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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 Valdemada a lot but he's a different kind of player, he's a different No. 9
00:04he drops deeper, he holds it up more, connects the game more
00:07whereas Isak was sort of playing on the shoulder and very quick in behind
00:10so stretching teams you know
00:12so maybe Newcastle are a bit easier to play against this season
00:15because they don't have the pace of Isak stretching the opposition
00:18but they do have Alanga and Gordon and Murphy
00:21and all these players on the wings with lots of pace you know
00:24Barnes of course so I think home form's been good
00:27and they're doing really well in the Champions League as well
00:29but I think the big problem is the waveform
00:31I think they've won in the Premier League since April
00:33so that's a really concern for Eddie Howe
00:35he has to get that right pretty soon because
00:37he'll want to get back in the Champions League next year
00:39and at the minute it seems a long way away
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