Newcastle 1 - 2 Wolves: The Verdict.

[Deutsch Wolf]

Yes, he was very good again. Deceptively strong too, he was winning plenty aerially.

 

[Langers]

https://twitter.com/rhiannekx/status/1071865485963264001

:icon_lol:

Eventually, fans will realise that making these videos is really not a very good idea.

 

[b3h]

Already wondering if Nuno will drop Vinagre for Jonny. He's been good and doesn't deserve it. He is also our player...

 

[Jinky]

I thought Newcastle were poor yesterday. I thought our performance was only 4 or 5 out of 10 but if were a Newcastle fan I'd be seriously worried. I can't see any way they will finish ahead of say, Cardiff and if they don't get new signings in Jan they could easily go down. Jota's goal was just awful defending - about Conference level inept

I agree, and this is a large part of my frustration yesterday. In that, had we started with the same side that beat Chelsea, we'd have won the match comfortably. It was obvious after 5-10 minutes that the shape and personnel was wrong.

Newcastle were genuinely terrible - and I think the warning signs are there that they will be in a relegation dogfight again this season. That's why I struggle to understand some of the high & mighty comments on here, just because we scored a 94th minute winner against a dreadful side with 10 men.

Rondon started very well and looked like a man possessed for the first 35 minutes - Rafa had clearly told him to get 1 on 1 with Coady at every opportunity - but he faded badly, and I would rather have Leo Bonatini as a back up option from the bench than Joselu who was comically bad :icon_lol:

I thought Atsu was a handful, but Ritchie was fairly anonymous. And Diame is a 2018 version of Olofinjana - he looks like the kind of player that should be running the midfield, but he was awful, as was Ki.

Their defence is just filled with average Premier League footballers - there's next to no speed in there (so I can see why Nuno thought Adama may have been a threat).

I do genuinely think they might go down. If Southampton/Palace can get any sort of form together then they will definitely be in trouble. And on reading some of their fans tweets and such over the last 12 hours, I have to say it couldn't happen to a nicer group...

 

[darlowolf64]

https://twitter.com/rhiannekx/status/1071865485963264001

:icon_lol:

Eventually, fans will realise that making these videos is really not a very good idea.

I've actually watched his whole vlog and just minutes before that rant he was saying how lucky Newcastle were to not be behind after we hit the bar and their keeper saved from Doc. He then went full on "blinkered knob" at the end :icon_lol:

 

[Hereford Wolf]

TBH mate I get the feeling that some people are totally unable to enjoy watching us play! I can't say I was getting that worked up yesterday despite us being below par.

I don't have the feeling that we MUST pick up points in these kind of fixtures because I don't think we'll be in any danger of going down, and we're not good or consistent enough right now to challenge for the European places. Which I'm 100% cool with, I really don't feel any kind of stress or pressure watching us - we're a good side, we've played well in a lot of games, sometimes we can let ourselves down and drop points that we shouldn't, but we've also gained points we didn't expect as well.

It's an odd feeling but I kind of like it.

Well put Langers. That's exactly how I feel as well.

Its never been like this before.....

 

[Paul]

Hereford, you're alive !!

How are you mate ?

 

[lemonjelly]

Already wondering if Nuno will drop Vinagre for Jonny. He's been good and doesn't deserve it. He is also our player...

Nuno usually makes people earn the shirt, so would expect it won't be a case of Johnny walking back in.

For those suggesting MGW wasn't quite on it, look at the exceptional dummy that fooled at least 4 newcastle players, and most of those in the stand behind the goal.

 

[jd1981]

I thought Newcastle were poor yesterday. I thought our performance was only 4 or 5 out of 10 but if were a Newcastle fan I'd be seriously worried. I can't see any way they will finish ahead of say, Cardiff and if they don't get new signings in Jan they could easily go down. Jota's goal was just awful defending - about Conference level inept

Pretty much swapping Gayle and Mitrovic for Rondon and Joselu is a baffling one to.
I think there angst yesterday was also tinged with severe worry for what lies ahead.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

They had Joselu last season tbf.

Rondon for Gayle is a brilliant deal for Newcastle, he and Dubravka were pretty much their only decent players yesterday. Gayle is rubbish at PL level.

Mitrovic will just never suit a Benitez team so they were as well getting rid.

 

[t3ch]

Hopefully Jota, Raul & MGW will be our first choice front 3 from now on. I'm not sure who I'd pick in the middle though. We've won 2 in a row with Saiss in there but Moutinho improved us when he came on.

You just answered your own question. Neves, as much as I love the guy, hasn't been up to par and needs some time on the bench.

I don't think we can persist with starting Traore tbh, he's only going to be of any use when we need a quick breakaway and he has space ahead of him. We'd have been better off starting Leo.

The table makes for welcome reading. Not bad considering our poor run of results.

agreed, and agreed.

 

[Tony Towner]

Can't remember who said it before but Jota and Vini are getting a good relationship, wouldn't want to mess with that. Costa can't do it, suppose Cav could do but perhaps Nuno was still not happy after his complete inability to not give the ball away last weekend. Traore can play at as CF just not in the Raul style. Tbf he did start the move for the first goal by harrying to get the ball back.

I said previously that Jota missed Douglas as Jonny cuts inside rather than going outside and that with Vinagre in the side he'd benefit. I don't think his return to form is any coincidence.

 

[Tony Towner]

Whereas Halsey said it wasn't a red and that the Boly challenge was a definite penalty. If the refs can't agree it doesn't bode well for VAR.

Halsey goes against the ref every week, because he writes for a clickbait blog. He also was incompetent and or bent when it came to reffing us. Dermot Gallagher also said both decisions were correct.

 

[Parkins left foot]

The Boly incident was nothing more than an accident - wasn't looking at Perez and jumped in a way that anyone would. - unfortunate result for Perez, but not anything else

Yedlin red might be considered debatable as Jota was still a way out,though cannot see how Lascelles would have got to him before he had a clear shot at goal - it doesn't have to stop a certain goal, merely a goalscoring chance which it was.

 

[Dire Wolf]

The Geordie fans are all whining like babies about the ref, just like their manager. It's quite pathetic.

 

[Tony Towner]

The Geordie fans are all whining like babies about the ref, just like their manager. It's quite pathetic.

It's the cult of Rafa up there. He can't do anything wrong, just moves his scapegoat around between Ashley, injuries and the ref and they swallow it hook line and sinker

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I assume Mike Dean made him bring Joselu on, which resulted in them losing possession every single time they knocked it forward.

 

[Hereford Wolf]

Hereford, you're alive !!

How are you mate ?

Still alive and kicking mate.

I'm not going anywhere until we win a major trophy!!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

He does catch him, but it's not the swinging elbow that causes Perez to bleed. It's Willy heading the ball full pelt at his hooter from inches away.

 

[WolfmanOz]

Case closed your honour !