Newcastle build-up thread: Sat 8pm SkySports

[Jinky]

Starting to come around to Dan’s way of thinking with Jose. We’re playing with 10 men out there.

Adama our best player by far. The opening half hour or so was pathetic, let’s be honest.

 

[Jack Regan]

Awful first 30 minutes, last 15 minutes much better. How many more times do we have to start games like this before we do something about it? It's like our pre-match drinks have been doped and it takes us a while to sweat it out.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Reckon anyone on the fence about Jose has come down on the side of "can do better, a lot better, for £20m".
Hopefully a good second half is coming up as that was typical first half fair.

 

[Templeton Peck]

First 30 crap, last 15 good. Traore good. Neto up and down. Neves and Moutinho sloppy in possession.

 

[Derby Wolf]

HT.

Shocking first 15 but we've come into it the last 20. Still not nearly enough but it should act as proof we can impose ourselves on these and start asking a few more questions.

Traore our best player by a distance. Neto and Neves sloppy but the former started coming into it a bit more towards the end of the half. WJ has been completely anonymous. Its as if hes already been told once Raul returns you're done.

Fingers crossed we get second half fc and put in a performance second half.

 

[Jabbawolf]

Anyone questioning Silva starting should look at the no-show from Jose - he has a heart the size of a pea.

 

[Premier Quality]

As we've got better he's had more touches though. He's no Raul, that is the issue. Fabio wouldn't have fared any better IMO.

First half an hour was pretty rubbish, too passive. Then we've managed to retain possession a little bit better and they've not been able to maintain the intensity they wanted to play at.

if we stop the source to ASM they have got very little.

Much more chance of Fabio being on the end of the ball across the six yard box though.

completely agree with you about how passive we’ve been though, really disapointing

 

[The Bear]

Jose has only looked anywhere near useful when he drops deep and attempts to hold the ball up which he does ok at times. But getting into the box and on the end of stuff he's anonymous.

 

[GLASGOWOLF]

Umm. Should our striker not be on the end of a ball across the 6 yard box?

I would expect one to be there... he has to be making that run, its a run not many forwards make now....
I cannot prove it but i have a suspicion Silva would have

 

[PuntsWolf]

WJ isn’t a bad player. First 30 mins we gave him nothing to work with.

but he always makes the wrong run. Ran into the box when Jonny passed it inside when he was in space where he was. Then when Neto played that ball he’s going for the cut back which was never on and would have been better off just attacking the 6 yard box.

 

[Wolvensam]

Bring Silva on please.

 

[AndyWolves]

I'd be thinking Silva should get at least 30 minutes here

 

[HanDoJin]

Who on earth does the comms with Stephen Warnock on DAZN? We've had RAOUL Patricio, Nelson SAMERO all game. Not the most important aspect f the game, but Christ it's irritating for a pro

 

[Wolvensam]

WJ makes the wrong run. Always. I've never known a forward like it.

 

[Jinky]

These clowns in the studio saying Adama needs to get his confidence up by going back to the right.

They’ve literally made no effort to learn anything about us, have they?

 

[The Bear]

Dublin and Beckford talking shite about Traore.

 

[Jack Regan]

Fucking top analysis there from these two, obviously watched our last few games...

 

[Wolvensam]

They clearly haven't seen how much better Traore and Semedo are without each other

 

[Johnny75]

As we've got better he's had more touches though. He's no Raul, that is the issue. Fabio wouldn't have fared any better IMO.

First half an hour was pretty rubbish, too passive. Then we've managed to retain possession a little bit better and they've not been able to maintain the intensity they wanted to play at.

if we stop the source to ASM they have got very little.

Think this is right.

If add to that I fucking hate this horseshoe bollocks. Just fucking stop it. Neto on the right touchline isn't working and neither is Semedo underlapping/ inverted.

We were miles better when one or both of our inverted wingers weren't stuck to the touchline. Added to that our two Cm's being way too passive and that first 30 minutes was a car crash.

Whoever is doing the tactics needs a fucking good slap.

 

[The Bear]

Who on earth does the comms with Stephen Warnock on DAZN? We've had RAOUL Patricio, Nelson SAMERO all game. Not the most important aspect f the game, but Christ it's irritating for a pro

Rob Palmer apparently.