Eddie Howe now says ‘phenomenal’ Newcastle United man’s ‘unpredictability’ is what makes him so good

 · December 23 2024, 11:30

Eddie Howe has spoken to the media this morning forward of the Boxing Day conflict at St James’ Park the place Newcastle United will tackle Aston Villa.

House video games over the festive interval are likely to have a particular ambiance about them which is one thing Eddie Howe touched on throughout his presser on Monday morning (by way of The Chronicle).

“When you find yourself enjoying at residence over the festive interval, these video games are sensible issues to be part of so we’re trying ahead to the sport. While you carry out and play nicely, you need the video games to return to you.”

Nonetheless, in addition to trying ahead to Thursday’s large recreation, there was additionally the small matter of speaking about ‘phenomenal’ Alexander Isak who lastly bought his first hat-trick for the membership on Saturday within the 4-0 win over Ipswich City.

Eddie Howe believes there’s nonetheless lots extra to return from Alexander Isak

Isak had a sluggish begin to the season however is now in excellent type, however there’s nonetheless room for enchancment which makes him a really thrilling prospect.

Eddie Howe believes that Isak has what it takes to get even higher, insisting that his unpredictability makes it arduous for the opposition to know the best way to take care of him.

“It is nearly refining. I do not suppose it is altering. His recreation may be very sturdy in virtually each division. I do not see a weak spot in his recreation. It is shaving off the sides. Making an attempt to enhance within the small areas that he can.

“I am a giant believer in participant growth and the evolution of a participant’s recreation so you may by no means be the identical participant two seasons in a row. You must discover a totally different solution to damage the opponent as a result of groups with the evaluation now discover methods to take care of sure issues that you simply give them so for Alex that can be a relentless factor that must be in a recreation and I believe that it’s. He has that unpredictability that makes him very troublesome to play towards.”

When Isak can type out his phobia of goalkeepers we’ll be laughing

Isak remains to be lacking one-on-ones which you’d usually anticipate him to bury, however he typically appears to finish up scoring in the identical recreation anyway.

No matter it’s that is stopping him from smashing these residence (let’s not overlook he is missed a number of penalties this season too), hopefully, he can recover from it after which there will be no stopping him.

The expertise he has, his means to ghost by means of defences, is unparalleled within the Premier League. It is no shock Arsenal cannot cease dreaming about him, however he is ours, and Eddie Howe appears very assured that he is ours for the foreseeable future.