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Reaction as West Ham United beat woeful Newcastle United
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Iain & Michael jump straight into the action to review Newcastle United's abysmal performance against West Ham United on Sunday November 2nd. While Halloween has passed, the scariest part of the weekend was Newcastle's tactics.
We dive into line-ups, a lack of a clear plan B, square pegs into round holes and how Newcastle were lucky to come away with just a 3-1 defeat.
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Transcript
Introduction
00:00:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the Daily Newcastle. I am Ian Mackay. I'm the host. I'm joined by the missing in action. Oh no, he's back from his
Game Recap: West Ham vs Newcastle
00:00:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
holidays. Michael Grahameslaw. Less than 10 minutes after the end of the game, is it, Michael?
00:00:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Apparently we're going to be talking about soccer, but I'm not sure I'll watch very much of that this afternoon.
00:00:31
Michael
Yeah, pretty much.
00:00:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
West Ham 3, Newcastle 1.
00:00:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, it is 20-25, not the mid-80s, and West Ham have still beaten us 3-1. How are you doing, Michael?
00:00:40
Michael
yeah
00:00:51
Michael
Well, as you say, i I've had a lovely bit of time off um and then I've come back and I've won.
00:00:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Guys, if this is what you want, will take this picture and we'll come
00:00:56
Michael
Well, I wish I'd stayed away. I can't be. I can't lie. Managed to get to the game last weekend, came back, you know, I can't wait to do the pods again. I've only missed.
00:01:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
here to
00:01:05
Michael
I've only missed a couple, but we're winning. We're doing well and I'm enjoying it. And then put myself back in for this one. And then, yeah, West Ham. All right, we should win that four minutes in.
00:01:16
Michael
Lovely. By the end,
00:01:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
you go
00:01:19
Michael
Do I have to do this, Ian?
00:01:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
what you want by
00:01:21
Michael
ah But no, it's it's all good.
00:01:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
thanks so
00:01:23
Michael
um Yeah, it's just ah it's just a bit of a difficult day, isn't it?
00:01:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know. I'm traumatised. We should, however, we should keep some degree of structure to our podcast instead of just moaning
Team Changes Analysis
00:01:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
because there's going to be plenty of opportunity for moaning anyway.
00:01:39
Michael
We should.
00:01:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Eddie Howe made six changes to the team which brushed aside Tottenham on Wednesday
00:01:44
Michael
True, true. right
00:01:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
really reverting back to the first team that played against Brighton, apart from Kraft kept his place, because Trippier apparently is a bit ill, I think. I'm trying to remember who it is who has kept his place.
00:02:05
Michael
Yeah, probably out in the town on Halloween.
00:02:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously Pope was in. Oh,
00:02:11
Michael
Tenali was the other main one that kept his place.
00:02:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's not funny. ah Yes, of course. Um... I thought that would look like they'd picked the strongest team, you know. i mean, I was arguing with Kevin on the preview that that maybe it was time for Alanga to be given ah a decent run, but he was sure that Murphy was going to start, as he's been our most successful ah winger by quite a way in the Premier League this year.
00:02:34
Michael
Yeah.
00:02:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:02:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Chow and Botman, the favoured two, still at centre-half, Shah are looking to lose his place, but to back on the bench. and And, of course, Tonali, Gomorish and Joel Linton.
00:03:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've said this in the last couple of weeks, by the way, the best midfield in the Premier League, apparently. and All starting. And, I mean, Valtimada up front, it looked like it looked as though it was set up.
00:03:08
Michael
Yeah, going to not believe that as much as what I used to.
Defensive Strategy Concerns
00:03:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
West Ham, ah Nuno had managed a draw out of his first four games which was no worse than the previous games they'd played they had lost all four home games having managed one goal um it was set up for a walk in the park was it not would you have put anybody else in would you have changed that team
00:03:29
Michael
Yeah.
00:03:35
Michael
It was, yeah. It's it's one of those...
00:03:38
Michael
No, I think when I looked at it, um i was in the car on the way back and I saw Kraft and I thought, Kraft and Dan Byrne is your full-backs as a recipe for disaster.
00:03:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Hmm.
00:03:49
Michael
But I thought if Trippi is out, maybe I would have liked to have seen Malik Chau there and Fabian Shea coming in at centre-back.
00:03:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:03:57
Michael
um Just because I know Malik Chau played there a little bit for AC Milan, um whether or not it was to any great success or not, I don't remember. and But it certainly would have had more success than Kraft in right back to today.
00:04:12
Michael
Because it couldn't have been worse, really, could it?
00:04:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think you're right. think you're right. And I think Dan Byrne, I don't get what he's doing. I mean, I know we're going to talk about each half in more detail, but generally speaking, Dan Byrne keeps legging up the pitch to take in inside left position.
00:04:28
Michael
Yeah.
00:04:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sometimes, sometimes a left wing position. Sometimes he's sitting there as a, um as the centre forward. What, that
00:04:37
Michael
Yeah, it's a bit metal.
00:04:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I noticed Anthony Gordon dropping back to cover at left back as well. What is what's happening? Did we go into this too complacent? Did that team, having played so well against Barcelona and they're in the and the Champions League and, as I say, brushed aside Tottenham, I'm bewildered. I'm traumatised.
00:05:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Sorry if it's sounding disjointed. i don't know where to
Offensive Strategy Shortcomings
00:05:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
go with it. What?
00:05:07
Michael
I think for me,
00:05:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
They didn't look in that first few minutes like they were taking things too easy.
00:05:13
Michael
No, i I don't think it was taking it too easy. I think it's a lack of a second a secondary option, a secondary tactic, should I say. It's one of those where our tactic has always been wingers get wide, fullbacks invert, get a bit further forward.
00:05:29
Michael
Our fullbacks, when it's Tino Livermento and Lewis Hall, they can bomb up and down the pitch, no problem. We're still trying to play that way when it's Emile Kraft.
00:05:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I didn't I
00:05:36
Michael
And to be honest, Kieran Trippier as well um isn't exactly the quickest player. And then Dan Burnett left back as well. And it's almost one of those where you look at it and go, right, now it's time for plan B. Maybe it's time for the five at the back where you have, I don't know, Jacob Murphy at right wing back and...
00:05:56
Michael
I guess it would be Kieran Trippi, left wing back like England did. You play your three in midfield as you do and then you have one of the wingers supporting Volta Marder up front. Just because the way we're currently going just wasn't, you know, I mean you look at the wins against Fulham, we weren't great.
00:06:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just coming
00:06:12
Michael
second second um Second best for a large portion of it, but still got the win, did well.
00:06:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
in.
00:06:19
Michael
Tottenham, Again, i think Tottenham are good. They just don't have a goal scorer. um So it's it's one of those where we're currently in the the midst of it's lump the ball forward and hope for the best a lot of the time.
00:06:33
Michael
um And then if we're not doing that, we're do we're trying to do ticky-tacky passing when they've got 10 men behind the ball. And it's it it just doesn't work. the There needs to be a plan B there for Newcastle.
First Half Analysis
00:06:45
Michael
And unfortunately, it doesn't look like we've got one, particularly away from home. We're just sitting back and hoping for the best.
00:06:53
Michael
Get Pope to lump it forward to the big man. And when he gets 10 touches in 45 minutes or whatever it was, um it's just a bit pathetic, really.
00:07:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
in Yes, yes. and yeah I don't want to dive into specifics in the match because we've got nothing to talk about in part two and part three then. But you're saying that we haven't got a second tactic.
00:07:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't even think that was the first tactic. I don't remember there being lots of pressing.
00:07:20
Michael
ah
00:07:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't remember us being on the front foot. What I do remember is lots of the sort of thing that we like to see Arsenal do when we're playing them, which is passing it backwards and forwards across the pitch and not moving forward at all in front of us.
00:07:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because we've got 10 men behind the ball. And there's no danger on that. And so it proved. So it proved. Michael, let's get into the game. I'm bringing Ken early.
00:07:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Here he comes. sir
00:07:48
Michael
let's go.
00:08:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I was ready for that, and I still didn't click it fast enough. it got me It got me the last time as well. I'm not sure why it keeps doing the circle.
00:08:35
Michael
That's why it's happened to someone else.
00:08:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't know. I don't understand. Anyway, part two. The match kicks off. The match kicks off and before I've sat down and blown on my coffee to start having a first sip, Jared Bowen is nearly knocking a post out of the ground with a fantastic shot.
00:08:52
Michael
Yeah, it was good.
00:08:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
um that was That was very good. But amazingly, I think it was 26 seconds later,
Second Half Struggles
00:09:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
it seemed so straightforward. ah Bruno turned.
00:09:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ran forward 10 yards, gave it to Murphy, who turned, beat his man, looked up, put it in the bottom corner. 1-0 after four minutes. Why did we not do that? Six or seven more times, Michael.
00:09:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because after that, ah don't know. and We just seem to think, well, it is going to be this easy as we thought it was, and then stop working right the way through to the end.
00:09:28
Michael
No,
00:09:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I know I'm just commentating on it and not giving you any questions to answer, but I am. I'm traumatised, genuinely traumatised. It was a ropey start.
00:09:40
Michael
I get it.
00:09:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
It looked, we had our best players are.
00:09:41
Michael
It's one of those that...
00:09:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
on.
00:09:44
Michael
Mm-hmm.
00:09:46
Michael
I was just going to say, ill but so but and it's it's one of those where, for me, first half in particular, there was a real lack of energy. And it's it's one of those where you look at Newcastle and this is where the issue on whether it's the attitude or not can come into play.
00:09:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:10:03
Michael
Because you're sitting there looking at the energy and for the goal, you're looking at it and going, all right, we've got a bit of zip about it here. You know, Champions League, Carabao Cup. It's all right. looks like it's ah all fine.
00:10:15
Michael
And then all of a sudden, after what, the sixth or seventh minute, it was all West Ham. And you you start to wonder, Bruno's losing the ball every time he's getting it.
00:10:26
Michael
um Joe Linton's not covering as much ground as what he normally does. Our full-backs cannot move. So, I mean, they try to, credit to them. But, you know, they've got they've got more movement than me after, well, about the same amount of movement as me, should I say, after 10 pints.
00:10:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
is
00:10:42
Michael
And I can tell you that's not a lot. um So it's it's one of those, I'm sitting here and I'm thinking, what is going on? because And <unk> the only saving grace of the first half was the goal.
00:10:54
Michael
And thankfully, at the start of the second half, i know we'll get to it, anyhow, clearly realised some players were just absolutely diabolical. But you've got a striker who can't get into the game when we play against a low block.
00:11:09
Michael
We've got a winger in Anthony Gordon who just seems to care about playing for England at the moment. And then we've got the rest of the team which just seem absolutely knackered.
00:11:19
Michael
And maybe Volta Mata and Gordon are two. They're playing the international breaks, obviously. um But we just have no energy whatsoever.
00:11:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think no one's hit to the end.
00:11:27
Michael
And to be outworked,
00:11:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now we'll have to play the latest hits.
00:11:30
Michael
and outclassed by a team with, what, their four points or something going into this game.
00:11:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm sure it's using to play frantic session with Angel, just a turn around this is still a good effect.
00:11:35
Michael
um it's It really is pathetic, and it's really, really unacceptable from Newcastle.
00:11:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, when I was so hard, I thought, a frantic session, can just move to the end the day?
00:11:43
Michael
I don't know if there's any other way to say it. Maybe you can articulate it better than I can, but it's just unacceptable, and it's pathetic.
00:11:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well,
00:11:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
I ah hear what you're saying, Michael. And maybe Volta Marder I could excuse for being off it because he has played game after game after game. He did another 65 minutes, 70 minutes against Tottenham.
00:12:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anthony Gordon didn't. Anthony Gordon just came on for the last two minutes to get his appearance money against Tottenham. and He's got no excuse. He's had a week off. For goodness sake, they're professional athletes and they're trained.
00:12:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're honed. They've got all the stamina built up over the last, what, him? Three years. He can't be tired. and
00:12:27
Michael
thanks son ah
00:12:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
That said, I'm not sure that it was quite as one-sided in the first half as it became in the second half. And I think what Howe did in throwing his toys out the pram at half-time was to take off some of the players that actually could have made a difference if they had found some form.
00:12:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think I would have yanked Gordon off after a half. I don't think I would have yanked Volta Marder off, unless he'd asked to, because he was was tired. um But I didn't feel very confident at all. Well, certainly not having watched Bottman score the only winner he's ever scored when he's played for Newcastle, just before halftime.
00:13:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
m What a sucker punch that was.
00:13:11
Michael
Yeah.
00:13:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I didn't feel very confident going into the second half with him having taken the players off that he took off because the rest of them weren't doing it either. I was amazed that Joe Linton could last for as long as he did because I don't remember him doing very much at all.
00:13:25
Michael
Yeah.
00:13:27
Michael
No. He had a really poor game,
Substitutions and Decision-Making
00:13:29
Michael
unfortunately. i think it's it's one of those as well. like You look at the the substitutes that were made. It was Fabian Scher on for Emil Kraft. And thinking, right, that probably should have been done at the start of the game. But we've tested something that hasn't worked. That's fine. The only way you learn from things is by testing and improve improving on that.
00:13:47
Michael
And then you're thinking, Osula's come on for Volta Marta, as he says. It's like, right, okay. Osula did nothing when he came on. I don't think he made... I'm going to throw up eight.
00:13:58
Michael
That's the number out there. Eight passes of the ball. He did two shots, one straight at the goalkeeper, one went out for a throw. um
00:14:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
language he should have shot which he tried to put as a cross I was screaming for him to take a shot but his confidence had gone by then
00:14:06
Michael
The quick at your list is that?
00:14:11
Michael
That's mental. Yeah, and i know what I know what's on about the the first half, so um I'll get to, I guess, the I mean, we'll go for the goal from us. Obviously, we mentioned it's good, but the goal from West Ham, what do you think about Nick Pope? Because he's got to be saving that, or at least catching the first ball, hasn't he? Or am I being harsh?
00:14:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
I thought, I didn't know why he punched instead of catch, but it was a good punch. There was distance on it. It was right out of his box.
00:14:37
Michael
He was a decent coach, yeah.
00:14:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Whoever it came to played a first touch header to the left of Pakatar.
00:14:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
But Pakatar must be what, 22, 23 yards out? It's a good strike, but he's across. Pope's across. I think he gets two hands on it.
00:14:45
Michael
yeah
00:14:55
Michael
He does, yeah.
00:14:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
He just doesn't keep it out.
00:14:55
Michael
He gets to Hansen's role.
00:14:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
He pushes it into the side of the net. Looks like a great goal, but I think i think Pope's at fault there.
00:14:59
Michael
Yeah.
00:15:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bring back Ramsdale. um
00:15:06
Michael
That's what people are saying. Actually, when I was watching the game, it was a case of, I don't know what Ramsdale's got to do to get on the team. And I have to say, Nick Pope has had a good, good start the season for Newcastle.
00:15:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I...
00:15:18
Michael
But when mistakes start creeping in, he does tend to make quite a few in a small period of time. And you are starting to wonder now either...
00:15:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:25
Michael
Is the international break going come at the perfect time for him? Or is it going to be one where Ramsdale, by the time the derby comes around, will Ramsdale be in goal?
00:15:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I think, if he's honest, Pope would hold his hands up and say, yeah, I should have kept that out. But, ah you know, I didn't i didn't get ah didn't push it hard enough.
00:15:45
Michael
Yeah.
00:15:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
He did make a a couple of good saves. in the first half.
00:15:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
One low down to his left, which he put around. and And I don't blame him for being wrong-footed and looking like he'd actually gone for an early half-time cup of tea when Bottman slid the ball in but into his near post for him.
00:15:53
Michael
He did.
00:16:08
Michael
Yeah.
00:16:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And we'll come on to the last goal right at the end, though. that's That's got Hope's grubby finger marks all over it, personally. um But yeah, so I think what Ramsdale's got to do has just happened.
00:16:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've got to wait for Nick Pope to have a dodgy game and then there's a straight swap there.
00:16:28
Michael
Yeah.
00:16:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think you wait for Nick Pope to have dodgy game after dodgy game to do the swap. Ramsdale's played twice for us and looked excellent in both games. um i think I think that should be a swap for next week.
00:16:39
Michael
He has, yeah.
00:16:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Whether Howe will do that, he's so he's a bit of a loyal old fruit sometimes, isn't he? and I would try Ramsdale for sure.
00:16:48
Michael
Yeah, it'll be one of those, particularly particularly with Pope being here full-time, Ramsdale being on loan. I think he'll probably give Popen a couple more chances.
00:17:00
Michael
But it's one of those where when the first error happens, usually there's a one the week after that and the week after that. And it there's four or five in a row.
00:17:11
Michael
And then he goes to being pretty brilliant again for a couple of months.
00:17:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh,
00:17:15
Michael
But then he just has spells where he is pretty terrible. And that's what sticks in people's heads so much. like Popen has won us more games than he's lost us. But when he loses, yeah he's like um it's like when we had the back two of and Nicola's favourite centre-back partnership for us, ah Bramble and Boom song.
00:17:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh yes.
00:17:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:17:35
Michael
ah ah um Both of those on the day, fantastic. But when they dropped clangers, they were clangers that would always lead to global goals. And they were the worst clangers you'd see in Premier League football.
00:17:48
Michael
blooper reels. And Nick Pope's a bit like that, where he'll have, maybe it's a bit harsh comparing up a Bramble and Boom song, because he isn't bad.
00:17:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:17:56
Michael
But his clangers are that bad, if that makes sense.
00:18:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
are. They are. So we go in. um Having sat there disappointed thinking, how can it be one all at half time? We go in 2-1 behind.
00:18:12
Michael
Yeah.
00:18:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:18:21
Michael
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00:18:31
Michael
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00:18:42
Michael
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00:18:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
a
00:18:49
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Thank you, Michael. myself I'm not really ready to tell my story. I have never done one of these instant post-match reactions before, and I'm just so annoyed.
00:18:53
Michael
ah
00:18:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I'm cross-crossed.
00:18:58
Michael
Yeah, they're horrible after a loss, I will say that.
Game Reflection and Future Outlook
00:19:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, half-time. Howe has obviously realised that something's off and makes changes by taking Kraft off and trying Chow, which we said in previous weeks we could try Chow at right-back.
00:19:08
Michael
Yeah.
00:19:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Shah, who played very well when he came on, he comes in at centre-half.
00:19:18
Michael
Yeah.
00:19:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
I like that one. Gordon and Valtamada coming off, though, for Asula and...
00:19:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Asula Ramsey, yeah.
00:19:31
Michael
Jacob Ramsey.
00:19:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, with Joe Linton going on to the left wing. Ramsey taking over in midfield.
00:19:40
Michael
Yeah.
00:19:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know Ramsey's looked all right with the flashes and touches, but yeah.
00:19:41
Michael
The thing is, I actually like Ramsey.
00:19:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Did you think that was going to change it, though?
00:19:49
Michael
um So I looked at Ramsey and thought that's a lot more creativity in midfield. But as much as I disagree that...
00:19:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:19:59
Michael
Well, I agree that he was terrible, should I say. ah kind of think you can't play Joe Linton at left wing when you're chasing a game. You've got to have Anthony Gordon or Harvey Barnes on. um So I disagree that Gordon should have come off. He was terrible, I agree.
00:20:19
Michael
um But you can't play... Put it this way, how much money have we spent over the last... three, four years. We start the second half with Jacob Murphy, who, to be fair to him, has been fantastic when he's played, William Asula and Joel Linton as our front three.
00:20:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Such a fact.
00:20:36
Michael
And that's about as bad as Chelsea after spending a billion. um And their wingers actually look half decent now, so maybe we'll get there. But we're looking at it and going Ramsey, Shaw,
00:20:48
Michael
Brilliant bringing them on. Asula, again, I'm torn. I love him, but I hate him at the same time. And you're looking at that front three and going, that's not scoring against, don't know, Portsmouth.
00:21:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
know
00:21:01
Michael
And I know West Ham have the worst defence in the Premier League, but we didn't get close.
00:21:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, just to fast forward 40 minutes or whatever it was, that very tame headed back pass that Asula made from um from was it a Ramsey cross or a Langer cross?
00:21:13
Michael
ah
00:21:22
Michael
think so. i think it was around.
00:21:22
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that was our first That was our first shot on target in the second half. So we huffed and puffed And made further changes to try and and get a foothold in the game. But the more changes we made, the further behind we seem to get.
00:21:40
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um i mean, we haven't mentioned
00:21:40
Michael
Yeah.
00:21:42
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um ah
00:21:44
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a chow tackle that needed a microscopic examination of the VAR to avoid a penalty in the first half. It was a good tackle.
00:21:51
Michael
Yeah, you're right.
00:21:52
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It was a good tackle.
00:21:53
Michael
Great tackle in the end.
00:21:53
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But, you know, without VAR, that's another another goal for West Ham because they take the penalty. I think they this this score two offside goals, one in each half, I think.
00:21:58
Michael
Yeah.
00:22:03
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Did they not? I can't remember.
00:22:05
Michael
I know there definitely scored one.
00:22:06
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I don't know.
00:22:07
Michael
I can't remember. I think the ah think the there was definitely one from, I think it was Suchek or Freddie Potts.
00:22:09
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Maybe I'm thinking. Potts.
00:22:15
Michael
Potts, yes, that was the one.
00:22:16
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Yeah.
00:22:17
Michael
and That was not good enough. Yeah, you might have been right. that might have been one in the first half. I can't remember. All I remember is so terrible.
00:22:21
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We might be thinking about the penalty, the two VAR decisions that were touch and go that went our way.
00:22:28
Michael
Yeah, I think we are.
00:22:28
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um so I mean, we haven't just... You know, when we played West Ham and last year at home, we lost two littles So this is a better result than that.
00:22:40
Michael
Not much.
00:22:42
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But the performance against West Ham... West Ham did a smash and grab on us. i mean, we were awful that night, but but but we still have most of the ball and most of the attacks.
00:22:50
Michael
Yeah.
00:22:53
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And West Ham got us... um But not today. Today we are clear second best. The whole lot. As I say, if that penalty is awarded and they score it and the offside goal, which I saw on the television, it literally was half a big toe that he was offside.
00:23:10
Michael
ah Yeah.
00:23:12
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um I would be really annoyed if that had been given offside against us. I mean, that's that's then five one isn't it?
00:23:17
Michael
Agreed. Yes, sir.
00:23:20
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And we are so impotent in front of goal. where is the Where was the creativity? I thought Bruno was dreadful. However, many times he turns into falling over the ball and giving it away.
00:23:31
Michael
He wants to...
00:23:35
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i don't know. Fed up of seeing that. Tonali, bless him, finished it right back. He was still trying and and he was a little bit more secure with the ball. But it didn't matter because wherever he tried to make a pass, it was going to somebody.
00:23:49
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I saw Dan Byrne try to trap the ball and it ended up about 15 yards away from him.
00:23:56
Michael
yeah
00:23:56
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Michael, can't analyse this. It just was rubbish and getting worse getting worse and getting worse. And did you know, did were you not sitting there in the last 10 minutes thinking, and we've got to build up a head of steam, but thinking that, oh no, all that means is that there'll be no defence and they'll race away and score a third.
00:24:16
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I knew that was happening.
00:24:17
Michael
I was worried. Yeah. I was worried about them scoring a third. And I think... The thing for me is, again, I've mentioned it before, the ah the clear lack of the the plan B. i mean and that in the In the game, West Ham made a clearance from their box 40 times, which is almost every every other minute.
00:24:37
Michael
which comes from a terrible cross.
00:24:37
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Yeah.
00:24:39
Michael
How many of those did we see? A cross coming in that hit the first man, ah whether it was Murphy, Gordon, Barnes, Alanga, Tonali when he was put out there, Kraft puts them in, Byrne puts them in, Malik Chow probably put one in, and every single one of them seemed to hit the first man or be overplayed.
00:24:57
Michael
um And you're sitting there thinking, and right, Tadebo and Kilman aren't good technically, but what they are good at, bit like...
00:25:04
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Yeah.
00:25:04
Michael
um I can't remember who did an interview of the other day and he was talking about Craig Dawson. And he was saying, oh, Craig Dawson, I would never get him to play football. All I would say is get your head on the ball and get it out.
00:25:17
Michael
That is the same as Kilman and Taddebo. So what do you do when you play against them? You don't launch it into... like Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon, which a lot of the time we were, was from wing at winger to winger, and try and get headers against them. It doesn't work. You've got to try and be intricate against them and try and get the ball in behind.
00:25:37
Michael
But honestly... We just didn't even attempt it by the looks of it. it was I understand where you come with the analysis because it's it's one of those where you just look at it and go, West Ham were better than us tactically.
00:25:50
Michael
They were better than us motivationally. They genuinely were just all over the pitch better and more motivated. So it's really, really worrying from Newcastle.
00:26:01
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Well, let's hope that's ah let's hope that that's the bad bad game. I mean, I know we want to improve our Premier League results. That's 10 games we've played now, but there's still 28 more games to go.
00:26:16
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um If we can beat West Ham at home, we'll have got three points off West Ham this season, which is the same as last year. So it shouldn't have an impact on where we finish in the league.
00:26:27
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And thank God we've not thrown a performance like that in yet in the Champions League or in the Carabao Cup. I think if we're going to pick a game to be terrible in, it should it needed to be this one rather than the one against Benfica or
00:26:36
Michael
Yeah.
00:26:43
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um
00:26:45
Michael
Athletic club coming up?
00:26:46
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Fulham. I couldn't remember is.
00:26:48
Michael
Oh, yeah.
00:26:48
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Tottenham. Tottenham. That's what I mean. And we beat Fulham in the middle as well.
00:26:51
Michael
I think
00:26:53
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So, yeah. ah God.
00:26:56
Michael
think...
00:26:56
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I've got tickets, you've got tickets for Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday.
00:27:02
Michael
Gotta bounce back.
00:27:02
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and And I think when we were previewing this match, thinking how he's got 18 players he can put, it doesn't matter who he picks, really. Now he's going to be putting about four names on the team sheet and scratching his head wondering who's going to be less rubbish than other people and watch that game.
00:27:21
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God, I hope he puts them through their paces at training tomorrow.
00:27:21
Michael
Yeah.
00:27:22
Michael
Who featured today and why can't I play them? ah
00:27:26
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yeah
00:27:27
Michael
Yeah, Brentford as well.
00:27:27
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Well, I mean, I think Bottman was unlucky to come off.
00:27:28
Michael
ah Must win.
00:27:34
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He wasn't dreadful at all. I know he'd scored the yeah the own goal, but he didn't...
00:27:36
Michael
I agree.
00:27:39
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I mean, that can happen to anyone. It's a last desperate defence, isn't it?
00:27:42
Michael
I
00:27:44
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I didn't think Chow was dreadful. um
00:27:48
Michael
i agree. He was good.
00:27:49
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It was...
00:27:50
Michael
was still good.
00:27:50
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The midfield was just... Let's have... Got to have Miley in. But I have Miley in. Joe Willock played so well against Spurs, I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't come in as well. um Up front, Walter Marder needs a good rest.
00:28:07
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But I mean, and ah I think ah think Murphy starts.
00:28:07
Michael
Yeah, he either needs a break or a hand.
00:28:13
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Lewis Wall was on the bench, but didn't get on.
00:28:13
Michael
Movie's got to start, yeah.
00:28:16
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didn't get on so
00:28:18
Michael
I don't think he features. I don't think Lewis Hall features until after the international break.
00:28:22
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from day one. It was never neutral.
00:28:23
Michael
I think was probably only on the bench because of the illness to Trippier.
00:28:26
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So I just like the wrong. It was always fresh. It was great here because she owns me.
00:28:29
Michael
um But I think it's one of those, i mean, Lewis Hall, when he came back the first time, said he wasn't confident in his own body.
00:28:30
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She's very well doing well. Okay.
00:28:35
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one
00:28:36
Michael
um I think that's probably still the case there. um
00:28:39
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and
00:28:40
Michael
But I generally think at the back, we haven't got any choices.
Need for Defensive Improvements
00:28:43
Michael
And yeah when I said at the end of the transfer window, I still think we need a left back.
00:28:47
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yeah
00:28:48
Michael
um ah you know ah I would have took a right back as well, to be honest, but then we'd have four. um It's just one of those, you've you've got to prepare for these sort of things. And one one injury to so Lewis Hall has led to Dan Byrne playing left back.
00:29:05
Michael
And our typical shape in the way we play is completely thrown out the window because the full back can't get forward.
00:29:12
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These souls, we love music, and generation up to generation falls in love with that catalog just like the last.
00:29:13
Michael
And Dan Byrne will always try. Dan Byrne will give you 100% every single game. Can't complain about that. But he isn't a left winger. Not a left winger. Sorry, he isn't a left back.
00:29:21
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Yeah. Oh, good.
00:29:23
Michael
um And he cannot move.
00:29:23
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and councillor
00:29:25
Michael
um
00:29:25
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yeah
00:29:25
Michael
But do love I do have one very exciting stat for you. um
00:29:29
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oh good
00:29:31
Michael
So based on our start of the season, ah if we continued this way, we would finish with 45 points, which is exactly the same accumulated in two out of the three campaigns, I believe it was, of two.
00:29:47
Michael
ah Either way, two out three years under Steve Bruce.
00:29:53
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Yeah, but it's not going to continue as bad as that, Bonnie lad.
00:29:53
Michael
So, yeah.
00:29:56
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It's not.
00:29:57
Michael
You reckon?
00:29:57
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It's not. We know these are good players. We know that they've got a system... um How many times does Steve Bruce get beaten at home as well? Eddie's not going to do that. It's not.
00:30:08
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I've got faith in them.
00:30:09
Michael
and We've been beating a lot of people this morning.
00:30:10
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I think you can always... I think they can throw a lot of hands they can throw the odd dodgy performance in. ah West Ham suddenly gets something to fight and at half-time go, bloody hell, we're winning.
00:30:22
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ah and they've got a new manager. who knows Nuno's work has obviously taken effect. it's suddenly become hard to break down. that Yeah, you know it's only one game.
Wrap Up and Future Improvements
00:30:35
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Let's move on from it. Let's look forward to having nine points out of 12 after we've stuffed Athletic Bilbao. And a different a different team, please. A different approach when we turn up back in London next Saturday to play against Brentford for Sunday next weekend.
00:30:53
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Michael, it's lovely to see you.
00:30:54
Michael
refund the away flat.
00:30:57
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It's lovely to see you. i'm I'm sorry we've had to talk about the...
00:30:59
Michael
Good to see you too.
00:31:01
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it's like It's like meeting up with an old family member at a cousin's funeral. That's what it's like today.
00:31:07
Michael
a week.
00:31:10
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I meant the Newcastle performance was like the death of a family member.
00:31:12
Michael
I know what you mean. I know what you
00:31:15
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Anyway, thank you very much indeed for that. I am... ah That's it. I've had it. I'm going to play the sweeper. ah Thanks to everyone for listening. Sorry if we've depressed you too much. We're not normally this bad.
00:31:27
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If you want cheering up, look, I've got bears on my jumper to today. Oh, we're clutching at straws. See you next time.
00:31:34
Michael
We're getting ready. it's
00:31:45
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you