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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2340 on: August 05, 2023, 08:55:37 PM »
Kamara has been even better than excellent.

He has. Constantly cleaning up everyone's errors.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2341 on: August 05, 2023, 08:55:44 PM »
Valencia are very niggly, especially that paulista bloke. Didn't he play for spuds?

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2342 on: August 05, 2023, 08:56:16 PM »
Bailey's got the first touch of a pavement slab.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2343 on: August 05, 2023, 08:56:42 PM »
Conclusive proof that we play much better when we have the name of a gambling company on our shirts.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2344 on: August 05, 2023, 08:57:02 PM »
Torres looks absolutely lost at full back.
Bailey is still shit
We need get Diaby and Ollie involved
Mcginn and Kamara are both outstanding

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2345 on: August 05, 2023, 08:57:11 PM »
Valencia are very niggly, especially that paulista bloke. Didn't he play for spuds?
Probably playing for peanuts now.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2346 on: August 05, 2023, 08:57:14 PM »
I think Valencia’s aggression is fitting for the occasion. This is for the Jaffa Cake Cup, after all.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2347 on: August 05, 2023, 08:57:33 PM »
I really hope we don't see Pau at left back at Newcastle, he looks all at sea.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2348 on: August 05, 2023, 08:57:36 PM »
Kamara looks amazing - as he does most of the time.  Bailey looks like he won a competition - as he does most of the time. 

Torres looks shaky TBF - but think the idea is for him more to tuck in but he’s been called into action .

Diaby not done a lot - Watkins did well.  No real rythm to our play - but it’s does look hotter then the sun

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2349 on: August 05, 2023, 08:58:02 PM »
Valencia have huffed, we're at best in 3rd gear, carrying Bailey- overall happy.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2350 on: August 05, 2023, 08:58:57 PM »
Our kit doesn't appear very breathable

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2351 on: August 05, 2023, 09:00:04 PM »
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A bit lucky that we are ahead and that they havent scored. Must be wrong with torres at LB, the left side dosent function offensive or defensive and I m also sceptical about Cash on RWB standing on the sideline waiting for the ball. Overall the team not functioning as a whole because og this. If we set up and play like this at Newcastle they will score easily and we will loose I m afraid

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2352 on: August 05, 2023, 09:00:06 PM »
Torres and Bailey are having their own "give the ball away" competition

Understandable with Bailey, disappointing with Torres. It feels like we’re accommodating him in the position he’s playing.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2353 on: August 05, 2023, 09:00:14 PM »
I remain convinced that our good form last season was despite Bailey, not because of him.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #2354 on: August 05, 2023, 09:00:36 PM »
Bailey's best contribution was in the outbreak of handbags.

 


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