Alan Shearer has lauded ex-Newcastle striker Chris Wooden. Picture by Michael Owens/Getty Photos for Premier League
Alan Shearer is aware of a factor or two about scoring objectives within the Premier League, and he’s praised one ex-Newcastle striker as being in “the type of his life.”
Provided that the Magpies could possibly be set to lose considered one of their principal entrance males, and the way nicely Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wooden goes at current, permitting Wooden to depart to go to the Metropolis Floor is starting to appear like a giant mistake from the Newcastle hierarchy.
Newcastle offered striker who Alan Shearer has lauded
Provided that one other participant they offered seems to be near an England call-up, it does pose sure questions of the choices makers at St. James’ Park.
Wooden has regarded mightily spectacular for Nuno Espirito Santo’s aspect, and has scored seven objectives in his final 9 matches per transfermarkt.
No marvel Shearer picked him for his Premier League Workforce of the Week.
“What a season he’s having! Two extra objectives. He’s within the type of his life,” the previous No.9 wrote for the official Premier League web site.
Arguably, it’s Woods’ objectives which have helped propel Forest into the higher echelons of the English top-flight.
For many of final season, the Midlands-based aspect have been struggling to maintain their heads above water, nevertheless, they already discover themselves in seventh place this season, with 4 wins and 4 attracts from their 9 matches.
That’s given them a wholesome 16 factors and signifies that they’re solely two factors off the Champions League spots and simply seven behind leaders, Man Metropolis.
It’s nonetheless very early within the season for anybody with a Forest connection to be getting too carried away in fact, nevertheless, build up confidence at this early stage is nothing to be sniffed at.
For a striker significantly, they thrive on that confidence in an effort to guarantee a constant provide of objectives, and that scorching streak he’s on in the intervening time is prone to depart Newcastle considering what may’ve been.