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title: "Fans on social media criticise ‘bad’ Jonjo Shelvey for ‘poor’ performance"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2021/12/14/fans-on-social-media-criticise-bad-jonjo-shelvey-for-poor-performance/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2021-12-14T09:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-12-14T09:00:00Z"
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# Fans on social media criticise ‘bad’ Jonjo Shelvey for ‘poor’ performance

[Newcastle United were thrashed 4-0 by Leicester City](https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2021-22/leicester-city-v-newcastle-united/) at the King Power Stadium on Sunday afternoon and Jonjo Shelvey was heavily criticised by supporters on [social media](https://twitter.com/search?q=jonjo%20shelvey&src=typed_query&f=live) for his performance.

The 29-year-old has been in decent form since Eddie Howe took over the Magpies but was given a player rating of 4/10 by [Chronicle Live](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-player-ratings-leicester-22438657) and can’t afford a repeat in Newcastle’s next game.

https://twitter.com/GeordieCowboyAl/status/1470083057709375493?s=20

> Exactly mate and I really hope Eddie now sees the real Shelvey now on how poor he was today Clark can’t play down us again too
>
> — John Sinclair (YT)⚫️⚪️ (@john\_nufc42) [December 12, 2021](https://twitter.com/john_nufc42/status/1470092482478325760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/maxii30/status/1470043983065669632?s=20

> Its weird because he was pushing for England at one point along with Shelvey. It's like he went on a bad run of form and just never recovered
>
> — Jordan (@JordaanTx) [December 13, 2021](https://twitter.com/JordaanTx/status/1470411329068580866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/Oliverr4567/status/1470381434405892096?s=20

> Willock and Shelvey have been completely outplayed by Madison and Tieleman. It was never a pen, but Newcastle have been awful today. [#nufc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/nufc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — peter black (@pedromnoir) [December 12, 2021](https://twitter.com/pedromnoir/status/1470056022660325384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Howe is finally seeing the real Shelvey in this game, over or under hit passes and awful set pieces
>
> — marty lawrance (@marty\_lawrance) [December 12, 2021](https://twitter.com/marty_lawrance/status/1470052659444998154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

[Against Leicester](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1549695/LiveStatistics/England-Premier-League-2021-2022-Leicester-Newcastle-United), Shelvey played for 84 minutes, had 75 touches, won one aerial duel, completed 79% of his 62 passes, had one shot, failed to create a chance, whipped in five crosses with 40% accuracy, made four tackles, gave away two fouls and made one clearance.

The England international has made [nine Premier League appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonjo-shelvey/leistungsdaten/spieler/71292) this season, amassing 636 minutes of playing time. He missed two months of football earlier in the campaign but has been a regular since his return to fitness in November.

Shelvey did underperform against Leicester, but he shouldn’t have to worry about losing his place ahead of Thursday’s trip to face Liverpool. The 29-year-old will hope to put Sunday’s game behind him for the sake of the club as Newcastle are still in the relegation zone as the mid-point approaches.

***[In other news, fans on social media slate ‘terrible’ Javier Manquillo for ‘horrendous’ performance](https://readnewcastle.com/fans-on-social-media-slate-terrible-javier-manquillo-for-horrendous-performance/)***