Sessegnon looks uninterested, we were fortunate to get a draw there cos we just don't ever look like scoring. O'Neills tactics have to be questioned!
Thought they all were **** bar rise, Gardner n Carlos. Shockin tactics & subs. No tempo, control or creativity. Doesn't bode well!
Thing is, they both look pretty crap at the mo. Sess looks like a man who for some reason doesn't have a point, McClean looks like a player who does have a point but doesn't know how to play it..
The worrying thing is, despite the fact we were down to 10 men for 70 minutes (inc stoppage time in each half) you hardly created much nor did you threaten. AJ disappointed me as I have been telling people he needs to be in the England team. Fletch had the odd moment but was kept quiet. Rose did fantastically well. If you had spread it out to the wings more you may have had more joy. I am sorry to say but at 11 v 11 there would have only been one winner (Tiote is a ****er lol)
Agreed. 4-5-1 or 4-4-1-1 isn't working. We don't have the pace or flair to play on the counter. Get two up front, Bardsley at rb, Gardner in the middle & Saha up top with Norman Stanley.
I'll always support McClean but I can't argue with this. One thing which is as clear as **** on your shoe is that we need an attacking central midfielder.
When Craig Gardner moved into midfield, that gave us a new dimention. We looked threatening and with Gardner going forwards it brings the wingers into the game as they can link up with centre midfield which is mainly the reason why they have been so quiet as they haven't had the support. The last 20 minutes I thought we had a chance of scoring as we moving forward quicker and with more intent. Barnsley moved into right back and Gardner centre midfield could be the answer and what we have been missing. Shout out to Danny Rose who although at fault for the 1st goal, had a brilliant game.
The bloke behind me was calling him rotten during the match, but O Neil blew it again by not getting another player on when they went down to 10 men, this is going to be a bad season for us, so the league cup is all important now. Next saeson i might one of those thousands who never came back from 2003 if money is not spent. Colback is another Whitehead, it makes me puke that nothing is changing down and this team cannot go forward and attack enough, I might come back when we are a top 4 club!.
And Newcastle were great? Don't think so we had 80% of the possession in the second half. You didn't have a shot on target. Worry about your own team!
Concrete they have nothing to worry about as they are clearly a step up from us at the minute. It's us that should be worrying, we haven't deserved and never looked like winning a game all season.
no mate.. we were average at best but on a normal day.. with with 11 men I reckon we would have won quite easily (not being all aloof and all that crap BTW)
And yet only 2 points better off than us having aged a game more? Don't think either side were great shakes tbh but once Saha came on we looked a far better attacking team (and he is a good player!)
