**** off Chippy. You're sacked. GG's at that point of calling for Eddie's head when it's not his fault - It's yours for doing **** match day threads.
We look jaded and almost bored, lacking freshness and ideas. Gordon, Joelinton, Elanga, Barnes, Trippier, Burn, Pope. It’s a lengthening list of players who are all playing badly, getting worse. Hard to think Wissa is going to make a world of difference though the losses of hall and Tino have been problematic .
He's got to get Burn out of the side if he's not playing CB. If the back line is parked on the 18 yard box, that's the problem. Certain individuals have been struggling, but it's not like they're in easy areas to play out from.. They're miles away from the fwds and the fwd miles away from them. The players look miserable, and I get the impression one or two are already plotting their next move, but they'll all turn up on Tuesday.
The loss of Livramento was a huge blow. Best right back and second choice left back. Having to revert to Trippier and Burn is a massive drop off. However I don’t know what’s happened fo the rest. Joelinton looks shot, as does Gordon, Elanga has been mostly woeful. Left wing is a bigger concern than right at the moment. Just not sure the 433 works anymore, or at least not with the players we’ve got. I think part of the issue is Howe took us to incredible places but with a counter attack. Most teams have worked us out and our transfer policy has kind of followed the same pattern of buying runners rather than guile in forward areas. That means we just don’t have the players or management to dictate or control a game.
Livramento is also the only player in our defence or midfield who's capable of carrying the ball... Ramsay can, so we need to get him in I think. The side that's been created looks short in some way in every area of the pitch. Tonali Guimareas and Joelinton are being defeated with one pass over and over again, so we've been figured out I think. Gordon? He's not arsed about his Newcastle career I don't think. He's got the jenas like attitude since playing for England.
