Closed Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea

[Jase 43,479]

Newcastle United 2-0 Chelsea
POST-MATCH DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

English Premier League
2nd November, Saturday, 2013
St. James' Park
12:45 Kick Off (UK time)

[The Skipper 20,593]

Welcome to November.

[Kinol 337]

We always go shit this time of the year...

[Barbara 15,149]

at least we played Mazacar and fans were happy, right?

[HRiver 1,512]

The better team won. The moment I heard Mourinho yell "wake up", I knew things weren't right.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Last season's selection, last season's performance.

Too many players had an off-day today and I think that's down to the decision to move Oscar to the wing and bring Mata back. All the problems of last season (pivot not linking up play with the AMs who don't drop deep enough) came flooding back, bringing with them a Torres performance of old and a reliance on a piece of magic from one of the three amigos.

Needs to be a turning point in our season because this performance basically undid a lot of the good work we've done in improving on last season. Schurrle and Willian were missed today but I don't think this will be anything but a footnote in a successful season.

Great passion from the fans but a shit performance from almost every player.

[svajo 153]

Mazacar never again... too narrow, especially away

[Stats 6,980]

Form is temporary... class is permanent,,, yes Torres is back to his best! (Really frustrated)

[Jype 6,398]

Wouldn't feel like November if it weren't for games like this.

[kobematabryant 400]

So Mourinho never won at St.James Park before? Oscar was pretty bad and Lampard did nothing at 1st half. Oh and I hope the ref dies.

[Atlas Lion 1,223]

Just not our day.

Lost every 50/50. Couldn't get a bloody beach ball behind the net. Crossing was dreadful. Defending was shambles. Players wanting to cut inside and shoot when the middle was packed.

But Hazard and Mata were playing fancy football, all that counts.

Bring on Shalke and raise your fucking heads lads. Still a long season to go.

[zyzz 711]

By far our worst performance of the season.. can't expect to win a single game when we play like that. I still think De Bruyne would be a great DLP for us especially in games like this. Terry MOTM.

Now lets move on and destroy Schalke

[Hutcho 8,443]

Well done Newcastle. We just didn't show up.

Shit happens. Move on.

[Stingray 9,441]

Crap .... Awful ... Best soon to forget this one.

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

Hopefully the Ramires and Lampard partnership ends for good.

Unfortunately Jose will probably use it again next week.

[hjperdeath 2,226]

This is what happens when we get all cocky. Completely deserved the loss. each and every player out there needs a wake up call. So much complacency. Needed one right slap on the face to come back to our sense and realize that without hard-work we won't achieve anything. Half the team was asleep out there. Sky's the limit boys.

[Joe Cool 388]

Words don't describe how utterly fucking shite that was, it felt like the QPR game at the Bridge all over again. No desire or will to win whatsoever.

[mustacheman 31]

Ivanovich attacking is so frustrating. His "crosses" make me cringe every time