Elanga and Wissa

[Guybrush]

I don?t want to be quick and judge and Elanga just yet.

Wissa
No pre season (I suppose his fault)

Long injury layoff (I suppose the fault of having no preseason)

Means he isn?t up to match sharpness yet, and it is showing.

I actually think if there was trust in Osula, Wissa and Newcastle would have benefited from him finding his match fitness and scoring boots in the AFCON.


For Elanga we need to find a system that works with him. Similar stats to Murphy last season but a totally different player.

Elanga is rapid, takes on the player in front but with Woltemade playing so deep, no one is up there with him. If we see him carrying the ball from deeper and a striker that stays on the last defender, and our opposite winger driving in to the box, I think we?ll see the best of him.

Otherwise, if we don?t get players on the box, why not play on his pace and see if he?s a threat cutting on from the left?

[toptoon]

Hes our 4th best wide player currently. He needs to work hard and get his mojo back.