Newcastle United ANNIHILATE Aston Villa in the biggest home game of the season so far | TF Podcast

[@slybags5776]

Big Dan Burn has to be one of the best value signings we’ve made for years. His leadership, passion and quality is there to see, especially when he was absence this season..

[@myerg2977]

Schar for 3m

[@richardgilfedder2807]

Pity every time he gets done for pace everyone is calling for him to be replaced

[@slybags5776]

@@myerg2977agree but does not negate my comment in terms of this ownership group and set of players.

[@slybags5776]

@@richardgilfedder2807agree, pace is not his strength but his clearances both with his long legs and heading is priceless. He needs pace around him no player has the complete skill set it’s about the blend… Shame he is not 3-5 years younger.

[@Realtalk43]

We are such a pleasure to watch at the moment. Sandro at 6 is the best midfielder I’ve ever seen play for us.

[@toonharvey09]

No coincidence as soon as tonali plays that no 6 position we have looked better and now are winning games convincingly. Bruno picks that 2nd ball up from tonali and he’s looking for that forward pass straight away, the last few games the pair of them have looked unreal!

[@rocketiain84]

Tonali looks like what he is an elite CL level midfielder dictating play against lesser mortals, he is the first example of the buy mentality, you start to imagine what the team can do with a cple more signings of that ilk...

[@wouldbfarmer2227]

All kidding aside, there is a redemption story with Tonali that may be fueling his teammates.

[@KiePatty91]

Isak is outrageous. When he sat down Mcginn on the edge of the box, he made him look like a pub player.. then the run for the Joelinton disallowed goal, and the quick feet to scoot from side to side like an air hockey puck, take 3 out of the game, and get a shot off after Murphy hit the bar.. he IS the best striker in the league. He does things Haaland couldn't even fathom.

[@MarkWeir-cr5tk]

Won at a canter yesterday, made the drive home to Edinburgh a lot easier. Bruno was I,perilous and Big Joe a powerhouse. Unsung hero all season has been Dan Burn

[@aking-plums6985]

Loving Charlotte's legendary Christmas jumper =)

[@ant2533]

Tonali has football intelligence like all the great Italian central midfielders have/had. That's the real difference (note: NOT an implied criticism of Bruno). If England had a Tonali we'd win the World Cup! If Gerrard or Lampard had the intelligence then we might have won it back then. The team have clicked and people should've given Eddie time. Well done Si!

[@natanbergman1847]

Guys the first goal... Omg!! Tonali snaps into a challenge, Bruno finds Big Joe who surges to the edge of the box finds Gordon who cuts in meanwhile Hall pulls the defender wide then Gordon beats one of the best keepers in the league with a curling strike! Best christmas present ever and worth talking about for the entire podcast!

[@simonwarren8809]

5th place is a very achievable target for us now.

[@kevinwhale920]

We're already there. Can we achieve a target when we've already attained it? Mmm..

[@Lualua25able]

@@kevinwhale920It’s not where we are now that counts but where we are at the end of the season. I’m hoping. We can continue being consistent and keep it up for the second half of the season. Over the moon from the last couple of games.

[@simonwarren8809]

@@kevinwhale920 The target is to be there at the end of the season - not just midway through it.

[@steveningram3732]

Another convincing win. I’ve seen some Villa fans say they were getting back into it just before the sending off but in going 4-5-1 out of possession we were setting them up to hit them on the break. Definitely a red in my opinion. There was needle before it especially from McGinn. Duran tried to get Schar with his left foot then made two movements with his right looking to harm him. Shearer said it was harsh but Duran could easily have straddled Schar by placing both feet either side of him. They tried to come here and bully their way to a result but couldn’t handle it themselves. We’ve the best midfield in the Premier League. He’s fat he’s round he bounces off the ground John McGinn, John McGinn. Merry Xmas and a happy new year to you all.

[@MkenyaMaSoo3540]

That Tonali pass to Joelinton to feed Gordon for the first goal was pure class.

[@ztyneisnigh]

It was Bruno.

[@deanCNewcastle]

Great result, great game, great summary from you four.... the highlight of day is Charlotte's jumper, what a belta 😊

[@earthlingcarl3179]

Fair play to Eddie and the players, they had to win this set of games and they've done the business. I just really hope it can continue now and we don't get another West Ham (h)/Palace (a) performance anytime soon.

[@lescash7187]

The big difference now is our ability to get Bruno in and around the final third and his ability to get players in with little direct passes just like Murphys run for Isaks goal. Isak,Murphy and Hall make these types of runs but we never did the pass prior to the midfield reshuffle. We can now go wide to Gordon and he does his stuff or attack the space between the edge of 6yd and 18yd lines wide. We are a real threat now

[@myerg2977]

That pass was exquisite

[@robferriday9945]

Surely Dubs stays in goal even after Pope is back? Having a goalkeeper with feet and composure is proving to be better than a bag of nerves who hoofs it out of play

[@Jettplayzgames]

I think it does give Howe the option to stick with Dubs and not feel like he needs to rush Pope back once he’s available.

[@jaredbowhay-pringle1460]

I think we already knew their relative strengths and weaknesses before Pope's most recent injury. Pope is a better shot stopper, but can't play the ball out at all. Dubravka hasn't put a foot wrong the past few games, but hasn't really had too much to do. For me Pope still just about edges it, particularly against stronger opposition.

[@geordiedog1749]

If he’s still here. If not, I’d personally have Vlach because Nic Pope has somehow now become the complete opposite of what he used to be. He used to inspire assurance. Now you get nervousness. Not helped by 50,000 sharp intakes of breath when he gets the ball at his feet (like during the Arsenal game.)

[@hjc9912]

Howe obviously deserves huge credit for this run (just as he deserved huge criticism a few weeks ago) and I'm glad we gave him time, but him refusing to dislodge Bruno from the 6 for that long is just another example of his stubbornness costing us. Same with Burn at LB for that long, Wilson, and now with Pope who should've been replaced by now. He'd be a top, top manager if he stopped being so sentimental

[@luketaylor348]

Captain hindsight here again! It could be the case that he didn't want to throw Tonali in straight away after a year without playing - can he trust him? What sort of message does it send if he just walks in? Burn although he had a poor run last year at LB was massively effective the year before in that role. No-one knew that Pope was not going to come back the same after his injury and were there any offers? No one also expected Wilson to be injured almost an entire year. I think managing a team is a lot more complex than the reductive process you seem to think it is.

[@hjc9912]

@luketaylor348 How is that hindsight? We signed Tonali who played as the 6 at Brescia and in a double pivot at Milan. Everyone thought he would play 6 and Bruno at 8, he didn't, and Tonali at 8 wasn't working at all. The fact he didn't swap them round sooner after spending £55m on Tonali AS A 6, is criminal. You can criticise Howe you know? He isn't some oracle, he made mistakes and we were crap for a few months because of it. Yes, Burn was effective the year before. Football moves quickly and you have to move with it, not keep someone in the team because they were good a year ago when he was being targeted every week. The same with Pope. There were no offers for him because we didn't make him available. If Sam Johnstone and Aaron Ramsdale can get moves you don't think Nick Pope can? You have to make sales happen. And yes, everyone expected Wilson to be injured for that long. It's a 31yo Callum Wilson who couldn't stay fit when he was in his prime man. Grow up and admit Howe's a quality manager but he's made massive mistakes over the last few months.

[@luketaylor348]

​@@hjc9912I would happily back the decisions of a manager who has managed nearly 700 games over the opinion of an eternal pessimist in the YT comments section. Again he has eased Tonali into the side as he does with nearly every player. You can call it "criminal", which is a bit hyperbolic, but it is just the approach Howe takes with every player. This is similar to what happened with Hall - who himself admitted that he was frustrated but ulimately not ready, which is why he went with Burn - because he could trust him more. Additonally I cannot understand why with the PSR restrictions why we would just transfer list Pope? Not sure where you have created the idea that we should have just sold him last year for no apparant reason. Again with Wilson - no one would have known that he would be out for that long. He does have a bad injury record but not to the extent it has been this year. Again, who was seriously interested in him with his injury record? As for the "grow up", that seems to be projection from you 😂

[@nolslifegren]

@luketaylor348A blind man could see that Tonali needed to be played where hes is now from the start of the season . All you happy clappers think hes some sort of genius because he ran out of other options and finally had to do what commonsense told the rest of us .

[@luketaylor348]

​@@nolslifegrenEddie Howe has managed nearly 700 games as a manager. Im sure he could see that Tonali, long term would be invaluable to the team. In case you didn't notice he was suspended for nearly a year; the sensible move was to ease him back in. Yes he was keeping fit with the team but that is not the same as playing competitive football. I'm sure you would have also criticised Howe if he had overplayed him and then he got injured because of the amount he was playing for Italy as well.

[@Youtuber-ku4nk]

I’ve missed Bruno in the more forward role that he had the first six month at the club. How lucky we are to see him back there. He came to Newcastle after being the player in the French league that created the most chances. Knowing that it always bothered me when he was put in the 6 role. And to see tonali finding his place and see him more free to express himself is the icing on the cake 🇧🇷🇮🇹

[@LynnBrown-w6u]

Alex, skybet have Newcastle as favourites to win at both Man U and Spurs. I can never remember us going to Old Trafford as the bookies favourites before. Never happened in the PL era.

[@charlotterobson7015]

So exciting!!!

[@michaelmckie9164]

Last season?

[@wouldbfarmer2227]

Two tough games on the road, Man U, and Spurs. At least we are facing them when they are not in good form. Regardless, it is unlikely that we get 6 points. I put that probability at 16.74%, approximately.

[@twistedsanity666]

Feeling good about the Toon, such a contrast to a few weeks ago. Also, Brunos goal should have counted, how can you call it a handball when you don't know anything about it.

[@Realtalk43]

You can’t score with your elbow like

[@goatfather5711]

Sandro Ole, Ole, Ole.

[@marcusoreallly]

Since Botman fell out of the team, there were huge gaps not being covered. Tonali like Superman single-handedly covering those gaps. I love cleansheets!!!

[@geordiedog1749]

That’s an interesting point. The idea with your centre backs is to have a ‘cat and a dog’ duo. One hunts like a dog and one holds back and watches like a cat. Burn and Schar are a bit atypical in that sense. They don’t fall into this algorithm. They both do a bit of both. When Sven’s fit his partnership with Schar is very typical cat and dog. Mind you, Dan and Fabs are great but Dan isn’t able to play the ball under pressure. So what’s happening now is Tonali does it instead on that side as well as centrally and Schar does his thing on the right. So, Tonali WITH Sven means we have a trio of ballers across the rear central area. And two cracking aggressive fullbacks to feed plus Tonali will be able to move forward during the first phase and therefore make his passes even more lethal.

[@gaiustesla9324]

6 more additions to this squad and we'll challenge any bastard out there. All the financial shod will be essentially moot, cause we wont have to splash out on several players every window, it'll all go into developing the youngins. The good fortune of eddies characteristics having gone through and done what he's done leaves us with the perfect man for the situation as most "TOP" managers are used to "TOP" players and aren't geared towards improving the players in the same way with the same gusto. Its saving so much time and money. The balance of the squad atm is like damascus steel.

[@JackBurton3963]

We are in great form currently, beating one top side and ruthlessly dispatching sides. After dropping points we shouldn’t earlier in the season we have made things slightly tricky for ourselves because we have only played Chelsea away from home. This means we probably have to win at Man Utd or Spurs and get something at either Liverpool, City or Arsenal. We will find out a lot about the players and management in these games. Find out how serious this team can become without the home fans.

[@nolslifegren]

The happy clappers are off their heads . They think Howes a genius because he finally played Tonali where he should be played and dropped Longstaff . Commonsense told the rest of us he shouldve done that at the start of the season . If he had done we'd be up there with Liverpool right now .

[@jdevlin1910]

Tonali simply 'wasn't ready' mate, only Howe the genius can know exactly when it's right to do anything and how dare you question him when he's managed 700 matches you know.

[@nolslifegren]

@ 🤓

[@markwagstaff7209]

Couple of decent additions in the window and I'm sure we'll have UCL again next season 🤔

[@yogihightower]

The only thing i will say is Murphy one day will cost us big time, he is so wasteful with opportunities, he shoots when a easy pass is on, he passes when an easy shot is on he looses the ball often around the half way line. When its crunch time possibly in a final or something he will fail us. A right winger has to be the highest priority.

[@RichardSlassor]

You can say that about any player. Substitute Isak for Murphy in your statement. He makes just as many "mistakes"

[@craiglee3653]

Tonali is a cheat code in the 6.

[@marcusdidius4090]

Dear all, Canny video as always 👍 Regards,

[@charlotterobson7015]

❤

[@geordiedog1749]

Sandro Tonali is our very own Andrea Pirlo.

[@jayaychare7318]

You can see when he looks to plant his foot he moves it directly over his back from what would have been a clear patch of grass

[@t34147]

“Is it time for a conversation about Eddie Howe’s position at Newcastle United?”

[@luketaylor348]

Weird that the season finished in Decemeber and we ended up 13th 🤷‍♂️

[@user-wn4vv2te7p]

Ha ha love it! Alex and Charlotte are the best example of typical fickle supporters. A few bad results and they want a manager out. They assume teams don’t go on bad runs and expect us to get a result week in week out. I wouldn’t be surprised if they are disappointed we are having a good run because now they can’t have their weekly rant

[@Riptorn73]

Yes… it’s perfectly safe 💯

[@aking-plums6985]

I'm not in either of the Eddie in or out camps as over the years I've seen many managers come and go, some good, some not so. Not to mention that at the end of the day, it will be a PIF decision not a fan decision. It would be great if we won a trophy with Eddie but if not, it would be great to win a trophy with who every may replace him.

[@MehrzadGhods]

​@aking-plums6985You can't win a trophy with the likes of dan burn and jacob murphy still in the starting lineup.You can't expect to win trophies if you fail to support your manager during the transfer window and also sell promising young talents like Anderson and Minteh. Instead of complaining, urge the club owners to back our brilliant manager Eddie, who is undeniably one of the top 5 in the Premier League.

[@tf6940]

It's the best time to play Manchester United, with us having momentum and confidence and Manchester United not playing with confidence.

[@Bennyboy138]

And the fact that both Fernandes and Ugarte are suspended

[@geordiedog1749]

And they’ve got Liverpool and Arsenal after us. I really think we”ll batter them.

[@toonharvey09]

Still don’t rate Murphy like, he is only decent when he has space in front of him, which the team are creating for him. Otherwise he struggles like fuck

[@geordiedog1749]

Poor Murphy. But surely all players struggle without space these days. Isak sometimes runs through a defence as does AG but the days of dazzling runs are over as defenders are to fit, quick and technical.

[@toonharvey09]

@ he is a winger though, he struggles to get past 1 man. When he comes deeper he is even worse. He has a 22% cross accuracy in all the time he has been in premier league.

[@TheCeodoc]

Botman's coming back soon...Muhaahahaha, Muhahaha!

[@rocketiain84]

While weve progressed this season spurs anf mab utd have gone backwards if we want to show real progress now both those wins shpuld be wins

[@drewsharratt564]

Spurs are a bit trickier in that you're never sure if they'll turn up, tho they are easier for us to play against because they refuse to sit back. Hoping for a cricket score against Man U tho. I'd be sorely gutted not to win. They are gash!

[@geordiedog1749]

The annoying thing about the sending off is that it detracts from the fact we were much better than them. Man Utd next. They’ve got Fernandes out. Plus they have Liverpool and The Gooners after us. lol. Batter manure then Batter the spuds. Glory awaits.

[@mw5360]

Si vindicated yet again.. Everyone else got their toys back in the pram now? Jolly good.

[@nolslifegren]

Vindicated in what ?

[@luketaylor348]

No the narrative has now changed and if we played Tonali every minute of every game we would be unbeaten and on for a treble.

[@nolslifegren]

@luketaylor348 We'd be higher up the league definitely

[@zacksmith9864]

I like tonali he's a great player and has done very well, but can we stop saying everything we do that's good is because of tonali

[@jdevlin1910]

No. forza Tonali 🇮🇹

[@wouldbfarmer2227]

Red card was harsh. I would have given him an orange. Bruno's goal no goal hand ball was harsh. VAR is harsh, and a mystery. Where do babies come from? Also a mystery.

[@Ent.Media-kx4gb]

For all those who doubted Eddie Howe. Go and learn about football.

[@scottdavison5584]

Doubts about Howe were more than reasonable. There's still doubts to be had if Tonali was to get injured or suspended and we revert to type.

[@nolslifegren]

Howe ? Its taken him this long to play Tonali where he should be played and drop Longstaff . Doesnt exactly scream genius to me

[@Ent.Media-kx4gb]

Lot of backroom changes in the summer didn’t make it easier. I watched each and every game, and I think the players didn’t play their best, they didn’t give a 100%. Can’t always blame the manager. It is funny to me to read and listen to a group of people who prob never touched a football in their life, talking about who’s to blame.

[@nolslifegren]

@@Ent.Media-kx4gb Its the managers job to prepare the players and have them motivated from the off . Eddie didnt do this . His fault

[@Ent.Media-kx4gb]

@@nolslifegrenYou don’t know that .

[@Bennyboy138]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion about wanting Eddie out but it’s my opinion that those who’ve been asking questions about Eddie’s position are talking complete garbage. We went through a sticky spell like every team does, and I’m sure we will in the future…as will every team, but it’s how you respond, and Eddie & the team have responded brilliantly. We’re playing fantastic football at the moment 🖤🤍

[@GH05T_hack]

Charlotte ❤

[@geordiedog1749]

So, here’s why Duran should have gone off. He try’s to hurt another pro by leaving his feet in. He could have easy ‘not’ hurt Schar but he decided to take the opportunity to do the opposite and he was pissed off afterwards because he didn’t get away with it. My mum - the nicest person in the world - FUCKING HATES VILLA! I hate them and clearly you guys do too. Why is this? I hate them cos of the relegation thing and their arrogance - which proved sadly misplaced (Everton next, fingers crossed).

[@markhouse7903]

As a Bournemouth fan I can say that down here Eddie got the appreciation and respect he deserved. Shame he doesn’t get it from a good number of Newcastle fans. The job he’s done up there is incredible given the constraints especially in player development. Beware of short memories and getting what you wish for. Eddie deserves better support….

[@jdevlin1910]

More than a few Bournemouth fans have spoken about Howe's limitations and criticised his weaknesses, don't act holier than thou.

[@PhilPha]

Hate to be a party pooper, however remember this is Newcastle United, up one moment and down the next. Having said, we seem to be in decent form while other teams have dipped so I’m optimistic a Euro spot is achievable.

[@us83uk]

If you could drop the f-words then even the kids could listen to these ❤

[@RichardSlassor]

Kids won't listen to it anyway. It's 30mins long.

[@charlotterobson7015]

God sorry - we do try and keep it reasonably clean but sometimes I get overexcited

[@jdevlin1910]

@@charlotterobson7015 Don't worry man you're not on TikTok, no kids about 🤣

[@MehrzadGhods]

Wasn't you guys who wanted eddie out a few weeks ago? Since then I stopped following your podcast cause obviously you'll not real fans. Eddie is literally top 5 PL managers and these clowns wanted him out. Like Pep or Klopp could have done a better job with dan burn and jacob murphy.

[@charlotterobson7015]

It doesn’t seem like you’ve stopped following

[@nolslifegren]

Real fans criticise they dont blindly follow

[@MehrzadGhods]

@@charlotterobson7015 you know that you can stumble upon a video on your feed and comment without watching it right? you seem kinda slow mate...

[@charlotterobson7015]

@ so true bestie

[@clario2178]

Taylor and cheating did Villa ,delusional as usual.UTV

[@Wardley-Toon]

Can’t believe someone got into SJP with a sniper rifle.Hope Morgan Roger’s ok

[@scottdavison5584]

Taylor caused Kamara and Onana to drop stinkers leading to goals I'm guessing?

[@luketaylor348]

Think he is talking about the Steven Taylor handball from 2005

[@jdevlin1910]

Love the conspiracy theories you're having to invent to explain another battering at SJP. Can't just be cos you're overrated trash can it.

[@scottdavison5584]

@luketaylor348 Doubt the OP is old enough to remember that.

[@neilmiller6214]

Howe is the man. We are flying. If we can flog a couple in January and bring one good one in we can do well this season. Loving the little onion as always.

[@neilmiller6214]

Tonail has been phenomenal what a player, Pretty much every player is hitting form, It would be amazing to sign a solid right sided attacker, Wait til Bot Man comes back,‘with his super arse! Hello I am Bot Man 😂

[@lesliechu17]

Si been fighting the good fight and getting battered for sticking up for Eddie the past few weeks. Humble guy as well cause he's glazed over it, rather gloating - You're a better man than me 😂🫡

[@jdevlin1910]

Daft if you can't see the lad was playing the other side to make it interesting. He always argues opposite to the others.