Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [1st - 3rd January 2019]
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Atsu has shown more than the rest of them, he's made some good runs. I thought Ayoze has been quite good.
Hes missed a couple of OK chances but hes been giving us issues all night and been about the only Newcastle player who has played well and not been a dirty ****.
A poor man's Adama Traore. There's no point getting into those positions if you're always going to waste them - he's the sort of player that would turn me insane.
Shelvey's played well when he came on. It's a shame that he's a bit of a lunatic because he could be a very good midfielder.
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How the hell has Pogba still got that much energy. Everyone else is at walking pace and he casually sprints the entire length of the pitch.
In my head I still like to pretend we're in the Pochettino / Koeman days where we would go to places like Chelsea and have a go and a win wasn't a complete fantasy
February will be make or break for us, that's when we play all the other bottom dwellers and have a real chance to drag ourselves clear.
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That was pretty awesome, very selfish at the end though!
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Well test passed, a game we've struggled in under Mourinho and we come away 2-0, a bonus clean sheet too. Won despite an atrocious performance from the ref, trying to steal the headlines.
You'll be alright I think. If Ings stays fit he'll score a few goals and given the quality of the sides around you, that should be enough.In my head I still like to pretend we're in the Pochettino / Koeman days where we would go to places like Chelsea and have a go and a win wasn't a complete fantasy
February will be make or break for us, that's when we play all the other bottom dwellers and have a real chance to drag ourselves clear.
Could quite easily go on to be one of the greatest midfielders ever if he quit the antics and didn’t have an off/on work ethic.
Wasn't sure we'd win this after the first half, but a strong performance in the end. The ref was very suspect and Newcastle were getting away with playing fairly rough. Good to get a clean sheet too.
Rashford is going from strength to strength.
Excellent stuff.
Rashford is going from strength to strength.
Excellent stuff.
Well we have made up 5 points on the top 4 in 4 games so no complaints. Not convinced by the team selection from the start tonight and the ref was dire but 3 points is 3 points.
Big test next game against Tottenham. If we can take something from that I might start to believe we can make top 4.
We missed Lingard and I think the front 3 of Martial, Rashford and Lingard is our strongest at the moment. Lukaku still looked off the pace even when Newcastle abandoned defending with 15 minutes to go.
Big test next game against Tottenham. If we can take something from that I might start to believe we can make top 4.
We missed Lingard and I think the front 3 of Martial, Rashford and Lingard is our strongest at the moment. Lukaku still looked off the pace even when Newcastle abandoned defending with 15 minutes to go.
Well I might not be Paddy Barclay with my insight but at least I know how to post in good taste without resorting to offensive language
What are you so upset about?!
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Good result, the changes to the 11 highlighted the squad issues. Media might go over board if this continues, but we are realistically years from getting back to competing at the top as the squad needs a turnover. More positives from the new attitude. Lindelof looks to be getting confident and Pogba still had his moments.
Think thats probably the first time I have heard anyone say something nasty about Solskjaer but seems about right based on how Newcastle played tonight.
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Yep you know Newcastle fans are reaching at straws when they're attacking Solskjaer.