Swansea vs Newcastle

[JM]

Obertan's coming on.

We've lost.

[Maskya Yoshida]

Great goal Debuchy.

[JM]

Well done Howard Webb lad.

[JM]

Defending's been absolutely diabolical tonight. No pressing whatsoever.

[JM]

Honestly can't figure out how we can produce some great performances and some battling victories and end up being thrashed by a team who have won just 2 games at home out of 11 (including this one). Been blagging on all night about the fact that Swansea are playing their 3rd game in 6 days. I thought we would be coming up against tired legs for us to capitalize on. Granted, we had some chances to do that but we lacked the cutting edge. Remy didn't get the freedom that we have seen him get the past few games and was confided to pick up the scraps in the box, somewhere where he isn't really at his best.

Howard Webb is a shithouse. Thought the first penalty shout was a penalty, regardless of where the arm was. I've seen them types of handball given this season. Shelvey's "headbutt" is debatable too.

Gabriel Obertan is also a shithouse. I don't know why Pardew keeps on relying on him to produce goods which frankly, he doesn't have. Especially where we have the likes of Marveaux being made to rot in the reserves with no logical explanation as to why. He's done well for us and I don't understand why he is being treated like this. He's miles better than Obertan as well.

One thing you mustn't do when you're playing against Swansea is play deep. That allows them to pass more freely in the danger zones and to search for that killer ball. We dropped back and we let them pour in. Jonjo Shelvey and Pozuelo had the whole park to themselves to pick out passes to Vazquez before he went off and Nathan Dyer. Again, we sat back and did not press Shelvey when he scored that thundercunt. One thing's for sure. He may be seen as a shite player to some, but he can score from long range. We just didn't hassle him and Pozuelo for that matter.

Jonjo Shelvey man of the match man. For fucks sake.

[Blue Moon]

2 penalties turned down in the space of about 5 seconds. gg Howard Webb

'one thing you mustn't do against Swansea' is bollocks imo, you can easily play well sitting deep against them, just letting them knock it round pointlessly in their midfield is fine, you've just got to remain tight, we'd looked capable of threatening them, you just can't legislate for mistakes like Krul's one when you're going to play like that