Clown show
Dan Burn is nails at CB. He just sucks at LB.Superstar Dan Burn. Keeping them in it. Scher is hurt or bad?
Their identity is high-intensity press. The problem with that and their defense has been injuries. I will add that a faux pas in the summer transfer window hurt their defense too. #1, they've had more injuries by far than any other team and the numbers bear that out. That's exhausted the squad and lowered the intensity. A low-intensity press is worse than not pressing at all. Howe has often not had the tactical nous to change the system up. He also doggedly stuck with Burn at LB when it was ridiculously stupid. Thus my criticisms of Howe this season.I don't understand Newcastle. What is their identify? What do they do well? I thought they were supposed to be a solid defensive team?
Is Livramento still hurt? I missed his fantasticness today completely.Dan Burn is nails at CB. He just sucks at LB.
Schar was hurt, and had to be replaced at halftime with Krafth macaroni and cheese.
No, he came back today finally. He did great in some areas but was rusty in others.Is Livramento still hurt? I missed his fantasticness today completely.
Sheffiled United was carving them up and sometimes looked surprised at how easy it was.First part of the game was fire-ably bad from Howe. Really awful preparation of the team. Then they turned it on and never looked back. This game could have gone absolutely anywhere. Sheffield deserved to be up by 3 early on. Then Newcastle deserved to crush Sheffield. Yikes!
Thankfully they suck and can't finish!Sheffiled United was carving them up and sometimes looked surprised at how easy it was.