English legend demolishes Woltemade: "He has no energy, no idea what role he plays"

The situation is getting more complicated for Nick Woltemade, who is experiencing his most difficult moment since he has been at Newcastle United. The Magpies have lost four of their last five league games and have slipped to 11th place in the Premier League standings, now far from qualifying for European cups.

Among the targeted players is precisely the German striker, who has been much criticized by fans and pundits after his performances in recent months. Woltemade, who arrived for 75 million euros in the summer, had made a very good start to the league but gradually lost brilliance, and now he can no longer fit into the schemes of Eddie Howe, who often leaves him on the bench.

A very heavy criticism of Woltemade came from an English soccer legend, Alan Shearer, a former 260-goal career Premier League striker. “Clearly, he is a problem for Newcastle. The money they spent on him, nearly £70 million, and then the decision to deploy Gordon as a center forward, shows that he has not been exactly what they expected in that role”.

“This is February and they are still trying to figure out what is best for him. Is he a number 10? Probably not. Now they are trying to deploy him more in midfield … But he can&#8217t press, because he doesn&#8217t have the legs, he doesn&#8217t have the energy to do what Eddie Howe”s teams did, which made Newcastle successful over the years”.

“We are still trying to figure out what is best for him.

“You saw it on the occasion of Manchester City&#8217s second goal, when he pressed he was beaten too easily by the opposing striker. He is a problem for Newcastle”, judged Shearer, a great former player in the lineup with the black and white jersey.

According to several rumors, Newcastle may decide to sell the player this summer, before he depreciates too much. Also on his trail is Bayern Munich, which had long sought him out in the past before he chose a move to the Premier League.