Nick Woltemade is silencing the doubters

Shields Gazette

Joe Buck reflects on Nick Woltemade's start to life at Newcastle United and how the German international is silencing the doubters a game at a time after he netted his first ever goal for the German national team on Monday night.

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00:00So, Nick Valtemada is salancing the Doubters one game and one goal at a time.

00:05Now, of course, he's impressed since he's come to Newcastle.

00:08You know, I think Newcastle United fans, the vast majority were willing to give him a shot.

00:12Big money move from Stuttgart, of course, and not too much football behind him.

00:16So, it was a risk for Newcastle United, but we all know, watching him from his debut against Wolves

00:21to the last game against Nottingham Forest, how well he's settled in at Newcastle,

00:25how much he's impressed.

00:26You know, just thinking back to the goals, he scored two headers, brilliant headers, really.

00:31That flick against Union Sandro was, will not get the attention it deserves.

00:35I think people have already forgot about it.

00:36That was brilliant.

00:37And, of course, the penalty against Nottingham Forest, absolutely fantastic.

00:41But there were, or there have been, doubters from Germany about the money Newcastle paid.

00:45A lot of those doubts, those criticisms came from Bayern Munich.

00:48I think the fact that they missed out on a player that they tracked and probably believed that they just,

00:52I would guess, Bayern would assume that they sort of would guarantee to sign him.

00:57But, of course, Newcastle swooped for him, got that deal over the line.

01:00And whilst he's impressed in England, there has been dealt as in Germany.

01:03And before last night, so Monday night, he hadn't actually scored for the Germany national team.

01:08He impressed greatly during the under-21s in the summer, during the under-21 Euros,

01:13but hadn't got that first goal for the national team, the senior national team.

01:16But he did that against Northern Ireland with yet another header.

01:20I say header.

01:21It did come off his shoulder.

01:22It was a corner in and he got in front of his man and it did come off this part of his shoulder.

01:28The VAR checked it whether it was handball.

01:30It was, they said it wasn't handball and the goal counted.

01:34So, you know, it was a striker's goal.

01:37Was it the most conventional?

01:38Did it come directly off his head?

01:39No.

01:39But it doesn't matter how the ball goes in the net.

01:41Of course not.

01:42And you want your striker, especially a tall man like Volker Marder, to be getting in those positions,

01:46getting above his defender and getting that first contact.

01:48And that's exactly what he did for that goal.

01:50And it was an important goal as it meant, you know, give Germany the win in a really important match.

01:55Heading into that game, they had Germany, Slovakia and Northern Ireland all on six points from three games.

02:01So that goal has helped really give Germany the march on the other teams in that group

02:06and puts their destiny to qualify for next summer's World Cup.

02:09But one, Volker Marder will, of course, be desperate at playing in their own hands.

02:13So whether those complaints from Germany die down after that goal, I'm not sure.

02:17You know, I think that they probably hold him to a really high standard

02:20and maybe he'll have to do more for the national team before those doubts

02:24and before those criticisms sort of reduce.

02:26But right now, we all know, as Newcastle United journalists, as fans,

02:30how special of a talent Volker Marder is

02:32and how well he's adapted to life in the Premier League so far.

02:35He's obviously got a lot more to go, build his fitness levels and all that.

02:39But it's really exciting times for him, for Newcastle United fans.

02:42And of course, hopefully, Johan Visser can come back if it's not before the next international break

02:48and certainly after, before the busy, you know, run of festive fixtures.

02:52If they can have him back in the team to not just play instead of Volta Marder

02:57and give Volta Marder the break he needs, but actually to play with Volta Marder.

03:00We all know how well he likes to link up and we've seen that in glimpses.

03:03We can get Johan Visser in around him as well.

03:05Well, that'll be fantastic.

03:06But yeah, Volta Marder just game after game impressing.

03:09And whatever he seems to touch, you know, goes to goalings now.

03:12And it's brilliant to see.

03:13And hopefully, long may that continue, especially the weekend against Bryan

03:18because that's a very difficult game for Newcastle United.

03:20It has been a notoriously difficult place for them to go to.

03:23And hopefully, he can hit the ground running then,

03:25especially with the Champions League game against Benfica to come as well on Tuesday.

03:29And the best way you can stay up to date with all the latest negativity in news

03:31before those games and after those games and everything in between

03:35is, of course, with the Shields Gazette.

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