There’s some good articles in both the People and the Sunday Mirror today on Sam Allardcye’s use of Dr. Mark Nesti, a clinical phsychologist he has used for both Michael Owen and Alan Smith.
Dr. Nesti is now part of Sam’s back-room staff to allow players to overcome major injuries and other mental problems - and stay positive and upbeat.
Sam is a big believer in having his players both physically and mentally fit, for each game they play.
- England manager Steve McClaren talks at length today about Michael Owen and how he has done so well to come back from his last two years of injuries. With Michael’s great performances for England against both Israel and Russia you could argue he saved Steve his job. At the very least he kept him in his job and while we’ve never though much of Steve as a manger he’s a great guy and has lots of good things to day in general and about Michael in particular. Steve can take credit for picking an excellent England team when so many starters were not available through injury. Unfortunately Emile Heskey, who paired so well with Michael in both England games has broke a metatarsal bone in his foot and will not be available for England’s next games next month.
Michael Owen - as quick as he ever was according to Newcastle
- We have our Derby vs Newcastle preview today and we fully expect 3 points tomorrow night. The game will be broadcast on Setanta Sports in countries around the world and while we cannot get over-confident, these are games Newcastle just have to win this season. A win will take us into the top 4 and if Manchester City don’t win today against Aston Villa we’ll be in 3rd place.
Derby County vs Newcastle United - Monday 17th September 8PM BST KO
- We have an article on our two latest Newcastle signings Abdoulaye Faye and Habib Beye and what Sam says about each of his new arrivals. We believe Habib Beye will start tomorrow night at right-back and Habib has a good chance to keep that position throughout this season. We’re also looking at having Jose Enrique start to play at left-back, although we think N’Zogbia will be there tomorrow night. Certainly Sam has lots of defenders to choose from and we expect Abdoulaye Faye will have a struggle to be a starter at Newcastle.
Habib Beye - expected to start tomorrow night at right-back
- Michael Owen is quoted in both the People and the Sunday Mirror today on what went on with his rehabilitation and how he’s been in coming back from almost 2 years of injury. After the two England games, Michael seems not only super-confident but he’s also probably fitter than he’s ever been in his whole career. That will stay that way under new manager Sam Allardyce and Michael comes across as very confident on his own abilities and thinks he’s as good as ever. We agree
Michael Owen - scoring on Wednesday night against Russia
- Sam Allardyce has admitted that for players Alan Smith and Michael Owen, he has used Dr Mark Nesti, who is a clinical psychologist. Sam seems to have gone to all lengths to ensure his players are fir physically and mentally for the team. And if it means ensuring his players are mentally fit, confident and positive he has shown he is very willing to do that. There are some excellent comments there from Big Sam and we think it’s a good article.
Sam Allardyce - believes his players have to be mentally as well as physically fit
- Sam Allardyce talks about how important the fans are to him at Newcastle. Sam makes a point in continually communicating to the fan base every week and thinks it’s a very important part of his job. He’s certainly an excellent communicator and so far so very good this season. We sure hope it continues because Sam is really admired by the Newcastle faithful for multiple reasons.
Sam Allardcye - Newcastle huge fan base is very important to him
- What’s being discussed on our Newcastle United Blog?
Here’s some of the recent and popular discussions going on:- What Difference Will Joey Barton Make in Midfield
- Discussion of the next league game with Derby County at Pride Park
- Will Michael Owen be as good as before he was injured?
- As you know our site has been nominated for ‘Best Sports Blog’ as part of the Bloggers Choice Awards. If you would like to vote for us you can do so here. You can also browse through other nominations you can vote for. SoccerLens was also nominated and you can vote for Ahmed’s Bilal’s site here.
- Here’s some choice football quotes. These are to lighten up the day
“The spirit he has shown has been second to none.” - Terry Venables, on Terry Fenwick’s drunk-driving charge
“I felt a lump in my mouth as the ball went in.” - Terry Venables
“We managed to wrong a few rights.” - Kevin Keegan
“Nicolas Anelka left Arsenal for £23M and they built a training ground on him.” - Kevin Keegan
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15 responses so far ↓
1 toonfan1 // Sep 16, 2007 at 14:06
i have just heard that if steven taylor is dropped from the derby game, he will leave the club in january!!! we have to get the lad signed up on a long contract as soon as possible otherwise we chance losing our best palyer out of the academy for a long time!!! come on big sam get taylor signed up we cant lose him!!!
2 hadrian // Sep 16, 2007 at 14:18
if thats tayls attitude , let him go . quite frankly its pretty pathetic .
3 Alex // Sep 16, 2007 at 14:51
If its true that Taylor wants to leave if he is left out of the side tomorrow then lets get rid of him.Hes already turned down a new contract and wants more money and now he is showing no true bottle to prove he is better than the other defenders we have.Maybe WestHam will take him, he would fit in well there next to Dyer .Same sort of attitude!Bling Bling.
4 Cockney Magpie // Sep 16, 2007 at 15:11
toonfan1 where did u hear this?
5 PHILLIPSY // Sep 16, 2007 at 15:23
toonfan1 where did u hear this cause it sounds like a load of bull 2 cme m8
6 Edd Case // Sep 16, 2007 at 15:23
http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/newcastleunited/sundaysun/2007/09/16/taylor-set-to-quit-if-dropped-50081-19796322/
Thats the Taylor story - L.O.B. in my opinion.
7 t-g-w // Sep 16, 2007 at 16:04
Notice it’s from the Sunday Sun… Enough said. Have you also heard the whole Emre out Deco in story? of course you have…
8 Darryl Money // Sep 16, 2007 at 17:14
Surely if Taylor was after more money, why not Sue the people that make up misleading information about him? EG.. Neil Farrington, Sunday Sun..
9 big pea ov the weab // Sep 16, 2007 at 17:40
i think that storys a load ov shite tayls is a geordie threw n threw
10 Pete // Sep 16, 2007 at 18:48
but he is a greedy geordie…
11 ToonJon // Sep 16, 2007 at 20:49
Does anybody know if the game 2mo is on the internet?
12 ToonJon // Sep 16, 2007 at 20:56
Does anybody know if the game 2mo is on the internet? Sopcast etc.
13 Dirk // Sep 16, 2007 at 21:13
wtf are people slaggin off taylor for now? he is a gr8 player and a geordie threw and threw how dare ne1 slag him off now! he is newcastles future captain and because we have a better defence now does not mean that we do not need him or that he should leave that is stupid! his attitude has been gr8 towards the club and if hez been offred less than milner and zog then he has every rite to reject it! soo please ppl instead of bitchin him and pushin him away y not get behind and defend him! he is a class player for his age and deserves the same loyalty that he has shown to newcastle.
14 Howie // Sep 16, 2007 at 21:26
toonjon go to footballstreaming.info and follow the stream to our game
15 Darren // Sep 17, 2007 at 1:30
Nice to see you bowing to greed and selling shirts on your blog Ed, I guess if someone is willing to pay a penny under £40 for a top they deserve to be fleeced so rather in your pocket than someone else’s.
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