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As a Barca fan I would love to have Woltemade as the replacement for Lewandowski next season. Not sure if the finances allow it, but I hope we can srape the money together, since you lot don't seem to want him. I think Flick would be able to bring the best version out of him
Big Nick made me genuinely excited for the future.. I'm absolutely gutted for the man. I seen this happening games ago. 😢
Literally the only person talking sense regarding this, how people can't see it is beyond me.
You are an embarrassment mate, Eddie dropping wotlemade deep is clearly working and he’s had 2 great games there.
Woltemade due to his technically ability was more suitable to support in midfield due to our injuries it's as simple as that.
Big Joe not match fit , Bruno Injured , Miley injured , even Fabian schar injured who could have stepped up.
Other option would have been push hall further forward however Eddie doesn't trust Alex Murphy or Leo shar enough to play them so it's down to the available players and the amounts games we are playing to why woltemade is being dropped further back.
Has attacking wise we have slightly more options for substitutions during the game.
Gordan is the chosen penalty taker so would have gone against manager instructions if given up the penalty
I disagree with you I’ve seen many of occasions when woltmade was playing up front a low cross has came in for an easy tap in and woltemade isn’t even in the box.
In a 2 striker formation woltemade would work better In bottom line he doesn’t fit the system
Stuttgart are doing way better this year without woltemade in the team. This is what happens when your trying to sacrifice the whole team to compensate for 1 player. This is what your pushing for
You want to change everything from the balance of the squad to the way we play to try and help wolte… But what happens is woltemade looks great but the whole team suffers. Woltemade needs to compliment the team not the other way round.
You use Stuttgart as an example but its actually against yourself. Wolte looked good for Stuttgart but Stuttgart are better without him.
Hes too to be a premier league striker. Bundasliga is one if not the most highest goal scoring leagues in Europe. Woltemade should of actually done better if hes as good as you say
So who's fault that Newcastle won a Champions League tie according to you it is not Eddie's tactics that won the tie the arrogance from you is that Newcastle would have won the game anyway and your negativity and dislike for Eddie after winning the last few matches is absolutely ridiculous and not one positive videos after every win instead critism is very strange
Couldn’t agree more with everything you’ve said in this video TG
Spot on Dude..Should have went To Munich
What a load of bollocks.
There is no legitimate source that says he's unhappy. The story was fabricated in an opinion piece by one of those low quality outlets that post non stop clickbait and the BBC reported on it citing this article as a source.
You’re completely missing the point here. For Germany and Stuttgart the quality of opposition was poor compared to who we’re facing in the premier league. He is constantly bullied by opposition CBs and isn’t able to play how he wants which is ball to feet and linking in with our midfield or wingers.
He is not suitable for leading our press. We need someone with pace up top to do that which is why we’ve looked a much more functional team with Gordon up top.
You make your points in bad faith around Gordon to suit your narrative. 5 open play goals in 9 champions league games.
His finishing has been poor, but he hasn’t played badly as the number 9. The team looks far more balanced and the press looks cohesive because he doesn’t allow the opposition keeper to act as an extra man in build up.
Also, saying big nick doesn’t work in the current system is not the same as saying he’s a bad player. We can all see he’s top quality and one of our most technically gifted players. he’s just not physical or fast enough for our system and we can’t change it dramatically this season.
AND he missed the last penalty he took. But since he scored that fantastically struck penalty earlier in the season people are overlooking how rock solid Gordon has been from the spot.
I’d rather our main penalty taker got more practice taking pens in an actual professional game with real pressure than gifting pity pens to our other players. There is no replacement for taking a penalty in a real match. It’s impossible to replicate that pressure on the training ground.
We just need someone who scares opposition defenders and makes them sit a little deeper to allow our midfielders to get into the game, otherwise opposition CBs can simply push up, squeeze the middle of the pitch and crowd big Nick out because he’s not a threat in behind.
Next season we’ll see a much better player in him and he should be our leading striker but at the moment he isn’t on the same wavelength as our players. How many times have we played a killer ball across the box and he’s nowhere near it.
I understand you need to make these videos to get clicks and you make some solid points but you also oversimplify a lot and consistently leave out context or information that doesn’t suit your narrative. It’s disingenuous and takes away some of the points you make that actually have a bit of substance behind them.
Also, it is absolutely disgusting talking this way about one of our players. Suggesting Gordon doesn’t want to pass to Woltemade because he wants to be the main man himself is a disgrace.
If you look at Gordon's history you know the type of character he has. Or more accurately said lack of.
yeah greedy bastard will not b bothered if we sell him not like other players
Bang on Brian.
Completely wrong. Woltemade drops back to a midfield position even when he is playing as a number 9. Made no difference. I did not realise he was even playing he was that bad
I dont think you realise that when we play wolt as a 9, we basically don't have one as he drops that deep. Eddie wants a striker to stay up there. You forget that Wolt has been poor as a 9 apart from the start of the season. The league have probably worked him out
Can't lie, it feels like you're trying everything you can to keep the pressure on Eddie Howe. We won 6-1 and you're still complaining. Woltemade isn't even unhappy. The report was based on a throwaway comment made in a German newspaper. Gordon has been getting criticism all season about his goal output so I'm not surprised he took the penalty.
Been following you since your iPhone on an ironing board days but mate, give it a rest. Had to unfollow your Twitter account now tempted to unfollow all platforms. Just get behind the team FFS! You're not happy, we get it.
The skip ahead feature is a game changer
what do you think bruno would have done as team captain in that situation ?
Famous saying.
No I in TEAM.
You won 6 1 and you moan!!
How are fans actually going at Gordon after he scored 4 goals in 1 half? He’s the penalty taker, Eddie has made that clear and said he wanted him to take it.
I’ve agreed with most of Brian’s videos but this one not so much.
Eddie cant coach woltemade. Too much of a technical player. Thats obvious.
People are missing the point – the real issue is that if Howe keeps playing Nick in that midfield position it's the beginning of the end on a player with incredible potential.
TG is right, this wasn't really a tactical change from Howe it was more of him sticking to what he knows, someone in the 9 who can press and fair play to Gordon he did that and got goals.
The real problem lays in that instead of finding a way to integrate Nick into his tierd system he would rather play Gordon/Wissa because it's a familier set up to press.
This has all the hallmarks of Zirkzee at Man U (playing him in midfield from a 9) but Nick is 100x the player he is and has shown glimpses of excellence like against Chelsea with 2 well taken goals.
Look it worked out against Quarbag but this is won't be sustainable, 3 good away wins don't mask how poor we've played overall.
The team we played to be honest with third rate. Gordon should have given wolt the pen, it's just greedy. Jeez you've already scored a load let someone else have a go. Gordon is no CF, thats why we bought wolt. Gordon plays the wing. I don't want to see wolt go as he is amazing in the ball. Wolt needs to have a word and say he's out of position and make himself clear.
There's been alot of times where the wide players had an easier chance and newcatsle had a better chance to score if they had played it into nick and wissa… clearly choosing their own numbers above the teams ability to score…. and they havnt done the job… its so frustrating.. play the bloody pass that provides a better chance at getting goals
Nick is not unhappy. Its just mischief making to create controversy and building ratings
How does this opinionated guy know what others are thinking? Well he doesn’t, its all bs.
BTW woltemade not special at all
Bruno was no better when he took the penalty a few games ago when Gordon wasnt even on the pitch…..Big Nick needed that and Bruno wasnt thinking about the team either
You? Keep your mouth shut?
Do me a favour you never shut with.
Trippier was out of order. End of
We won 6-1 ya sausage 🤣 20 mins of whinging
This isn’t gonna get gordan in the England team tuchel like players that are there for the team that’s why he doesn’t like Jude
I agree with some of your points but disagree with some also. We have tried playing Woltemade upfront but because we haven't got a proper number 10 to play behind him, it isn't working. We are playing a 4231 not 433. Eddie has changed it and it's worked, that's all that matters. On the Trips/Woltemade dispute, I can understand it from both sides. If it were me, I'd have given to Woltemade to take the pen but Gordon is our designated penalty taker and is lethal taking them.
Did Shearer give up penalties Brian? I think not, did you think he should have?
Nobody gives a fuck about Newcastle get the debates back! 🙏🙏
GORDON TAKES OUR PENS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!
I reckon Gordon is goal greedy and tripper had every right to say something,he was pissed off cos gordon dissrespected him as captain,gordon should've giving waltemade the opportunity to get on the score sheet,I reckon gordon was bang out of order
Sorry but wolt isn’t this dream striker you think he is. He had his chances and he’s not natural there, is too slow getting in the box and 100 percent isn’t a nine. I was one who really doubted Eddie but I hold my hands up that he has got it right moving wolt to where he can get more involved.
Gordon is our top Goalscorer this season and is our designated pen taker…absolute nonsense that Trippier has the right to decide who takes the pen
On Woltemade….he isnt a striker. Has a very average career to date. Brian nailed his colours to the mast way too early and cant just admit the kid isnt a striker.
Gordon bangs in 4 up top and still the conversation is about how our underperforming record signing is being mistreated 😂 he clearly isnt that good if everything needs to be perfect for him to succeed
I probably would agree with Tripps and what he was trying to do. I also like the focus and the want to score goals for Gordon, yes, maybe selfish, but aren’t most strikers? We all want the best for Big Nick, I hope they move him back to the front. *So many positive’s in this game, let’s try to keep up!! 🎉🎉 Go Mags!!
💯 agree. Newcastle has managed to sign a top level up and coming striker and Howe is ruining the chance of Woltemade being a great replacement to Isak.
Good on you for the weight loss!
Wow – never met so many fucking idiots in a comment section. Gordon just scored 4 goals in one half of football in a champions league game and you still get people complaining. The worst kinds of people honestly
Mate, lots of things here. Wolte was nowhere near first choice signing, was signed very late in the window, and had to start straight away due . All things that eddie did not want. We've played a very different way with a very different striker for years, and we had no preason or much training time with the volume of games to try and work on how we wanted to play with Wolte and how the team can adapt to get the best out of him. He is clearly a very talented player, but I still do not know if he was the right signing for us. He's just so different. We all know how eddie has been with pretty much all signings, taking time to get them into the team, and it has been to their (and the teams) benefit. As he could not do that in this case, a prolonged period out of the team once other options were available I think is to be expected. Eddie didnt take Wolte out at the first sign of him playing badly, he was playing poorly for quite a while, and im sure eddie would have wanted to take him out, but we didnt have the alternatives available (wissa gordon or osula). So this idea that Wolte needs backing like Shearer in 96 is just not the same at all I think, Shearer was totally established, and had a clear goal scoring record, style of play and a team that had played with him and was set up to play to his strengths. Wolte is none of these. He's played deeper for a few games now because we don't have Bruno or Miley (Jo only just back) and we've won, and Wolte contributed well. Gordon is the designated pen taker and he doesnt need to give it up if he doesnt want to. Having said that I dont like Gordon, and I hope this CL record will trick someone into paying us big money for him in the summer. I think as some other commentors said, you went very hard praising wolte earlier in the season, and have been very hard on eddie more recently. Now wolte has not been very good for a while, and eddie has started to turn things (as he has done multiple times thorought his time with us), your 2 biggest points of the season seem like bad analysis, and this video is kind of trying to maintain that they were right. Just what it looks like. Thanks for all your content over the years anyway, you a legend. Love you man. x