Pathetic Toon battered in embarrassing show – Man Metropolis 4-0 Newcastle

A pathetic efficiency from Newcastle United, who didn’t flip up from minute one towards a Man Metropolis aspect who had been allowed to run rampant.

For all of the pre-match hope after back-to-back wins in cup competitions and a sense this could possibly be the right time to play a fragile Metropolis workforce who performed in midweek, it was an embarrassing effort.

We had been passive from the off, may barely string a go collectively, barely made a problem and allowed Omar Marmoush to attain a first-half hat-trick (within the house of 14 minutes) due to some fairly woeful defending from Kieran Trippier and Lewis Corridor.

I couldn’t fairly consider how dangerous we had been. Howe received our method all improper from the off and the gamers didn’t flip up. In each space of the pitch we weren’t at it, be it tactically, technically or bodily.

The consequence sees us fail to capitalise on Chelsea’s 3-0 defeat at Brighton final evening and Nottingham Forest’s 2-1 defeat to Fulham this afternoon, with Bournemouth leapfrogging us within the league following their snug win at Southampton this afternoon.

With league video games towards Nottingham Forest and Liverpool to come back in our subsequent two, our top-four hopes are in bother if we proceed to play like a aspect who’ve one eye on subsequent month’s Carabao Cup ultimate.

Howe has made seven modifications to the aspect that beat Birmingham within the FA Cup final weekend, with Pope, Livramento, Targett, Longstaff, Miley, Osula and Wilson all dropping out of the aspect for Dubravka, Trippier, Corridor, Tonali, Murphy, Isak and Gordon.

STARTING XI: Dubravka – Trippier, Schar, Burn, Corridor – Bruno, Tonali, Willock – Murphy, Isak, Gordon.

SUBS: Pope, Wilson, Barnes, Targett, Krafth, Osula, Livramento, Longstaff, Miley.

We sat in to start out in a bid to frustrate them, nevertheless it was far too passive, our press was non-existent and we weren’t imposing ourselves on a fragile Metropolis aspect by any means. Once we did get the ball, we had been giving it away too cheaply, except for one second across the 10-minute mark after we lastly loved a interval of possession.

Nonetheless, that didn’t final lengthy and the aim conceded handy the hosts a lead on 20 minutes was so, so poor. A easy lengthy ball from Ederson ought to’ve been handled by Trippier, however he received all of it improper and Marmoush lobbed Dubravka to make it 1-0.

One then grew to become two barely 5 minutes later and it was one other tender one, as Marmoush was allowed to chop inside too simply and fireplace previous Dubravka after getting the higher of Trippier once more. It may’ve ben 3-0 moments later, as Burn’s essential interception denied a back-post faucet in.

On the different finish, Willock robbed Gonzalez in an awesome place to arrange Isak, who did effectively to work a shot that was effectively blocked by Stones.

An terrible begin then went from dangerous to worse as we had been reduce open as soon as once more. Savinho burst in down the appropriate and his in the reduction of discovered Marmoush in acres of house to finish a 14-minute hat-trick. Recreation over and a frankly pathetic opening half-hour as we headed in the direction of a hammering and our third defeat in our final 4 league video games.

Howe may’ve hauled off nearly anybody on the break, nevertheless it was Trippier and Willock who made means for Livramento and Miley. We did enhance barely (it couldn’t get any worse) and had our largest probability to tug one again on the hour mark, as pretty play from Bruno and Corridor arrange Miley, who fired his shot too near Ederson.

Two extra modifications then arrived with 20 minutes to play, as Bruno – who had been booked – and Gordon had been changed by Longstaff and Wilson, nevertheless it didn’t change a lot and Metropolis made it 4. A easy nook and Haaland flick that was tapped in by McAtee. One more tender aim to concede as we didn’t win the primary or second balls in a crowded field.

A day to neglect however enormous classes to be taught and large enhancements wanted if we need to end within the high 4 and carry a trophy subsequent month.

Subsequent up, Nottingham Forest – presently six factors away from us – at St James’ Park subsequent Sunday.

HWTL.