“When this team can run, this team can win” is the best way to describe Newcastle this season

Thing is it isnt just the players getting better, eddie howe is also improving as a manager its like the more expeience and injuries he gets the better he gets

Wew, Adam slapping everyone with pure facts throughout the duration of this video. Murphy already back, Anderson/Barnes/Little Joe also on the brink of a return too. Right us off at your own peril! HWTL.

Been burned too many time to think we're "back" but certainly thrilled to see us playing like we were last season

In addition to the fatigue factor (yes indeed it matter people!), Howe deserves credit for the tactical change when he subbed Livramento in at 75 minutes for Miley, and switched to a back 5. It helped immensely in that NUFC were able to better deal with Bailey on the flank, who had an immediate impact when he came on. Point blank, if Howe doesn't make that switch in personnel/tactics and Villa possibly come away with a point.

I was counting every longer pass Martinez did i the first half- I counted 7 out of 8 that either went straight out of play or were intercepted. In terms of shutting Villa down and preventing them from getting out we were superb. For minutes at a time they were trapped in their third. Howe also saved those three points by bringing on Tino to deal with Bailey. For 10 minutes, Villa looked on top as Bailey was running at and in behind Burn- bringing on Livramento dealt with that and gave Newcastle control back. Not making changes is my biggest criticism of Howe (Not that I have been anything but 100% in support of him) but he did it last night at a vital time. Another issue with the injuries has been that all they could do was recovery. They were literally not able to put in proper training sessions as they had to simply spend time getting physically prepared for the next game.

You are EXTREMELY good at your job.

Spot on. Thanks for saying everything I've been screaming at TV pundits/commentators for the last two months! 👏

Brilliant the way you analyse and explain this. I hope Eddie and the coaches can devise a system (Plan B) for when we can't do this though. It seems to be all or nothing and depends upon availability and fitness. We need to learn to win (or at least not lose) games when we can't play this way.

Brilliant overview Adam as usual .. 45% of players missing effectively sums the season up in a nutshell 👏 👏 👏

Excellent work Adam. I mean, it’s not rocket science about the injuries but the way you presented it was a stats masterclass. Keep this up and folk might start thinking you know what you’re on aboot, like. Anyway, great job.

We were outstanding in that game and you’ve truly reminded me of that. Eddie Howe is a magnificent manager, the fact he got our team through this phase in a relatively respectable fashion and led us to Europe again barring shock FA Cup final heroics (where we CAN rotate, which we couldn’t in the UCL, let alone Group of Death, or PL) is nothing short of a miracle. We got through this spell with HALF A TEAM MISSING. The difficulty was not faced by any other team as much as this, and we pulled through. Eddie Howe, what a man.

Your videos are usually good, but this one was really excellent Adam. Those injury stats really are something else, broken down in a very clear way.

Thanks for breaking this down. It was obvious to some of us that players were playing exhausted due to the lack of rotation options but it’s good to see it broken down. Until FFP changes and allows clubs to build squads of equal depth clubs like Newcastle will always be hit greatly when injuries come along.

Facts the media and pundits either don’t care or just ignore. We’ve still been larely competitive in most games through that period.

When Andy Townsend in the Villa commentary mentioned something about not being able to blame injuries, ooh it boiled the piss so it did.

Love the analysis, this was very informative! Thank you for the work you do. HWTL

Just subscribed! Excellent analysis as always! Eddie Howe is an amazing coach and I hope he stays here as long as possibe!

These videos are top drawer . The analysis is outstanding .

Well done Adam. Informative and entertaining, what more do you want?

FourFourToon

Dear adam, Canny video as always👍 Clear, concise analysis of what has happened to the Toon in the last 3 months & a blueprint for the rest of the season🙏 Regards,

Loved this Adam!

Great content mate

Subscribed because of another amazing explanation of the toon and there troubles. Honway the lads

This is great, esp with injuries explanation hopefully some of the new supports on social media will fi aly get a grasp of it!

Great review and amazing that Newcastle are still anywhere near the top six.

Great analysis ❤

Great stuff. Liked & Subbed

The numbers are even more interesting if you consider the total value of players not available as a percentage of total value and also include Tonali's absence I think a lot of summer plans went into the impact Tonali would have over this period of play to help Bruno, SL, and Big Joe, rest in games... So his ban can't be understated either Anyone saying Howe should go or can't cut it is dreaming

God I love this so much. So great to see the stats.

Nice report, makes total sense 🎯👏

Brilliant summary and analysis.. Imagine where we will be with 2 or 3 top shelf players and an average injury statistic.. top 4 = 100% Thank you for your absolutely brilliant and accurate work!

Top notch mate 👌

the switch to 5 at the back towards the end of the game was massive

Brilliant analysis video Loved it-Howay the lads====================================================Great week for Toon

Can’t wait for my Toonies to be back fighting fit. Great video, mate!

The bravery was a great band. The first album was excellent. Had tickets for the academy years ago, but it was cancelled because Ian Brown collapsed the floor the night before 😮

Thta post to the "upper thigh" on the 3rd goal still makes me wince.

Should've stuck Dummet in for Hall but otherwise a great analysis. Feel the team are heading in the right direction now with Barnes, Willcock and Wilson nearing being fit.

Spot on 🎉

As a nufc fan can i just applaude this video. So many people both within and without the fan base have been super critical of newcastle. But this is exactly why i think we have seen hidden progression this season and why i think the players and coaching staff have done absolute wonders to still be sitting 7th

Brilliant one. Nice when football (and KZfaq) isn't ONLY aboun opinions. Facts and objective analysis are pretty good too.

Love it!!

Excellently put across hopefully some of the tv so called experts will see this and understand more why their was a drop off in performances, but yes I know they still won’t say it how it really is😉👏👏👏🖤🤍🖤🤍

I love this channel

Newcastle beating Villa just so happens to be my favourite video topic!

Howe Masterclass

Cracking analysis mate

The Bravery was the BEST!!! Thanks for the niche surprise reference.

Well explained, I hope the neutrals take note

At last, someone with common sense 🙏

This is sublime stuff.

Stop giving away our tactics! Rob Edwards definitely watched this video before our game 🤣

i think it also makes a difference to who we are playing. top teams play higher so that works in our favour for counter ability. we always struggle against a low block because we dont have a player that can make something from nothing

eddie said a few weeks ago we were weren't training and only playing the games required. this break has done wonders for us, and you could see it vs city

Honest Mistake by The Bravery was a banger😂 gonna have to listen to that tune now. One hit wonder

Great video. You forgot about Dummett too

Gets an automatic like for The Bravery reference!

🎵Don't look at me that waaayay🎵

Lots of love from Alnwick ❤

Excellent video. Would be great if some of the 'expert' commentators on TV could view this so that they could really understand better the problems NUFC have faced and also stop talking utter shute.

Hope this kick starts our season.

I didn’t see any difference here from when we were in form before December. What’s changed is that our players are miles fitter. December destroyed us physically due to the lack of rotation options and playing 2-3 times a week. Now that the amount of fixtures are going to be further apart we can play our game again.

Facts! All facts

The Bravery? Scooby Doo villain reveal?! 442 lets Clery cook and the kitchen is HOT!

Exactly right

"dare I say it" - most astute. I too hope we are back to form but a couple games (cup and league) are not proof enough - lets hope it lasts

Newcastle just need 17 miggy almirons with better end product and a better weak foot. Love miggy for his effort and how he just never stops running and smiling. Im glad he didn't get sold he is the best squad player when it comes to energy and non stop running

That joke went past being too niche it was bad to Too niche it was great 😆

HOWAY THE LADS!!!!!

So he went back to having them play like he used to. Honest mistake was a banger

Howay the mags!

I wouldn't say 'fixed' more just business as usual. A large reason as to why we were all over the place this season, was more because the injuries threw our gameplans in the trash, and our solid base had been teared down as a result of that. But if you notice how players settle back, other plays get bit more rest, and form suddenly picks back up. It's why I've said time after time, that we'll have a very good second half of the season, as more will come back, and we'll be geared and ready for it.

Great analysis - but no critique of best gardener in the world Dan Ashcroft leaving us with just TWO injury prone strikers for our first European season in 20 years . . . . . . . . . Hall and Livramento should of been utilised more and we obviously needed at least another centre back & midfielder [Wharton] in January!

So what happened to Brighton?

Not to take anything away from Newcastle but Villa have been dire since everyone noticed we were good. We're 14th in the form table. We have struggled in every game since Arsenal. Man Utd absolutely ruined us for example. Both Chelsea (in the cup) and Man utd pressed us and we couldn't cope with it.

Good summary though I think it's a bit early to say "we're back".

Another belting video, you sir are top draw.

Dan Burn is a machine. He could become one of the world's best fullbacks with just a tweak or two.

Prob should have done this vid after a good run of form not one game but hope we’ve turned a corner

If we get our players back and carry on the levels from v Villa, we’ll finish 5th and hopefully that’s enough for CL

NUFC playing fewer games now, they have their intensity back!

This season is a hard lesson for the club as a whole, whatever could go wrong with freak injuries and suspension (read: Tonali), it has happened. Its a lesson learnt the hard way, if you want to compete with the big boys every single season, make sure your squad depth and quality is robust for a 4 way competition We still have a long way before establishing ourselves as a top 6 club let alone winning a trophy. The consolation this season is the fact that we are still in the FA cup, hopefully with lesser games and more players returning, we might be able to get a good run in the cup and finish in the top 7.

Cracking analysis as always - except "How Eddie Howe just fixed Newcastle Utd". Well he hasn't then? Just less game, less injured players.... Entertaining as ever HWTL

Was a genius tactic to have 3 keepers on the bench … until pope got injured 🤕

When I realised Adam was about to envoke An Honest Mistake.... 🎉🎉🎉

We win one game in the league in ages and apparently this is the turn around? No wonder we get called deluded.

Not sure how that injury spread sheet is ment to work. But Willock played against Man U. Arsenal and Bournemouth…..

You forgot Dummett, would make a lot more sense than Hall

Celery > clery

Always enjoy your content but please please please stop using red black font on the field, i cant read them >.

I liked the video just for the Bravery reference...don't look at me that way

9:42 and you didn’t include Anderson who was the Miley before Miley had to play because even he was out injured!!! 9:42

I think fans in general downplay the importance of rest and fatigue. Yes these players are paid millions to play but it doesn't exclude them from being tired. Lesser games now. Let's hope we can keep pushing for Europe!

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Enjoyable show even if we were on the wrong end of this result. Well done NU and well done Howe with his tactical masterclass. But two things need saying here. 1. Villa are not on good form currently. We too are looking tired even if we have only played a couple of games since Xmas. And 2nd, why does nobody ever mention our injury problems?

This aged well 😂

that unavailable table is massively fucking inaccurate. Shockingly wrong Mug

Number 90 on the bench. EZ