The annoying thing is that for long periods we were the better side and yet
we conceded 6!
More possession, more efforts on goal, some good chances. Various elements of our game were good enough to potentially give us a platform to win that game and a side scoring two, hitting the post and having various other decent chances away from home should be coming away with something. I think we would have got at least a point if he'd not taken Tettey off. As bad as our defenders are, that was the biggest f**k up of the day.
If you have defenders who are sub standard (or indeed even if you have good defenders) you have to give them adequate protection. You may be able to get away with tactics like that in the SPL but in the premier league even quite sh*t teams like Newcastle have enough quality going forward to take advantage which is what they did.
Posted By: Jim on October 19th 2015 at 10:17:49
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- Brandonio's post below spot on (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 19, 09:59:15
- Alex Neil expects so much from a full-back they play really as wing-backs (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Oct 19, 10:35:43
- Team started the match playing very deep though (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Oct 19, 10:21:29
- The annoying thing is that for long periods we were the better side and yet (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 19, 10:17:49
- Did Newcastle's own defensive shitness make us lose our heads a bit? (NCFC) - bird table, Oct 19, 10:13:03
- It's possible (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Oct 19, 13:01:39
- Thanks. (n/m) (NCFC) - bird table, Oct 19, 13:10:48
- Was agreeing with your last comment about about the plan going out the window (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Oct 19, 13:12:21
- Thanks. (n/m) (NCFC) - bird table, Oct 19, 13:10:48
- It's possible (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Oct 19, 13:01:39
- Our defence never once played together. Total agree with you (n/m) (NCFC) - Hulk Rules, Oct 19, 10:00:58
- I sniggered at Bournemouth for doing exactly this at CR (NCFC) - Dracula, Oct 19, 10:03:46
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