The GENIUS Way Newcastle United Broke Arsenal's System... Again

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[@Sparkz147]

Not to put too much pressue on you, but when are we getting a Bournemouth video? Victories against Arsenal and City in back to back home games! Come on Adam you know you want to

[@sebastianmankowski9290]

Yeah what the heck?! Where the genius way Andoni Iraola broke the reigning champs and runners up a week apart?

[@jimmyniful]

We need a Bournemouth tactical analysis!

[@gabrielalohan728]

Same here

[@ajlouis6038]

Easy analysis. Arsenal were a man down, that too their best defender and city barely put an 11 out that was still filled with players recovering from injury.

[@CJ-kq8je]

The Arsenal game= they got a man sent off😂😂😂😂

[@shealey9763]

So good to see Sean Longstaff getting some love, very underrated player.

[@zbo1]

Honestly one of the most underrated players in the PL. Not even Newcastle fans rate him.

[@davidspears8108]

@@zbo1 some of us do !

[@SnakePlisskin.]

Hes not bad 1 of our own been playing well recently..... N.U.F.C !

[@Iron-Bridge]

He's a high game intelligence player.

[@dddgtsd]

I judge a Toon fan on how they speak of Longstaff - not saying every fan should rate him but the way some fans talk about him is so disrespectful and it tells me a lot about how they see the game and the club

[@bobthomson3500]

I have a mate, an ex-football coach, he says exactly the same as you have. I was slagging off Longstaff a few months ago. His reply was, "You have to watch what he does off the ball, he takes players out the game, he's brilliant". You've now explained it better and I can see it.

[@CC-nz7mg]

Sean Longstaff's a hero. Thanks for the vid!

[@mbuhplus7800]

Forest deserves a video too. They literally are on the other polar compared to City yet they are the only team beating Liverpool and now are in 3rd.

[@jamesfretwell1511]

Forest doing great, but we see teams doing this virtually every single season, but then after xmas they cant seem to win another game, so its probably best to wait and see what the near future holds for forest, instead of everybody thinking theyve automatically turned into a top 4 challanging team.

[@BonnieLad14]

After FourFourTeo lazily and flippantly predicted we'll finish 20th, dismissed our transfer activity and what Nuno was trying to achieve? Good luck...

[@joecalder1998]

Could do another one on how Newcastle spanked them as well 😂

[@dw9652]

I think it's worth mentioning that the first season Eddie Howe took over everyone was singing Longstaffs praises of how much better he looked and then the injury crisis season, where he admittedly looked half the player, he was taking injections so he could play through an injury I have deffo slated longstaff many times and it feels even more baffling when we have someone of Tonali's quality on the bench but one thing that is certain, is if it works and we win games, we need to get behind Longstaff and actually show him some love because he genuinely looked good vs Arsenal

[@grahamesworld415]

It's good to hear someone giving a shout out to Sean Longstaff. He is one of the most underrated players in the Premier League.

[@ScottMansfield]

I want that Longstaff video, or Hall. Both were outstanding.

[@dubs-t1u]

The fact that Arteta changed up his team to be more physical and still lose physically to Newcastle

[@yangzixiang6605]

if technicality vs physicality is a scale, arteta just slid it towards being physical. newcastle was 90% physical since day one

[@dubs-t1u]

@@yangzixiang6605 Can't argue with that

[@djchinchillachillaentertai5976]

Literally been waiting days for this

[@FourFourTwo]

Same!

[@TFGhunter]

Yes. Coming every few hours just waiting for this.

[@65sneaky]

TY for that, Sean is what most clubs dont think they need when he's exactly what they are missing. Brill vid and great analysis. Toon.

[@davidspears8108]

great comment

[@IAmCrumpton]

England too!!!

[@polarblair86]

That boy Cleary is a belter! Up the mags! ".....and they don't have Alexander Isak because he plays for newcastle!"

[@poqqsgaming5929]

Love the defense of Longstaff. He does a lot more than what is seen for the team. Everyone that says otherwise is wearing a hat with a propeller on 😅

[@davidspears8108]

I'd love to see the full Sean Longstaff video - and so glad to see someone on the internet singing his praises

[@ND-ed6iq]

I'd also love to comment on how active and naturally Gordon shifted into the right side role too, truly a beeter version of almiron hahahaha!

[@Plymonk666]

I think your describing of them as ‘Headpool’ is apt, considering all these people whooping up nonexistent drama at Newcastle

[@ugin38]

Longstaff was not him last season due to the injury sustaining. He is now back. Want to see his😊 chemistry with Tonali honestly.

[@JulieDorsetBelle]

Cheers Adam - enjoyed that. Immense effort from the whole team. Die of shock - Sean even got into the 7s on BBC ratings instead of 2s and 3s - I've been lobbying twitter to get people to support him for ages...😁

[@segmentsAndCurves]

As a Spurs fan, you are always free to cover the other Sunday match.

[@geordiedog1749]

Sean Longstaff is the midfield equivalent of Malcom Young of AC/DC

[@ScharAznable]

who'd have thought that switching back to our midfield that has literally never lost a game would work!

[@geordiedog1749]

Funny thing about folk who criticise Longy……. They really do invariably prove they know shag all about footie. You are absolutely right.

[@garrycatherall3515]

I ‘m a massive fan of the analysis you deliver which is always in-depth and backed up by data. Keep the Toon content coming please! Up the mags!!

[@Best_game59]

This was the wake up call Arsenal needed. I am an Arsenal fan but I am fed up with the constant praising of Arsenal defence as the best in the league when we have conceded 11 goals already in 10 games. Arsenal players have let the praise get to them and have become complacent especially Saliba. He needs to shut off the social media praise and concentrate on getting back to his best.

[@bananarama3624]

"Arsenal players have let the praise get to them and have become complacent especially Saliba. He needs to shut off the social media praise and concentrate on getting back to his best." How on earth do you know that Saliba has become complacent due to social media praise? Did you message him once asking that and he truthfully answered you back? You are spouting lies out of your arse placing your words and opinions onto someone else just so that it fits with your narrative. You have no idea how much he does or does not look at social media and considering the fact that he is literally a professional footballer he will spend more time and effort than you realize to concentrate on his game and performing week in and week out. Saying that someone else does 'x' when you fully know that you have no clue if they do or not is huge misinformation and (especially with social media) change how people perceive this person. For example if I went and replied to every comment that you ever made on youtube and said "Yo I remember you Best-game59, you are the guy that posted something on facebook where you juggled 10 tennis balls for 5 minutes straight". Now everyone that sees that message would assume you are great at juggling without knowing anything purely because of the false information I wrote in my comment. If you are genuinely an Arsenal fan, rather than demeaning the players of the club you dearly support, give them compliments, raise them up - give them a reason to get back to their best. Why should you bother try playing your best for a club when your own club supporters are just cutting you down and criticizing you. I would be putting 150% in if everyone was supporting me and helping me when I was down and not playing well - because not only do I deserve it but they do too.

[@Best_game59]

@bananarama3624 Fair enough but it is true that once the praise gets to players, they become sloppy. This is a fact - that's why coaches like Pep always use it by praising the opposition team to lull them to slumber. You know there's something called constructive criticism, this is one. The players need to stop drinking their cool aid and focus. You saw the stats in this video, Arsenal were not even second best in winning the 50/50 duels, the highest duels won by an Arsenal player was 4th best in the game -what does that tell you? To me that is an indication that they were out worked and out run which to a side that has been the best pressing side in the last 2 seasons screams of complacency. Saliba- who has been rock in the last three seasons, seems to be beaten so easily remember the 2 goals Southampton scored came from Saliba's mistake. Even though the goal Isak scored was a wonder cross, there's arguments that the cross should have been stopped at source and Gabriel and Saliba- didn't track Isak well to allow him to head that ball. We all know that the defence can do better that's why they were the best defence last season conceding few goals but so far we have conceded more goals than games played - make your own conclusions. Sometimes praise alone cannot get you far, you need a reality check -to get back to your best. To me this should be a reality check similar to the one Arsenal had before they went to Dubai for the winter break.

[@silvafox7719]

A glorious bit of Longstaff love. He's a good player. He makes mistakes, and gets hammered for them. Crazy, as he's a local lad, who loves Newcastle. He gives the legs and the cover off the ball for other players to shine. A selfless player, who probably runs home after the game. He never stops. Geordie Gump.

[@PaulFranks-cx3yd]

Well said about super Sean. Taken loads of stick, downgrade etc, bearing in mind last year he played every match with an injection in his ankle.

[@plw277]

Longstaff and Yates remind me of Jordan Henderson at Liverpool, unsung heroes and ultimate team-players. Yates as Longstaff, lost his spot for new signings 2/3 seasons in a row and always ends up getting his spot back. Love these type of players

[@stalker7028]

Finally, a longstaff appreciation video. Love it!

[@DanielWinifred]

You have the best analysis bro , but you not consistent , we need more content from you , you the best.

[@jixal]

I have to admit I wasn't a fan of Longstaff, his on the ball work is very uninspiring often seems to fail critical shots, passes, crosses, dribbles a lot. But it makes sense his off the ball work is where its at, he's a team player which is really important in a team game! Hard to tell that on the t.v screen, easier to see in person though, but I never get that chance.

[@bens4602]

Fantastic to see Longstaff being praised again, from another NUFC fan and diehard Longstaff fan. I think he’s good enough for the team we want to be, too, and for England.

[@mikem9309]

The cover at the back from Joelinton and Gordon is a very significant factor. The work rate is top notch

[@gregsramblings]

Is it bad I want that half hour video on Longstaff? 😅

[@mazamonx]

Lineker and Shearer did a recent episode of their "The Rest Is Football" podcast with him on it. He is a very humble lad. I'm not even a Newcastle fan, I'm a West Ham fan. Very underappreciated player.

[@konzza]

It is mate. Longstaff is a quality player, but makes about as interesting video as Will Hughes 😆

[@junglintingz]

So underrated

[@sezame4203]

Brilliant understanding of the game. Great watch! Cheers lad 🤍🖤

[@davidmylchreest3306]

I think it was Tio Football who described Sean Longstaff as "good at midfieldery things" which sums it up eloquently.

[@2coinaphrase121]

Superb analysis of Longy 👏

[@andrewyoung5126]

Great video. My tiny brain has always struggled to understand how we are better, more balanced and more successful with Longstaff in the team when my own view on him is that he's not good enough. This explains it!

[@spinyslasher6586]

FOUR-FOUR-FACKING-TWO my beloved. So glad to see hoofball back in football.

[@georgemorley1029]

Absolutely!

[@georgemorley1029]

1:09 Arsenal fans - PAY ATTENTION!

[@nathanthomson1931]

You're hilarious man lol. Was an absolutely necessary vid. Everyone was focusing on Arsenal instead of how great Newcastle were

[@kianhg2979]

Finally someone who understands the players and how good/bad they actually are (Longstaff&Almiron), nice analysis!

[@andrewford119]

LUNGSTAFF 👊👊👊👊

[@jamespeterman2841]

Yo those isak and almeron jokes off the jump had me crying hahahahah

[@suris7251]

„The most discused game from a controversy perspective“ is a wild take if you remember that tottenham liverpool with the diaz goal happend the same season.

[@RunningRugby4]

Not controversial, we all agree that was a blown call. But the newcastle goal generated a lot more discussion because opinions differed a lot.

[@F--B]

Nobody cares about Spurs

[@levstone415]

Brilliant analysis. So much I miss! Amazing how commentators don't spot these details and that's their job.

[@rogercookcouk]

Class video Adam 🫡🙏👏

[@ScottMansfield]

I bet you enjoyed making this video, Adam :D Haway the lads!

[@theAverageUpload3r]

*howay

[@ScottMansfield]

What a little sad little KB warrior

[@theAverageUpload3r]

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[@rocketiain84]

Eddie Howes teamtalk was obvs just "hodor lads hodor" 😂😂

[@marcusdidius4090]

Dear Adam, Canny video as always👍 ALL HAIL THE FERRYMAN👍✊💪👏🤘😎😍😊🙃😁 Regards

[@TurianShepard]

Longstaff does the dirty work and it’s crucial to the way we play. I think the main frustration fans have with him is his tendency to give the ball away in dangerous positions or falling over with minimal contact. If he can eliminate those things, he’ll be a fantastic option for us going forward!

[@grahamritchie7755]

Great performance by the lads well done!

[@cupiddstunt]

Thank you so much for that adam. I watch Longstaff game after game playing football chess and like clockwork deconstruct the oppositions plans, only to read bellends and bawsacks, well that’s not true bellends and bawsacks are actually useful and the anti Longstaff brigade are anything but. But that does not stop them exhibiting their ‘moron status’ for all to see as they claim “he’s rubbish”, when what they are actually doing is showing the world of ytube just how ignorant of the game they really are.

[@DaveyMulholland]

Ha! Was thinking exactly the same thing just before I read your comment. Very well put.

[@RollForever88]

Don’t get why people are trippin. St James Park has always been a difficult place to go, just like West Ham away. Probably the biggest part of the problem, is the entitlement that Arsenal were supposed to go there and roll them over. Was never going to happen. I’d expect other teams like Liverpool and City to drop points as well. It’s a long season.

[@myerg2977]

Liverpool always mug us off so probs not

[@ajdad2668]

city already dropped points to them at st james earlier this season

[@Yungrexy]

We've already took points off city but Liverpool have a habit of serving us a proper gut punch (usually in stopage time). They are our Prem bogey team imo & Eddie's Mags still haven't managed to dominate them convincingly in any matches like we have the rest of the top-6. We will get past that curse one day tho.

[@RollForever88]

Just referring to dropping points in general, not specifically at St James.

[@grahamritchie7755]

Sean"s best game for us in a long time

[@hughiemg2]

Great video, top class analysis.

[@Benerdelyi]

It's interesting how players like McTominay, Longstaff, Jordan Henderson seem to be very underappreciated in the UK where hard work is probably the most important pillar of the football culture.

[@wdred]

Hang on, sir!!! Did you say "NOT an injury crisis"? Careful, the lads with pitchforks and torches will be after you 😂 Re Longstaff. Loads of great technical teams have dogs. One of my favourites were the mid 00's Milan. Not saying Longstaff is in Gatuso's league, but those players have their roles/place in technical team.

[@victormawira4real]

I died waiting for this video

[@TheGeordiePoet1]

One thing I’d love someone to cover is how many English players we have in our side, can’t be many other PL sides that always have 6+ English player in their starting 11.

[@gbhgvhgbh]

Arteta has spent more than £600m and has won one less major trophy than Ten Haag. And Ten Haag did it in half the time. But Arteta is a genius working on a shoestring budget or something.

[@Iron-Bridge]

Arteta out!

[@St_Kiag0]

clery single handedly helping me get by the one piece break😂😂

[@mirasubramaniam4148]

please do a Liverpool Brighton analysis or Manchester City bournemouth!

[@ir0nMonKie]

The streets need a 3 hour breakdown of the brilliance of Sean Longstaff.

[@gobby7748]

Bournemouth vs City vid would be nice or even a Spurs vs Villa, twice now ange has had a proper result.

[@FourFourTwo]

Spurs are absolutely on the radar. Problem was I was actually playing for my own football team when their game was only so only caught the highlights. We'll cover them soon though!

[@jasonpettitt7322]

This is just me, a buffoon, wearing hat with a little propellor. Standing in front of a nerd. Asking him to love him 😔

[@bailzzzzzz]

Longstaff gets absolute pelters unnecessarily from a brain-dead section of the toon fan base, even when he plays so well they'll begrudgingly say 'he played well but he's still not good enough' - you should make that video, he deserves the credit

[@10Minute.Meditation]

Seriously, I could watch you enthuse about how good Newcastle were all day long 🤗

[@JayJay-sc1tc]

People talk so much crap about Longstaff but the stats say otherwise. Real ballers understand hes a key to good flow. The man scored in the Champions league game against psg simply because he is incredible at reading the field and choosing the right time to move. Hes a turtle but a damn smart one!

[@kelz1892]

Loved this, love Sean Longstaff, love your jumper.. where's it from?

[@rumplestiltskin7323]

tt9m is a tnuc

[@SwagDragon1]

Is that a Bruno and Joelinton brazil shirt??

[@FourFourTwo]

Classic Football Shirts special

[@carlitomk]

I’m a Chelsea fan, but Livramento has been a beast these last few games too ..

[@Yungrexy]

Hall & Tino are both generational talents... I am so pleased that Chelsea let them go and that we've got them here.

[@carlitomk]

Ya .. that’s why I said I’m a Chelsea fan .. 😢.. although I think we’d be delighted if you also took Mudryk off our hands .. he’d probably be fantastic for you guys

[@Yungrexy]

@@carlitomk Nah, you can keep him... An expensive mistake to make. Looks like we might get Marc Guehi though, Yous will be due a canny sell on fee there at least. We had to sell Elliot Anderson & Minteh earlier this season & it was wounding to see EA leave, Minteh would have been exciting too but Anderson is one of own so I can imagine how losing talents like Hall, Tino & Guehi would hurt.

[@rianfarisa]

Great analysis! Now, tell me where to get that sweater?

[@fortpyjamas]

Bro I swear there were so many Arsenal fans bitching and moaning about Odegaard and how he should be replaced or how he's holding Arsenal back. Well, what now? That dude is the most important player on the pitch for Arsenal, with Saliba and Saka very close runner-ups. He's the reason all those complicated tactics and exchanges worked. The man played every game for over two seasons and he is justifiably knackered. He played half of last season with a hip injury and was still one of the players in contention for Player of the Year. Put Merino and Rice in a double pivot and Ode as the lone CAM and watch him cook once he's back.

[@WorB-ub8ej]

Adam, yes the nights are darker, but howay man, the mornings are lighter since the clocks changed! 😜

[@sigfigronath]

They broke through Arsenal's press many times, Im sure Longstaff had a big role in this. As well as having playings like Guimares and joelinton

[@jamesfretwell1511]

Im so glad people are seeing longstaffs contributions on the pitch. I feel he gets used as a scapegoat far too often because fans dont understand his role very well.

[@Tmp205]

Been waiting for this for 2 days…. HTL

[@myerg2977]

I dont like onion but longstaff gets to much stick

[@thejuice84]

"And they don't have Alexander Isak, because he plays for Newcastle." Pissing myself laughing at that one.

[@kavehf9183]

Inverted fullbacks are really getting boring, oh wait! They already were! The old fashioned attacking fullbacks I feel were a lot more effective and efficient

[@Timbone07]

Thank you. Arteta and Pep's supposed reinventing the wheel is just boring. Pep gets a lot of praise but I recall Kompany long shot winning them a league and De Bruyne screamers

[@adedurojaiye5511]

When are you doing one for Sporting's win against City to explore how Amorim outclassed Pep?

[@johnlau6749]

bro, that match completely highlights the importance of Rodri. That match I can't even watch it, I mean the whole team play headless chicken when rodri is not around

[@NeilBell-w8n]

We all saw that Longstaff played well on Saturday, as he did last Wednesday but to infer he won the game for us is just wrong. The whole team were excellent. He has poor games and he has good games. To make out he only ever plays well is as ludicrous as the so called haters who may overcriticise. Also the change in Willock back in for Joelinton in my opinion was more of a factor in our improvement in midfield. I'd like to see Bruno, Willock and Tonali play together before i believe that its Longstaff, who is going to guarantee us CL football next season

[@craiglee3653]

The people who scream about Longstaff dont understand football! They shout at Sean because they're watching but not seeing.

[@samhallows3498]

Great to see Longstaff get the plaudits he deserves.

[@AeroCrafted16]

Do one for Oxford United

[@michaelglynn7010]

Bournemouth video when? 👀

[@celeste928]

As an arsenal fan i was scares for this video 😭

[@johnnybecool3791]

Sean Longstaff is the english Tomas Müller

[@gabrielalohan728]

Bournemouth deserve a video

[@michael5091]

Newcastle's Ji Sung Park. Roll him out for the big games and let him work. He likely won't win you the game but he'll make the team better.

[@geordiedog1749]

Almiron is good. In an alternate universe where football has a rule where players can only strike the ball with one foot.

[@JonniiR]

Where's the top from?

[@umarmars47]

Bournemouth vs Man City analysis Inter vs Arsenal analysis Sporting vs Man City analysis.

[@GarethSteele-x9i]

lego man arteta lol

[@caryard3774]

Rice is bottom of that duels won list, how did hervertz win more duels that him?

[@Saasori]

Arsenal need a Simone Inzaghi. They'd cook with him with a good financial backing. They've the players to play a 3-5-2 / 3-4-2-1

[@jonnyv1315]

Love it

[@dbruscoco]

Newcastle sure know how to stodge up a game of football!

[@gruffy4967]

Arsenal sure do know how to choke when faced with playing a team that won’t play to their strengths or when trying to win titles!

[@dddgtsd]

they were more fun to watch than Arsenal in that game lol