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Troy Deeney praised Newcastle United’s defense, particularly highlighting Dan Burn’s performance in effectively neutralizing the threat posed by Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood, who had been a notable striker throughout the season.
Troy Deeney said “Two old-fashioned English centre-halves this week (Wolves’ Craig Dawson also made his team) and they were both excellent and did their jobs so well. Forest’s Chris Wood has been the striker of the year so far and Burn put him to task. He did such a great job that Wood only had one touch in the Newcastle box.”
While discussing Newcastle’s performance against Nottingham Forest, Deeney also commented on the contributions made by Joelinton and Alexander Isak. He noted that Joelinton has shown significant improvement by transitioning from a striker to an influential midfielder. Additionally, Deeney observed Isak’s capability to elevate the team’s dynamics when things were challenging.
Troy Deeney said “Everyone keeps forgetting that Joelinton came as a striker and game upon game, season upon season he just gets better and better as a midfielder. He’s a big, strong physical specimen who scored an excellent goal but I like the whole way he conducts himself. However, Deeney was hugely impressed with how he helped change the game ‘A first time in the team this season for Isak.’ he wrote. ‘He could have scored another one in the second half as well. When Newcastle were up against it he went ‘right, watch this’. He can turn it up a level and dragged his team with him.'”
