What’s that they are saying concerning the media?
Oh sure, by no means let the information get in the best way of a superb story.
That story in the meanwhile seems to be negativity concerning something and all the things to do with Newcastle United.
I gained’t hassle addressing all of the off the pitch nonsense right here.
As an alternative, I need to think about what I’m seeing within the media about Newcastle United on the pitch.
If you’re any person who by no means watches Newcastle United play, within the flesh and/or on TV, any person who simply depends on what the media tells you. Then I’m fairly positive what you may be considering.
That’s, Newcastle United have been fairly abysmal and carried unbelievable luck, sport after sport.
This was but once more the case with Sunday at Wolves, any reward by any means for Newcastle United’s win, was all however non-existent.
From what I’ve learn within the media, you’d assume Newcastle United had been underneath siege for nearly your complete match after which received up the pitch a few occasions late on and did a Houdini act with a few lengthy vary potshots.
As an antidote to this media protection, I wished to take a look on the three Newcastle United away matches this season, to see if the FACTS truly backed up how the media are reporting issues (all stats through BBC Sport):
Bournemouth 1 Newcastle 1
Possession: Bournemouth 39% Newcastle 61%
Pictures: Bournemouth 16 Newcastle 14
Pictures on track: Bournemouth 4 Newcastle 5
Corners: Bournemouth 8 Newcastle 9
Touches in opposition field: Bournemouth 27 Newcastle 32
Forest 1 Newcastle 1 (Newcastle United win on penalties)
Possession: Forest 41% Newcastle 58%
Pictures: Forest 12 Newcastle 14
Pictures on track: Forest 3 Newcastle 7
Corners: Forest 3 Newcastle 5
Touches in opposition field: Forest 19 Newcastle 19
Wolves 1 Newcastle 2
Possession: Wolves 49% Newcastle 51%
Pictures: Wolves 12 Newcastle 14
Pictures on track: Wolves 5 Newcastle 6
Corners: Wolves 4 Newcastle 7
Touches in opposition field: Wolves 27 Newcastle 23
Conclusions:
Taking these this trio of Newcastle United away matches.
In all three of them, Newcastle United have had extra possession, extra photographs on targets and extra corners.
I merely don’t assume the media reporting has precisely mirrored what has occurred in these Newcastle United away video games.
Certainly, if you happen to take all 18 statistics (together with the ultimate outcomes of the matches) throughout the three away matches, solely two of the eighteen stats are in favour of the opposition.
Bournemouth had two extra photographs (16 v 14) than Newcastle United, although Eddie Howe’s facet did nonetheless have extra on track (6 v 5) in that match.
Then Wolves had 5 extra touches (32 v 27) within the opposition field than Newcastle, although Eddie Howe’s crew nonetheless had superior stats in each different space than Wolves.
I’m not making an attempt to make out that Newcastle United have been nice on the highway this season however they’ve been removed from horrible.
Certainly you anticipate the overwhelming majority of occasions the house groups to be extra dominant throughout the stats than away sides, but it’s Newcastle United who’ve been extra dominant in all three of those away matches.
In all three away matches Newcastle United have began properly, been by far the higher crew, then light within the center a part of video games, earlier than then coming again within the remaining 25 minutes or so to be the superior crew but once more.
From what I see within the media, there appears to be a fixation on what has occurred in the midst of these three Newcastle United away video games, to just about your complete exclusion of how United have began and completed the three video games.
Are we presupposed to consider that the stats lie each time?
