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Poe
In his last 7 sub appearances he's had less than 20 minutes to make an impact, most often being under 5 minutes too.
Wijnaldum isn't a CM in a 4-4-2 either is he? He's a CAM or at most a CM in a 4-3-3.
Shola
Wijnaldum apparently played in the '2' of a 4-2-3-1 for PSV last year - and is supposed to be equally comfortable at CM as he is in AMC. McClaren was talking him up as part of a 'double pivot' earlier during preseason. So I'm guessing him and Colback/Anita/Tiote were penciled in at CM with De Jong/Perez penciled in at number 10.
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Meanwhile, McClaren told the media they want a striker. Personally I think a winger (or perhaps two) is the bigger problem, although given Mitrovic is out of form, Cisse is injured/barely performing and Riviere is injured/shit, an extra option couldn't hurt. Not sure Henri Saivet is that option though... maybe if this was a game of FM07.
Shola
I like Batshuayi - but he seems exactly what Newcastle don't need right now - another young player who may need time to get up to pace. Feel players like Shane Long should be the priority right now.
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Sounds about right, albeit more on a numbers basis as much as anything.
Shola
Wijnaldum actually was very good in AMC/CM. Tiote and Colback looked excellent deeper and the defence looked comfortable and organised. A high tide rises all ships, Perez, Mitrovic and Sissoko seemed much more invoved, Thauvin looked better coming on etc.
If we could have this level of performance and organisation for the remaining 18 games we'll be closer to 10th than 17th. The Hard work starts now.
Poe
Perez looks better in LAM than he does in CAM though, and Wijnaldum looks way better in his natural position too.
Thought Tiote and Janmaat were our best performers though.
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We need at least 20 points to stay up (37 could be enough, such is the poor quality of the league atm), and 23 to reach that magic total of forty. I'm not 100% convinced this group of coaches and players as is will get it, but we'll see - hopefully they take inspiration from yesterday and apply it to as many of the remaining 18 games as possible.
Poe
God knows why we wouldn't snap their hands off immediately.
Shola
We defended reasonably well and rode our luck against Liverpool and Man Utd, and Chelsea were rubbish and we couldn't hold on after scoring two goals out of nothing.
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Its a weird one - we need to show we can be arsed in the cups after the last few hideous years in the FA Cup in particular, and a cup run can boost morale, but it also adds games at a time we need to focus on league wins.
So... pfft. Ehdunno.
Shola
Anyway I'm looking forward to the usual of putting out a strongish team and getting beat of a side playing a very weakened team. And then hearing about how Newcastle don't take the cup seriously as Wijnaldum gets overshadowed by some guy Watford forgot they had.
Shola
If we're linked with a lesser player like Afobe etc. they say that Newcastle are 'aiming higher' - but they don't seem to put any names forward.
Shola
*Cough*
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I swear nobody knows how to score a goal.
Shola
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Its getting to the point where a failure to get a capable striker in this window will be an act of negligence.
Shola
Looks like Newcastle desperately need a striker or Cisse back. Mitrovic and Perez just don't seem good enough. But at least all of the people with twitter names like 'Thxuvin' have given him the nickname Mitrogoals and insisted he's better than proven PL goalscorer Papiss Cisse.
According to the BBC radio, Sissoko was excellent and gave 100%.,
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The McClaren Out bandwagon also appears to be rolling back out... although tbf, given the pre-season expectation was top 8 and a half-decent cup run, and all 3 are now pipe-dreams, its not an entirely unforeseeable reaction to this increasingly hideous pile of crap.
Shola
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Whether or not there is desire or funding to get it is another issue, and that's not least if Ashley is willing to provide it given SportsDirect is taking a pummeling on the stock market.
Shola
Chronicle is a bit weird in regards to all of the players we're linked to - it the player isn't a superstar ie, Afobe or that Doucarre from Rennes - they say that Newcastle are 'aiming higher' but we don't seem to be really linked with anyone of a calibre. Lacazette is a non starter, Carroll is still unlikely and if were serious about Austin he would have been here early in the window.
Not sure I can endure another transfer window anyway.
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Shola
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Saying that, doing more of what Graham Carr wants will get us relegated faster.
Ninja
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Most are claiming Henri Saivet is in England for a medical and talks. Most NUFC fans on Twitter have either written him off as a dud already or slagged off people for writing him off as a dud already. Which sounds about right. Tbh I know shit all other than that he was good on FM07.
Grimnir
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Aye I'd much rather we got him than Andros Townsend, who we'd also been linked with, although talk of that one has mercifully died down of late.
I have seen some talk we want Saido Berahino, but I'm not so sure about that call either given the frankly stupid way he's got himself out of West Brom.
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