out to him to nod back into middle that you go ok, we are helping here. Let’s one of us go and stand nearer him to win tat first contact.

 

There does seem something isn’t quite right at the moment since the city game seems a shift in philosophy we seems to be happy just to sit in a lot of games and not take control of games. I think we are lucky we have such a big points lead in the league. Think it’s going to be a struggle in the last 9 games.

 

We don't have 3 decent options off the bench.

I don't want to see jones. He will do nothing here just give Newcastle time to get set.

I don't want to see Elliott as they will just bully him an he will go back.

I don't want to see nunez but therd is no option for jota.

Gakpo must be half fit but has to come on now. Take jota off and push Diaz central.

Howe will sit on this now.

 

No you send szobo or quansah out to do it. Hold him, drag him, jump into him.

The coaching staff are at fault here. It's madness leaving burns to do what he's done but they have.

 

He wasn't even doing that for the goal. But yeah, even the idea of having a 5' 7" lad on a 6' 6" giant is patently ridiculous, even when the small lad is actually trying to block, never mind when they wander off and accidentally- on- purpose get out of the way.

 

Well that was even worse than i feared

 

This is the big problem - the few times we have a turnover we either take that long to get it under control the Newcastle midfield and defence are reset, or we simply bumble it and give them the ball back. That's because they're outplaying us though by some distance.

Can't see Howe sitting on it though - I expect Newcastle will get at least another one.

 

Can tell who has had a whole week rest and who played 120 mins on Tuesday.

Just look like energy has gone. Had to hope that Newcastle would tire as game goes on but that goal will give them something to protect and an adrenaline boost now.

 

Roll the subs. Szoboszlai just left quansah with 2

Lucky to just concede a corner

Then kelleher shows why he shouldn't be starting.

And neville celebrating thinking he is onside.

Get the ****ing subs on

 

Too late now!

 

When did we become a team that can’t defend a cross?

 

Seriously you've sent them out again and got no response.

That'd twice now they've had 2 on 1 down our right and gravenberch just stops and letd the overlap happen.

Zero jump at thr back stick.

And neville celebrates.