The Eddie Howe is better than Bruce thread

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Ben 10 said:
Thought that about Trippier against Watford, you can just see he's a very high level player
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I think today the players around him are starting to raise a game. He's just much, much better. I think having Dummett back - and Ritchie nowhere to be seen - is a huge boost. So much more solid. Those two at full back made the CBs way better, which then makes midfield look better.

Now the main upgrades needed seem to be CB, CM, CF and RM. We get those four ahead of Everton, I think we might be alright y'know.
 
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Roland Deschain said:
I think today the players around him are starting to raise a game. He's just much, much better. I think having Dummett back - and Ritchie nowhere to be seen - is a huge boost. So much more solid. Those two at full back made the CBs way better, which then makes midfield look better.

Now the main upgrades needed seem to be CB, CM, CF and RM. We get those four ahead of Everton, I think we might be alright y'know.
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Dummett has always got a lot of flack on here, but I like him as a defender. He'll never be the best at going forward (though not as bad as some would make out) but in terms of defending I think he is solid.
 
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Joelinton's Right Foot said:
Dummett has always got a lot of flack on here, but I like him as a defender. He'll never be the best at going forward (though not as bad as some would make out) but in terms of defending I think he is solid.
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Never dissed his ability personally, but his injuries problem make him far too unreliable.

Same with Schär, just cant keep them in the side.
 
I want Eddie Howe to do well firstly because that would mean Newcastle do well, secondly because he doesn't seem like a dickhead and is someone i genuinley want to get behind.

But results are all that matter, he needed that win today and i'm pleased for all of us that he got it.
 
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Albert's Chip Shop said:
mate he was all over the place and Trips had to tell him what to do half the time. I watched him on and off the ball and he’s really really ****.
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Not sure what anyone else was watching, but he looked ****ing awful. Some dreadful distribution, poor positioning. He did a couple of tackles, but Jesus he’s a PL CB, we’re handing out medals for bare minimums?!

I’m in love with Trippier. He’s unbelievably complete as a footballer and was glorious. Complete contrast to the clustefuck of Lascelles.
 
Roland Deschain said:
Not sure what anyone else was watching, but he looked ****ing awful. Some dreadful distribution, poor positioning. He did a couple of tackles, but Jesus he’s a PL CB, we’re handing out medals for bare minimums?!

I’m in love with Trippier. He’s unbelievably complete as a footballer and was glorious. Complete contrast to the clustefuck of Lascelles.
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Did you watch it? Maybe the highlights looked bad but if you watched it I'm afraid you must be singling him out unnecessarily. He made countless blocks, some of them literally goal saving. I don't like him as a footballer but you've got to be balanced. We defended very very well. Every single one of them. Schar has loads of clangers in him usually, but he too was foot perfect. He too picked up really good positions which is not a normal trait, and as combo they were pretty faultless ( defensively). Same goes for Clark who is also not good enough. To crib any of those 3 performances is just daft in my opinion, it would suggest they can't win. I'd see it similar to Bruce's treatment in comparison to Rafa, choosing to ignore stuff in favour of the witch hunt.

Its a while since I could say it. He could have been better in possession but his positioning and defensive work was excellent. We would have conceded at least two or three on a normal week. Its not even like it could be ignored, the commentator made mention of him several times and at one point said "Lascelles clears it again at the front post, he's been in the right place all half". Leeds actually had the better of the midfield battle first half and we were under the cosh at various stages. Our defence stood up well. Mind I would say if Leeds had more up top it would have been trickier, they didn't have to deal with loads of movement in the box.
 
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