🤔 I get the argument that the #nufc players are letting Eddie Howe down (some clearly are) but there can't be many Premier League managers who had as much influence over players who came in as he did last summer.
Aaron Ramsdale a good example of a strategy that has been found wanting. Went with 'what we know' / PL experience rather than being prepared to take a chance on better with less experience. It hasn't worked. It's going to change, from what I'm hearing.
#nufc are in a really tough spot. Howe has done a wonderful job but this season has been really poor & the last few weeks have been totally unacceptable. I'm glad he has the fire but #nufc now being out-fought & out-thought by mid-table rivals & that worries me. Yesterday's result was all-too-predictable.
Whatever Newcastle are going to do (stay/go), it would be useful for them to make that decision well before end of season & communicate it clearly. Uncertainty over manager / player futures is hugely corrosive & with seemingly nothing to play for drift could become toxic.
😳 This is the Premier League table if Newcastle had held onto all their leads...
They've lost more points (25) from winning positions than anyone else in the league this season 📉
3 mistakes/errors for their 3 goals, making things extremely hard for ourselves. Defence needs a bit of a reset next summer. Elanga been brilliant tonight though
I thought the decision to send off Jacob Ramsey was awful in real time, but watching the replays, he didn’t try to win a penalty, doesn’t appeal. He didn’t try to simulate anything. Another really poor refereeing performance in a season of them. #nufc
Peter Bankes has lost the plot. That looked like a stumble from Jacob Ramsey - I didn't see a dive but he's given him a second yellow card. Ridiculous #nufc
I’ve seen some bad referee displays in my time but Chris Kavanagh and his assistants are having a shocker. Villa’s goal offside, Lewis Hall should have been awarded a penalty and Digne should have been sent off before Bizot for a really horrible tackle on Jacob Murphy #nufc
Goal offside. Blatant pen turned down. Digne should have been sent off. Going to have to turn this off as I can’t deal with how bad the officiating has been