A post tweeted out by Newcastle United has caused a lot of debate amongst some fans as to whether boyhood fan Sean Longstaff has been good since playing for the Magpies.
As the tweet mentions, Longstaff has now already made 100 senior appearances across the football league and this is a very respectable feat for a player who is only 22 (Transfermarkt).
Longstaff has been key to Steve Bruce’s plans since the manager arrived in the North East at the start of the season. The defensive midfielder has played in 11 of the last 12 fixtures (Transfermarkt), but some fans believe his performances have not warranted a place on the starting 11.
Newcastle managed to advance to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after beating West Brom 3-2, but their league form is worrying as they have not won a game since they beat Chelsea 1-0 in January. They are also yet to score since the 21st of January in a dramatic 2-2 against Everton (Premier League).
Many are comparing him to his younger brother Matt. Sean has scored zero goals, whilst Matt, who has played 500 Premier league minutes less than Sean, has managed 2 (Transfermarkt). Newcastle fans feel like they need a more attacking threat alongside Nabil Bentaleb if they are going to escape relegation this season.
Here are what some fans have said about Sean Longstaff:
💯 Congratulations to @seanlongstaff97, who made his 100th senior appearance last night!
One of our own. 👊 #NUFC pic.twitter.com/EHXBPZaJqs
— Newcastle United (@NUFC) March 4, 2020
Matty must be wondering how he’s not getting a game.. Seans form has been well below par
— 🅰️iden O’K 🉐️ (@A1dypercent) March 4, 2020
Can we send him back to Blackpool for a bit
— #bruceout (@razorscharp) March 4, 2020
Let’s hope he makes his next 100 playing as a No 10, instead of a defensive midfielder
— Bill Toward (@bill_toward) March 4, 2020
Congrats Sean lad!! Now let’s see you get back to your best, fully confident self and smash the rest of this season 💪🏽
— Dayle Barron (@DayleBarron) March 4, 2020
I think one lesson we learned this past 12 months at #NUFC is that when Man United come knocking for a player who has had 3 good matches with an offer of £30m you take it off them right away. Because right now in his current form Sean Longstaff is worth around £30k
— Craggles (@NUFCJunkie) March 4, 2020
I never want to see Sean Longstaff play for us again either. He is the most hopeless CM I’ve ever seen. Can’t pass 4 yards has no awareness of whats around him and he just tries shooting every time which usually end up 30 yards over and wide #NUFC
— LM (@LM_0200) March 3, 2020
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