Newcastle suffering without Isak despite Woltemade impact - Given - video Dailymotion

Ex-Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given fears Eddie Howe's team are 'easier to play against' without Alexander Isak

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00:00I like Voldemotta a lot

00:01he's a different kind of player

00:02he's a different number 9

00:04he drops deeper

00:05he holds it up more

00:06he connects to Gaye more

00:07whereas Isak was

00:08sort of playing on the shoulder

00:09and very quick in behind

00:10so stretching teams

00:11so

00:12maybe Newcastle a bit easier

00:14to play against this season

00:15because they don't have

00:16the pace of Isak stretching

00:17the opposition

00:18but they do have

00:19Alanga and Gordon

00:19and Murphy

00:21all these players on the wings

00:22with lots of pace

00:24Barnes of course

00:25I think home form has been good

00:27and they're doing really well

00:28in the Champions League as well

00:29I think the big problem is the waveform

00:30although they weren't in the Premier League since April

00:32so that's a really concern for Eddie Howe

00:34he has to get that right pretty soon

00:36because he'd want to get back into the Champions League next year

00:38and at the minute it seems a long way away