Nick Woltemade made a direct influence 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 high scorer and famed aerial risk, who posted on X: “What a cross and an excellent higher header.”
Reacting to the message, Woltemade mentioned: “In fact he’s the legend. He scored numerous objectives and naturally I’m completely happy about it.”
He additionally defined that his aerial potential has been a spotlight of his growth: “I labored quite a bit on it the final weeks, the final months and the final 12 months. With my top, I suppose it’s a must to. You will get extra objectives should you can have a very good header.
“A header all the time feels good as a striker, particularly should you work on it each week, so I used to be simply completely happy when the ball was stepping into.”
Woltemade had solely accomplished 4 coaching periods together with his new teammates earlier than being handed his debut, however now faces an excellent 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 sport at residence right here at St. James’ Park towards Barcelona. I suppose it could possibly’t be higher, so I’m actually trying ahead to it.
“I need to rating objectives, however I suppose at the moment was additionally essential that we received the sport. Now I need to preserve going and check out my finest each sport, and if then the objectives come, in fact I’m actually completely happy about it.”
Woltemade’s debut was reduce brief by cramp, however he nonetheless left his mark. Reflecting on the step up in competitors, he admitted the depth was increased than he was used to in Germany: “Sure, it’s quicker, additionally the duels are extra intense.
“I suppose the Premier League is the best stage of depth, so I preserve engaged on it and should adapt to this league.”
