Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

We need to stay calm and not overreact. We also need to call Mr Allardyce and get him in if we lose to Everton.

[VillaTim]

startled deer in the headlights . Totally embarrassing and unacceptable. Feel sorry for the fans who paid and spent all day going to that shite

[PaulWinch again]

We’ll beat Everton.

[ExclDawg]

Eessh, that was dreadful.  Start the relegation watch thread.

We looked mentally asleep to start the game and mentally checked out after Mings went down.  Still, we had glimpses of brilliant football, which should at least be a little bit encouraging.  I thought Watkins and Cash missed tap-ins and Luiz missed a free header.  had one or two of those gone in, I'm wondering if we would be looking at a different outcome.

[PaulTheVillan]

Unai out.

[Bad English]

Plan B defensively, has not had sufficient time to gel, as yet.

BINGO! HOUSE!

[Bad English]

Unai out.

XXX

[Lastfootstamper]

I wouldn't describe WatkIns' chance as a tap-in, but it was the kind of opportunity put away, or at very least works the goalkeeper, by strikers playing for teams that win stuff.

[PaulWinch again]

Eessh, that was dreadful.  Start the relegation watch thread.

We looked mentally asleep to start the game and mentally checked out after Mings went down.  Still, we had glimpses of brilliant football, which should at least be a little bit encouraging.  I thought Watkins and Cash missed tap-ins and Luiz missed a free header.  had one or two of those gone in, I'm wondering if we would be looking at a different outcome.

And I think you touch on the point there. I think both sides were ropey defensively in the first 60 mins. They just took their chances much better. After the third we really fell apart. Doesn’t change the fact we were rubbish and need to massively improve, but a bit more composure and we’re in that game.

[Risso]

I wouldn't describe WatkIns' chance as a tap-in, but it was the kind of opportunity put away, or at very least works the goalkeeper, by strikers playing for teams that win stuff.

The trouble is he's a bit of a one trick pony. Likes to run down the channels, then slow up, cut inside the defender and then get his shot off. The trouble is his shots are just too inconsistent and drift harmlessly wide more often than they trouble the goalkeeper.

[Exeter 77]

Today was probably the game when my patience with Leon Bailey ran out.

[taylorsworkrate]

Out fought and outplayed for the majority of the game, I know losing Tyrone is a huge loss but we fell apart in the second half.

Newcastle deserved the three points and the way they doubled up on our players out wide with the ball meant we couldn't feed Watkins as much as I wished.

No, we weren't outplayed.  We were out fought, which is standard playing these cloggers. They are the modern day Moyes's Everton.  They took their chances and we didn't, and 5-1 flattered them massively.

It didn't. They were vastly superior all over the pitch on the day.

[PeterWithesShin]

Watkins had a higher shot accuracy percentage last season than Kane, Haaland, Salah, Toney, Wilson.

Although on the flip side, he had one of the lowest coversion rates of the top scorers last season.

[VillaTim]

Today was probably the game when my patience with Leon Bailey ran out.

amen to that bru

[taylorsworkrate]

Newcastle were hungrier than we were.

They wanted it more than we did.

And the ref let them have it more then he did us.

They were allowed to leave a foot in.

They were allowed to push us off balance.

They were allowed to pull us off balance.

As soon as we entered their safe space, they tripped themselves over & the ref blew the whistle before they hit the deck.

Thats not why we lost, but it contributed to why we lost so badly.

How that second was allowed for the block on Cash, I will never know.

What the actual fuck is VAR useful for?

As for our players, they were all shit, except for a few bright spots from Diaby & Pau Torres.

My only hope about our defence parting like the red sea every time they attacked us is that Konsa & Torres haven't played much together, if at all & once they do, they will become stronger as a unit.

When Mings & Konsa first started playing together in Emerys system, they also conceded quite a few for a short while.

But as soon as they got used to it all, our defence became very tight.

So hopefully, Torres & Konsa/Carlos will be the same...

In a game we have lost 5-1, to blame the officials to that extent is just plain daft