Vincent Panopticon
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@VPanopticon A rough answer would be Fabregas, Giraldez, and Sarabia from the young coaches. For a more definite answer I’ll have to think about it.
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There’s a reason why you have never seen me put Howe in conversations around the elite. There are fundamental strategic issues in his approach that simply don’t work for a team aiming to be around the top of the league consistently.
Howe’s idea in possession is heavily based on creating through underlaps and overlaps via the positional rotations in the wide triangles FB–CM–W. This is a great tool to have, but Newcastle are overly dependent on it. This, in correlation with the fact that Howe primarily plays with constant double width in his 4-3-3, naturally forces his team wider. You will very rarely see a Newcastle player receiving between the lines facing forward in settled play, which requires a lot more carrying and baiting from the back four combined with zonal pinning, rather than the constant pass-and-move sequences in the wide triangle. This severely impacts the central and half-space (objectively the most valuable area of the pitch) threat Newcastle are able to generate.
The most worrying aspect is the lack of temporal awareness. Newcastle go long far more often than they should, even when there is a clear free man in the build-up. This, in turn, drastically limits the amount of control they can generate. These strategic issues are also aligned with the physical expenditure required from the players. When you combine this with the fact that Howe has a very strong bias towards out-of-possession attributes in recruitment, it makes the perfect combination of a coach who can occasionally get into Europe but ultimately cannot challenge at the very top consistently.
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Eddie Howe falls in the same boat alongside Thomas Frank, David Moyes and Sean Dyche. Great out of possession coaches but very limited at controlling games through possession. The biggest mistake is when the recruitment becomes oriented only towards out of possession attributes,—
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Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has joined Newcastle from Southampton on a season-long loan
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@ChrisDHWaugh Why not Miley or Longstaff in for Willock.
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Graham Arnold, the longest-serving coach in Subway #Socceroos history, will depart immediately from the role of head coach.
Thank you for everything, Arnie.
#ThankYouArnie
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@ajnealen @alanshearer The Fulwell End, is always full...
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@OliverGBell @Edit_Kev @garyjacob I completely agree. I have to add that the 'Official Turmeric partner' bit made me laugh 😂
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@TheMatildas She's gonna be a big deal
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Missed the members sale yesterday because I was driving home from the Lakes, in a meeting this morning from 9:45 until 11am. I'm not getting a ticket for the second leg am I? 🤦🏻♂️ #NUFC
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@simonhill1894 4 posts. What silly sport gives you a point for missing
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Further to my (goal) post of yesterday. Is there anything uglier than these things? (…yes, I’m aware of why they exist)…
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@SaintFrankly Yes but...
"We are vain and we are blind"
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@PhillipAdams_1 You'd think Scomo had more to do with his time
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Been a weird few days.
From watching dross at Wolves to the richest club in the world.
A fan’s perspective via @FOXFOOTBALL
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