It was a team performance today I thought, an awful lot of plusses when the odds were against us. The coverage I thought seemed subdued, (crowd noise, commentators). Maybe it was my cynical side but the 'hacks of Fleet Street' still want their agenda answered.Despite the fkn awful decisions, thought Howe got his tactics spot on.
We're nearly there, think 2 wins will do it.
Hope fatboy puts a bid in for them obnoxious twats
I am still in shock at those two decisions, particularly the penalty. The officials are just so blatant about their clear bias. They don't even care what the media says.
This is a completely different NUFC now so it's a resounding no chance from me.Imagine if those decisions were against us, I think we all know the outcome would have been different. I hope it doesn’t put a dent in our confidence.
I wonder if the officials want Chelsea to succeed on the pitch to increase the chance of a quick sale for the club? Would be rather difficult for the PL if they went bankrupt and couldn't complete their fixtures. Endless legal challenges I fear.
Grow upAre you mad?
Just watched the Man U match keggy, didn't have a clue what you were on about before but I do now.You can really see in recent weeks that the time Howe spent studying Atletico Madrid, including going over and doing some sessions with them, has made him refine his approach somewhat since Bournemouth. For example, when a Newcastle United attack breaks down and Chelsea look to break watch how many times one of our players fouls a Chelsea defender before their move properly get going. Wood, Murphy and Guimares have all done this several times. I don't doubt Trippier's also helped bring the darker arts message across. We also now use the going down with an injury to disrupt play tactic that's generally crept into the Premier League in the last couple of years. You rotate who does it and you can really chew the clock to borrow a term from NFL. Again it's a tactic right out of the Simeone play book.
Anyone know what the rules are regarding appealing those decisions? Obviously we won't get anything out of it but I'd be happy if havertz and the referee/var operator was banned
We were usually the ones that suffered from retrospective decisionsAnyone remember the good old days of retrospective red cards. Now they don't even raise an eyebrow