Outsmarted
Outrun
Outfought
Newcastle beat us with the tools we showed at the start of the season: high intensity, collective pressing high up the pitch. Won every (at least +90%) of all duels. And were much more distinctive and clinical with the ball in the final third.
We did some bad...
Where I’m watching the game, no VAR offsides line on the first goal. How and why? Isak is centimetres on-/offside (his knee). Strange it wasn’t even looked at?
Not trying to excuse anything; we’re lucky to only be 2 down. Our front 4 aren’t pressing, and aren’t really giving them much problems...
As a Norwegian/Scandinavian you are acutely aware that ManUtd & Liverpool will always vastly outnumber any other club’s fanbase in your country/region. And when you have large numbers of people gathered, the actual number of idiots and halfwits will also increase (it’s a percentage thing)...
Away vs Chelsea on the Thursday, and then away to Liverpool on the Sunday - less than 3 days later.
And that comes four days after away at Arsenal.
Edit: obviously at home vs The Arse. And yes, away games in London isn’t the same as travelling to other parts of the country (even though...
2 wishes for today:
That we pay back for the daylight robbery Villa performed at our home earlier in the season. Wouldn’t mind one bit if it was in same fashion.
And, for some reason even more important to me; that Matty Cash is treated to his own medicine and is on the receiving end of a...
If Sarr is ready, should put him on for Bissouma who’s been like PEH on his weaker days. That way maybe getting Benta deeper and more on the ball, because he’s not been very active either.
Too narrow, too slow; more tempo on the ball and especially our right flank is nonexistent. Palace looks veeeery comfortable in their low block and have little to no problems defending atm.
Passing the ball around a lot. Benta, Bissouma, Royal and Madders are not beating a man or breaking any...
Was Bissouma’s start of the season just a purple patch? He was driving the ball forward and being a proper engine in the middle of the park; now he’s reduced to a PEH 1.2.
I agree 100% with everything you write mate! Except for that last sentence: Poch giving youth a chance is a myth. After he had set his team and starting 11-13, he didn’t give anyone much of a glimpse.
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