Nick Woltemade made a direct affect on his Newcastle debut on the weekend, scoring the profitable purpose in a 1-0 victory over Wolves at St. James’ Park – and incomes the admiration of membership legend Alan Shearer.
The 22-year-old striker rose to satisfy Jacob Murphy’s pinpoint cross with a strong header, sealing Newcastle’s first Premier League win of the season.
The end impressed Shearer, the division’s all-time prime scorer and famed aerial risk, who posted on X: “What a cross and a good higher header.”
Reacting to the message, Woltemade mentioned: “In fact he’s the legend. He scored loads of objectives and naturally I’m blissful about it.”
He additionally defined that his aerial capability has been a spotlight of his improvement: “I labored rather a lot on it the final weeks, the final months and the final yr. With my top, I suppose you must. You will get extra objectives should you can have a very good header.
“A header at all times feels good as a striker, particularly should you work on it each week, so I used to be simply blissful when the ball was stepping into.”
Woltemade had solely accomplished 4 coaching classes along with his new teammates earlier than being handed his debut, however now faces a good larger check: Thursday’s Champions League conflict with Barcelona.
The German ahead is conscious of the historical past surrounding the fixture, with Faustino Asprilla’s hat-trick famously toppling the Catalans 28 years in the past. He’s wanting to embrace the problem:
“It’s my first Champions League recreation at dwelling right here at St. James’ Park in opposition to Barcelona. I suppose it will probably’t be higher, so I’m actually trying ahead to it.
“I need to rating objectives, however I suppose at the moment was additionally necessary that we gained the sport. Now I need to hold going and check out my finest each recreation, and if then the objectives come, in fact I’m actually blissful about it.”
Woltemade’s debut was reduce quick by cramp, however he nonetheless left his mark. Reflecting on the step up in competitors, he admitted the depth was greater than he was used to in Germany: “Sure, it’s quicker, additionally the duels are extra intense.
“I suppose the Premier League is the very best degree of depth, so I hold engaged on it and should adapt to this league.”
