First, Jamaal Lascelles delivered a knockout blow, then added another injury.
Newcastle United’s impressive 4-1 win over Chelsea exposed cracks in the Blues’ recent resurgence and prompted Mauricio Pochettino to say he was ashamed of their performance.
For all the improvement they have shown recently against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, they were stunned by the intensity of Newcastle, who had 14 players missing through injury but were bounced back by an impressive home debut from 17 summer Lewis Miley.
Newcastle captain Lascelles, who scored the second goal with a decisive header, gave a scathing assessment that is likely to raise eyebrows at Stamford Bridge.
“The Chelsea team has great players, but I think we are probably the better team,” Lascelles said.
Like Pochettino’s side in the second half on Tyneside, Chelsea were defenseless.
“We just felt superior to them, even though we gave them a goal. We had the best chances and after the second goal they were probably a little confused and we took advantage of that.”
17-year-old Miley played the main role. Given the club’s terrible injury record (Eddie Howe benched three goalkeepers and four of his substitutes dropped from the U23 squad), there was some pressure to promote Miley, but they already have sky-high hopes for the midfield prodigy in the English system. . On Saturday, he explained why.
The young Newcastle fan, who hails from Stanley County Durham and spent ten years in the club’s youth academy, scored the opening goal with a stunning pass to Alexander Isak. It was a typical example of the ability to control a situation, rare among midfielders, and worth hundreds of millions.
“A huge talent with a big future,” Lascelles said of Miley. His understanding of the game is already remarkable and he will only get better.
“When he arrived at 16 and trained with the first team, we immediately knew he was good. It was almost like Sean Longstaff when he came,” Lascelles said.
Miley, whose brother Jamie also plays for Newcastle U23s, actually looks younger than her 17 years.
“If he fills up a little more, he’ll become a beast.” He’s the same height as me and has a bright future in midfield.
He is likely to take on that role again as Newcastle await a result against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday to resume their Champions League campaign.
Much depends on Anthony Gordon, who was brilliant again against Chelsea, and Isak, whose seven goals in nine games is better than Erling Haaland.
They will break the trend of their last two away games by training at the Parc des Princes instead of Newcastle on Monday night and then flying in.
Two largely disappointing games in Milan and Dortmund make this a sensible move.
“We need to go there and take care of business,” Lascelles admitted.
Source: I News
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