Newcastle United fans will love what Sean Steur did last night - take note Matthias Jaissle
Sean Steur was the pick of the bunch from the Newcastle United stars who featured on international duty last night.
While the Premier League season may be on pause, three Newcastle United stars featured on international duty last night to quench the black-and-white thirst.
Malick Thiaw, Sean Steur and Aladji Bamba represented their respective nations. Just 24 hours earlier, Dan Burn and Lewis Hall started as England edged out Croatia 2-1 at Wembley.
Yoane Wissa also bagged for DR Congo, raising questions about why he cannot replicate his international form at club level. As for yesterday, Steur proved the pick of the bunch to further justify Newcastle fans’ pleas for him to start. Here is a round-up of how the United stars fared.
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Sean Steur
Steur played 78 minutes and grabbed an assist as the Dutch under-21s outfit brushed aside Denmark 3-0 on away soil. An impressive 98 per cent pass completion (53/54) highlighted the technical ability he brings to the table.
Defensively, the 18-year-old also contributed, winning all four of his attempted tackles. It will only be a matter of time before Steur earns a call-up to the Netherlands senior side.
Malick Thiaw
Jurgen Klopp bigged up Thiaw before the game and started him at the heart of defence alongside Jonathan Tah. Germany won 3-1 away to Serbia, with the Newcastle man playing the full 90 minutes.
Thiaw registered three interceptions and four clearances to mark his 10th Germany cap with an assured performance. His compatriot and boss at club level, Jaissle, would have taken note.
Aladji Bamba
Just 35 minutes of Premier League action is all Newcastle have seen so far for their £35million investment. For context, if he features for 16 minutes against England on Monday, Bamba would have featured the same amount of time for France this season.
The 20-year-old came off the bench for the closing stages as their under-21 setup lost 2-1 at home to Italy. Bamba is working hard behind the scenes at St James’ Park to force his way into Jaissle’s plans.
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