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  1. Japhet

    Player Watch Player Watch: Giovani Lo Celso

    He's been available for games for quite a while now and whilst other players have repeatedly failed to turn up, he's been sat on the bench and given a handful of minutes. That's Ange's call, nobody else's.
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    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    Sounds about right to me. Our players seem to be rooted to the spot when corners come in, so the only way they're going to 'win' a header is if everyone else misses it and it hits them on the bonce.
  3. Japhet

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    Have just read that we've conceded 14 goals from corners this season. 14!!!! That's diabolical and has to be dealt with. Get rid of this zonal marking bullshit and stop opponents from getting to Vicario. Fuck me, it's not rocket science!
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    Player Watch Player Watch: Giovani Lo Celso

    There are a few players that are difficult to trust at the moment. Some of them start most of the games. Gio, imo, has livened things up every time he's come on lately, and has done more in a few minutes than others have done with so much more time to impress.
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    Player Watch Player Watch: Guglielmo Vicario

    As others have said, I think it's the system, not the keeper that's the problem. He needs somebody physically strong to keep opposing players away from him. Nobody was even close to Ben White when he was getting in Vicario's face and it's been just like that for months. It's a very obvious...
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    Player Watch Player Watch: Guglielmo Vicario

    Nobody's controlling the zone right in front of Vicario. It's hopeless. I've always had an intense dislike of zonal marking.
  7. Japhet

    Player Watch Player Watch: Guglielmo Vicario

    Nobody seems willing or able to attack the ball on defensive set pieces. Time and again our players are static and completely passive when the ball comes in. Should have been identified and dealt with months ago. And why isn't one of our players stopping Ben White from getting in Vicario's face...
  8. Japhet

    What Our Opponents' Fans Are Saying About Us 23/24

    Try not to read what they write. It's the equivalent of being dying of thirst in an open boat surrounded by salt water. It's tempting, but it will fry your brain.
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    The Summer 2024 scouting thread

    Was pretty good at Fulham too.
  10. Japhet

    Arsenal

    Miraculous recovery predicted.
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    Arsenal

  12. Japhet

    Match Threads Spurs vs Arsenal

    If those are the options we're left with I'd sooner play Dragusin at RB and Emerson on the left. I'd prefer Davies at LB though, but in either case Mickey will have his work cut out covering across.
  13. Japhet

    Match Ratings Ratings vs Newcastle

    Newcastle pressed the fuck out of us and, for some unknown reason, we decided it was a good idea to encourage them to do so by faffing around at the back and letting them win every 50/50 ball. We failed to engage in any area of the pitch.
  14. Japhet

    Match Threads Newcastle vs Spurs

    We certainly need to stop coughing up possession so cheaply when we attack. It's been a problem for a while now where we give the ball away time after time. Unfortunately, we don't have a 'hold up' option at the moment.
  15. Japhet

    Match Threads Newcastle vs Spurs

    Part of the problem is that we have a player like LoCelso sat on the bench, and he has the ability to make things happen, but when we need that, Hojbjerg comes on. Giving Gio 10 minutes at the end is too little, too late.
  16. Japhet

    Match Threads Newcastle vs Spurs

    I think the tactics are OK but the intensity has just fallen off a cliff. Start of the season we were pressing the hell out of the opposition. Today we offered nothing and NUFC did exactly that to us. Their pressing energy kept us away from their ropey backline even though we had bags of...
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    Match Threads Newcastle vs Spurs

    Start of the season we were pressing aggressively and forcing turnovers the whole time. That's exactly what Newcastle have done to us today. We've become more and more passive as the season's progressed, and now we offer next to nothing.
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    Match Threads Newcastle vs Spurs

    And when you consider what VdV got carded for too.
  19. Japhet

    Match Threads Newcastle vs Spurs

    He's out of form, but no need to write him off. Showed a few signs of improvement lately since AFCON and malaria.
  20. Japhet

    Match Threads Newcastle vs Spurs

    Made 2 absolute howlers within about 20 seconds last time out. If he starts I really hope he isn't the one receiving the ball from the CBs or getting anything on the half turn. OK if he's harassing them further up the pitch.
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