Newcastle skipper Fabricio Coloccini out of Premier League clash with Liverpool. Magpies captain's absence leaves a likely centre-back partnership of Mike Williamson and Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
Today's news that our Skipper and top defender is out of the clash with Liverpool is worrying. For years Colo has been our one consistent defender and had been a steadying influence for Stevie Taylor, Willo and Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa whenever they have partnered him. Pardew has a big call to make this weekend and personally i would go with a partnership of Willo and MYB as Taylor has not kicked a ball since our season opener at the Ethihad. Willo had a decent game against Cardiff and hopefully MYB can regain the form we all know his is capabale of. He is certainly due a good game and will need to be at his best to tackle Suarez and Sturridge.
Liverpool hammered us 0-6 last season and this was without Suarez so for him to be playing and Coloccini ruled out I unfortunately cannot see anything other than a Liverpool victory.
Manchester United want Newcastle United ace for £6m
I feel this headline is two years too late as during our 2011 season Tiote was the best defensive midfielder in the Premier league and he would have easily slotted into the Man Utd team. However since then Tiote has looked a shadow of that player and has constantly struggled with form, injury and suspensions. He certainly no longer look like a player who was valued at 25m. Having said that I would not entertain a 6m offer from Man Utd, as it would cost us more to replace him. If a serious offer came in closer to 15m then a deal could be done. Maybe David Moyes could be persuaded to offer some of his fringe players in exchange. I would take Tom Cleverley, Javier Hernandez, Zaha, or Ashley Young in a part-ex deal.
Can Newcastle Really Afford This England Defender?
There Is news in the Mail again that Newcastle are still interested in Manchester City defender Micah Richards, but can Newcastle afford this player
This is a headline that really excited me. Micah Rchards Is a player I would love to see in a Black & White shirt and I really think a deal could be done to bring him to SJP. In a normal world we would probably be priced out of a move - however to complete this deal we would be working with the most unusual football club in England. Great deals can be made when buying players from City - money is no object to them so transfer fees are reduced and wages are subsidized by City - making this deal easier for Newcastle to complete.
Add to this the fact that Richards will hanging onto a chance of making the World cup squad. To do this he has to play regular first team football and at City this will not happen as Zabaleta is the clear 1st team choice. At NUFC Richards would compete with Debuchy at right back or with Mbiwa and Willo as a starting centre half.
Newcastle are looking to add British player to their squad in the coming transfer windows and if they we to start this recruitment drive with Micah then i'd be over the moon.
Newcastle Defender Could Leave the club
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa has struggled to get to grips with the English Premier League since he signed for us from Montpellier last January for around £6.5M,
This is a terrible idea and hopefully is completely fabricated by the media. Mapou is a top international defender who right now is struggling to get to grips with the Premier league. This lad will go on to captain France many time, hopefully he will also Captain NUFC. To get rid of him would be a massive mistake. I am sure I do not need to remind any Newcastle fans that Colo took 2 season before he settle in England and has since gone onto become one of our best defenders in the clubs history. This impatience is a major problem in the Premier league and leads to the question of how can we expect players to develop if they are shipped out after 6 months. We need to get behind this lad and put our confidence that he will come good - he is too talented not be a a success at St James.
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