‘Mbappe-like’ Newcastle teenager could steal number 10 from Gordon

There’s a Champions League distraction in midweek for Newcastle United.

In Europe’s elite competitors, the Magpies have received two of three video games and scored eight objectives. In stark distinction, Eddie Howe’s facet are struggling within the Premier League.

Their abysmal run of kind has seen them win simply three of their 10 video games, with Toon icon Alan Shearer labeling the present state of affairs as “rotten”.

They could be with out Alexander Isaac, however lots of their key established gamers are but to hit the bottom working, together with an out-of-form Anthony Gordon.

Why Anthony Gordon is an issue for Newcastle

Gordon’s confused tone sums up Newcastle’s present predicament.

In reality, the England worldwide has scored 4 objectives within the Champions League this season, and is exhibiting ease on his membership’s largest stage. Three Lions supervisor Thomas Tuchel even appointed him as an everyday this season.

Domestically, although, he is in horrifying kind from 2024 to 2025. Thus far, he has made seven appearances within the Premier League, with zero objectives and no assists. He additionally solely created two large possibilities in these video games.

The winger’s often very inventive, dynamic and really free-flowing kind has been utterly deserted by him on the prime stage.

With Newcastle’s key gamers, similar to the previous Everton attacker, persevering with to underperform, there’s an air of stagnation within the air and maybe Howe is able to flip to the rising younger stars at St James’ Park to unravel quite a lot of kinks.

How can Newcastle remedy the Gordon drawback?

Howe has revamped his central construction thus far this season, throwing Lewis Miley into the first-team squad right here and there, however the uncooked prodigy remains to be simply 19 years outdated.

This definitely bodes effectively for gamers like Sean Neve, who continues to tear aside Premier League 2 along with his goalscoring capability. The Newcastle-born teenager has scored 29 objectives for numerous youth groups, however a senior shot has but to elude him.

Alfie Harrison, beforehand linked to Manchester Metropolis, may even be trying ahead to a senior alternative quickly. The tough 19-year-old maverick has already racked up a season-high 4 assists in a Premier League 2 sport and continues to emerge as a vibrant Gordon-like expertise.

However one other teenager who may actually bother Gordon’s first-team safety is catching Howe’s eye, with the 18-year-old in query even drawing heavy comparisons with Kylian Mbappe.

Certainly, it looks like now could be the appropriate time to introduce Seungsoo Park, who’s attracting consideration, to the highest staff.

Having joined the Magpies’ academy ranks from South Korean facet Suwon Bluewings earlier this 12 months and has loads of hype hooked up to his title, he seems prepared and eager to make an influence underneath Howe.

Park made his senior debut with Suwon and have become the youngest participant in Korean league soccer historical past, recording one aim and two assists in Korean League 2, and was praised by Suwon’s head coach Byun Sung-hwan as having the “capability to go to the highest” along with his front-footed strategy on the left facet.

Asian soccer skilled John Duerden additional praised Park for his velocity and skillful strategy from the flanks, saying he’s “much like Kylian Mbappé.” Simply because the world-class Frenchman coached him, Park will probably be anticipated to blow up on the highest stage and supply the sort of play that Coach Howe and Co. can look ahead to in pre-season.

In opposition to Espanyol, Park completed a superb 63-minute stint by which he missed three of 4 dribbles, main journalist Charlie Bennett to reward him as a “true discovery” from South Korea.

Park has continued to impress behind the scenes this season with two assists for the Magpies’ youth staff, however Gordon’s lackluster efficiency towards West Ham, culminating in Howe’s purple card on the half-time mark, has left the Reds in Premier League disaster.

The aforementioned Bennett even stated Gordon was “not undroppable” on the finish of the Hammers’ defeat – and with Anthony Elanga but to attain or help in a league sport following his large £55m transfer, Park may very well be the unconventional reply to their nagging woes.

Gordon could at present personal the quantity 10 shirt, however the up-and-coming Newcastle prodigy seems set to usurp it as he begins his rise to stardom within the coming years.