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OFFICIALS APPOINTED FOR THIS GAME.; SIMON HOOPER IS THE REFEREE.

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That's it then.

One of the worst, scummy corrupt refs possible.

At least one serious injury coming

Could be down to 9 as well with this guy. He has form.

I seriously would not start macallister or kerkez

 

I think I would prefer PGMOL reinstate Coote and have him in charge rather than Hooper

 

Hooper was on tjr man itd game with arsenal at the weekend.

It was littered with poor challenges and strange decisions from him.

Arsenal were indulged from.minute 1 and he ignored a pen shout as well.

As I said if we get out of there with no serious injuries it'll be a miracle.

 

Frimpong out until after internationals.

Bradley trained a little bit but imagine this game is way too early. Gomez couldn’t train properly after the game so imagine will be hard max for 30-45 mins again.

Talk of either Endo or Szobo being an option at RB

 

All good.

Szoboszlai at rb running about

Gravenberch and macallister is midfield.

Can move Szoboszlai to cm on 60mins and send on Joe gomez.

Embarrassment of riches.

 

If Endo plays there he'll have to hold his position and not go venturing forward - he doesn't have the pace to get back.
Has to be Dom at RB for me.

 

Sort of explains why he was brought off after an hour last Friday. I understood why Kirkez was brought off - he was a red card waiting to happen (God, I hope Arne has had a word in his ear about Monday night and not getting riled up), but was curious as to what Frimpong had done wrong.

Well, Newcastle has a lot of pace on their left flank, so we'll have to play deep whoever we put there. Maybe an idea to go 4-5-1 or 4-4-2 to give Endo some cover there if he's playing there. One of either Mo, Etikite, or Wirtz could be a bit of a luxury on Monday - i'd much rather see Szobbo on our right flank than RB, even if that means shifting Mo, because he gives you no cover whatsoever.

Going to be a long, long night.

 

Or Wirtz.

 

Yeah slam Szob in there, he’ll do just fine

 

Slot likes to swap the FBs, he did it all last season. I just assumed he was continuing with this approach


Last season, Newcastle left three forward; they hit it wide for the pacey wingers to chase and supply the central player.

 

It'll be fine.

Wirtz will link with Ekitike but actually compete his passes.

The running was good but execution was bad v bournemouth, he wont be phased in the slightest.

We have gakpo, wirtz,Ekitike and salah

They can worry about that just as much as we can worry over rb.

 

Wirtz is in for a rough ride in this game, their centre mids like to kick lumps out the opposition (and somehow get away with it too)

 

Thry will have to kick Ekitike cos he will drop deep and wirtz will be going beyond that.

Ekitike is at the heart of everything as he is creating space for everyone else.

 

Their CBs like to do it too

 

Free Yissa t shirts for the sheer comedy value (by fans I mean).

Can see it working in our favour if they start the rough tactics especially with the last round of handballs showcasing the refs needing to get eyes checked.

 

I remember the last time we played at SJP - Foulinton literally grabbed Elliott by the throat and threw him to the ground in a move that would see him red-carded in rugby, let alone football, and just yards away from the ref: he didn't even get a yellow.

 

The ref should have seen that, that foul was very black-and-white.

 

Ride out the first 15 minutes and build from there, make the most of counter attacks. Be aggressive but controlled with it.