Bailey Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 The movement through the centre of midfield is non existent. All Neville & heitinga have done is pass the ball sideways or backwards. Straq isnt the most polished of players but he is always on the move and he gets in the penalty area which makes a refreshing change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Lovely build up play from Donovan, Osman and Saha. Best move of the half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 What is up with Jags this season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 WTF are Jags & Howard playing at... Howard absolutely rooted to the spot when he should be coming to collect and Jags skies the hurried clearance straight up in the air... Lots of players are having trouble judging the flight in the wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 WTF is Jags at again there? Misjudges the flight, Distin does well to help him but gets turned and luckily Jags gets back to get his foot in, and also looks like he has actually injured himself. Dont think we will be seeing him for much longer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Jag off Rodwell on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Maybe we'll have a bit of thrust in the midfield now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Neville just sucks the life out of every attacking move. If he plays the ball quickly or one touch to Saha he is in acres of space and can turn to get at the Bolton back 4, but because he takes a touch, looks around, and then passes the ball a yard to the side of Saha, he miscontrols and the Bolton defender is on him. WASTE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Newcastle are 1 up against the red shite, and a mazy run from Distin. Always like to see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Totally agree Bailey - I'd love to have seen Rodders and Felli instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Glad to see Rodwell on. He could just make that little bit of difference which will get us the 3 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Neville manages to totally nullify that corner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 How is that not a penalty?! Lovely lay off from Straq and Donovan was through... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I don't think that was a pen, Donovan went down a bit too easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I'd be annoyed if that was awarded against us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Neville just sucks the life out of every attacking move. If he plays the ball quickly or one touch to Saha he is in acres of space and can turn to get at the Bolton back 4, but because he takes a touch, looks around, and then passes the ball a yard to the side of Saha, he miscontrols and the Bolton defender is on him. WASTE! I actually think hes been ok tonight. Passing the ball forward on a few occations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 We were fucking lucky there... No idea what Howard was doing but he got himself out of the shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 How is that not a penalty?! Lovely lay off from Straq and Donovan was through... Wasnt a penalty but a lovely touch by straq an we already see that Donovan still has pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I don't think that was a pen, Donovan went down a bit too easily. Must admit 2nd look it wasnt as clear cut as I thought but it looks as though he does clip his ankle. I would agree it would be soft, but the Ref gave Ricketts a free kick for the same thing earlier in the game, so he has to be consistent and give that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 pffff - not great first half, but not sure the boos are deserved. We've look a lot more positive than in a while and Stracq and Donovan clicked well and looked threatening. Saha was virtually invisible. Ossie probably my motm so far. Let's hope the wind can be the 12th man for us next half. Also, I'd like to see the corwd pipe up a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Wind is vicious....but some decent stuff at times. The enforced change should hopefully work in our favour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I'd like to see Vellio on for Saha, and Barkley on for Neville for second half, but just noticed that neither in on the bench. Toss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Not a bad 1st half but not great either. Back 4 was looking shaky, but hopefully now with Heitinga back there we will improve and the same could be said of the centre of midfield, but Rodwell being introduced should give us a bit more drive and energy. Donovan has looked very sharp and Osman has come inside well. Saha has been better but still sloppy and while Straq is bringing others into the game nicely and doing a good job for us, I am not convinced he is a goalscorer as I mentioned in a previous post. Having said that if he can keep laying the ball off and putting others through then we could have a productive second half of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Wasn't a penalty IMO, Donovan went way too easy. Neville??? I give up - is that his role - to make 2 yard passes back to the man he got it off? He is a chuckle brother, from me to you. He is wasting a position ffs. Distin has been superb, he defies his age, strides purposefully with the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Wasn't a penalty IMO, Donovan went way too easy. Don't think it was a pen but I wonder why he went down when clean through . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Almost a goal down there... Both Heitinga & Distin didnt do enough imo. Good save from Howard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Ossie going off... I don't get it, is he injured??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Ossie off . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 We are a mess the last 5 mins, what the fuck is going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 We really need to get our foot on the ball. Bolton starting to look the better team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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