KentVillan Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Also that Brentford pitch looked a mess. Ground sharing with a rugby team at this time of year just ruins it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Man those brentford fans they are amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, KentVillan said: They seem to really struggle to break down a deep defence these days, and look incredibly vulnerable to pace on the counter. Emery probably got that one wrong, although I understand why he did it. I’m a bit confused by what’s happened to them. Is it just failing to replace Mane, or is there more to it? Van Dijk looked poor, Trent was useless. Its a mixture of many things. They were always in win now mode as Klopp signed a few 26/27 year old players and they havent really refreshed the squad since and was always going to be an issue. Also Klopp at Dortmund struggled rebuilding a top team and he is in the same boat again by the looks of it I think they always lacked a true playmaker to break down teams when needed actually most the midfielders they play are workmanlike Edited January 2, 2023 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 17 minutes ago, KentVillan said: They seem to really struggle to break down a deep defence these days, and look incredibly vulnerable to pace on the counter. Emery probably got that one wrong, although I understand why he did it. I’m a bit confused by what’s happened to them. Is it just failing to replace Mane, or is there more to it? Van Dijk looked poor, Trent was useless. Getting bored of Klopp. I mean they don't last forever these days. Also Mane was a grafter, 100% every game, made all the other players have to work hard, now he's not there, they play at a slower pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Liverpool had that coming, they were somewhat fortunate to beat us, at least in the sense that we should have buried one or two more of our chances at least and they were poor again against Leicester in midweek relying on two own goals for the win. Sadly it seems the stars are aligning for Newcastle somewhat like they did for Leicester when they won the league. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-k Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 hour ago, LondonLax said: It’s a public holiday isn’t it? The earlier kickoff is better for travelling fans at least. True, was a work day for me though so didn't even think about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 11 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: Sadly it seems the stars are aligning for Newcastle somewhat like they did for Leicester when they won the league. This season? Arsenal 9pts ahead of them with a game in hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 That should have been us. The difference when you have finishers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May-Z Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 I actually think the difference was TAA's absolutely magic ball that created a goal from nothing in the first 5 minutes. Then VVD scored a deflected shot that was going wide, and we got caught on the break for the third. There wasn't really a lot in the match I'm pretty sure if we hadn't been undone by that wonderful pass we would have won the game. It was a mentality switcher. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Zatman said: Its a mixture of many things. They were always in win now mode as Klopp signed a few 26/27 year old players and they havent really refreshed the squad since and was always going to be an issue. Also Klopp at Dortmund struggled rebuilding a top team and he is in the same boat again by the looks of it I think they always lacked a true playmaker to break down teams when needed actually most the midfielders they play are workmanlike Thiago is the exception regarding a play maker. They have a number of injuries up front but there's no excuse for the way they defended. It's only last season they nearly won the quadruple but I think they will be lucky to make top 4 but there again chesea and spurs are poor too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Cruel on QPR to concede equalizer in injury time of injury time, referee should have already blown for full-time. Iroegbunam had another good game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 5 minutes ago, useless said: Cruel on QPR to concede equalizer in injury time of injury time, referee should have already blown for full-time. Iroegbunam had another good game. i watched the last half hour, cant believe they conceded like that, soul crushing that..... Tell you what though, its a blast from the past watching how agricultural the championship is, some really ropey football on show also, but tbf there was some good stuff also. did Timmy play well for the first 60?, i didnt think he did much at all in the last half hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 He played well, didn't stand out as much as he did in earlier games when he was playing as more of a 'eight', but did a solid job with a few standout moments. First half he was going on more of his trademark forward runs with the ball, but less so second half, I guess as QPR trying to hang on to their lead, he definitely faded towards the end, he and QPR seem to play better when Willock is on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Brentford 4-0 Man Utd Man City 1-2 Brentford Brentford 3-1 Liverpool Aston Villa 4-0 Brentford Levels to this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted January 3, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 3, 2023 Arsenal are absolutely electric atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Rodgers and Lampard are in serious trouble. Surely one or both will be gone soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Newcastle dealing with Saka well so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 The dramatic rolling round from both sets of players is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 I'll be surprised if we don't see a red card in this Arsenal/Newcastle game, referee losing control of the game a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Newcastle so good defensively Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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