We always lose after winning an important match so...
4-0 Newcastle - some fat, fake tanned geordie slut with all 4.
4-0 Newcastle - some fat, fake tanned geordie slut with all 4.
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Kind of get the feeling with all of Newcastle's injuries they might just pack their box, hopefully the Geordies will come out all guns blazing as but the looks of things they have no guns any more and we should be able to pick off their second rate back line.
I would seriously consider starting Chadli and Townsend for this - Lennon has been pretty anonymous recently and Lamela has obviously been deported... Chadli will track back and help Rose, he's decent in the air and can put a good cross in as well.
Something like this:
Obviously won't happen and Bentaleb will start - I'm not saying he isn't playing well enough; he's a tidy player and he definitely has an engine, but I don't think just sticking him in blindly as the first name on the sheet every game is necessarily helping the team at the moment.
We've got to come out of the blocks faster too, it's concerning that Tim needs to give a half time bollocking to get the lads firing when they should be at it from the start.
Something like this:
Obviously won't happen and Bentaleb will start - I'm not saying he isn't playing well enough; he's a tidy player and he definitely has an engine, but I don't think just sticking him in blindly as the first name on the sheet every game is necessarily helping the team at the moment.
We've got to come out of the blocks faster too, it's concerning that Tim needs to give a half time bollocking to get the lads firing when they should be at it from the start.
I would seriously consider starting Chadli and Townsend for this - Lennon has been pretty anonymous recently and Lamela has obviously been deported... Chadli will track back and help Rose, he's decent in the air and can put a good cross in as well.
Something like this:
Obviously won't happen and Bentaleb will start - I'm not saying he isn't playing well enough; he's a tidy player and he definitely has an engine, but I don't think just sticking him in blindly as the first name on the sheet every game is necessarily helping the team at the moment.
We've got to come out of the blocks faster too, it's concerning that Tim needs to give a half time bollocking to get the lads firing when they should be at it from the start.
Tim will fit Paulinho, Dembele and Bentaleb into a first XI always
Cisse is shit
well a bit more info on Newcastle's injury situation.
Their number one goal scorer Remy is still out because of ban. They sold their key playmaker Cabaye to PSG, another blow to them.Their midfield enforcer Tiote is still out because of an injury. Their first choice left back Debuchy limped off against Chelsea. They are also missing colocini in central defence.Late fitness test for goufrran and cisse, two other important players for them.
So I can't really see them coming at us, they will probably have ten men behind the ball like they did at WHL.
Their number one goal scorer Remy is still out because of ban. They sold their key playmaker Cabaye to PSG, another blow to them.Their midfield enforcer Tiote is still out because of an injury. Their first choice left back Debuchy limped off against Chelsea. They are also missing colocini in central defence.Late fitness test for goufrran and cisse, two other important players for them.
So I can't really see them coming at us, they will probably have ten men behind the ball like they did at WHL.
So strategically we need to control the midfield. Exploit their problems in the middle of the park. Let Townsend loose on the right hand flank. I'd still have eriksen on the left because he might have trouble affecting the game centrally because of Newcastle's physical style. I reckon start Sigurdsson Behind Adebayor. Also field Capoue to shield the back 4 and break up counter attacks from newcastle. Do not leave calamity Dawson is 1 vs 1 against the quicker sissoko.I also think a few players won't turn up after sunday ,in particular Dembele and maybe Adebayor?
4-2-3-1
Walker Dawson Vertonghen Rose
---------Bentaleb---Capoue---------
Townsend--Paulinho---Eriksen
------------Adebayor---------------
4-2-3-1
Walker Dawson Vertonghen Rose
---------Bentaleb---Capoue---------
Townsend--Paulinho---Eriksen
------------Adebayor---------------
Don't worry, we'll be there to end his goal drought
Gouffran and Remy being out is very good news though, Gouffran is a good player caused all sorts of problems when we last played them and Remy is the sort of striker we needed in the summer
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Well, unless he puts Daws in the stand alongside the suspended Remy we should be OK...
No matter what team we play against someone always says that *This person vs Dawson* is a nightmare show waiting to happen.
Im sure if even we played Leyton Orient, someone would say Dawson Vs Kevin Lisbie is a mis match.
Getting tedious.
Im sure if even we played Leyton Orient, someone would say Dawson Vs Kevin Lisbie is a mis match.
Getting tedious.
Im hoping that Sherwood takes a fucking hint now and doesnt start Bentaleb away at the barcodes. Also playing Dembelle further up the pitch than Paulhino baffles me.
All i would like to see is Ade up top, Eriksen in the hole. He has been our most creative player in that position so again no idea why he started on the left.
Townsend to start possibly (and be told which flank hes playing on before he gets on the pitch this time)
All i would like to see is Ade up top, Eriksen in the hole. He has been our most creative player in that position so again no idea why he started on the left.
Townsend to start possibly (and be told which flank hes playing on before he gets on the pitch this time)
Yeah, but that Kevin Lisbie can be a right handful.
Now you've gone and done it!!!!
Glad we've found our scapegoat for the game at least.