Newcastle v Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[AsTallAsLions]

I am usually as negative as they come but I am really surprised by the negativity tonight.

I reckon 7 points from here could be enough, regardless of how we get them. Can you see West Ham and Bournmouth both getting 7 more points and/or Watford getting 6 more points? It's tough going but we are in with a much better chance of staying up than we were one week ago.

If we gain one more point on 2 teams in the next round of games we are out the drop zone and if things had to stop then we probably avoid relegation.

Watford could easily pick up another 6 points, yes. They're a better side than us and have more heart and fight. And a manager with a bit of will and determination about him.

Not sure about the others. It's a fucking lucky dip between ourselves, Wet Spam and Bournemouth.

[Taylor]

I thought Jack was back to his best tonight, and SJM looks to be improving slowly.

[Risso]

My only hope for the Liverpool game is that they've won the league against City three days before, and they rest a load of players who will have run themselves into the ground the game before.  There'll be no fan celebration in the ground, and maybe, just maybe we can capitalise.  Slim chance, but there are MUCH worse points in the season to be playing them.

They'll be far too good for us, and put on an exhibition as they smash us 5-0.  No way this Villa team in this form is beating them.

[villadelph]

I thought Jack was back to his best tonight, and SJM looks to be improving slowly.

I couldn't disagree more, respectfully.

[AlexAlexCropley]

I thought Jack was back to his best tonight, and SJM looks to be improving slowly.

Has the sun got to you?

[Goldie.7]

Another reason why we are almost certainly getting relegated is our strikers rarely score goals. Out of the available strikers, only Samatta has scored a league goal in 2020, and even that came in a defeat.

[themossman]

I really hate AEG and Trezeguet. Have we ever had a good performance with them both starting? Both got worse as the seasons got on, both have a petulant can’t be arsed to get a foot in streak.

[AsTallAsLions]

I thought Jack was back to his best tonight, and SJM looks to be improving slowly.

I couldn't disagree more, respectfully.

No idea what game you watched, Taylor. Wasn't the same one I watched.

[VillaBoy_23]

Jack was clearly head and shoulders above every other player on that pitch not named Saint Maximin. The problem is his teammates are a class below and thus not on the same wavelength.

[Risso]

I really hate AEG and Trezeguet. Have we ever had a good performance with them both starting? Both got worse as the seasons got on, both have a petulant can’t be arsed to get a foot in streak.

They're both woefully inadequate.  So the obvious answer is to start them both, of course. 

[PaulWinch again]

No Douglas Luiz was our best player.

[Des Little]

Our two wingers boil my piss, they offer very little and visibly fade as the game goes on. Just for once, leave them both out, get two up top to drag defenders about and let Jack loose to capitalise.

[Villan82]

We’ve taken 2 points from the last 21. Why are we suddenly going to get 7 out of the next 21?

We look harder to beat. That's the first one. Second, we have Palace, United, Wolves Arsenal and West Ham left. Win one, draw the rest. Win two, draw one. Win three and we're laughing.

We are in a better position than we were. Douglas Luiz has played well and hopefully McGinn can find form. look, we are not finished by any stretch.

[themossman]

Jack looks like the player who was overshadowed by McGinn for a while in those early games. He’s so much better than everyone else he will always be our best player even on his off days. But he’s not running games, and we can’t afford any less than that to get wins, which of course is not his fault at all.

[AsTallAsLions]

No Douglas Luiz was our best player.

Agreed, and has been since the restart.