Pre Match Newcastle v Leicester - EFL Cup QF

[Jeff]

Tuesday, 8PM, Sky Sports Football.

 

[homer]

 

[Miles Away]

Oh god.

 

[City Fan]

We’re going to get torn a new one.

 

[Miles Away]

Iversen

Castagne
Faes
Soyuncu

Thomas
Albrighton


Ndidi
Tielemans
A midfielder

Nacho
Daka

Won’t happen

 

[Rock Fox]

Newcastle will be going flat out to win some silverware this season. I expect we will be considerably less enthusiastic if today's showing is anything to go by.

 

[Jeff]

Newcastle will be going flat out to win some silverware this season.

Finishing in the top four is probably their main priority. But I expect they'll be pretty strong against us, and will rest players for today's FA Cup game.

 

[tedfoxxx]

They’re dead to me as a club. Won’t be watching.

 

[M17TT C]

They’re dead to me as a club. Won’t be watching.

Come on Ted, today was a bad performance but we did get the win!....

 

[TornadoShaunUK]

Great chance this year in this competition. They're miles better than we are though now and don't fancy our chances, especially with it being away. Home tie and we might have had some hope...

 

[londonfox]

Newcastle will be going flat out to win some silverware this season. I expect we will be considerably less enthusiastic if today's showing is anything to go by.

I think it’s got sod all to do with our enthusiasm. Even if they didn’t give a shit and it was the biggest game of our season, the plain truth is that they have players in much better form (and arguably are just better players than ours), better tactics, and are managed much better than us.

 

[londonfox]

Great chance this year in this competition. They're miles better than we are though now and don't fancy our chances, especially with it being away. Home tie and we might have had some hope...

Did you see the recent game at the KP?

 

[Graz]

An on-form, well organised team with a solid defence and a decent enough attack against... Us.


We've got no chance in this sadly.

 

[popillius]

Depends if Maddison is fit. If he is, we will win this one.

 

[Brown Nose]

The only significant difference between the two clubs is momentum.

I wouldn't swap our squad for theirs or our manager. I think objectively we've got a stronger squad whereas they have form individuals.

The problem with us is that we've squeezed all the juice out of the whole Rodgers thing with this group of players. It all looks tired and predictable and there is a negativity bubbling away under the surface. Newcastle are just full of excitement and freshness with fans, players and management all together.

So I'll always think we could and should beat Newcastle. However, the momentum is firmly with them so that will probably decide things.

 

[FOX Franks]

Can we give them a pass? Rather take the training/recovery days

 

[SJN-Fox]

Looks like they’re about to be dumped out of the FA Cup.

 

[Lako42]

Looks like they’re about to be dumped out of the FA Cup.

Bad news

 

[popillius]

The only significant difference between the two clubs is momentum.

I wouldn't swap our squad for theirs or our manager. I think objectively we've got a stronger squad whereas they have form individuals.

The problem with us is that we've squeezed all the juice out of the whole Rodgers thing with this group of players. It all looks tired and predictable and there is a negativity bubbling away under the surface. Newcastle are just full of excitement and freshness with fans, players and management all together.

So I'll always think we could and should beat Newcastle. However, the momentum is firmly with them so that will probably decide things.

Totally agree with the squads. On paper, I wouldn't swap many of the individuals in these sides. I do thing Howe has done a terrific job with what he has though. Time will tell if he can maintain this but he's done a very admirable job so far. Is it any better than Rodgers' first two or three years with us though?

 

[City Fan]

I’d swap Rodgers with Howe in a heartbeat.

But then again I’d also swap him for Paul Ince.