Newcastle boss Eddie Howe is satisfied there may be extra to return from file signing Alexander Isak as he involves phrases with Newcastle’s high-octane model of soccer.
The Magpies’ £60million frontman scored his fourth aim for the membership in Sunday’s 2-1 Premier League win over Wolves at St James’ Park after being most popular to Callum Wilson, who had been laid low by sickness in the course of the week.
Asked about his contribution, head coach Howe mentioned: “Everything that a centre-forward needs, I think he has. He has pace, technique, strength, and then the goal pleases me because it’s not necessarily his trademark, but he needs to score all different types of goals.
“It was a really good ball in and a really good header. I think he’s capable of great things – it’s up to us now to keep him in a good place and feed him in the right areas.”
Isak made method 68 minutes right into a tooth-and-nail scrap after fulfilling Howe’s instruction to run himself into the bottom, with the Newcastle boss later clarifying his pre-match feedback concerning the Sweden worldwide not but being able to play 90 minutes frequently.
Howe, who confirmed January signing Anthony Gordon is going through a spell on the sidelines with an ankle harm, mentioned: “He’s fit to play 90 minutes for another team.
“There’s no concern over his fitness. I need to clear this up: it’s fit to play 90 minutes how I want him to play and what I demand from my players.
“That’s no slight on him, that’s just him adjusting to the league and to my style of play. He is very, very fit and he’s got a little bit more to go to be 90-minute fit for us, but that’s because we demand so much from our players. That’s no slight on him at all.
“I thought he was very impressive and showed what his game is all about with his pace and technique. The goal is a traditional Newcastle number nine finish and I’m delighted he scored that type of goal.”
While Isak caught the attention, it was substitute Miguel Almiron’s eleventh aim of the season which clinched victory 11 minutes from time after fellow substitute Hwang Hee-chan had threatened to destroy Newcastle’s day with a Seventieth-minute equaliser.
Isak had headed the house facet right into a Twenty sixth-minute lead, however did so minutes after keeper Nick Pope appeared to deliver down Raul Jimenez contained in the penalty space after miscontrolling a back-pass.
However, he prevented a second pink card in three video games as referee Andy Madley waved play on and VAR official Tony Harrington agreed, a lot to the guests’ anger and Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui’s disbelief.
Asked if his facet ought to have been awarded a penalty, Lopetegui mentioned: “Yes. For me, it was very, very, very clear – and not only a penalty, maybe a red card.
“But he [Madley] didn’t whistle for a penalty and the VAR doesn’t go to the referee, I don’t know why. But it was a pity.
“After we had to push a lot against a fantastic team. We deserved more, that’s true, but we didn’t get a penalty. Today it was very clear.
“VAR maybe can help more in this case.”
