‘Weird’ - Lewis Hall honest about Newcastle United after Anthony Gordon & Elliot Anderson reunion
Lewis Hall has spoken about Newcastle United’s season so far on international duty with England.
Lewis Hall has described Newcastle United’s season so far as “weird”.
Newcastle sit 12th in the Premier League table on 12 points after the opening 10 games, four points above the relegation zone but the same number of points behind the top six.
The Magpies picked up eight points from their first five matches, but that tally has halved over their last five games. That run has seen head coach Matthias Jaissle come under increasing scrutiny, despite only taking charge three months ago.
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Jaissle, whose previous managerial experience was in Austria and Saudi Arabia, succeeded Eddie Howe just 23 days before Newcastle’s Premier League opener against Liverpool. The German has been tasked with working with a young squad following the arrival of eight summer signings, all aged 24 or under.
The squad rebuild followed the departures of talismanic trio Anthony Gordon, Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes.
Hall admits the situation is “difficult” at the moment but believes Newcastle will get “better and better” as the season progresses.
“It's been a weird season so far,” Hall told reporters after starting in England’s 2-1 win over Croatia in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday night. “I think we've shown in spells what a good team we can be.
“We've got a young squad, which is only going to get better and better. I think it's difficult, the situation we're in at the minute, but we're working really hard in training and we're really looking forward to what's coming.”
While Hall is focused on the immediate future with Newcastle, he admitted his England appearance felt like something of a throwback after lining up alongside Burn and former Magpies teammates Gordon and Elliot Anderson.
“Yeah, it was really good to be with him,” Hall said of Burn. “Obviously, Anthony on the left and Elliot in the field as well, it sort of felt like a bit of a Newcastle reunion out there, so it was nice to be part of that.
“Really happy for him. He's a very experienced player in his own right. I know how much it means to him to play for England, so to share the pitch with him again is special.”