Newcastle v Wolves comms thread.

[Aimless Balls]

Wonder what Moutinho’s role will be. If he’s on the left of a 3 he could be high-maintenance.

 

[Netherton Wolf]

I think Sarabia's wife is due to give birth to twins any day. Could that be the reason he isnt in the squad?

Yes they announced it last Oct so wud b due any day now

 

[djmikeydickens]

If it's going tits up at least JL isn't afraid to change it up and we have options from the bench

 

[ombyman]

What colour you gonna paint it?

blue, using my tears

 

[ombyman]

JL uses 16 players per game. to suggest that people have been dropped because they are not in the starting line-up is totally ludicrous!

is this a clever joke? I honestly cant work it out

 

[ombyman]

Or Podence could get a goal…..
it was Mouthino that laid on the chip for Podence to score just a few weeks back………

he might get a goal, but he will also let their players run past him with only a token attempt at a tackle

 

[JOSWolf]

The attacking players and midfield players need to press well today and not leave Raul isolated.

 

[VancouverWolf]

he might get a goal, but he will also let their players run past him with only a token attempt at a tackle

Fair enough…..let’s see if last weeks sit out focuses his attention today.

 

[Big Saft Kid]

Starting with Moutinho???? FFS. They will walk through our midfield. JL's achilles heel. Don't start with him bring him on at 60 to 70 minutes.

 

[luiandlui]

Wonder what Moutinho’s role will be. If he’s on the left of a 3 he could be high-maintenance.

Pretty much impossible to play it worse than Nunes

 

[Scallywolf]

Cunha and Nunes dropped then.

’Dropped’ is no longer a word used in these circumstances.

Football is much more of a squad game nowadays with every player important.

’Benched’ would be more appropriate.

 

[SA Wolf]

From what I've seen this weekend, most of the teams at the bottom are battling and no one is cast adrift or looks clueless. I just hope that Wolves can now emulate the fighting spirit that Bournemouth, Everton, Leeds and Saints have shown. Even Forest in defeat at Spuds showed they won't lie down and I understand that Leicester had chances against Chelsea.
Come on Wolves, show us that the first half against Spuds was an anomaly and the second was who you really are!

 

[WolvTown]

This tem selection makes me think the manager is trying to say something... either he's saying that he believes strongly in the 5 substitution system, or something else.

 

[Sketchead]

Starting with Moutinho???? FFS. They will walk through our midfield. JL's achilles heel. Don't start with him bring him on at 60 to 70 minutes.

On the flip side, we got absolutely rinsed without him last week and they walked through us over and over again until he came on.

 

[Sussex Wolf]

’Dropped’ is no longer a word used in these circumstances.

Football is much more of a squad game nowadays with every player important.

’Benched’ would be more appropriate.

Agreed. Think the players must be used to JL and his heavy use of the squad now, and that it’s not necessarily that a player is out of favour if not a starter. In saying all that, like others, I feel Mouts plays best when he comes on as a sub like Adama. I hope to be proven wrong again by Super Lopetegui!

 

[JOSWolf]

From what I've seen this weekend, most of the teams at the bottom are battling and no one is cast adrift or looks clueless. I just hope that Wolves can now emulate the fighting spirit that Bournemouth, Everton, Leeds and Saints have shown. Even Forest in defeat at Spuds showed they won't lie down and I understand that Leicester had chances against Chelsea.
Come on Wolves, show us that the first half against Spuds was an anomaly and the second was who you really are!

Agree. Play like we did in the first half against Spurs today and we are in serious trouble. Play like the second half then great.

 

[Timberwolf]

The movement of Jimenez & Podence and the speed of Traore should cause the walking oak trees in Newcastle’s defence a few problems. Set pieces, we’re ****ed!!!

 

[dewolfman]

Traore to channel his inner bully and score 4

 

[luiandlui]

We are a miles better team with Moutinho on the pitch than Nunes. As close to a fact as there is in football

 

[sheffwolf]

JL confirms Sarabia is injured

 

[Parkfieldswolf]

I feel this could be one of Pod’s last chances to impress JL and he should play like it I hope. He’s been up and down for us and we all know on his day he can change a game but he needs to up his game now and contribute to the cause. Cut out the histrionics and keep the ball more. Fingers crossed come on Wolves!

 

[Rowzed]

JL confirms Sarabia is injured

Couldn’t work out exactly what he said, he said back in Wolverhampton, did he say hamstring?

 

[FJRWolf]

Podence and Moutinho starting, I might go an paint a fence or something at 4.30 instead. pointless, Newcastle will steam roll us with those two in the team

While I wouldn't gave started Moutinho or Podence, I'll trust JL to get it right.
With your comments I'm suspecting football isn't really for you.

 

[SA Wolf]

Agree that todays games are squad games and that players will come into the starting 11 and go out of it, however, it looks to me as though Nunes has been as good as dropped as don't matter and hopefully Loppy is making a point which Nunes recognises. He simply has not been good enough for a player that cost half the national debt of a banana republic. I just hope that this is a kick up the **** and Nunes shows what he is really about. None of this 'it takes time to settle' *******s. He's been here 3/4 of a season now and has done nothing so far to justify his fee.

 

[Lobo de Ouro]

I'm expecting a good performance from Adama and Raul today.

 

[steve vena]

Sarabia is injured.

 

[Bugsy911]

Problem with his heel is what was said on radio WM.

 

[JonahWolf]

Its the Podence that can't close down or tackle anyone

and Mouts is too old for a 100mph midfield battle

Which is fair. But…
Playing Moutinho, means dropping Nunes. Which is hard to argue against. Playing Moutinho in a MF 3 with Neves and Lemina though, against a team that have lost their most consistent, physical CM in Joelinton, I think it could work.
It’s far less of a disadvantage than when he’s in a 2, or that includes Dendoncker, who never actually achieved anything while admittedly ‘ran about a lot’.

 

[JOSWolf]

Sarabia is injured.

Now that is not what I wanted to hear!

 

[sheffwolf]

Couldn’t work out exactly what he said, he said back in Wolverhampton, did he say hamstring?

Heel problem I think

 

[SingYourHeartsOut]

On the flip side, we got absolutely rinsed without him last week and they walked through us over and over again until he came on.

True enough, although a lot changed. Anyway it's balmy up here and I've tapped directly into a satellite, so I can read the opinions on here!

 

[Aimless Balls]

Hahaha Dawson introduced as Davidson. He’s been around a while, bud.

 

[Snarlingwolf]

Was really looking forward to this match until I saw who the ref is.

 

[GY Wolf]

Why don't we play in gold shorts anymore?

 

[DPE]

Here we go, good start please and silence that crowd.

 

[VancouverWolf]

Ok…..here we go…..3 points pretty please

 

[QB Wolf]

No gold shorts!!! Very disappointed!

 

[DPE]

Adama playing really well so far.

 

[Erick1011]

Kilman with nearly a clanger there…

 

[Kashmire Hawker]

Great fight by Podence in breaking down that attempted Newcastle cross