Sunday saw a great end to a great week for Newcastle United with a 4-2 win against fellow Premier league strugglers Southampton.
Newcastle United branded Sunday at St James as 'French day' - this saw a Gallic flavour added to all the pre-match build up - the Le Marseillaise was sung, Blaydon races was translated into French and a group of Cancan dancers entertained the crowd.
Following this how ironic it was that Newcastle fell behind to an early goal from Southampton's only French player - Morgan Schneiderlin. Credit to Newcastle though as they came straight back at the Saints for the remainder of the first half and were rewarded by a 2-1 lead at the break. Obviously Cisse's goal will take all the headlines and it was a spectacular strike from a man who has struggles for confidence lately, however the first goal was an equally good team goal started by Yohan Cabaye, created by Yoan Goufran and finished by Moussa Sissoko which was very apt for SJP's French day.
Credit must be given to Southampton who fought back at got a deserved equalizer not long after the break. The Saints showed what a good side they are, even though they currently are in the relegation scrap. Adam Lallana and goal scorer Rickie Lambert stood out for me at the star performers for the visitors and it was Lamberts cool finish which tied the game.
This was the wake up call needed for NUFC and we then went on to show our dominance for the remainder of the second half. Cabaye cooly slotted home a Penalty after Danny Fox handled a Debuchy cross and then Joos Hooiveld was unlucky to score a own goal which sealed the 4-2 win.
For me the following were the key positive to come from this match:
- Cisse back amongst the goals
-Sissoko proving to be a big goal threat
-Tiote's best game of the season
-Dubuchy showing his quality
-Eliiot proving to be a solid back-up keeper
-Yanya M'biwa showing we now have 3 top centre backs
-Great options from the bench, proving the squads strength
-Cabaye's ability to run a game and control, dictate our play.
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