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    Premier League 2023/2024

    I don't know if it has a name, but Jackson has what Werner has. The yips? The yips: In sports, the yips are a sudden and unexplained loss of ability to execute certain skills in experienced athletes. It's more than that though. There's a bizarre decision making aspect rather than just a loss...
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    Player Watch Player Watch: Timo Werner

    Anthony Gordon has been very impressive this season in a similar role to Werner. Great end product, a major step change improvement from him in one season. He's the model for this position for us I reckon. Smart and efficient on the ball. Doesn't make weird flawed decisions and doesn't panic in...
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    Player Watch Player Watch: Timo Werner

    Johnson is likely to be a nailed on starter midway through next season if he keeps developing. He's not some back up merchant unless things really stall out in his progression. We need him to have the penny drop and be a killer in terms of racking up goals and assists. Werner, on the other...
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    Player Watch Player Watch: Lucas Bergvall

    I think there was a Fulham game where he scored 1 or 2 and absolutely ran the show. But the game finished 3-3 or something weird, and contributed to a long run where we didn't win if Bale played. But if you were watching games you could see he had tons of ability.
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    2023/24 - The Race For..................

    I'm sure Levy would love CL revenue, but Ange has already signaled that a CL campaign for an unready squad has its drawbacks. Our cup performances this season were drab, so I'm not bothered about which euro competition we end up in....it depends on whether we're bothered to compete for it...
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    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    Enjoying the ride hinges a lot on how we play. Not so much where we finish, although I'm probably kidding myself a little on that front. When we look back to the Redknapp and Poch eras, we remember exciting football and fairly constant attacking footy with lots of shots and crosses...
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    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    We've played one game more than the absolute minimum possible. Tiredness is the lamest excuse. And I'll be interested if Ange remains consistent next season and we have European footy again. This season he's had a moan that our season has been disrupted by too many odd gaps in the schedule...
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    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    There are many potential reasons for failure if he fails. He may not be good enough for a top league, for example. Or it may be impossible for him to overcome a comfortable club culture that simply cannot break free of self satisfaction to really challenge for top honors. But certainly I agree...
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    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    Footy under Conte was atrocious and he behaved like a child. And he was also screwed over by Levy. I wondered how long it would take for this to rear up again. I think this is premature. Ange isn't at this point yet. And hopefully still quite a way from it. Ange has been tolerating sub par...
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    Match Threads Newcastle vs Spurs

    Regardless of tactics, it's tiring to see how hapless our players are when we're under the cosh. Just the basics of tightening up and making sure you stop conceding cheap chances in order to get a foothold again and play back into it. We just seem to look around moaning at each other, and not...
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    Match Threads Newcastle vs Spurs

    Newcastle didn't play a simple low block against us. They swarmed all over us in our box during kick outs. We just stood fucking still hoping they'd go away because our lot are so cocky they think they can just walk the ball up the field. Newcastle actually had a plan in and out of possession...
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    Player Watch Player Watch: Son Heung-min

    He's anonymous as a central striker and we've all known this for years. He could be an effective false 9, but that's not what Ange wants. So in this system, he should be the left sided attacker and we should stop messing with that for a while. We definitely need to sign a couple of centre...
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    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    The idea we're playing on the "front foot" consistently is a joke. We're back playing sideways ball in most games and doing almost nothing edgy with possession. And our press has gone to sleep. Add that Richrlison isn't up to much at centre forward and Son can't play there, and we've become a...
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    Match Threads Newcastle vs Spurs

    Van de Ven atrocious today alright. On his arse for a couple of goals because he was so exposed. Trying to play offside in the opponents half and easily turned by Isak. He didn't look fit actually, he was sooo bad.
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    Match Threads Newcastle vs Spurs

    If we take the option on Werner it'll tell us that the decision makers at Spurs don't have the killer instinct to take this club away from Spursiness. He's not the only one to blame for today, but he's not good enough and won't be. That was utter horseshit from the manager and everyone involved...
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