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NEWCASTLE | SEASON 16/17
MONTH : 'JAN & FEB'
FIXTURES & RESULTS
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What a defining couple of months for our season. We have left February in a terrible state; 11 points behind Manchester City in the title race, out of the FA Cup, out of the Capital one cup and after our poor away performance to Ajax basically out of the champions league. The most worrying stat over these two months is that we have only managed two clean sheets, something that really needs addressing.
GOALSCORERS
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- The most improved and arguably best performer over the past two months has to be Bilal Basacikoglu, close to being sold last season he has proven his worth.
- Aboubakar was away on African Cup of Nations from January 15th and missed some pivotal games, he marked his comeback however with two goals against Liverpool.
-Munir and Munian have been huge disappointments.
NOVEMBER: PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
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Premier League Thoughts For This Month?
11 points separate us and the league leaders, we do have a game in hand but that is away to Manchester United and I do not believe we will pick up any points on that trip. 2nd Place for three seasons in a row will be a huge kick in the teeth but it looks like it may be the case with 13 games to go.
QUARTER FINALS : 1ST LEG - AWAY - 1-4 LOSS
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A dreadful performance away from home, the sliverlining is the away goal. Hopefully we can salvage our pride and win at home. I am confident we can win 3-0 at home but it will be a tough ask from the lads.
FA CUP 3RD ROUND : HOME - 6-2 WIN
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FA CUP 4TH ROUND : HOME - 0-1 LOSS
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We should have beaten Liverpool at home as we tested their keeper on many occasions. They scored from a set piece and held onto the lead.
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CAP CUP SEMI FINAL : 2ND LEG AWAY - 1-4 LOSS
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An absolutely terrible away performance from the lads, partly down to my formation selection but that is no excuse. We opted for a more defensive 4-1-2-2-1 as we were 3-1 ahead from the first leg but it didnt pay off and we were destroyed by Abe's men. A quick change of formation back to our main set up and we did manage a goal back but it was too much to ask from the lads.
Man United beat Abe 3-0 in the Final
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Overview
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SOLD CABELLA FOR 15.5M TO LYON
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Remy Cabella was probably my best player for two seasons but this season he has found himself on the bench. We is a fantastic player but much like Juan Mata during his time at chelsea didn't work hard enough defensively and didn't fit into my new 4-3-2-1 system. I would have kept him but the oppertunity to sign Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Bayern came up and we needed to cash in some chips to make the transfer viable. Thank you for the memories Cabella, you will be missed and good luck.
THE THIRD AND FINAL GALACTICO FOR NEXT SEASON - HOJBJERB FROM BAYERN MUNICH
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An absolute beast of a player, he will be the hub of my team for next season.
It is a shame that I have used up all my transfers for next season and I have regrets over signing Will Melia, even though he is an english wonderkid / fantastic prospect. Will Melia still has alot of developing to do before I can use him in a serious role and will most likely be loaned out for the majority of next season. If I could turn back time I would have held off his signing and brought in another striker because Aboubakar is away on AFCON during January and we struggle without a proper striker.
MADE 55M FROM PLAYER SALES
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PARDEW OFF HIS NUT
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ABOUBAKAR MAKES THE FEB TEAM OF THE WEEK
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MUNIR WINS YOUNG PLAYER OF THE MONT FOR JAN
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MUNIR WINS IT AGAIN FOR FEB
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