Match Day Thread Official Matchday Thread - Newcastle vs Swansea

I can see Ben Arfa getting restless at his rate. Today and Norwich were perfect for him. Best and Sammy are nice blokes, but they haven't got half of Hatem's talent, there must be some kind of problem.

 

Exactly, Sammy needs a loan at a lower level. He needs to do some serious improving. Ben Arfa should be starting, not 4th choice attacking substitute.

 

Good performance but I felt that we didn't create many chances in the second half.

 

This and Ben Arfa could have won us the game. Pardew has obviously fallen out with him. ffs we never really got fwd fast enough if you ask me. We never really looked like scoroing second half.

 

Really ****ing annoyed by that. Stoke have picked up 3 points as well, so the pack are closing in and our points lead is dwindling.

Dropping points like this is just completely undoing the points we've picked up earlier in the season.

Gaaaaaaaaaaaah.

 

I wouldn't say i'm pissed off. More disappointed at a game that we should probably have won.

 

Sameobi comes on because Obertan is **** on the right wing, and Pardew - irritatingly - doesn't see Ben Arfa as an option to be on the wing.

 

Benny? WHERE WAS BENNY!?!?!?!?!?!?!? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

 

Sammy is a Premier League standard player yet, but I think he has the potential to be.

 

IMO:
-Pardew really has gotten it wrong this time...he brought on Sammy instead of Ben Arfa...
-I am positive I saw Ben Arfa preparing to come on together with Sammy, if you guys are going to watch the replay see the moment Sammy came on, somebody with his pants (10) was taking his track pants off
-He probably didn't come on due to Pardew wanting to get Tiote off or something
-Unlucky game

 

That was so **** (the second half I mean). I am absolutely fuming. Why did we try and make ourselves look like Stoke/Blackburn and them look like ****ing Barcelona?!

If anyone thinks our momentum is what it was, you are sadly deluded. It is slowly slipping away, and 2 points from 15 will not do us any favours.

Positives?
We bossed the first half and played well.
We were unlucky not to score.
We got a point from it which is better than none I suppose.
We drew and for most of the second half I thought we'd lose.

Negatives?
The entire second half.
Cabaye's corners/FK crosses never once beat the first man, they were ****.
Substitutions, as usual, were ****e, not sure what Pardew is thinking sometimes.

I wanted atleast 7 points from these four fixtures - Norwich, Swansea, WBA and Bolton. Two wins needed now, not so sure it will be possible.

Howay the lads, but you ****ing infuriate me sometimes!!

 

I'm wondering how bad Tomi must have been!

Only positive with Sammy is he has time on his side.

 

I like Pardew, but it was common sense that HBA should have come on!

 

we're playing in a VERY organised way and it seems to be hindering us now to be fair, if there was more movement and covering, there would be plenty of goals but people seem to be stuck in a slot, asking too much sometimes with little movement and we've been doing very well but we definatly need to loosen up

 

I've been saying that for ages : he isn't a winger !!!

 

Perch long ball every ****ing time. Shola is not good enough man. When will anyone realise it. This game was crying out for Benny man.

 

Strange how well he plays at left wing then really.

 

Anyone else think this happens far too much on a general level? He has great technique but his corners are always woeful.

 

I don't think Perch put a foot wrong today. I know Swansea didn't offer much going forward but when they did Perch's position was decent and seemed to read the game well.

 

One more positive:
Santon is quality.