Newcastle United's defeat to Chelsea has yet again got everyone asking about Steve Bruce and just what the head coach's plan is at the club.
It was another 90 minutes in which many would argue the team were set up to get a point at best and if that were the case it would be a bonus.
Fans' worry for their side has been fuelled by the heatmaps from the 2-0 defeat to Chelsea.
While the stats tell one side of the story and how Chelsea dominated throughout the heatmaps, while painting a similar tale, do so in a much more graphic manner.
As the half-time whistle went Newcastle were thankful not to be more than one-nil down. But the heatmap - as provided by WhoScored - for the first 30 minutes, and then the first half as a whole made for worrying reading.
The heatmap on 30 minutes
Not a lot can be said here as the heatmap paints a pretty devastating picture. Newcastle United are in orange, and Chelsea are in blue.
You can how strongly Chelsea are dominating, with the Magpies most active just outside their own box as they try and contain the visitors.
The lack of colour pretty much anywhere in the Chelsea half shows how much of a one-sided fight this was in the opening 30 minutes.
The heatmap at half-time
15 minutes later and things didn't get much better for United.
You can see that they were deemed most active in their own box - highlighting just how deep they were sitting, and how on top Chelsea were.
Chelsea were having success via Timo Werner and Mateo Kovačić down the flanks, as their midfield dominance grew over the final 15 minutes of the first half.
More worrying for Newcastle is the fact that they only managed 75 more touches between the clock hitting 30 minutes, and the referee's half-time whistle.
The heatmap at full-time
Firstly, the fiery orange of Chelsea in the middle of the park is an example of their dominance, and how Newcastle failed to get anywhere near them.
Newcastle were exposed further on the wings as the game went on, but themselves had a little more success down the flans as the game went on.
That's perhaps one of the major frustrations, that when Newcastle went forward - and yes, it was only a few times, Chelsea did look vulnerable.
However, as you can see the total lack of colour centrally anywhere within the region of 30 yards of Chelsea goal shows just how isolated Joelinton was. In-fact with the heatmap below, which shows just Joelinton throughout the 90 minutes, you can see there was a lack of someone to aim for up top.
What does all this mean? Well, it just goes to re-emphasise how good Chelsea were but as for Newcastle, their poor performance is not a one-off.
A quick look back at the last four games and the heatmaps all show a similar pattern: Newcastle camped in their own half, usually their box with little colour anywhere near the opposition box. You can see how the opposition have more control of the centre of the park and the midfield area as a whole.
Something has to change, and quickly.
