Match Day Thread Newcastle v Saints EFL Cup SF 2nd Leg Tue 31/1/23 8pm

Yeah I agree, but he should know how Jones wants to play having played under him for a long time. I personally wouldn’t want my attacking player running all the way back to our corner flag to defend so can understand why Armstrong is trying to pass him on, but Jones

 

That’s NJ’s standard modus operandi. Why surprised?

 

Armstrong's tracking back for the first goal was terrible.

 

And Alcatraz’s for the second wasn’t much better.

 

Romain Perraud has been one of our best players over the last 12 months and scored twice in our last game. What the hell has he done that makes a nobody championship player a better option? Bednarek hasn't played for a year, left saying we were a **** club and never clicked with Salisu and yet he starts at CB.

Nathan Jones has clutched massively at straws to fix things that weren't broken and as a result has ****ed everything up.

 

How is Bree still on?

 

Diallo better not be ****e if he stays on for Alcaraz.

 

Let’s hope that’s the last we see of a back five (heard that before a lot)

 

No sub right back is there?

 

For which team ?

 

Better

 

Go to back 4 and immediately look better, real head scratcher that.

If only there was some kind of consistent evidence that we are bad with 5 at the back.

 

Oh Trippier territory

 

Now we are playing a back four we actually look competitive!

 

Shame it's probably too late to matter.

 

Snipers still in action

 

Think it's a combo of a change in shape. And newcastle not pressing as hard

 

2 snipers in in the crowd now.

 

Every time we start with a back three, we switch to a back four at halftime.

Every time we switch to a back four, we immediately look more fluent.

Maybe there's a lesson in there somewhere?

 

Miles better. More cohesive.