17 Things We Learned From Newcastle Vs. Club Atlas

6. United's Free-Kick Routines Are Still As Unimaginative As Ever

Newcastle United need to spend the rest of pre-season making sure they can score a goal from a set-piece next season. Nothing has changed in this area of the game from the Alan Pardew era, which saw The Magpies go over three years without netting from a corner. Things got so bad that Newcastle even resorted to the horrible sight of a long 'hoof' from deep aimed for the bonce on Mike Williamson. Needless to say the big centre-half didn't win his duel. Things need to change and quickly. Maybe Georginio Wijnaldum's creativity can spark something in United's game next term..