Most teams do when their keepers are under par
Is allowed a bad game now and then, thankfully he threw it in when quite a lot of other players had a similar bad day. It'd hurt a lot more if a mistake cost us a 0-1 loss when we'd been ok. Why it had to be to those coach loads of wobbling blancmange I'll never understand, but it's done now.
formerly manx toffee
Player Valuation: £70m
Off day
Drico
Player Valuation: £70m
I'm a huge fan - but he was all at sea yesterday. The positioning for that last goal was someone totally out of sorts.
It happens. He was magnificent on Monday and has, generally, been for a number of years now. But yesterday was one of his vintage Newcastle meltdown games that we thought he'd got over.
I think he was at fault for nearly every goal in some way. That happens in teams sometimes - a collective, infectious series of errors as multiple players do the wrong thing. We had numerous chances to clear that second goal, for example, but failed to do so every time, and Pickford then compounded it all by batting it under his own legs.
I suspect this was a one-off, but we need a collective as well as individual response in both games next week. Four points minimum required.
It happens. He was magnificent on Monday and has, generally, been for a number of years now. But yesterday was one of his vintage Newcastle meltdown games that we thought he'd got over.
I think he was at fault for nearly every goal in some way. That happens in teams sometimes - a collective, infectious series of errors as multiple players do the wrong thing. We had numerous chances to clear that second goal, for example, but failed to do so every time, and Pickford then compounded it all by batting it under his own legs.
I suspect this was a one-off, but we need a collective as well as individual response in both games next week. Four points minimum required.
Hopefully he was being economical, getting a season’s worth of howlers out of his system in one game. The lad has been an absolute colossus for us, so I’m not gonna go too hard, but that display defied belief.
For every goal he ranked a minimum of “could have done better”, all the way up to “have the Saudis handed you a brown envelope?!” for their second.
Footy, eh??
For every goal he ranked a minimum of “could have done better”, all the way up to “have the Saudis handed you a brown envelope?!” for their second.
Footy, eh??
Toffeeforme
Player Valuation: £1.5m
Last night showed why he is still here. Doesn't have the physicality or will to command his box and still produces the odd howler. Strangely enough saved us from more last night.
Saint Domingo
Player Valuation: £90m
One really bad game in about 4 seasons
Of all the teams to have a bad game against.
The way he started with that Rugby Union kick in the first seconds summed our performance up - It a DM tactic we have not been using when we play well - 30 seconds later he was pulling the ball out of our net ...
I heard DM shout on more than one occasion for him to hit the ball long to Jake O'Brien ?
We stopped doing this in the last few games after 60 seconds did DM learn nothing ?
I heard DM shout on more than one occasion for him to hit the ball long to Jake O'Brien ?
We stopped doing this in the last few games after 60 seconds did DM learn nothing ?
@Hinchcliffe's Corner thoughts
Sharpies volley
Player Valuation: £35m
The past 2 games have summed him up in a nutshell. Brilliant shot stopper, but his basics are some of the worst I've ever seen in a keeper.
Hinchcliffe's Corner
Player Valuation: £50m
Horrendous. Kept us in the Premier league for a few seasons, forgiven.
Saint Domingo
Player Valuation: £90m
Ridiculous take
