Newcastle's midfield is letting them down

The Jets' midfield line was too far from their front line, making build-up play more difficult.

The distance between the midfield and the strikers meant that there was no outlet for the Jets to play into – the attacking players weren’t able to bounce passes backwards, and they didn’t have many options or support.  

This space resulted in Newcastle unsuccessfully opting to play the long ball rather than shorter, sharper passes.

If Newcastle was able to play more as a unit, they would have had better opportunities to create chances to get the ball into the back of the net.  

Newcastle has high calibre midfield players, but they were too disconnected with their front line today.

These quality midfielders would have had better luck being closer to their strikers to play quick 1-2’s and passes into space that would have provided better chances for their side.

The @NewcastleJetsFC are getting closer & closer every week.

Just need to fix that final pass & decision making & we'll be alright. #MVCvNEW #WLeague #MadeofNewcastle

— Daniel Hanney ⚽ ✈ (@DanHanney) January 5, 2020 ">