Newcastle United, you actually know the best way to hit me the place it hurts.
Truthfully, I ought to know by now.
I ought to be taught my lesson.
I actually hate the best way that Newcastle United could make me really feel at occasions.
This isn’t about shedding to Fulham, effectively that’s a part of it, however not likely what I’m speaking about.
If I felt like I do tonight each time we get beat, then I feel I’d have discovered one thing else to occupy me an extended very long time in the past, when not doing work and household stuff.
It simply wouldn’t be value it.
I can take shedding, I don’t prefer it in fact, however I can take it.
It’s whenever you assume you’ve got form of acquired it labored out after which all of it goes flawed. That’s what I’m speaking about right here.
Once I noticed the workforce simply over an hour earlier than kick-off, Eddie Howe making 4 modifications, I checked out that workforce and thought right here we go, that is just about what any fan would have picked, particularly the entrance six.
The one complication on that was what seemed a humiliation of riches, that Sandro Tonali couldn’t be fitted in as effectively to make seven in midfield and up entrance.
As a substitute it was the six of Bruno, Joelinton, Willock, Barnes, Gordon and Isak.
Little question lots of you’ll say Tonali ought to have began and I agree, Eddie Howe clearly defending the Italian and taking care of his longer-term pursuits by not throwing him again in correctly but, however Sandro Tonali should have suffered simply as a lot as the remainder of us, watching that right now, earlier than he acquired on for the ultimate levels of the match.
The factor is although, even if you happen to thought Tonali ought to have began, I feel 99.99% of you’d 100% have been excited to see what these six in midfield and assault may ship.
A little bit of promise lasting the primary 180 seconds or so, that was it.
On paper we have a look at these six Newcastle United gamers and absolutely all assume, who can they fail to trigger Fulham all types of issues.
But it was worse than woeful within the 45 minutes plus a minute added, that they had been all on the pitch collectively.
I nonetheless can’t comprehend how dangerous it was going ahead, or relatively NOT going ahead. Nor certainly (not) defending the NUFC defence in that first half. Given the selection, none of us would have swapped any of our six in midfield and assault for any of Fulham’s. But the house aspect ran riot.
It’s no consolation however I assume Eddie Howe have to be pondering the identical.
Plus, he doesn’t choose these gamers on a whim, he has labored with all of them week and chosen what he thinks is for the very best.
But it seems like that.
Who can be a soccer supervisor?
Who can be a soccer fan…?
This isn’t main as much as me then saying that’s it, I’m giving up on Newcastle United.
Removed from it.
It’s merely a case of Newcastle United, please don’t warp my mind like this, the place I’m unable to imagine what I’m watching, the place it simply doesn’t make any sense.
I’m now left questioning as effectively whether or not issues would have turned out okay right now if Jacob Murphy and Sean Longstaff hadn’t been dropped to make means for our way more favoured gamers.
Now my head is admittedly beginning to harm questioning if that may have been the case, one thing none of us will ever know, it can at all times stay hypothetical on the subject of this specific match, this specific day…
Fulham 3 Newcastle 1 – Saturday 21 September 3pm
(Stats by way of BBC Sport)
Targets:
Newcastle United:
Barnes 46
Fulham:
Jimenez 5, Smith-Rowe 22, Nelson 90+2
(Half-time stats in brackets)
Possession was Newcastle 61% (60%) Fulham 39% (40%)
Complete pictures had been Newcastle 15 (4) Fulham 22 (13)
Pictures on course had been Newcastle 4 (1) Fulham 11 (7)
Corners had been Newcastle 0 (0) Fulham 6 (3)
Touches within the field Newcastle 22 (10) Fulham 37 (20)
Newcastle United workforce v Fulham:
Pope, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Kelly (Corridor 46), Joelinton (Tonali 74), Bruno, Willock (Jacob Murphy 46), Barnes, Isak, Gordon (Osula 83)
Unused subs:
Dubravka, Krafth, Almiron, Longstaff
(Match Report – Fulham 3 Newcastle 1 – A recreation of two halves however Newcastle United failing in key moments – Learn HERE)
(Fulham 3 Newcastle 1 – Immediate Newcastle United fan / author response – Learn HERE)
Newcastle United upcoming match schedule, confirmed to finish of November:
Tuesday 24 September 2024 – AFC Wimbledon v Newcastle (7.45pm) Sky Sports activities+
Saturday 28 September 2024 – Newcastle v Man Metropolis (12.30 pm) TNT Sports activities
Saturday 5 October – Everton v Newcastle (5.30pm) Sky Sports activities
Saturday 19 October – Newcastle v Brighton (3pm)
Sunday 27 October – Chelsea v Newcastle (2pm) Sky Sports activities
Saturday 2 November – Newcastle v Arsenal (12.30pm) TNT Sports activities
Sunday 10 November – Forest v Newcastle (2pm) Sky Sports activities
Monday 25 November – Newcastle v West Ham (8pm) Sky Sports activities
Saturday 30 November – Crystal Palace v Newcastle
