Gooch and Wigans centre forward are getting physical with each other. Ref gave Gooch a talking to a few minutes back and now he wins a foul as the Wigan player and Gooch get tangled and Gooch gets thrown to the ground.
penalty given to Newcastle Sibierski went down then it was saved!! then a good MArtins shot saved a minute later a pretty exciting game to watch
heskey off martins was limping earlier now his arm is injured Newcastle is dropping like flies this season they've had the most players on the injury list all season I think
didn't see the foul or who commited it but no one was at fualt for the actual goal it was a brilliant free kick into the side netting Given had no chance
The Wigan player had already gotten rid of the ball and just kind of fell down. The TV commentator didn't seem convinced at all that it was a foul. But after the soft penalty given to Newcastle, it would be unseemly to complain on this one.
It hardly looked purposeful, and it was a very soft call, but it should've never happened. It was a stupid clumsy foul.
Its tough, because Roeder has said that he wants Gooch to be the 'hard guy', and to bring a toughness to the Defense that wasn't there. In a perfect world, a defender could do that- and have perfect technique and never foul a guy. But in reality, you are going to give up a few more fouls (but you hope the overall play outweighs the occasional free kick opportunities). Sounds like its been a pretty even game so far. Doesn't sound like a lot of scoring chances- and both teams had one. Newcastle didn't convert theirs (better one), but Wigan did. I would think Roeder wouldn't be too terribly disappointed with his D at this point. Depends what 2nd half brings.
I just turned it on...was that Gooch that lost #10 for Wigan and allowed him a free header? Also right at the end of the half Gooch was marking #10 and doing a good job and Bramble came over and kicked him in the shin to give Wigan another free kick.
4th minute of added time - another week call against Gooch. This time the free kick is dealt with, but that was the 3rd free kick in a dangerous position I saw Gooch give up in the first half. The poor guy has a target on his jersey or something. Other than that, his play has been great. He's been marking well and had several last man clearances as well. It's just tough to look past those big fouls.
Hed, that last one was against Bramble. Gooch didn't do a thing wrong and Bramble came over and kicked the guy in the shin.
I know that Gooch never actually fouls anyone, but the guy needs less angry stares and more moving of the feet.
Its hard to tell..if you pressed me I would say it was Goochs fault but I don't know for sure if that was his man he marked. Why not watch this game yourself? www.myp2p.eu and download TVants.
I thought Gooch played a below average fast half. He left a Wigan player a completely free header in the 3-4 minute of extra time (though another Newcastle player should share some of the blame) and he got beat by a cutback and Wigan had a dangerous shot after some lazy/poor footwork by Gooch. He did win some headers but he looks a bit uninterested and slow to react IMO.