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March to June 2020 - NEWCASTLE UTD fc

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We'll get beat tonight then the fans will start to turn big style on Bruce imo.
Needs 13 points from 10 games to improve on last season's total.
We are the worst team in the league, but somehow have got 32 points.
 
Binxy said:
You play the exact same style as you did under Rafa yet he was a miracle worker.

Why did you not turn big style on him?
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Not exactly correct. I don't believe Benitez was a miracle worker.
I don't agree we are playing the exact same style under Bruce either.
Under Bruce we are scoring less, conceding more,keeping less clean sheets, having less of the ball, having less shots, facing more shots, having fewer touches in the opposition box, defending deeper. Ranked 20th in the league for just about all of these factors. Far less effective in transitions and counter attacks.
Much worse to watch believe it or not.
 
What A Waster said:
Not exactly correct. I don't believe Benitez was a miracle worker.
I don't agree we are playing the exact same style under Bruce either.
Under Bruce we are scoring less, conceding more,keeping less clean sheets, having less of the ball, having less shots, facing more shots, having fewer touches in the opposition box, defending deeper. Ranked 20th in the league for just about all of these factors. Far less effective in transitions and counter attacks.
Much worse to watch believe it or not.
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That's me told.
I'll have to take your word for it.
 
Wansbeck Viking said:
Did Rafa get any criticism for his poor record in the cups?
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Not a great deal, as he won all his 3rd round ties, but then lost to Oxford (when we were in the championship), Chelsea in 2018 and Watford in 2019.

The Watford game last year was probably the most vociferous criticism for picking effectively a reserve team in a winnable game.
Chelsea obviously expect to lose so no surprises there.
Oxford away, considering we lose so frequently to teams in the divisions below is in cups, whilst not that big an upset was not really taken badly as the sole focus was promotion.
 
What A Waster said:
Not a great deal, as he won all his 3rd round ties, but then lost to Oxford (when we were in the championship), Chelsea in 2018 and Watford in 2019.

The Watford game last year was probably the most vociferous criticism for picking effectively a reserve team in a winnable game.
Chelsea obviously expect to lose so no surprises there.
Oxford away, considering we lose so frequently to teams in the divisions below is in cups, whilst not that big an upset was not really taken badly as the sole focus was promotion.
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I think in all his cup competitions with you he got beaten by lower league clubs 4/5 times.

Pretty poor really.
 
The Mags love Rafa because he won the Champions League with Liverpool. It's very odd behaviour.
 
What A Waster said:
Not exactly correct. I don't believe Benitez was a miracle worker.
I don't agree we are playing the exact same style under Bruce either.
Under Bruce we are scoring less, conceding more,keeping less clean sheets, having less of the ball, having less shots, facing more shots, having fewer touches in the opposition box, defending deeper. Ranked 20th in the league for just about all of these factors. Far less effective in transitions and counter attacks.
Much worse to watch believe it or not.
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There's absolutely no way Bruce should have a Premier League job. He's never acheived anything of note, I know finishing 10th with us seems good but we were spending far more ambitiously than that at the time and had a very good squad.
 
What A Waster said:
Not exactly correct. I don't believe Benitez was a miracle worker.
I don't agree we are playing the exact same style under Bruce either.
Under Bruce we are scoring less, conceding more,keeping less clean sheets, having less of the ball, having less shots, facing more shots, having fewer touches in the opposition box, defending deeper. Ranked 20th in the league for just about all of these factors. Far less effective in transitions and counter attacks.
Much worse to watch believe it or not.
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Doesn't brucey have more points. You know, the thing that determines things?
 
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