17 Things We Learned From Newcastle Vs. Club Atlas

10. If Lascelles And Williamson Start A Premier League Game Together, You Should Be Worried

Remember when Fabricio Coloccini and Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa played alongside each other away at Everton against Romelu Lukaku? Well this was similar in the way that two similar players, with very similar weaknesses, played against a front line that exploited them to the max... We're not saying Jamaal is in a similar class to Mike Williamson, only time will tell if he is just as out of his depth, but he and his partner are far too similar to be together in the same defensive unit. You get the sense that they could only cope with a front-line consisting of John's Carew and Hartson, or players of a similar ilk... But when's that ever going to happen? Half a yard of pace and Newcastle will be in trouble. Former Nottingham Forest man Lascelles would benefit from playing alongside a smaller, ball-playing centre half who isn't Captain Colo... (He's past it, isn't he?)