Having a lanky centre-forward can give a slight advantage as an attacking option, but Newcastle are falling into the trap of trying to use Andy Carroll as a battering ram.
And everything else goes out of the window!
Chris Hughton has denied Newcastle have turned into a long-ball team ... but who is trying to kid ... because the Toon fans have seen it happen!
Hughton: “What we have to be able to do in this league is mix our game up.
"If I look at the players we have, when you have someone who is as good in the air as Andy Carroll is you know you have to play to some players’ strengths.
“I see us as a side who wants to pass it through midfield, which we were able to in that second period.”