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Match Newcastle Away 1.30pm Sunday Sept 1
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Looks like we’re going for the blue away over the green.
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Vicario2
Romero3
Dragusin4
VDV5
Porro6
Sarr7
Bissouma8
Udogie9
Maddison10
Solanke11
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[lineup] Vicario Romero Dragusin VDV Porro Sarr Bissouma Udogie Maddison Solanke Son [/lineup]
I'd genuinely play this for 1 game. Mid block. Deny them space on the counter.
Put son on the last man, they lack speed at the back. Dragusin to man mark Isak. Let Romero and VDV cover. Udogie and Porro on Gordon and Murphy/Barnes. They will have to play traditional wing back and keep the width.
Won't happen but I think we'd really stifle them and actually have a chance of coming away with 3 points.
Had a feeling when Ange mentioned the international break last week, that we probably wouldn’t see him until after
Shame Richy haven't felt hunger for Saudi Arabia earlier during the window.
That was my thought. Why mention it? It's not that serious and international break puts it at least for like a month. At this point he's got to be a doubt for Woolwich.
yeah me too, said so at the time.
The Solanke injury is a bit odd.
Apparently he got injured in the early stages of the Leicester game and immediately after the game his ankle blew up but he was doing media a couple days later saying how excited he is to play his first home game infront of the fans and how we will be fighting for the 3 points.
That being said Anges reaction to Pedro Porro injuring his ankle was unbelievable. Literally telling him to carry on and ignoring his call to the bench signalling the injury. What's to say Solanke didn't alert Ange earlier and he just told him to play on making it worse.
Apparently he got injured in the early stages of the Leicester game and immediately after the game his ankle blew up but he was doing media a couple days later saying how excited he is to play his first home game infront of the fans and how we will be fighting for the 3 points.
That being said Anges reaction to Pedro Porro injuring his ankle was unbelievable. Literally telling him to carry on and ignoring his call to the bench signalling the injury. What's to say Solanke didn't alert Ange earlier and he just told him to play on making it worse.
Last 2 games at St James park for us -
13.04.2024 - 0:4 loss
23.03.2023 - 1:6 loss
Season before that 2:3 win and season before 1:1 draw.
So in last 4 seasons we have got one narrow win, one draw and to absolute beatings.
Gonna be a test for Ange. If we do not make any adjustments, I can absolutely see third beating in a row. They have pace and directness and when we press high but give ball away, it is pretty easy task to make two passes and be one on one with Vic.
Though reading Howe's comments on the window, the general feeling around the club does not seem to be very rosy. So maybe that feeling translates to atmosphere and performance levels somehow.
13.04.2024 - 0:4 loss
23.03.2023 - 1:6 loss
Season before that 2:3 win and season before 1:1 draw.
So in last 4 seasons we have got one narrow win, one draw and to absolute beatings.
Gonna be a test for Ange. If we do not make any adjustments, I can absolutely see third beating in a row. They have pace and directness and when we press high but give ball away, it is pretty easy task to make two passes and be one on one with Vic.
Though reading Howe's comments on the window, the general feeling around the club does not seem to be very rosy. So maybe that feeling translates to atmosphere and performance levels somehow.
Sonny was massively ineffective in the away fixture up to last time out. It would be madness to do the same thing again. Although surely this time Micky won't have the same two mistakes in him.
For such game, I would absolutely prefer that.
If Solanke and Richie are absent, I'd like to see -
-----------Kulu----------
Son----Madders-Odobert
--Bissouma-Benta------
Udogie-VDV-Romero-Porro
----------Big Vic-------------
This side would have some ball-retention ability, some physicality, some ability to close down the channels in midfield, some dribbling and directness.
I think that's probably the smart choice for this one tbh.
Son - Kulu - Odobert
And bring Sarr back into midfield
We need to stop thinking games like this are unwinnable
Yes it’s tough but we have a better side than Newcastle and need to go in with confidence
If we play like we did last week we’ll beat these comfortably
Yes it’s tough but we have a better side than Newcastle and need to go in with confidence
If we play like we did last week we’ll beat these comfortably
Whenever I see formations done like this I have second or so of confused panic.
Vic as the lone striker? Sonny in a back three?
FREE JAZZ!
What’s to say that solanke was fine to play on and get through the game and then it flares up once he stopped. That’s what happens with injuries like that.
Considering no one had a clue he was injured, I'd say that was most likely yeah.