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Player Ratings v Liverpool (H)
By Wasim
April 4 2012
Mike Williamson might have been awarded the Barclaycard man of the match against Liverpool at the weekend, but Papiss Cisse got Tyne-Talk's resident player rater Wasim4nufc's vote. Cisse, who scored both goals in the 2-0 victory scored 9/10 for his performance, closely followed by defender James Perch who scored 8.5/10. Read on to see how the rest of the team faired...
Player Ratings
Tim Krul (8) - Did well to pull out of the challenge with Carroll when he was looking for the contact and had a good game in goal overall.
Danny Simpson (7.5) - Was solid most of the time and really seems to be a good defender. Does not get the praise he sometimes deserves. Was yet again on the line to save us, even if it touched his arm slightly.
Mike Williamson (8) - I thought he took the responsibility of being the "senior" centre back and did a great job. Carroll had the beating of him early on but the longer the match went on the less of an impact Carroll had. Formed a good partnership with Perch.
James Perch (8.5) - Continued his fine form with another assured display, this time coming in for Coloccini at centre back. Put in some fine sliding challenges whilst I lost count of the shots he blocked. Really has grown into a very good footballer, especially if you compare him to the player he was when he came to the club.
Jonas Gutierrez (7.5) - Hardly went forward but did his job defensively. A thorough professional who deserves great credit as he is clearly not a left back but he still does a job there.
Danny Guthrie (7.5) - Looked good as part of a three man central midfield until he had to go off with yet another injury scare. The same happened in the last game which is a bit concerning. Hope he recovers in time for Swansea.
Cheick Tiote (8) - Tiote showed what a great player he is by coming back into the team seamlessly and put in a good shift. Broke up a few Liverpool attacks and his passing was generally very good.
Yohann Cabaye (7) - Was involved quite a bit and seems to enjoy having both Guthrie and Tiote alongside him.
Hatem Ben Arfa (8) - Another quality performance from the French magician. Put in a fine cross from which we opened the scoring and then was involved again, in the build up to our second goal. Was not as involved in the second half but I can remember a few times when he beat Enrique in the first half. Always looks a threat when in the final third.
Papiss Cisse (9) - Took his two goals brilliantly and probably deserved a third as well, as he had a good chance in the first half too. His all round game was very impressive on Sunday and the 10 million we have spent on him seems to be a bargain already!
Demba Ba (7.5) - Not on the score sheet but again did a great job as part of a front three. What makes him a great player is the fact that he has not scored in the last few games but he is still involved and creates chances for others in the team, so he is always contributing towards the team.
Danny Simpson (7.5) - Was solid most of the time and really seems to be a good defender. Does not get the praise he sometimes deserves. Was yet again on the line to save us, even if it touched his arm slightly.
Mike Williamson (8) - I thought he took the responsibility of being the "senior" centre back and did a great job. Carroll had the beating of him early on but the longer the match went on the less of an impact Carroll had. Formed a good partnership with Perch.
James Perch (8.5) - Continued his fine form with another assured display, this time coming in for Coloccini at centre back. Put in some fine sliding challenges whilst I lost count of the shots he blocked. Really has grown into a very good footballer, especially if you compare him to the player he was when he came to the club.
Jonas Gutierrez (7.5) - Hardly went forward but did his job defensively. A thorough professional who deserves great credit as he is clearly not a left back but he still does a job there.
Danny Guthrie (7.5) - Looked good as part of a three man central midfield until he had to go off with yet another injury scare. The same happened in the last game which is a bit concerning. Hope he recovers in time for Swansea.
Cheick Tiote (8) - Tiote showed what a great player he is by coming back into the team seamlessly and put in a good shift. Broke up a few Liverpool attacks and his passing was generally very good.
Yohann Cabaye (7) - Was involved quite a bit and seems to enjoy having both Guthrie and Tiote alongside him.
Hatem Ben Arfa (8) - Another quality performance from the French magician. Put in a fine cross from which we opened the scoring and then was involved again, in the build up to our second goal. Was not as involved in the second half but I can remember a few times when he beat Enrique in the first half. Always looks a threat when in the final third.
Papiss Cisse (9) - Took his two goals brilliantly and probably deserved a third as well, as he had a good chance in the first half too. His all round game was very impressive on Sunday and the 10 million we have spent on him seems to be a bargain already!
Demba Ba (7.5) - Not on the score sheet but again did a great job as part of a front three. What makes him a great player is the fact that he has not scored in the last few games but he is still involved and creates chances for others in the team, so he is always contributing towards the team.
Substitutes
Dan Gosling (6.5) - Had a few neat touches when he came on for Guthrie but we seemed to have the game won by that time.
Shola Ameobi (7) - Did nicely in a short cameo.
Davide Santon (N/A) - Came on close to the end.
Newcastle United Man of the Match - Papiss Cisse
Shola Ameobi (7) - Did nicely in a short cameo.
Davide Santon (N/A) - Came on close to the end.
Newcastle United Man of the Match - Papiss Cisse
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Discussion started by TyneTalk (IP Logged), 04/04/2012 17:58
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Tiote Bossed the game as per, Willo had only his first decent game by that I mean less nervy, Perch has come on leaps & bounds, Cabaye I feel has dipped in resent games, Cisse & HBA both top draw!
It's unlikely we paid 10M for Cisse. Best sources say it's 7.5 possibly (seems inevitable now) rising to 9M.
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