I think it’s injuries, lack of quality squad depth, a more taxing schedule and combining those issues with the intensity of the league and their CL group.
Newcastle are still quite early in their building process, most match days they still have 5-6 starters who were there under Steve Bruce and today they had to bring in a few teenagers.
Their CL group is great for neutrals but a long slog for Newcastle, and these recent games against Dortmund have been sandwiched between tricky domestic games.
Wolves away (saw how well they did today against Spurs), another away game in the cup, a tough, and intense home game v Arsenal, another tough away game in the CL, then yet another away game the length of the country away with loads of injuries.
I don’t think they’ve fallen off due to lack of quality, just a lot coming at them thick and fast at the moment and squad is being stretched thin.
I think it’s injuries, lack of quality squad depth, a more taxing schedule and combining those issues with the intensity of the league and their CL group.
Newcastle are still quite early in their building process, most match days they still have 5-6 starters who were there under Steve Bruce and today they had to bring in a few teenagers.
Their CL group is great for neutrals but a long slog for Newcastle, and these recent games against Dortmund have been sandwiched between tricky domestic games.
Wolves away (saw how well they did today against Spurs), another away game in the cup, a tough, and intense home game v Arsenal, another tough away game in the CL, then yet another away game the length of the country away with loads of injuries.
I don’t think they’ve fallen off due to lack of quality, just a lot coming at them thick and fast at the moment and squad is being stretched thin.