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Alan Shearer didn’t pull any punches on Match of the Day following on from Newcastle’s 4-2 loss away to Brentford on the GTech Stadium.
Regardless of a powerful if not defensively flawed efficiency in opposition to Liverpool midweek, Eddie Howe’s facet didn’t capitalise on Saturday and have now recorded simply two wins of their final 11 league video games.
Shearer echoed many followers’ frustrations with how the gamers have carried out exceptionally in opposition to the large golf equipment this season (wins in opposition to Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea throughout all competitions, while avoiding defeat in opposition to Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis) however fail to do the job when it issues in opposition to different sides.
Shearer didn’t maintain again on Match of the Day
Talking on Saturday evening’s Match of the Day, Shearer was fairly scathing in his evaluation, saying: “I don’t just like the perspective of a number of of the Newcastle gamers. You possibly can’t simply flip up in huge residence video games.”
“That is worrying: we have been praising Newcastle on a regular basis for his or her vitality, their closing down, for his or her urgent. There’s none of it. That’s not ok, it’s unacceptable.”
With a report of 5 wins, 5 attracts and 5 losses within the league this season, the Magpies have now misplaced as many video games as they did in the complete 22/23 marketing campaign.
Shearer additionally highlighted how the as soon as resolute and formidable defence has started to leak targets, with Newcastle now sitting on a destructive objective distinction.
“It worries me” – Shearer slates defence
Shearer then slated our defensive show and defined why we glance means off the facet who completed fourth two seasons in the past.
“From a Newcastle viewpoint, defensively they have been in every single place. And it worries me, I take a look at them and so they’re missing the vitality that we’re so used to seeing a 12 months or two in the past.”
December is a crunch month for the membership to attempt to get their season again heading in the right direction and place itself as a sexy prospect for any potential January signings.
A win in opposition to Leicester, in addition to enacting revenge on Brentford within the Carabao Cup quarter-final needs to be the minimal expectation, or the Magpies might discover themselves turning into entrenched in a mid-table battle for the remainder of the season.
Let’s hope issues choose up quickly, for the sake of our league marketing campaign, cup hopes and Howe’s future!
