Newcastle performance and result against Liverpool was as bad as it gets

Posted by: Clarky · December 28, 2008

I guess whatever we say, we should not devalue Liverpool’s performance, which was as good as ours was abject. The difference between the two teams was an absolute chasm, and horribly demonstrated just how far we have fallen while the ‘dippers have steadily progressed.

Michael Owen

To be perfectly honest, so utterly appaling was our defensive performance (and that includes the midfield) it could quite easily have been double figures. That it wasn’t was largely down to Shay Given, and despite the the collective ‘others’.

It seems a bit pointless raking over the coals of an utterly embarrassing showing – we were horrible all over the pitch. 90% of our problems were founded on Liverpool’s blindingly brilliant tactical innovation of playing with one striker and Gerrard ‘in the hole’. This was clearly an innovation we had never encountered, heard of or anticipated, such was it’s success.

Joe Kinnear looks on the game

Gerrard wandered around finding acres of space, while not one of stars appeared to realise he was totally controlling the game. Our utter inability to get anyone within 10yds of StevieG was quite possibly our most noteable achievement of the entire afternoon.

Coming to terms with just how s***e we are in comparison to a club like Liverpool is hard to stomach. Watching some of those performing in black ‘n white today was equally vomit-inducing.

David Edgar scores the only goal for Newcastle

MOTM? Given, by a mile. Just over a mile behind was Damien Duff. He seemed to care.

An afterthought – I thought the crowd were terrific today. Despite suffering horribly, they stuck with the team – although once again in sheer defiance of what was happening to their team rather than anything else.

A good few chants of “Walkin’ in a Robson Wonderland” warmed the heart, and a nice round of applause for Gerrard when he was subbed showed the class still prevalent at SJP in the most difficult of circumstances.

Once again made me genuinely proud to be a Geordie – despite everything else.

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