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Mark Viduka a Maestro - Bobby Robson

March 26th, 2008 by Ed Harrison · 26 Comments

Bobby Robson has been pleased with the way both Mark Viduka and Michael Owen have played in Newcastle’s last two games.

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Mark Viduka - has played great the last two games

Bobby Robson was delighted to see both Michael Owen and Mark Viduka score against Fulham and the fomrer Newcastle and England manager fully expects both to be pivotal players in the run-in to the league.

“It’s great to see Michael Owen getting two goals in two games and he’s still a vital player,” “Mark Viduka has been a maestro.”

“He’s the kind of player who can have you purring with delight when he’s playing well or tearing your hair out when he’s not, but he’ll be very important in the next few weeks.”

We’ve certainly criticized Mark a bit lately, but his goal on Saturday was just superb, and we know because we’ve watched it about 100 times now. :D

What was noticeable with Mark on Saturday was he was really fired up and you could see that in his face when he scored. He’s everything we needed on Saturday, and credit to all the players but particularly the three front men of Mark, Owen and Martins, who looked so threatening and so good throughout the game.

We just need the team to play like Saturday for the rest of the season, and even improve so we can get away from relegation zone before too long.

You can vote on how you think we’ll do against Tottenham on Sunday - in the poll to the right.

Comments welcome.

Tags: Mark Viduka · Michael Owen · Newcastle News










26 responses so far ↓

  • 1 dougnufc // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:51

    It seems like Rozenhal is performing really bad for Lazio.

    http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=84868

  • 2 Leo // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:54

    mark viduka loves playing for keegan, you could see that when he came off the pitch, massive smile and a big hug with king kev

  • 3 Gooderz // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:59

    Tribalfootball also claim that Ronaldinho could be given a free transfer amid all the controversy that has plagued him this season.

    But this is tribalfootball we are talking about.

  • 4 steve // Mar 26, 2008 at 12:03

    Hopefully we’ll go down fighting against Spurs.

    Unfortunately they won’t lie down as easily as Fulham and look to have to much pace and flair for our current crop of players.

    Saying that they were all over us in both games last season and we still managed to beat them with Martins scoring a scorcher - man I could watch that goal all day

  • 5 HeronMag // Mar 26, 2008 at 12:33

    Haha dougnufc thanks! I needed that Rozenhal has got exactly what he deserves in Italy. A place on the bench.

  • 6 Davies // Mar 26, 2008 at 12:39

    Yeah, Spurs aren’t Fulham, so we’ll be needing a bigger perfomance from everyone.

    They haven’t beaten us since the season before last though mind…. We did them 3-1 earlier in the season didn’t we?

    Let’s hope Martins is on for the 90 minutes, Spurs can’t hack his pace. If Kev goes for the 4-3-3 again and feels he has to make a change, I sincerely hope he takes off Owen or Viduka.

  • 7 ScottyT // Mar 26, 2008 at 13:10

    tbh i dont expect anything from spurs so a point would be a bonus and it would be nice as you say to see a good committed performance.

    last time we played them at white hart lane if am being honest we got hammered and won 3-2 lol. martins with a wondergoal, huntington lol and butt (:S). Defense will have to have a good game and there could be a few goals. same team id say apart from maybe geremi.

  • 8 Wallace Coombes // Mar 26, 2008 at 13:27

    If we play the 4-3-3 against Tottenham we have every chance of getting a result. There are goals in this team.

  • 9 Srky // Mar 26, 2008 at 13:30

    Viduka is great player, real master in his job. I don’t know why did you criticize him. When he was in, and fit to play he was very dangerous. He’s great player, i really appreciate him. Just wish him to be fit and ready for every game!
    Go on Mark!

  • 10 Ian // Mar 26, 2008 at 13:37

    Mark Viduka looked brilliant as the goal was planned, purposeful and created by him, not a simple tap in, Michael Owen looked good too, Martins was heavily marked most of the time with two players, number 17 was always around him, but so was another player, looks like they thought Martins was their main threat and Viduka showed that he isnt the only threat, Spurs will have trouble planning against these three strikers as any of them can score.

  • 11 James // Mar 26, 2008 at 13:37

    Don’t you think the word shouldn’t be Maestro but BISTRO!

    :-)

  • 12 broon ale // Mar 26, 2008 at 14:07

    have you read this?

    http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/2303_silkman_scandal.shtml

  • 13 Leo // Mar 26, 2008 at 14:17

    broon ale, it made me want to track the little F***** down and chop the f*****s nose off…

    what a sick person to wish that, if i see him ever i will not be holding myself responsible for what i do! and i would implore anyone else to do the same.

  • 14 Leo // Mar 26, 2008 at 14:18

    Barry Silkman consider your life at risk i would say if you ever are up in the toon, give us a call we can go for a pint! :-F

  • 15 Luke // Mar 26, 2008 at 14:23

    c*nt!

  • 16 broon ale // Mar 26, 2008 at 14:28

    heres his address. (silkman)

    its at the bottom of this link.

    http://www.true-faith.co.uk/html/Letters/everybodystalkin103.htm

  • 17 Cockney Magpie // Mar 26, 2008 at 14:35

    hertfordshire ay? wel jus so happens i live in stevenage, maybe i should pay him a little visit

  • 18 broon ale // Mar 26, 2008 at 14:38

    chin the fat bar-steward with a rolled up copy of the news of the world.

  • 19 Cockney Magpie // Mar 26, 2008 at 14:40

    ram his face into the bronze statue of sir bob

  • 20 DC Magpie // Mar 26, 2008 at 15:06

    Oops!
    http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11678_3350989,00.html

  • 21 Mr T // Mar 26, 2008 at 15:43

    With our back four, I think it’s certainly a case of attack is the best form of defence. I take that back to an extent, I’m fans of both Enrique and Beye…. dunno what’s happened to Stevey Taylor, but Faye is dog dirt.

    As to Silkman, I hope there is such thing as Karma. I’d love it, just love it if you got cancer! In fairness, Robby Bobson is an absolute hero, I’d love to smack the silkman.

  • 22 Hadrian // Mar 26, 2008 at 16:37

    anyone got some anthrax we could mail silkman ?

  • 23 stumpofthetoon // Mar 26, 2008 at 18:37

    enyone seen the roumers about reyes. does enyone know if he still has eny talent

  • 24 micepie // Mar 26, 2008 at 19:18

    Bloody Nora, a lot of Toon fans are very optimistic about the Spurs game! I would love to see us win, and if we could pull off that little miracle - and it would take some doing - then we would be nearing safety.

  • 25 micepie // Mar 26, 2008 at 19:20

    Oh!!! I was looking at the Fulham game predictions, not the Spurs one! Ha!

  • 26 clinta // Mar 27, 2008 at 8:19

    hey james easy on the bistro gags, i was going to say i think vidukas looking alot fitter now, when he first signed for us he looked much more like a fan than a player but it seems he’s worked hard recently and got the weight off, ed’s been a little to critical of him lately if you ask me he hasn’t been fit and been injured but he’s worked at it and were seeing the results.










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