Eddie Howe has made an intriguing decision in selecting his most recent defense after experiencing yet another heartbreaking defeat at the hands of Liverpool.
The Reds set themselves up for failure after conceding early on and losing captain Virgil van Dijk to a red card before 30 minutes.
Eddie Howe has made an intriguing decision in selecting his most recent defense after experiencing yet another heartbreaking defeat at the hands of Liverpool.
The Reds set themselves up for failure after conceding early on and losing captain Virgil van Dijk to a red card before 30 minutes.
With less than 15 minutes remaining, Darwin Nunez was once more introduced off the bench, and the rest is history as the Uruguayan steals the show with two late goals.
The Newcastle manager once again lamented his team’s inability to maintain the advantage as Liverpool mysteriously came away with three points from a game that appeared out of their grasp for the entirety of the match.
For me and us, that’s just as devastating as the match at Anfield 12 months ago, when we let Fabio Carvalho’s team win in the 98th minute.
We played pretty well, in my opinion, today. Regarding the team’s performance and evaluation of how the game went, I can’t forget the game’s opening moments.
Following Van Dijk’s departure, Liverpool was left with nothing to lose as Newcastle appeared destined to win easily at a boisterous St. James’ Park.
After being reduced to 10 men, Liverpool once again appeared to be a stronger and more secure team, just as it had eight days previously at home against Bournemouth.
The manager of the Magpies made the absurd defense that the red card hurt his team, which is unlikely to go over well with the home crowd while being very funny to the away fans.
“I thought we were excellent, individual performances were very strong,” Howe continued. The sending-off nearly costs us the game.
It could be argued that, like his position on Saudi Arabian ownership, he hadn’t given coaching his team against 10 men much thought.
Trent Alexander-Arnold just avoided receiving a second yellow in the first few minutes, prompting Newcastle’s manager to express regret that Liverpool had not been reduced to nine men.
“I thought it was a clear second yellow card [the challenge on Gordon], the referee didn’t agree, and we have to accept that,” he continued.
Ironically, I now claim that we were better 11 against. 11 than we were 11 vs. 10, but at the time, I still had that opinion.
