Good to see dont need to drop down lower leagues just to win games and get to Wembley before fans start enjoying football.
Newcastle
It’s a positive mood here … tempered by some familiar Mike Ashley-shaped worries. We’ve recovered from a poor first half of the season to produce some outstanding performances, from the gritty trench warfare of Man City at home to a breathtaking comeback against Everton. We have new heroes (Salomón Rondón, Miguel Almirón, Fabian Schär), we’ve seen local lad Sean Longstaff break through, and we’ve witnessed Rafa get every last drop from players like Isaac Hayden and Ayoze Pérez. Fans are enjoying going to the match again… and that’s a huge achievement. Of course, if Rafa goes, that changes everything – and with takeover talk again receding, it doesn’t look as if our financial knight in shining armour will be arriving any time soon.
More of this please … Almirón on the ball, given his pace, nous and quick thinking. And when (and if) we reach safety, it would be great to see whether Yoshinori Muto and Antonio Barreca can cut it
Less of this please … Silly mistakes … and giving away penalties and free- kicks. We’ve been punished by lapses in concentration and committed too many stupid fouls. It’s frustrating, especially as we can play with such solidity.
Predictions… We will finish 13th.
The top four: 1 Man City;
2 Liverpool;
3Arsenal;
4 Man United.
Going down: 18 Cardiff;
19 Fulham;
20 Huddersfield
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Less of this please … Silly mistakes … and giving away penalties and free- kicks. We’ve been punished by lapses in concentration and committed too many stupid fouls. It’s frustrating, especially as we can play with such solidity.
Predictions… We will finish 13th.
The top four: 1 Man City;
2 Liverpool;
3Arsenal;
4 Man United.
Going down: 18 Cardiff;
19 Fulham;
20 Huddersfield