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    Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann defends Nick Woltemade: "He has often played very deep [at Newcastle]. When he has to defend as a No. 6, there's a long distance to goal. He's not a counter-attacking striker who runs 36 km/h. I can promise that he won’t be 80 metres away from goal with us"
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    Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann defends Nick Woltemade: “He has often played very deep [at Newcastle]. When he has to defend as a No. 6, there’s a long distance to goal. He’s not a counter-attacking striker who runs 36 km/h. I can promise that he won’t be 80 metres away from goal with us”


    Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann defends Nick Woltemade: “He has often played very deep [at Newcastle]. When he has to defend as a No. 6, there’s a long distance to goal. He’s not a counter-attacking striker who runs 36 km/h. I can promise that he won’t be 80 metres away from goal with us”

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    3. RelationBig7368 on

      It’s honestly embarrassing that Eddie plays him there. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY thinks he should be playing in midfield, and persisting with it is honestly utter negligence.

    4. ohnoyoudontlikeme on

      I don’t understand why Eddie would spend 70 million quid on a striker with clear limitations and expect him to adapt to our style instead of adjusting how we play to suit his strengths. That and sitting back against Sunderland last year are the two worst decisions he’s made for us.

    6. TheLegendOfIOTA on

      Can’t say I disagree with him to be honest. Howe does a lot right but he has mismanaged Woltemade anyone think otherwise has some Howe shaded glasses on.

    7. JackAndrewThorne on

      I personally read that as being about as scathing as an international manager can towards a coach of two of his players who he needs to keep a relationship with.

      Though if Mr. Nagelsmann ever decides he fancies a change of employment and showing us how he’d use Woltemade here… Well I wouldn’t say no.

    8. bbondjr on

      Idk why Howe doesn’t just play a 4-4-2 with Gordon as Left Forward for pressing and Woltemade as a strike partner to play off.

      We’re short on midfielders anyway and every time I’ve seen Woltemade play with another up top he does amazingly well.

    9. Substantial_Bat_4853 on

      Quite embarassing for Eddie the way he said that, Germans are just that cold aren’t they? Still, someone had to say it.

    10. Reedy99 on

      I feel for basically all the parties involved in this situation. Woltemade was never signed to be our starting striker this season, it was Wissa who was signed to plug and play in Isak’s role. You can’t predict an otherwise very available player then getting an injury and being out until more than half of the season is done (he still isn’t fit, so that says it all). Even now with Wolte playing in midfield, it’s because Bruno is out and we have basically no technical ability in midfield without him.

    11. 98Kane on

      The blueprint is literally there with the way the Germans play.

      Looks like we’re going to have a massive squad overhaul in the summer whether we like it or not. Eddie needs to play to the strengths of Woltemade and adapt with a full pre-season.

      He’s clearly ridiculously gifted, it’s on Eddie to get the most out of him.

    13. 1HeyMattJ on

      “He’s not a counter attacking striker”. And that’s why he was the wrong buy for us.