We asked for your thoughts on Tuesday's 3-2 win over Qarabag in the Champions League as Newcastle safely reached the last 16.
Here are some of your comments:
Tony: Well, let’s start with the important thing, we are through to the next round, and comfortably after the first-half demolition job in Baku. After a fast start at St James’ Park, we lost focus and took our foot of the gas. Too many players had an average night against an average opponent. Nick Woltemade doesn’t look confident in possession and lacks the physical attributes required to play in midfield. Jacob Murphy is wasteful in possession but improved with his crosses in the second half. Will Osula just doesn’t look like a Premier League-standard player. On a positive note, Alex Murphy looked comfortable at left-back and Sandro Tonali ran his socks off.
Richard: Scoring two goals inside the first 10 minutes just killed this game as a spectacle. I don’t think you can realistically expect our players to go at it hammer and tongs when the game is so clearly won. I know they’re supposed to be professional, but really, when you’re 8-1 up on aggregate you’re going to take your boot off the pedal. Great debut form young Alex Murphy. He looked the part.
Ozzy: First half wasn’t too bad but, despite Anthony Gordon coming on in the second half and looking back to his best, many of the team were poor after the break. Thankfully, Tonali mopped up a lot of other players’ mistakes during the match or the score could have been even more embarrassing. The team are certain to raise their game against Chelsea or Barcelona in the next round.
Bryan: I know it was a kind of dead rubber but very disappointed with the performance of our forward players, with the exception of Harvey Barnes. The lack of quality is alarming. We desperately need to recruit better in the next transfer window.
