Match Thread Newcastle United v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[lungo]

Honestly, we’d be better off playing a midfield diamond. Our wingers offer literally nothing

Yep.But you need good full backs for that

 

[Toffeeback]

While we've clearly improved the spine of the team, the problem is that the offensive system has been built around a classic number 9 style of play. But because we're not playing with a traditional number 10, that means the creative spark has to come from out wide - the wingers and fullbacks. Problem is all of our wingers and fullbacks currently playing are really, really crap at creating anything. So we don't score.

It feels to me like we have two options here:

1) Try to survive until January and then go all out for at least one (better two) top-quality wingers that can actually create something. (Gakpo, Mudryk, ???)
2) Change the system entirely.

As for option 2, I'd really like to see us try something like this:

Calvert-Lewin Maupay (could replace Maupay with Gordon if the coaches think he absolutely must be on the pitch)
Iwobi
Onana Garner
Gana
Vinagre Tarkowski Coady Patterson (when healthy, obviously)

Just ditch the wingers altogether and hope that Vinagre and Patterson can at least put in some crosses from out wide (unlike Mykolenko and Coleman). Let Iwobi / Garner do some creating from the middle, with Onana crashing the box with late runs as well. Garner and Onana should have the legs to help provide a bit of extra defensive help out wide when the fullbacks push forward.

I mean, it can't be worse, right?

 

[Bob Latchford]

Can’t continue to play out games like that….. need to have some sort of cutting edge. I thought we were past all of this.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Didn’t get to watch. How bad was it?

This bad mate…

Newcastle v Everton

Possession - 50% - 50%

Shots - 16. - 1

On target - 4. - 0

Corners - 8 - 2

 

[Deulofeumygod]

I miss Patterson

 

[Sharpies volley]

Controlled the game for long periods and didn't create one chance, not one.

 

[Vortexgaz]

Let’s be honest here
GK -top 8 keeeper
Full backs - worst in the division ( not Patterson
CB -top 12
Midfield- top 7 what ever out of the 4 we play
Wingers - utter woeful 15th best at most
Forwards - again nothing there 15th best at most

We’re lacking in the fullbacks and along the top line it hursts us so much our wingers are just dreadful

This season we will just be out of the bottom 3 say around 14-16th and it’s not because we will get beat in games it will be because we can’t score

 

[Mase]

Crying out for a playmaker. Wingers that don’t cross the ball. CM that are forced to defend.

 

[Everton442]

Liking this formation.

Too defensive. Shocking

 

[Curtis]

It's crazy how much we miss patterson , seamus is such a liability now

 

[glory_daze]

We didn't have a shot on target tonight, 4 hours and 25 minutes since we last scored a goal. Palace on Saturday,who don't give anything away,we are are in massive trouble this season.

 

[Dunc's elbow]

Flaccid. We’re an awful watch at the minute.

 

[ChesterBlue]

Yep.But you need good full backs for that

True, but you also need good wingers for a 433 to work.

 

[blueconverse]

Give a rest you div. They're not lacking effort, just attacking ability

Ya ma

 

[eurosrees]

Honestly, we’d be better off playing a midfield diamond. Our wingers offer literally nothing

We’d be better off playing Neil Diamond on the wing.