Newcastle United striker Nick Woltemade added another goal to his tally by scoring against Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United have teed up a Carabao Cup quarter-final clash with Fulham after beating Tottenham Hotspur.
Eddie Howe watched on as the Magpies claimed an impressive 2-0 victory over Thomas Frank’s Spurs.
Fabian Schar headed Newcastle in front before Nick Woltemade added a second after the break.
Newcastle saw out the game to claim another clean sheet and move another step closer to retaining the Carabao Cup.
Woltemade may have been kept quiet against Fulham on Saturday, but you can’t keep him off the scoresheet for long.
The German beat Antonin Kinsky to the ball to head Newcastle 2-0 up and secure a spot in the quarter-finals.
Howe spoke about Woltemade after the final whistle, telling Sky Sports that the striker has been open to learning since joining Newcastle.
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Howe noted that Woltemade has ‘unique’ skills and Newcastle are looking to develop them, especially as he is a forward who loves to drop deep and pick up the ball.
The Toon boss also made an honest admission, stating that he and his Newcastle coaching team are actually still ‘figuring out’ how to use Woltemade to the best of his abilities.
“I think, firstly, his attitude… he’s come in very open, very open to new ideas, very open to delivering what we need him to do, so he’s absorbed all the information we’ve given him, and he’s been very good tactically, I have to say,” said Howe.
“That has enabled us to play in the way we want to, and once you get that framework, then you can develop his skills, and he’s got unique ones.
“When you’ve got someone that good technically, you want them to get the ball at their feet in attacking areas, and I think that’s the key thing. We don’t want to take him too far away from the goal, by dropping him too deep, but we want him to showcase his creative talents at the same time, so we’re still figuring out the best ways to use him, but hopefully, we’re on the right path,” he added.
Eddie Howe will leave Newcastle United fans excited about Nick Woltemade’s future
Woltemade is already a Newcastle fan favourite after a sensational start to his life at St James’ Park.
The giant forward arrived as Alexander Isak’s replacement, but few are even talking about the Swede now.
Woltemade is the new striking hero on Tyneside, but it sounds like there is much, much more to come.
If this is how Woltemade performs while Howe is still learning about his new striker, then we can only imagine what the coming months and years will look like.
That should excite Newcastle fans all over the world, with Woltemade potentially able to reach new levels in his game on Tyneside.