08 Oct 2025 15:14:58
Just got home after my hols and caught up on the football action.
For what it's worth, Newcastle's first goal shouldn't have been allowed. MGW was fairly tackled on the ball but the two handed shove over by the eventual scorer was a foul in that it prevented him from competing to get the ball back. Probable yellow card as well.
By that point Newcastle could have been 3 or 4 up but for Sels and poor finishing so it's largely irrelevant as we were completely dominated everywhere on the pitch apart from some dogged defending especially first half.
Incidentally both goals were the result of trying to play out from the back which is an Ange innovation. It was a Nono under Nuno. Under him we counter attacked with pace and aggression with fast wingers and a centre forward who converted, sprung from MGW. Now we are disjointed and trying tactically to change horses in mid river.
Never going to work and doesn't suit us, never has historically either.
08 Oct 2025 16:23:48
Welcome back from Hols and Site, your assessment of Newcastle game quite correct, if Postecoglou is staying, should the senior players have a word about tactics, and what's achievable?, like Dyche he's a stubborn sod, if he thinks, he's right.
08 Oct 2025 16:42:01
It's a contact sport. No foul anywhere in the first goal.
08 Oct 2025 16:53:33
Even Peps reverted to a more direct style now, probably to do with their current keepers can't use their feet but not the point. Fulham are notorious for playing out and look where that got them against Bournemouth.
Always said a keeper should just lump it forward. ?.
08 Oct 2025 17:12:14
And for what it's worth Stokey we are in a right mess. We wouldn't have scored at Newcastle if we was still playing now mate. High press entertaining football ?? One shot on target straight into the keepers hands. Absolute horror show, unwatchable.
08 Oct 2025 18:30:39
It was definitely a painful catch up watch on Forest TV Larry. I agree with you. Likewise the defensive shambles against the Danes mate.
08 Oct 2025 20:40:30
It is a contact sport Ravers but that doesn’t extend to being shoved over by a barge with both hands to your opponent’s chest. Having said that, I’ve been playing and following football for 59 years and I no longer know what constitutes a foul mate…….