The 4-1 defeat against Leeds United was a hard one to digest for Newcastle United. It was the Magpies’ first defeat of the campaign. But the manner of it was what would have worried the fans the most.
Unfortunately, it is not the only problem for Newcastle United coming out of that matchup. The club have been dealt some fresh fitness issues as well.
One of them involves Nico Gonzalez. The Spaniard took a blow to the head early in the defeat against Leeds United and had to be substituted off shortly after.
Sean Steur was brought on for Gonzalez in the 19th minute. At that point in time, the score was still 0-0. One has to wonder if the result would have been different, or at least less one-sided, if the Spaniard had been able to continue.
Newcastle United boss confirms more bad news ahead of Hull City matchup
Unfortunately for Newcastle United, there is more bad news. They are going to be taking on an in-form Hull City side this weekend.
The Tigers are flying high at the moment, while the Magpies have not quite taken flight yet. And when the two teams meet next, Gonzalez won’t be involved.
As reported by Newcastle World, Matthias Jaissle confirmed the Gonzalez absence news before the game against Hull City:
“It was just unlucky it was not a big hit but the hit was was strong enough and precise enough to knock him out.
“Like I said also in the post match press conference we need to be smart we have the responsibility then to follow the protocol from the league which I really think it’s so good that we’re so advanced in that approach and so he’s missing the Saturday’s match but he’s feeling much better he’s fine usually you know he could train he can progress but again we take that serious that protocol and therefore he will be out.”
Can Newcastle cope with Hull City without Gonzalez?
On paper, this is a major blow for Newcastle United, there is no doubt about that. Gonzalez was the club’s most ready-made signing of the summer. The Spaniard had experience playing Premier League football at Manchester City and under a manager like Pep Guardiola.
That has been evident on the pitch as well, as he has been a starter from day one. So, the Magpies’ job has been made harder by Gonzalez’s absence against Hull City.
That being said, it is impossible to predict how the result will turn out. Let us not forget that almost everybody had thought the game against Leeds United would be a very close one with both sides sitting on the same number of points.
So, you never know about these things. Newcastle United fans will be hoping though that the club put in their best performance as they need to bounceback from that one-sided loss to Leeds.
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