Newcastle United v Norwich - Official Build Up / Matchday Thread

I'm changing my formation. If Tiote isn't fit, then just start Bigi.

We need someone in our side that can break up play, and Jonas, Cabaye and Perch can't do it near the level of Tiote.

Bigi has been one of our best mids so far, and I know he's still developing, but I just say play him. **** it.

Jonas and Cabaye have too much stress, defensively, without Tiote.

Bigi has shown he can break up play, and his distribution is excellent. His passes aren't quite to the quality of Tiote's best, but he's more consistent.

I say, if he's good enough, he's old enough.

My formation -

Ba------Cisse------Ben Arfa

-------Cabaye---------

---Jonas----Tiote/Bigi----

Santon-Willo-Saylor--Anita

----------Harper----------

 

Would swap Willo out for Perch personally. Think Norwich are the kind of team who will highlight Willos weaknesses and exploit them.

 

we also have to assume that CH knows our players weaknesses inside out.

 

This is true, but fortunatley alot of our squad is new. Bar the CB's and GK's i cant think of to many players Hoots would be overly familiar with.

Edit. Maybe Jonas but he knows no weakness.

 

jonas is like a piece of granite. so 'Un-typically south American'.

 

Some OPTA stats for your perusal chaps.......


orwich have won just one of their last eight Premier League away matches (W1 D2 L5).

All five of Newcastle's Premier League goals this season have been netted in the second half.

Norwich have the lowest chance conversion rate in the Premier League scoring with just four per cent of their shots.

The Magpies have won just one of their last six Premier League games (W1 D2 L3).

Norwich have won just one of their last nine Premier League matches (W1 D4 L4).

Two of the four red cards referee Neil Swarbrick has flourished in the Premier League have come in games involving Norwich (one for, one against).

Jonas Gutierrez has been fouled more often than any other player in the Premier League (14).

Norwich City are the first team since Blackburn in 93/94 not to pick up a single card in their opening four Premier League games.

 

Everton winning 2-0 at Swansea by the way.

 

everton on fire...

 

everton have looked good so far this season, have to say in hindsight it was a good point the other week especially after the 1st half performance.

 

All right chaps? As you may have noticed I've organised for us to have an Away-Day on your board? Hope you don't mind!

Should be a cracking game, think it's going to be very entertaining!

 

You are more than welcome mate, all are.
There may even be a bit of rep in it for you

 

Can't make the game tommorrow as my lad is playing for his village team, came up there last year was a brilliant day out with loades of good banter on the train and in the city hopefully we can triumph this year it's time for a win! Holty to score and Snoddy to finish the job

 

Feel free to wait until next Saturday jarold.

 

Schalke where horrendous today against Bayern, 2-0 loss in Gelsenkirchen. Hopefully Newcastle lift me tomorrow with a 3-0 victory.

Ba (17)
Ben Arfa (52)
Anita (89)

Welcome back to SJP Chris!

 

Ba we have waited long enough it's time for Mr Hewtun as he is known in Narfalk to take his revenge!

 

Sure that is a case from a Norwich point of view, from a Newcastle point of view we dropped points to Villa at home in our last home game and need to prove we can cope with playing on the Sunday after a game in Europe. Plus you guys will be fine under Hughton.

 

Yes we will be fine, he is a true gent and knows his stuff I'm just thinking he nearly did his other old employers and this is the time to go one better he needs that first win so expect us not to be turning up to make up the numbers think he will go all out with 2 up front

 

Don't expect an easy game we know about Chris Hughton's team and we played you twice last season, when you beat us 4 - 2 and we unfortunate to lose at St James Park.

 

All most certainly he will. Holt and whoever is the fastest between Jackson and Morison...

Our players will have to play well to get three points, no question.

 

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