Why Miley showed shades of Tonali - NUFC have a star!

[@dean3tuns]

Miley’s speed of thought and pass stood out for me today, enjoyed Osula’s energy and desire, you can see the lad has something, Targett was really good today but Gordon and Bruno changed the game. Poor first half but much more control in the second half. Miley must be ahead of Sean and Joe Willock. After todays display, this lad could be anything

[@owainjones4584]

Miley is a top talent. The composer this young man has is top class

[@grahamritchie7755]

After a poor start Miley was brilliant and Target was very good. I was so pleased for Osula what a cracking goal. On the downside Sean, Barnes and Miggy were awful. Great review Craig

[@craighope_dailymail]

Thanks Graham.

[@nerothewonderpug]

I’ve not even watched this yet! Watching now! But we’ve all just been saying the same thing! One of our own. Delighted for the lad. Poor performance in first half. What’s wrong with beating a player and crossing? Two many side ways passes. But lots of squad players etc. can’t overly criticise. Best moment at match was seeing so many new fans (school children) thoroughly enjoying themselves. It was heartening.

[@Inukshuk67]

Mitchell should prioritize signing Tyler Dibling before someone else does. He scored two goals today and is a great young prospect.

[@da9el883]

the price must have gone up now? .. no deal because of FFP and PST ... exciting talent, but could we afford him now?

[@Inukshuk67]

@da9el883 I'm sure the price has gone up but they were prepared to pay upwards of £60m for Guehi this summer so there must be some money.

[@bernicia-sc2iw]

Longstaff and Almiron had me tearing my hair out - again . Miley is a gem . Osula looks raw and not quite PL ready , but has promise . Barnes looks out of sorts . Targett was okay . Trippier and Kelly were inconsistent . The gulf in quality between our regular starting eleven and this line up is scary though. Certain players have had their time and need to leave now or in the summer .

[@jamesmilligan2797]

Yep good analysis mate.

[@masterwesty]

Playing time is important most of these guys have barely played.

[@michaelnixon6609]

Love the videos Craig. I really like the look of Osula. He has pace. Power and works hard. Hopefully he can have a breakout season next year.

[@neilsnowdon2863]

Miley has the ability to become a cultured attacking midfielder. He can place a forward pass like Bruno and has enough pace to create space for himself. The goal shows he is developing his strength. He is unlikely to become a Tonali like defensive midfielder, but , hopefully he will get more minutes on the pitch as the season progresses. Let's hope we're right on it for the Wolves game. I'm taking it game by game, Craig, but it is certainly a warm feeling around the team at present!

[@std6385]

Miley grew into the game and was easily man of the match. However it was a pretty grim day for 3 or 4 of those starting who are usually on the bench. Hopefully 2 or 3 of them are moved on ASAP. Thought Targett did well after long lay off

[@LolsFishingAdventures]

Miley looks SO relaxed on the ball, never looks flustered or hurried. Brilliant goal to top off a tremendous performance.

[@ih8utoob51]

Potential star but this game also showed quite clearly who needs to leave

[@Hm32271]

Who?

[@da9el883]

@@Hm32271 almiron perhaps? matt targett, longstaff etc. they have no future at our club anymore

[@badofcheese]

@@da9el883Targett was fine. Miggy is woeful.

[@JNRF5385]

​@@da9el883 Matty was injured and hardly had any game time since so it's fair to be rusty in that situation. Think there's talk of him going anyway but without game time it's hard to get fully up to speed even against a scrappier small team, remember those games are sometimes harder than they look and put everything they have into it

[@grahamsidney9214]

Thought targett was fine had a pretty good game

[@paulcarruthers1314]

Almiron just not at the races along with Longstaff, exit surely.

[@damienreilly4347]

Was waiting for this video, Miley was class today, that pass to Osulu was world class, then his a minute later was outstanding.

[@adamcrawford1346]

Miley shows maturity, responsibility, humility on top of exceptional skill, strength, speed and endurance. He can be the main man one day I think. Olsula will get better. Nice left foot on him. A lot of giving the ball away, I won’t criticise any individual players, prefer to concentrate on the positives. Thanks for the content Craig. Bring on Wolves.

[@lookskyewalker]

Brilliant performance, even going a goal down wasn't a panic. I thought we'd win anyway but Eddie's substitutions at half time was inspired.

[@badofcheese]

I think people are overreacting regarding strength in depth. The volume of changes made everyone look worse. We could accommodate 2-3 of those starting games if we needed them without it being an issue. It was a cup game with 9 changes and a load of players who haven’t played together before.

[@lookskyewalker]

Exactly.

[@HowayTheMags]

No, don't make sensible comments on KZbin!!!! 😆

[@davidgracey5025]

Agreed

[@beepmac275]

Thanks Craig…reading a lot of comments, not just on here , saying it’s the end for Sean longstaff! …why be so negative, and how ungrateful …why can’t people just leave it to Eddie..saying that! its probably the same people who wanted Eddie gone not so long ago… great that so many got a rest today so I for one am grateful to those who got us through …great win .

[@geordie-drywall]

Its a difficult game to judge the '2nd string' on. No pressure actually creating an abundance of the stuff. Lots of positives to take and into the next round 👌 job done

[@abdoulayesall9866]

This games has proven that the dropoff between in the front 3 is quite huge actually, for CF it's pretty obvious and we really need to sign someone able to cover for Isak while Osula (who I think has fantastic potential) developps, I cannot stress how important it is to find a big CF with good hold up play, and this is where Osula needs to improve the most in my opinion. But this is also true for the wingers where Barnes despite being a very good finisher, dont provide enough threat 1v1 and dont press well enough. For him, Id consider to use him as CF if we dont sign anyone, but as LW I've seen enough to feel like we should part ways with him. On the RW if we cannot get a long term target, we should look at the loan market as well, otherwise, Id like to see more of Willock on the flanks, especially with Lewis Miley on the verge of becoming the 4th midfielder in the rotation. Good game from Matt Targett, hope we can see more the same, disappointed by Longstaff who's energy seems off since his excellent performance v Arsenal in the league. Anywayn good review as usual, love the content

[@simplyinxs]

Totally agree that we do need some better quality for games like this but if you take into account our usual first 11 are better quality players gonna want to come to warm the bench. It’s a fine line but after 9 changes it would be disjointed early doors. Trying to keep everyone happy is a tough ask these days.

[@TonyODOnnell-tt8gh]

Great analysis, Graig. Spot on ! It's a worry that we can't trust players - as we're going to have to rotate. Howe needs to have his one on one words with them. Otherwise, the door is ajar... for psr....

[@gavinblenkinsop6250]

While I agree that Miley really shone today (and he’s definitely bulked up), Osula looked lively and made some positive runs but he was never picked up or given the ball. And pleasing to see Sanusi getting a chance and fingers crossed he gets more chances and follows a similar path to Miley. Today shone a light on what we have away from the 15/16 match day starters. There is a serious lack of depth in the squad. But for some it won’t be a shock. Almiron has always played like he did today. Longstaff has had more games like today than he’s had outstanding games.

[@davidrobinson2776]

I'm old enough to remember '76 Craig. This time we are a lot higher in the table but we don't have Micky Burns, Geoff Nulty or Alan Gowling. But joking aside, what would you pay for Supermac in the modern game? He had pace, strength, bravery and finishing.

[@craighope_dailymail]

Supermac is the one player I’d love to go back and see live.

[@davidrobinson2776]

@@craighope_dailymailCraig lad, he was force of nature. His legs were that bandy, he couldn't stop a pig in an alley but I've never seen a faster striker but that wasn't his only asset. Malcolm had supreme confidence, just like Isak. He could score any type of goal from tap ins and headers to a volley over the shoulder with his weaker foot. Some players are just born to score goals and Supermac was one of them. Great video son and thank you for your reply.

[@paulwright9332]

Look forward to these reviews

[@craighope_dailymail]

Good to hear Paul!

[@fadedjem]

Some strange performances today, some of the names so-called fans are calling to offload are simply laughable, but what can you expect from the terminally online section of the fanbase? The one I simply cannot wrap my head around is Barnes. He just doesn't fit into any of the other categories. He isn't an Almiron/Targett who has been outgrown by the club, he isn't a dependable old stalwart like Longstaff or Lascelles, he isn't a cheap shirt filler like Kelly or a future prospect like Osula. I really, really don't like to call him a flop, because he's had some magnificent days in a toon shirt and you never feel bad to see him coming off the bench, his talent is obvious and he has hugely upgraded the strength of our bench. But I do struggle to think of a good performance when he was in the starting XI, and that's baffling for a player of such pedigree and quality. Strange, strange thing - Bromley came to play and you hate to take anything away from them, but today really should have been a game for him and Almiron to run riot. I don't begrudge the half time score sheet, but I wish we'd seen more danger and dynamism from either of them with all the possession we had. Once again, I'd like to profess my undying hatred for anyone who ever wants Longstaff to leave the club. Y'all are sick in the head and I don't want to know any of yous. He should finish his career with us and I'll always be reassured to see him on the team sheet.

[@Orlando-oq8nn]

You had me right up to the Longstaff paragragh. You're allowing emotion rule here. I've met him a couple times and he is a really nice guy. He is not a PL player. He can't manipulate his body in tight spaces that is an absolute necessity at this level. He should be dominating games like today. Instead he puts in that performance.

[@lookskyewalker]

I agree, do you think Barnes could be a number 10.

[@KassaiLev]

I never thought and i still don’t think Miley is a 6. I think his natural position is a creative 10 that we’ve been missing so much. His close control and vision are incredible, he can run well and he’s especially great at spotting the attackers’ runs and gives them great through balls. Plus it seems clear that defending is not his strong suit, he’s naturally an attacking player.

[@craighope_dailymail]

Yeah, I’m not sure which or 6, 8 or 10 he will be. Looked good at 6 today though.

[@TrifficLad33]

He doesn't need to be pigeon holed into having a certain position yet. He's only 18 his best position will come in time but for now it's great that he can learn from bruno, tonali & J7 who are all vastly different midfielders.

[@marcusdidius4090]

Dear Craig, Canny video as always👍 Dubs should be No.1 GK till the end of the season🙏 Miley showed his champions league pedigree with that stunning goal👍✊🤘👏 Osulu proves that we have a rough diamond of a striker, which just needs some polish & game time from The Gaffer👍✊🤘👏💪😎😊😁 Regards,

[@LynnBrown-w6u]

If we can win these two home games this week then its Southampton away for the 'Reverse Carver'. Winning 8 PL games in a row would be some achievement. Also, is there genuine interest from Everton for Longstaff?

[@PhilPha]

Have to say I’ve got the jitters as nearly half way through the window and no signings yet. Please not another window like the Summer.

[@mypointoftoon]

There are some fringe players that I struggle to sympathise with not getting in the team more. There have been opportunities all season to influence the EH's team selection. They just have taken their chances

[@Yungrexy]

I'm done defending Longstaff & Miggy now like. This was their chance to stake a claim for first-team duty but they both fell waaay short of justifying their place in the squad. Miley is streets ahead of Longy and should be ahead of him in the first-team squad too.

[@Mickey-s09]

Longstaff has been dog 💩 for ever, not sure what fans see in him, miley is streets ahead at 18.

[@davymc6764]

He still lacks pace or rather acceleration...if hes to play deep. Tonali has shown what a difference having those qualities makes

[@craighope_dailymail]

Yes, running needs to be stronger and quicker.

[@jamescummins12]

7:17 we're gonna need receipts on that 6"3 claim Craig

[@jamesmilligan2797]

Miley is a good player but hes still a long way off Tonali, Bruno, Jo. Really hope he gets to those levels 🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@bkbaughn]

Agree'd but should be a 2nd choice sub behind Willock and ahead of Longstaff.

[@rory0949]

Miley has scored a load of spectacular goals, for Newcastle's younger teams.👍

[@timgill2003]

I really like Barnes, he has very good skill and a terrific shooting ability but he lacks aggression and urgency.

[@rory0949]

Miley's class.Eddie Howe's class.Newcastle's class. Howay the lads⚽

[@lancenixon6409]

I can see Barnes going in the summer tbh, perhaps Longstaff as well and maybe even Kelly. The will have to box clever in the transfer market and take a good look at free transfers as well as actively bring up 3 players from the ranks. I wouldn't be surprised if we don't see more of them during the season tbh alfie Harrison, Sanusi etc we now have some great options in the ranks like 👍

[@badofcheese]

Kelly will see out his contract here. His absurd wages make him entirely unsellable. Unless he somehow became amazing and we’d probably still have to subsidise his wages. But he looks dreadful.

[@jwheelie12]

Craig - when is the ‘Saka to Newcastle’ report / video coming out? I don’t see why we aren’t getting any content on this given it is more likely than Isak making a sideways move to North London

[@be4ze1]

A lot of the players that started will struggle with a low block.

[@jamesmilligan2797]

The levels between the 1st XI & back up players was evident today. As with most teams though, & they havnt had many, some any minutes recently or played together at all, so understandable. Miley is silky, but cld be more aggressive/nasty, & try to not feel in ore of the big stars around him so he can express himself fully. Mileys a talent, dont agree hes Tonali 'esque, he's more like Kaka style. Fingers crossed fr the lad HTLs

[@oitoitoi1]

Craig what are those things on the pitch after games? Are they heating lamps?

[@phoenixfire6559]

Schar was fine, no mistakes and some good long balls. Kelly was an issue, he challenged for a ball and lost which created the gap for their goal scorer to run into. He also was careless on the ball. Joelinton and Miley were industrious in midfield while Longstaff looked disinterested. The biggest concern was often those three were within 5 yards of each. Talk about congestion, it was a disjointed midfield which set the tone. Meanwhile, Almiron was really poor, run around like a headless chicken with no idea how to breakdown the opposition. Murphy is so much better and cleverer. Osula was poor but then showed that bit of quality which is why Howe wanted him - if Callum was fit he'd go on loan right now as his development is well behind Delap and they both cost the same! There's a player there but he turns 22 this Summer, he needs minutes! Targett was hot and cold, he got into some good spaces but his final ball was poor. The opposition also had the legs on him so he looked leggy at times when trying to get back. Young Sanussi needs to go out on loan next season as he has the ASM flair but also runs into blind alleys all the time. He needs to be more patient. Right now, we need a RW, RCB and GK for the starting XI. In the future, we could do with replacing Longstaff/Willock and Kelly/Krafth as well as a Striker who can share minutes with Isak.

[@AllyBeee1]

Agree Miley best player on the pitch. Gordon changed the game. Disappointed in Sean, Miggy, Barnes, Tripps, coincidence that they all could go? who knows. Thought Targett played well just rusty at start. DIdn't do his move chances any harm that's for sure. Osula made his chance, took it well, still looks a bit raw to me. Needs games maybe next year he gets a loan but this season we need him to come on so we can stop playing Isak for 90 mins. The treble? unlikely but all we can do is keep trying and keep winning as many as possible. I think I now expect this team to finish top four, crazy!

[@Sillygoooose624]

Lewis Miley streets ahead of Kobie Mainoo, always thought it last year. Majority of PL fans barely even heard of him - Just that he doesn’t play for the TalkSPORT establishment! Eddie’s doesn’t need to be England manager, he’s doing the work for Tuchel just like Pep did producing players for Southgate from City!! Incredible sell to players coming here - if Trafford arrives as number 1 in summer I’d back him taking over no 1 for WC over Pickford. 🦖 will be playing in Champ next year!

[@rickgill6455]

A lot of the players haven’t really played for a good while so can be forgiven for being a bit rusty, I thought miggy looked well off it though and an upgrade on him even as a back up to Murphy is drastically needed

[@mark.lawrence]

it shows you why we lost so many points prior to december starting longstaff ahead of tonali... EH sort of stumbled on the midfield following a suspension to SL... longstaff & miggy would do very well in the championship... but our levels are so high now both need to be moved on... miley was decent but comparing him to tonali is ludicrous...

[@heavens-and-earth]

Newcastle were dropping points when Longstaff didn't play. the turnaround has been due to Tonali playing in the centre instead of Bruno.

[@badofcheese]

@@heavens-and-earthGet outta here with your facts. We want authoritatively delivered nonsense and plenty of it!

[@brianpage1399]

Miley is a start in the making

[@pedrostokoe1980]

EDDIE Has to Stop this Fascination about Bringing on Shaun Longstaff when you Have this Little Diamond Lewis Miley Longstaff Just Proved today he's not Good enough for where we want to Be He's just Not good enough and when he's got Miley why he brings on Longstaff Blows my Mind

[@heavens-and-earth]

i don't think Howe has favoured Longstaff the last 8 matches he has brought on all the midfielders including Miley.

[@TrifficLad33]

Eddie's just trying to keep the team ticking along incase someone gets injured, making 3/4 subs a game to keep the first 11 from burning out.

[@jackbland3406]

Miley age 18, looked twice as experienced and composed and talented than 27 year old longstaff and that says a lot about both players. If longstaff gets time over Miley from here on out it's criminal. Honestly I think longstaff has served his time and will only leave on a sour note with the fan wanting him out if he stays any longer performing like how he does. And today was the worst I've ever seen of any player this season in black and white

[@davidkeenan1275]

Miley is such an exciting prospect, I was also rooting for Matt Targett, I liked him when he got here and as you mentioned an unsung hero in our bid to stave off relegation when be first arrived. If he can stay fit he is a natural left back and would love him to stay at the club in future. 9 changes in team meant it wasn’t going to be pretty but body language and attitude in some did leave a lot to be desired, a sell out crowd in 3rd round of FA cup come on lads you owe it to the fans to give it some! Potential banana skin avoided and onwards we go

[@grahamtowler1761]

Miggy,Barnes, Kelly and Longstaff players if they left wouldn't affect the squad

[@Adamm357]

Miley and Osula have shown the manager why they deserve more minutes. On the other hand, people seem to call it scapegoating when you highlight poor players, but Longstaff and Almiron are way past their sell by date.

[@sp.8632]

Osula scored against this level, but he looked out of his depth apart from that. Actually had a really good chance in front of the keeper, but fell over the ball. Scares the life out of me that we're an Isak injury away from needing to look to Osula for goals and genuine contributions to Premier League games.

[@craighope_dailymail]

A lot still to prove yes. Good goal but all round game average.

[@BaronSpamedi]

Osula's goal was really good so Im not as concerned about the falling over thing. He's shown good pace and skill in spells but still looks like he's not quite ready. Besides, Isak's also fluffed a bunch of one on ones recently. I do think we really need to move Wilson on (if we can persuade anyone to take him) this summer. I think we need a RW, RCB and possibly a striker. I could be persuaded that we dont need an out and out striker, if we get a RW who can play up front, like Mbuemo.

[@NeilBell-w8n]

​@@BaronSpamediGood points re Osula. Today's game didn't suit his strengths against a team defending deep for the mostpart

[@phiIip488]

It’s Bromley

[@badofcheese]

You don’t say.

[@Mickey-s09]

If he’s under contract, why would we have to offer him more money to stay, he has a contract. What am I missing.

[@BigDom61]

Let’s try really hard hard to get rid of Miggy & Longstaff that should give us enough money to get us a decent RW

[@andrewferry52]

I think Miley showed a lot of potential, particularly on the ball. However,his out of possession work definitely needs working on .

[@anthonyshort4015]

Miggy Longstaff mat target plaid well but needs to go ⚽️⚽️👍

[@keitholiver6152]

I refuse to put the blame on eddie with rotation, imagine if we had Elliot Anderson & Minteh in the squad over Longstaff+Miggy. As time goes on our squad improves. We do need to be ruthless now and clean out players not at the required standard

[@craighope_dailymail]

Wasn’t blaming him, just saying that’s the next step in terms of evolution - finding a way to rotate without disruption. They can’t do that.

[@keitholiver6152]

@@craighope_dailymail yes I know Craig just a lot of talk in the fan base relating what you said

[@craighope_dailymail]

Yeah, need to better players, ultimately, to rotate.

[@Mickey-s09]

Barnes done nothing to persuade Eddie to play him over Gordon. Bad attitude imo from some of them. Miggy looks like he playing under Bruce. Early FA Cup games are generally like this tbh. Most teams will have a drop in intensity nothing to worry about there.

[@krul2bekind974]

Miley MOTM 💯

[@craighope_dailymail]

Yeah, not even close for me.

[@krul2bekind974]

@ He is ahead of Willock and Longstaff in the pecking order for me what do you think Craig ?

[@LaurenceGill-l4p]

Played well ,but also pulled out of the tackle for there goal.

[@ian-flanagan]

You have vampire teeth in this thumbnail 😅

[@broonybroony9564]

As usual,on the money Craig.For me Eddie has to get Miley on the pitch more.Today he made Joelinton look like an amateur player.Yes he might be only 18 but don’t forget he played quite a few games before getting injured and was excellent by the way. I didn’t realise you are 6ft 3in - does that include the quiff 🤔😂 Keep up the good work.

[@TrifficLad33]

Wasn't pretty but job done no injuries and some of the lads got a much needed rest. On wednesday we'll see a much better performance.

[@senshibat8920]

Do not sell that one. Jonjo had potential and wasent well how do you say as dedicated as matt ritchie into working hard.

[@chrisk3189]

The main thing I took from this game is our back up players are not good enough: Miggy Longstaff Kelly Targett Barnes Add in: Willock Maybe 2 of the 20 odd keepers Wilson Lascelles We need an overhaul but this made up PSR debt nonsense prevents this.

[@patrickac2924]

Kelly and target played well, what are you talking about???

[@chrisk3189]

@patrickac2924 Dont know what game you watched but Kelly didnt.

[@BaronSpamedi]

Targett was fine, considering how long he's been out. He cant carry the ball as well as Hall, but he was a willing runner (which is how we gotbthe penalty) and mostly did OK defensively. Kelly was a bit shaky at the start, but so were most of the team. Howe gave them some instructions while one of the Bromley players was getting treatment, because after the restart, they came out and were better. Miley scored not long after that. Kelly and Schar were fairly steady after that and especially in the second half, although that appeared to be because the substitutes improved our control of the ball in midfield.

[@hughcampbell463]

Almiron and longstaff have showed today there is no future at Newcastle we must be cruel to be kind does longstaff really want to sit on the sidelines for the next couple of years and Almiron knows his days are over in the north east good luck miggy HWTLs

[@scottbillingham2284]

for me i hope that’s miggys last game in a black and white shirt he’s just so average how many times he gave the ball away he runs around but that’s all he does its not enough

[@SwiftyDeejay]

Longstaff was absolutely awful. I don’t give af how many games we have won with him in the side - pure coincidence. Championship at best. Miggy also.

[@Daveasr]

We really saw today the players that we have to cash in on if possible…Miggy being one, longstaff hasn’t developed much over the past few years and also Targett. We should also be really pushing for that Donyell Mallen. He’s an absolute bargain of a right winger. Howay NUFC

[@umarf786]

Targett was actually decent

[@malcomflibbleghast8140]

trippeir is past it, needs to be sold.

[@craig3420]

Miley 3 gordon 2 bruno 1

[@craighope_dailymail]

Yeah, that was my other thought. Bruno in.

[@audreyhall8644]

Longstaff ??????.

[@conormartin3015]

Time to sell Barnes, waste of money for just a sub. Money could be spent somewhere else.

[@UpskirtEddy]

Longstaff contributes nothing.

[@kkiat424]

Newcastle United play very poorly. If it's not for wonderful strikes by Miley & Osula, Bromley got chance to win for sure

[@heavens-and-earth]

too much hype about Miley. this was against a 4th tier team.

[@craighope_dailymail]

True, but they were all playing against a League Two team, and only one of them really stood out.

[@simonfletcher7114]

I like longstaff but he was not great all today. Almiron was awful,, yikes. Barnes is very weak. Can score but can't get into position. Yep our 2nd 11 is not tip top. But we are building. Come on longstaff,,, prove me wrong young man,,, your a geordie

[@OGA_999]

Longstaff shouldn't be asked to perform roles that his talent and skilset palpably are unsuited for PERIOD! That's not disrespecting him in any way unlike many of our fans especially online. Simply stating facts Eddie Howe's view on the training ground allied to misguided loyalty may be clouding his judgement but there's a player of sorts in there somewhere, just not in attacking or creative positions. I'd wager if he was switched to NUMBER 6 (CDM) with strict instructions to just sit, protect the back four, intercept/break up opposition play, win the darn ball then GIVE IT TO THE BETTER PLAYERS with simple passes he would endear himself to the locals by showing he can indeed play there as a (half decent back up to Tonali) 😮😮😮 There I've said it. Where he struggles is finding himself in advanced or creative positions trying to do what his skilset simply is not equipped for. Athleticism energy is a given with him but the rest of it? Forget about that or else