Apparently “vertical football” means moving the ball as slowly as possible in a sideways direction OR hacking it so far up the field it lands in Suzuki’s hands #nufc
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Got to be honest, I think I liked Newcastle 1.0 better #nufc
Lack of leadership almost criminal. We’re just not learning from our mistakes #nufc
How long are these 5 second throw ins taking btw? #nufc
Still struggling to see what we’re trying to do in the midfield under Jaissle. Three players in there so far and they’re flat as a pancake, with zero movement (as per Bournemouth). Goal is unlucky, but lack of closing down an issue too #nufc
One of our biggest issues under Howe was picking the same team each week regardless of opponent. Felt Jaissle made the same mistake today going with pacy but technically iffy players like Elanga / Willock. Once Ramsey (and to an extent Steur) came on we saw the benefit of security on the ball #nufc
We need a manager NOW. We need fullbacks NOW. With Bruno going, we need an oven-ready midfielder (not a teenage prodigy) NOW. Time to show us what you’re made of Ross #nufc
Given #nufc typically “buy the dip” and have ruled out signing Trafford, what price us returning to Lucas Chevalier at some point? On the older end of our target range at 24, stinker of a first season at PSG, but club clearly liked him *a lot* last summer…
“I want people to dream about their football club. They should, we should all be dreamers at heart.” At a time where football increasingly resembles a hedge fund manager’s fever dream, here’s to the man who made us all dream a little bigger. RIP King Kev 🖤🤍 #nufc
At what point does the “oh, I’m delighted that #nufc aren’t doing all their transfer dealings in public” chat become “holy shit, are we actually going to sign anyone this summer”? Asking for a friend 🫣
Think I *might* have just seen a Mackem in Milan 😖 #nufc
We’re obviously dreadful going forward this season, but the absolute state of our defending is something else. Surely it’s possible to fix that without needing £100m upgrades? #nufc
How on earth have we conspired to lose this? Absolutely nothing from Palace for over an hour, a few subs and suddenly we collapse in a heap. Mentality stinks #nufc
In fairness we did play midweek and the lads are absolutely knackered… oh wait… 🤔 #nufc
Don’t worry lads, we’ll be the biggest team in the world in five years’ time. Now where did I put my magic unicorn? #nufc
Back four against Sunderland (and the rest of the season) simply has to be Hall, Botman, Thiaw and Livramento. Appreciate Chelsea aren’t Barcelona, but the comparison between Saturday and tonight defensively is embarrassing #nufc
Defence looks so much shakier with Trippier and Burn in it. Fantastic servants but really don’t have the legs to deal with this Barca attack #nufc
Superb win tonight for #nufc. Surely not a coincidence that we kept a clean sheet with what most would consider our “first choice” back 4. Anyone recall how many games that group have played together all season? I’m struggling to recall any…
Apparently Nottingham Forest can find a plan to genuinely unsettle Man City’s passing rhythm but #nufc are too busy watching the pretty triangles 🤬
#nufc finished the 2023/24 season with 60 pts, playing the majority of matches with 11 fit players. To even equal that this season we need to win 8 of our remaining 10 games. A colossal decline whichever way you spin it…
Are we learning *anything* from match to match? Feels like i’m watching the Brentford match on repeat #nufc
So let me get this straight. We’ve got a forward line with a collective height of about 368 ft and we keep finding the first man on all corners 🤔 #nufc