Even without Nick Woltemade, Newcastle United did not get to victory at Leed’s United Primer Leeds United at 0-0 on the 3rd matchday of the Premier League. The latest newcomer was sitting in tie and suit in the stands.
In the official club suit, Nick Woltemade followed the game of his new employer Newcastle United at Leeds United on the stands. The soccer player, whose change from VfB Stuttgart to the “Magpies” had been officially announced in the morning, was not yet in the squad. The 23-year-old should make his debut on the island against Wolverhampton at the home game on September 13th.
Newcastle, who started the season with a 0-0 with Aston Villa and a 2: 3 home declaration against Liverpool FC, was extremely difficult in Leeds. The climber, trained by the German Daniel Farke, employed the millions of St. James Park with enormous will to work and determined attack football.
In the fine thread on the stands: Nick Woltemade
NMECHA briefly missed
The best chance in the first half initially had Lukas NMECHA, who had moved from VfL Wolfsburg to Leeds in summer. But the 26-year-old, who played seven international matches for Germany, missed a sharp cross from Dan James in the 27th minute.
In general, German football training played a role in the hosts this early evening in Leeds than with Newcastle. In midfield, Ilia Gruev, who grew up at Werder Bremen, led it, he was secured by Anton Stach, who had moved to the island from Hoffenheim in summer. In addition, at Leeds with Sebastiaan Bornauw, an old acquaintance from the Bundesliga was still on the bench.
Newcastle for a long time
Newcastle couldn’t help it: the “Magpies” had to concentrate almost exclusively on the defensive in the first section in front of the grandstandast Woltemade. It was only in the 43rd minute that they became really dangerous for the first time when the Swiss Fabian Schär just put a Schlenzer just over the crossbar.
Newcastles coach Eddie Howe, who was very happy about his new addition (“Nick Woltemade fulfills exactly the requirements for which we were looking for in the club”) wrote eagerly in his notepad in the rain. He obviously had the right ideas for his team and the second half – Newcastle became more dominant. Jacob Murphy narrowly failed in the 55th minute with a spacer. The same player just finished two minutes of Sopäter from a promising position.
“Magpies” remain without a winning
Afterwards the game flattened again, Newcastle was actually missing a physically strong “wall player” in the center, through which the game could have been relocated to the opposing half more permanently. So the “Magpies” remain without a win even after the 3rd matchday. And you will eagerly await the debut of your new German attacker.