Iskaral Pust Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 2 hours ago, A Horse Named Stranger said: That probably is down to some extent to the uniqueness of this season's schedule. Pre-season is the time when the foundations for the seasons are laid. Physically and tactically. The Qatar event cut the pre-season short. Add to that a shortened of season for the players to recharge and you can to some degree explain it. It’s a factor but this trend was already underway. Liverpool pushed for a quadruple last year despite limping through the last few months. This team peaked with the CL and PL triumphs and have been declining since. They initially had a naïve explosiveness that carried them to runners up in both CL and PL before they finally peaked with a more composed and ruthless version to claim those titles. They maintained that ruthlessness last year even as the underlying explosiveness and physicality ebbed away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Yes Jurgen , keep telling us we don't have "monopoly" money instead of buying a fucking midfielder. No fan is asking to spend 100 million in Jan. But surely you can get a decent one for 40-50 mill? Imagine if Thiago or Fab get injured and we haven't bought one. There are still so many games to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BigFatCoward Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Cant remember last time Newcastle were in a match that was actually that important. Arsenal are flying, if we don't have Wilson fit though i'm more than happy with a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Wilson should start though. At worst he comes off the bench. Isak has also returned to full training and reports are he could make an appearance against Sheffield Wednesday on the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Brentford are about to reach an agreement with Freiburg about Kevin Schade. That's their new quick atacking player. They were trying to sign the German u21 international in the summer already. Freiburg were/are not particularly keen to sell, as they felt it would be more beneficial for the club and the player('s development), if Schade stayed in Freiburg for a few more years. Schade's dream is to play for top club in England, so he has always been open to a move to the EPL, but he wasn't exactly unhappy at staying at Freiburg, as that's a relatively low pressure enviroment with a good track record of developing players. Anyway, Freiburg's posiiton was, we'd like Schade to stay, but if we receive an offer that's too good to turn down, that might change. Brentford's new offer appears to have been in the too good to turn down category for Freiburg. Gonna be interesting, how he does in Brentford. Liverpool were reportedly interested in Schade a couple of years ago, but back then he felt it was better for his development to stay in Freiburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 So ... is he more in the quick-and-hit-and-miss category of Mbuemo and Wissa, or more big-target-man-with-a-few-more-skills mould of Toney, or a different beast altogether? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Schade is not a target man. He is a pacey forward/winger. Technically and tactically well trained. And with pacey I mean Alphonso Davies sorta pace. It's a bit of a gamble, since Schade just turned 21. Blue chip prospect, but still just a prospect. If he works out, they have a future star player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 So basically an attempt at an upgrade for Wissa, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 How. On. Earth. Didn't Var pick up that handball? Denied a clear goal scoring opportunity in the mix. Total failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Might have been an offside. I'm hoping that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon the Leaner Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 having Van de Beek on the pitch forces Bruno or Marcus out of position and I don't like that at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 I don't rate VDB like at all, but I do feel for him the way he came off there. Looked devastated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon the Leaner Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 yup, looks painful. Poor guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 This Brighton team is there for the taking. Unfortunately, we have decided defending is optional. So instead of having ripped Brighton apart, we're three down. Why Lampard decided the back three that worked fine last week should be abandoned I don't know, but it has been a completely shockingly bad desicion given the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Ohferchristsakecanwejustgetthisgameoverwith... *I* wouldn't be a liability in this defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 At this point, take DCL off. No need taking risks with our only potentially good striker, who has been injured a lot. We're four down, this is lost, utterly, completely, irrevocably, and most importantly, *stupidly* lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 That was a pretty horrible match. DIdn't expect Newcastle to take all their tactics from Burnley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 Luke Shaw rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterfell is Burning Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 The funeral for Pelé ended today, with the presence of thousands of people, authorities and former teammates. Notably absent were every member of the 94 and 2002 teams, apart from Mauro Silva. That after during Qatar CONMEBOL made a tribute to him during an event and Ronaldo, Cafu, Roberto Carlos and Kaká, who were there working for FIFA, didn't bother showing up (but Javier Zanetti did), which left people fuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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