GWT: PL Matchweek 13

HoseEmDown

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Why is Dubravka playing over Darlow? He got pretty easily on the Saka goal and was way to indecisive on the 2nd. Newcastle has no midfielders that can hold the ball up so they're being dominated in possession but the goalie needs to make one or both of those saves.
 
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This looks like a match week 35 game where Newcastle is already confirmed going down. Playing with no urgency or passion. Guys just walking around not even trying to make runs for someone to pass to. There's so much mediocrity in this squad I don't even know where they should start when it comes to transfers.
 
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Duchene2MacKinnon

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This looks like a match week 35 game where Newcastle is already confirmed going down. Playing with no urgency or passion. Guys just walking around not even trying to make runs for someone to pass to. There's so much mediocrity in this squad I don't even know where they should start when it comes to transfers.
Let me help start with Sam and end with coutinho.
 

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Let me help start with Sam and end with coutinho.

A loan with an option to buy, at like 15-20M if they stay up, wouldn't be the worst move. They need someone with creativity outside of St. Maximin and could use another goal threat. They could probably use Umtiti too, but straight loan wouldn't commit long term to him with his health, as their backline is poor.
 
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Deserved win in the end. Saka was amazing, so was Martinelli when he came on. Nuno was mostly great, so so active and dangerous. Compensates for making stupid decisions. All of those guys are born in the 2000s as well.
 

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This looks like a match week 35 game where Newcastle is already confirmed going down. Playing with no urgency or passion. Guys just walking around not even trying to make runs for someone to pass to. There's so much mediocrity in this squad I don't even know where they should start when it comes to transfers.

The next two matches with Norwich and Burnley could decide their fate.
 

Chimaera

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To be fair, Coutinho can run things against some crap sides. He also “shows some ambition” as he’s a player with some resume ala Robinho for City. But I would choke when seeing the wages it would take to get him there
 

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The next two matches with Norwich and Burnley could decide their fate.

I see 2 draws. I also don't see how they survive relegation. I don't think Leeds is bad enough to be 17th, nor do I think they are better than Southampton, Villa or Brentford. The only team below 15th I don't have faith in is Watford but they have a good coach and guys who can score, so they can scrape enough points to stay up.
 
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Jersey Fresh

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I see 2 draws. I also don't see how they survive relegation. I don't think Leeds is bad enough to be 17th, nor do I think they are better than Southampton, Villa or Brentford. The only team below 15th I don't have faith in is Watford but they have a good coach and guys who can score, so they can scrape enough points to stay up.
Here's hoping.

It will be interesting to see who they can attract in January. In their position, I don't know if "established" players will find it somewhere they want to go. And younger players with potential might not have the immediate impact to keep them up.

Of course, bags of money paper over a lot of those questions.
 

Duchene2MacKinnon

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To be fair, Coutinho can run things against some crap sides. He also “shows some ambition” as he’s a player with some resume ala Robinho for City. But I would choke when seeing the wages it would take to get him there
Coutinho ambitious? lol
 

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