Howe 'the right man' but changes needed at Newcastle - Krul
Woltemade has ended up in midfield, even though everybody thought he was a number nine. "They've played 50-plus games already [this season] and they haven't got the squad to deal with that, compared with Arsenal and Manchester City."
[PA Media] Former Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast about Sunday's Tyne-Wear derby loss to Sunderland: "This is where you need calm heads but I totally understand why the fans will be disappointed to say the least - and rightly so. That second-half performance was nowhere near good enough for the Newcastle shirt. "I do think Eddie Howe is still the right man.
He's earned the right to rebuild that group, he's done amazing. The perception of the city, not just the club - he's changed that with performances in the past few years. "I do believe Eddie is the right man for the job but there has to be some changes over the summer.
"New players coming in last summer haven't performed as well as we thought they would. They spent quite a lot of money on Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa. I haven't seen Wissa performing yet and if you compare him with Igor Thiago at Brentford, who has scored 20-plus goals already, there's a big difference there.
Woltemade has ended up in midfield, even though everybody thought he was a number nine. "They've played 50-plus games already [this season] and they haven't got the squad to deal with that, compared with Arsenal and Manchester City. " Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds [BBC]