Former Newcastle midfielder lays into French defender on Twitter

Joey Barton didn’t hold back with his insight into Newcastle’s 3-2 defeat against Everton.

The QPR midfielder watched the home side race into a 3-0 half-time lead, courtesy of a Romelu Lukaku brace and Ross Barkley drive.

Barton, who played for Newcastle between 2007 and 2011, described French defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa as “s***e” after getting his name wrong. He also issued a rallying cry for his former teammates to “show the pride that shirt deserves”.

Here are some of Barton’s tweets about the match:

Predicted goals. Duly delivered. As good as Everton have been, Newcastle have been bad. Could this be Ashley’s excuse to bullet Pardew?
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) September 30, 2013

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Mwanga-mbia was so poor 1st half its untrue. Carra and Neville rightly, digging him out at HT. He’ll get dragged here or it could end up 5/6
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) September 30, 2013

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@Joey7Barton: Sorry Yanga-Mbiwa its spelt. Whichever way you spell it, he’s shite…
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) September 30, 2013

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Newcastle show the pride that shirt deserves. Right now. Embarrassing first period.
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) September 30, 2013

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Much better so far this half from Newcastle. Changes and probably a right bollocking have made a big difference.
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) September 30, 2013

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Former Newcastle midfielder lays into French defender on Twitter