Match Topic Newcastle United vs Liverpool - Premier League, 25th August @ 8pm

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[smithdown]

I think we should refuse to play.  
 

 

[Ombudsam]

We’ll need to be better against these. Their midfield absolutely ran all over us for large spells up there last year

[McBain]

2 minutes ago, Ombudsam said:

We’ll need to be better against these. Their midfield absolutely ran all over us for large spells up there last year

10 days for Mac to get fit and Grav to get some sleep. 

Or 9 days. It's an amount of days

Edited August 16 by McBain

[Ombudsam]

3 minutes ago, McBain said:

10 days for Mac to get fit and Grav to get some sleep. 

Or 9 days. It's an amount of days

Yes, famously all babies sort their sleeping out within 2 weeks of being born.

[Hassony]

7 hours ago, smithdown said:

I think we should refuse to play.  
 

 

Yep, we shouldn't cross the picket line 

[Falconhoof]

13 minutes ago, Ombudsam said:

We’ll need to be better against these. Their midfield absolutely ran all over us for large spells up there last year

This could be the defining factor.

A much tougher test than Bournemouth.

[McBain]

30 minutes ago, Ombudsam said:

Yes, famously all babies sort their sleeping out within 2 weeks of being born.

Mine did tbh and god did I make sure other parents knew

Edit it was probably more like 2 months but my point was more he tells the missus and the kid to go downstairs and sleep, I've got a game of football to play in a week

Edited August 16 by McBain

[YugoB]

I wouldnt be surprised if Wirtz sat this out based on some of the issues he had last night.

We struggled in 2 out of the 3 games against them with their pressing, and physicality. so whoever plays in midfield especially has their work cut out for them. 

[Begbie]

20 minutes ago, YugoB said:

I wouldnt be surprised if Wirtz sat this out based on some of the issues he had last night.

We struggled in 2 out of the 3 games against them with their pressing, and physicality. so whoever plays in midfield especially has their work cut out for them. 

I was thinking similar, or put him in on the left 

But doubt it, Slot likes his team left alone

[dyl]

The way our defence is playing at the moment it's a good job these haven't got a striker

Edited August 16 by dyl

[RedBilledChough]

43 minutes ago, dyl said:

The way our defence is playing at the moment it's a good job these haven't got a striker

They might have signed Wissa by then. Maybe.

[YugoB]

We got time to iron things out with our shape and timing. Ryan will be back as well. 

[honourablegeorge]

6 hours ago, Ombudsam said:

We’ll need to be better against these. Their midfield absolutely ran all over us for large spells up there last year

Interested to see how Slot toughens us up against one of the best midfields in the league, certainly one of the hardest to play away against. Big question whether Wirtz is still one of the three, he's still learning

[Gethin]

6 minutes ago, honourablegeorge said:

Interested to see how Slot toughens us up against one of the best midfields in the league, certainly one of the hardest to play away against. Big question whether Wirtz is still one of the three, he's still learning

Yeah I might be tempted to start Grav, MacA and Szobo in this one but I think he’ll stick with Wirtz 

[Eiler99]

Hopefully we don’t have Mac marking Dan Burn on corners.

Frimpong it is.

[BigBird]

3 hours ago, YugoB said:

I wouldnt be surprised if Wirtz sat this out based on some of the issues he had last night.

We struggled in 2 out of the 3 games against them with their pressing, and physicality. so whoever plays in midfield especially has their work cut out for them. 

Rain was belting down at St James and we were knackered at Wembley. Resting a £110M creative midfield player because the opposition have a difficult midfield raises one or two questions.

 

[YugoB]

19 minutes ago, BigBird said:

Rain was belting down at St James and we were knackered at Wembley. Resting a £110M creative midfield player because the opposition have a difficult midfield raises one or two questions.

 

All true, Im keen on seeing him play, it will do him good to get through another difficult game. 

[PaulMcC186]

4 hours ago, YugoB said:

I wouldnt be surprised if Wirtz sat this out based on some of the issues he had last night.

We struggled in 2 out of the 3 games against them with their pressing, and physicality. so whoever plays in midfield especially has their work cut out for them. 

Did Wirtz struggle last night?

[Case]

I wouldn’t be dropping Wirtz. If anything, playing away at a team high on horse might mean there are spaces to exploit.

[YugoB]

1 hour ago, PaulMcC186 said:

Did Wirtz struggle last night?

He struggled with the physicality in the first half. It was clear he needs time to adjust to the pace of the game, and how much time he thinks he has on the ball vs the time he actually has. He was dispossed a few times. He got better in the 2nd half, he also had the most ball recoveries on our team 

[PaulMcC186]

Just now, YugoB said:

He struggled with the physicality in the first half. It was clear he needs time to adjust to the pace of the game, and how much time he thinks he has on the ball vs the time he actually has. He was dispossed a few times. He got better in the 2nd half, he also had the most ball recoveries on our team 

I'm surprised at that. I thought he'd adapt immediately.

[smithdown]

1 hour ago, Case said:

I wouldn’t be dropping Wirtz. If anything, playing away at a team high on horse might mean there are spaces to exploit.

 

Is this a rumour that’s going around then?  They’re all on the Bobby?

[YugoB]

1 minute ago, PaulMcC186 said:

I'm surprised at that. I thought he'd adapt immediately.

I dont think it will take him too much time. He was still knitting passes well

[Falconhoof]

2 hours ago, smithdown said:

 

Is this a rumour that’s going around then?  They’re all on the Bobby?

I'm guessing the rhyming slang here is Bobby Ferrin ?