{"id":291766,"date":"2023-09-23T12:35:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T12:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=291766"},"modified":"2023-09-23T12:35:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T12:35:56","slug":"newcastle-boss-eddie-howe-defends-striker-alexander-isak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/newcastle-boss-eddie-howe-defends-striker-alexander-isak\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle boss Eddie Howe defends striker Alexander Isak"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Newcastle boss Eddie Howe defends Alexander Isak despite the striker scoring just one goal in 12 games as he reveals the club-record signing is carrying a knee problem<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has jumped to the defence of Alexander Isak<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Isak has scored once in 12 games but has been struggling with a knee problem\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eddie Howe has defended the contribution of striker Alexander Isak and revealed he is carrying a knee problem, with Newcastle&#8217;s club-record signing having scored in only one of his last 12 matches.<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a363million frontman netted twice on the opening day versus Aston Villa, but his previous goals were in a 6-1 victory over Spurs in April.<\/p>\n<p>Howe said: &#8216;Sometimes stats can be a little bit misleading. Look at his last performance against Milan (0-0 draw on Tuesday) and there was so much good from him. He linked play really well for us. But as a team we didn&#8217;t really click in the final third. That was pretty obvious.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He has been feeling his knee slightly in the last few weeks and has had an ongoing knee issue that we have been trying to manage. I&#8217;m really pleased with him. He&#8217;s an outstanding talent. Yes, he will want to score but, as long as the team is performing well, that&#8217;s the main thing.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Isak has been used from the left on occasion and has looked dangerous, with Callum Wilson taking the role of central striker. Is that something Howe could again explore?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/11\/75755211-12552133-Eddie_Howe_has_defended_the_contribution_of_Newcastle_striker_Al-m-27_1695465896247.jpg\" height=\"410\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eddie Howe has defended the contribution of Newcastle striker Alexander Isak<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/10\/75755267-0-image-a-26_1695459667757.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Isak has scored once in 12 games but Howe revealed that he is carrying a knee problem<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/10\/75755281-0-image-m-28_1695459712937.jpg\" height=\"441\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>At times Isak has been used on the left wing, with Callum Wilson deployed as the central striker<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We will always look at it, and Alex did go to the left when Callum came on against Milan,&#8217; said the head coach, whose side travel to Sheffield United on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Alex can play that position really well and sometimes it&#8217;s nice to rotate him in running during a game because he has that ability to drift left. If he&#8217;s gone quiet in a game for a period of time, then it might spark him to life in another area.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We will look at it, but we always have to pick what is best for the team, not the individuals. Sometimes you can put your best players into the team but the team doesn&#8217;t function as well. We love both players and will always try to make the best call for the team.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12552133\/Newcastle-boss-Eddie-Howe-defends-Alexander-Isak-despite-striker-having-scored-one-goal-12-games-reveals-club-record-signing-carrying-knee-problem.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle boss Eddie Howe defends Alexander Isak despite the striker scoring just one goal in 12 games as he reveals the club-record signing is carrying a knee problem Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has jumped to the defence of Alexander Isak Isak has scored once in 12 games but has been struggling with a knee problem\u00a0&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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