We’re probably going out but hopefully it’s not without a fight.
10 days off including a trip to Dubai after this, so the players can have their rest then. For tonight though, give it a fucking good go please. It’s not an impossible task.
We’re probably going out but hopefully it’s not without a fight.
10 days off including a trip to Dubai after this, so the players can have their rest then. For tonight though, give it a fucking good go please. It’s not an impossible task.
Last edited by Marc Overmars; 05-02-2025 at 02:24 PM.
So we are looking at gallant defeat, like with Bayern in 2013 and Monaco in 2015?
I would be upset about this if I gave a shit about the league cup but I don’t
Yeah. I don't really care. Probably better to lose actually if Spurs finish the job.
No thanks to a NLD Cup Final
3-0 Isak hatter
I feel strangely optimistic about this one, hopefully the Citeh game allows us to ride a wave and if we get a good start then the turnaround's on
And people are still plain wrong if they don't think it would be good for the players' confidence to win this competition
plus for fans a day out at Wembley would be fun
but no, not if it's going to be an NLD- must admit it had escaped me that Spuds had won the first one 1-0 but surely Liverpool at home will have the edge
It’s a funny thing, on one hand there is likely to be no parallel between how we did against City and how we do here. It feels like I’m diminishing what we did by saying City played into our hands, but it’s not. I think when we take the handbrake off we can absolutely destroy attacking sides (especially those who play out from the back). On the other hand we are a confidence team, and even though we won’t have anywhere near the same space we had against City, it was lack of confidence that meant we fluffed the chances we did create in the first leg.
At its absolute best I don’t think there is a side this team can’t beat. If Newcastle concede early and panic, it’s possible that we will get the bloodlust like we did in the last thirty minutes on Sunday…we won’t overthink things it will just be natural.
Given we have ten days before we play Leicester, despite what I said a few weeks ago…we might as well play our strongest team.
Last edited by HCZ_Reborn; 05-02-2025 at 04:02 PM.
Should be an interesting game...as long as Newcastle don't score first.
Problem is that they seem to have our number - particularly at St James' Park.
Pleeease - no injuries
Putting the laughter back into manslaughter
Do they? They beat us 1-0 last season and then we turned them over at the Emirates. In our last encounter, We absolutely fell into the trap they laid for us in the league cup, but I’d argue that was a result of tired legs and tired minds. For me they are Stoke City with a world class striker. And I don’t think for all my issues with Arteta that we are bullied as easily as we were under Wenger.Originally Posted by IBK
Should be an interesting game...as long as Newcastle don't score first.
Problem is that they seem to have our number - particularly at St James' Park.
Pleeease - no injuries
Even if this is as far as we go tonight with the league cup. I’d still be confident of getting a home win over them. They have a thinner squad than we do, and they have looked tired. Bournemouth ran them ragged and Fulham they huffed and puffed a bit like us and ultimately shot their bolt.
I agree with you scoring first will kill the game off as they will be happy to just sit back and repel our attacks.
Newcastle: Dubravka, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Botman, Hall, Guimaraes, Tonali, Murphy, Isak, Gordon.
Subs: Pope, Wilson, Targett, Krafth, Osula, Livramento, Willock, Longstaff, Miley.
Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Gabriel, Saliba, Lewis-Skelly, Partey, Odegaard, Rice, Trossard, Havertz, Martinelli
Subs: Setford, Calafiori, Zinchenko, Tierney, Kiwior, Jorginho, Merino, Nwaneri, Sterling
I’m confused by this
Is Odegaard playing behind Rice or did the person releasing the team news just felt it better to get Odegaard typed up and out of the way before writing the word Rice. Utter pedantry on my part, but I find no sports site actually resembles how we line up.
But either way, playing the same starting XI that beat City…can’t really knock that
Normally team lineups work from left to right, as you would be looking at the team if you were the opposition - hence Timber being listed as the first defender, because (from an opposition point of view) he's to the left
in our setup Rice is more or less beside Odegaard with Odegaard on the left (again from the opposition point of view)
oh and this game is listed as Newcastle v Arsenal so it's an away game
let us know if you need to be told any more football basics
Last edited by Mac76; 05-02-2025 at 08:09 PM.
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