Newcastle (H) 15/9: Build-Up & Match Thread

[The Bear]

We've absolutely GOT to get to HT in the lead here.

 

[t3ch]

We've absolutely GOT to get to HT in the lead here.

We also have to get to the end of the gsme with more goals if we want to win

 

[t3ch]

Good lord lemina how’d you scuff that so bad

 

[The Bear]

Unlucky Mario, no left foot.

Morgan Whittaker would have scored there....

 

[The Bear]

We've definitely pushed Newcastle back these last 10 mins. Giving us more space to get at them through midfield.

 

[pavlosmacwolf]

Up to now! I am really liking what i see of andre.

 

[The Bear]

Bellegarde needs to up his game 2nd half as he's been pretty anonymous so far.

 

[NicholasG1973]

Semedo has totally done a job on Gordon this half.

 

[The Bear]

Semedo has totally done a job on Gordon this half.

Apart from getting rinsed every time for the first 30 mins you mean?

 

[Tredman]

Decent performance all round. If this is Andre before he gets up to speed holy fuck.

 

[BGreenWolf]

Early days, but Andre looks pure class. Nothing flash, but everything's done exquisitely well.

 

[Wellen Wolf]

Football club finances... There's Eddie Howe with a multicolour (red, blue, black) plastic pen of the type from 30-40 years ago from Woolworths! LOL.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Boring game of chess first 30 which actually made a nice change after the basketball madness we've got used to.

Andre is the nuts - enables us to set up very differently and we've got more control as the game has progressed.

Love Larsen too - wins everything, works very hard and is quite happy with a physical battle.

 

[Squeak]

Credit to O'Neil and the players for turning that around and getting some snap into it. Excellent goal and Lemina should have at least hit the target with his second effort. Good work by Larsen, a neat step over from Gomes and a simple finish is the difference. Nice to see Gordon getting a bit of a kicking, the baby. At least he doesn't dive as much as he once did.

They will still score given how open we allow ourselves to be and I do wish we'd stop fiddling the ball back to Johnstone to whack up. I'll take 1-0 at H/T and just hope we can grab another one or two.

 

[Dire Wolf]

Andre has been very good after a quiet first 10 minutes. Brilliant goal. Anthony Gordon has been their best player, not bad for Claire Balding on heroin.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Andre has been very good after a quiet first 10 minutes. Brilliant goal. Anthony Gordon has been their best player, not bad for Claire Balding on heroin.

They don't have much beyond get the ball to Gordon.

 

[The Bear]

Andre has been very good after a quiet first 10 minutes.

Absolutely this. Once Newcastle's midfield started to drop a little deeper he came into the game superbly and started to show his passing range.

Let's not blow smoke up their assets though, we were dreadful the first 30 mins and Newcastle were passing through us regularly. Fair play to them for pushing on and taking the game to Newcastle though. Not sure whether GON made a small adjustment but I did notice that Cunha and Lemina started swapping roles more down that right channel.

 

[The Bear]

Triple sub for Newcastle. Isak off which helps hopefully.

Tonali, Barnes and Willock on.

 

[The Bear]

Gordon through the middle, Barnes wide left then.

 

[Squeak]

Big call that for Howe.