I remember him constantly dribbling cross-field off his wing against Villa in the first game of the season and we had no idea how to handle it. It seemed such a simple move but he was threatening every time, it was infuriating. His sprint stamina is exceptional, he never stops, and now he's getting goals as well. Cole Palmer (who has none of Gordon's athleticism) scores a couple of pens and pundits start engraving the Ballon D'or but Gordon is clearly a far more effective player. Is it his cartoonish face that makes people underestimate him? Or that he came through at Everton? Good video

@s92alpha8

6 ай бұрын

I appreciate Gordon but the disrespect on Palmer is crazy. If anything, both are underrated.

@RobGThai

6 ай бұрын

They are of different styles imo. That said Gordon is still doing that every game. Howe has so many progressing moves for him and Gordon power much executed them perfectly.

@RobertTapia

6 ай бұрын

Gordon has benefited from howes so f ing much!!! And vice versa I would say because during this injury spell, Gordon has put the team on his back!! Never stops running like miggy. Livramento and Gordon on that left are scary combo

@phillnufcsuperfan6274

6 ай бұрын

​@s92alpha8 no he's right Cole palmer done nothing except scoring a couple of pens

@RaseYourProbs

6 ай бұрын

​@@s92alpha8Palmer may be a decent player, but he's not playing on the level AG is playing at, esp at the moment. The disrespect on Palmer is because southgate is picking him ahead of AG, drawing the comparisons, which is warranted. Compared to AG, Palmer is some way off the form AG is currently on

I mean if Gordon literally did explode I wouldn't be surprised considering our injuries this season 😂

He’s been our MVP this season. Having a preseason with the team has done him the world of good.

@coffeehouse1126

5 ай бұрын

I always regarded him highly at Everton, not sure why anyone doubted him. I knew his time would come, he’s a killer.

And Southgate will not call Gordon..he prefer rashford

As a Toon fan I wasn't sold on the signing, but my god, what an unbelievably hard working, talented and intelligent player. I loved ASM, but Gordon is LEVELS above. So intelligent, can play LW, RW, ST and 8/10, he's done them all for us, and been good at them all. He's literally been our best player this season. The fact he hasn't had an England call up is absolutely outrageous, no shade on Palmer but he's literally scored 4 pens, Gordon has got MOTM multiple times, 6 goals from open play, won us pens, got 3 assists, and just literally been our most important player by far since the start of the season.

@InterYamah

6 ай бұрын

Also got 2 of the best right backs on the planet sent off in james (chelsea say hes the rb goat) and TAA (liverpool say hes the rb goat) gordon put them both on ice and they had nothing for him, gordon is the rb killer, even put hakimi on toast a few times

@badofcheese

6 ай бұрын

I agree and was in the same boat. I feel like even he’s at his peak, (which is unlikely given his age), there’s no reason he would get any worse until he’s mid-thirties. That’s a decade plus of a very dangerous player. As it is, he seems incredibly driven, so I think he will improve. Even another few percent is massive when you’re already amazing. I’m only a few minutes into this video but I’m assuming it’s all about his understanding of space. That will not go away. Once Southgate moves on, he’ll be a staple of the England squad for many years.

@shawnc5188

6 ай бұрын

Gordon’s worse position for Newcastle has actually been as centre forward, which is the position he played at in the U21 Euros (where he was player of the tournament). When Barnes is fit and Minteh gets in the First Team, they are going to run rings around opposition teams, especially with Livermento and Hall as full-backs.

@dclore

6 ай бұрын

The reason he hasn't been called up to the England squad is because Southgate is such a poor manager he wouldn't know how to utilise him and that scares him.

@shawnc5188

6 ай бұрын

@@dclore With Newcastle's current injury issues, we'd rather he, Tripper and Livermento not have near-term national commitments.

A lot scoffed at this signing at the time. The lad is different class! Howe and Ashworth played a blinder with this one.

I remember reading so many mocking comments when we signed this lad. And he did indeed have a slow start. But what he's become in a short amount of time under Howe and his team is absolutely incredible. And more importantly, you can just tell that Gordon is genuinely loving playing for Newcastle. It turned out to be a very good match and a very good decision to take a chance on him. We've got a lot of talented, hard working players and he is undoubtedly up there with the very best of them. Even if we had our entire squad at full strength, he's probably the player we would miss the most if he ever couldn't play. It's between him and Trips for sure.

Box crashing, Ball Carrying, Outlet, Defensive work rate, Physicality, Positionally Versatile (LW, CF, RW, Left #8, Inside Forward, False 9). Homegrown player and 22 yrs old. All for 45 mil. Newcastle are such a well run club.

Eddie Howe said he needs to be dragged off the training pitch, the lad wants to be the best. Gordon said he wants to be as good at defending as attacking the boy has a top mentality 👌

Also, this is bloody good analysis. most people are only just clicking on that gordon is a good footballer, but this is providing some real detail as to why

Newcastle now have a full 11 of senior players unavailable. The players currently unavailable would beat many premier league teams.

Howe clearly saw something in him, he probably saw his hustle and desire and thought 'I can develop this'

@dddgtsd

6 ай бұрын

I think Ashworth had good reports from his development with the England youth set up too but yeah athletic, quick, hard working, good learner - all the hallmarks of a Howe project - complete opposite of a maverick like ASM.

Not going to lie but I was definitely one of the naysayers when we signed him and I honestly thought signing Barnes would be the death knell for him. But boy do I not care about being wrong. He's been unbelievable this season. Even if you take away the goal contributions you still wouldn't take him out of the starting 11. His work rate is just an absolute joke. One of the most important names on the team sheet and looks like an absolute monster. I need to learn to never question Eddie Howe, the man is an absolute genius.

@RobGThai

6 ай бұрын

If Gordon’s performance is from your questioning then keep on questioning brother 😂. My Player of the Season for sure if this keeps up.

@graemedawson1407

6 ай бұрын

Repeat after me - in Eddie we trust without question. 😉

Love your videos and this lad is on fire at the moment I'm a Newcastle fan and he's my current favourite stop revealing our secrets 😂😂

@SummerWind__

6 ай бұрын

Yeah man i love the vid but stop that😂

And he's only 22, was pretty against signing him, in hindsight he's been incredible this year, his intelligence at 22 is insane, made numerous runs across defenders for goals, chased down lost balls to win pens and will track back at 4 goals up to help his team

@IVIRnathanreilly

6 ай бұрын

You weren't wrong to be against it though. It looked a lot of money for him at the time. Not so much now.

@anzi614

6 ай бұрын

He'll be our super crack for the next decade 👏

As a Newcastle I was so stoked when I heard Howe was interested. At Everton I had already noticed his work rate and his ability to turn defenders inside out. I believe I also noticed his control of the ball and keen play making. I knew Gordon was a bargain from the get go:))

Tha manipulation of space, body shape, and opposition players positioning is something that seems to be so well drilled into all Newcastle players. Gordon is absolutely class at it, but you can see how other players make runs and drag opposition players out of position to create the space all over the pitch. Love it.

First class analysis, so refreshing to see this type of content as opposed to the cliche, clickbaty shite of others, keep it up mate!

I love my club man. Just good to see so much positivity around us! Howay!

His pace is incredible too, the simple kick the ball past the full back and sprint is always on. Not many players can keep up with him never mind catch him. He is an integral part of a very good team that plays some of the best football in the league.

Thought Gordon would be good for depth when we signed him, but had concerns after his strop when he was substituted last season. Everything about him now says that he will be a top top player, at 22 years old to have the pace, stamina, work rate, and intelligence he does, he could play for just about any team in the world.

Got out of toxic environment, after a pre-season under Howe he is slowly hut surely becoming world class. Ahead of Rashford for England atm too

@sukhdevr3489

5 ай бұрын

World class HAHA. 3 0. Got pocketed by a 35 and 38 year old. Not ahead of Rashford for England too, Rashford has 10 times his ability.

@SirMonkeySuit

2 ай бұрын

@@sukhdevr3489 ?

Best football channel on KZread. Very well educated takes. Very well presented.

James Stop giving our tactics away😉 as a Newcastle fan I know or should it be we know what’s going too happen in certain moves😉, Gordon has been tremendous this season and now having Livramento on the left it’s almost identical to Trippier and Almiron on the right with the one and only Bruno in the league threading these balls through at every opportunity he can it’s almost a mirror image and if the opposing wingers don’t track back and help their fullbacks we have the overload we need on both sides, very clever from Howe and just how good a coach he his bringing wingers into the pitch creating space for our fullbacks. Right enough of giving these tactics away now delete the video thank you very much😉🤣 but well spotted anyway 👍👏👏🖤🤍🖤🤍

@sl-ei2pg

6 ай бұрын

tbf he is saying the Bruno G is kicking when it's Miggy. Maybe misinformation flooding the zone

His off the ball movement reminds me of Van Nistelrooy, how he is always looking to be in the blind spot of defenders, even if it means hanging around offside for most of the buildup.

Another great vid James. I’d love to see you return to making content covering more of the other teams in the league too though; especially now that Bournemouth are finally playing well lol 😂.

He was so good at Everton, just no one saw it or wanted to admit it. Definitely Everton's best player first half of last year

One thing I'd say about Gordon - is he is a player that very, very few truly believed in, and deserves a lot of credit. I think when he signed for Newcastle, most fans of both the selling and signing club would agree it was for an inflated fee (not that Newcastle fans were unhappy with it - but if we are being honest, it wasnt seen as a fantastic signing.) Now he's really proving himself.

What a season, great to get a bit of JLA to appreciate the science....

He’s a joy to watch, a literal joy! He’s absolutely rapid!👏🏼

Put him in the fantasy team weeks ago, pretty smug about it :)

@jhryschko

6 ай бұрын

I got him as soon as Barnes was ruled out, my best move of the season

Glad Gordon is getting his flowers man. The lad has been exceptional and has stood up hugely this season. Ask any toon fan and we'll all say the same. He was electric for the u21 (england) in pre-season and continued that into the pre-season friendlies, and has continued it into the league-proper. Deserves a call up to the England squad. He offers something that not a lot of our (england) wingers offer. And this video didn't even go into how good the lad has been defensively, too. (not a criticism of the video, as the video is quite obviously analysing his attacking wing-play).

Great vid. You know Miggy also does some of those movements too. Not to take any credit away from Gordon because you’re right. His movement is gold. But I think some of this inverted winger movement is being well coached too 🙌

@mebarkiimad8999

6 ай бұрын

But Almiron's rhythm is erratic. Gordon knows when to slow down and when to go full pelt.

NUFC really pulled Everton's pants down with that transfer, Everton fans thought they had ripped the Toon off (despite selling for 20-30m less than they reportedly wanted in the summer window 6 months earlier) but Gordon has gone to new levels with proper coaching an elite environment compared to the circus de crap known as Everton FC. Well clear of Palmer and Rashford.

@Pricelessmile

6 ай бұрын

I actually thought it should have been more for him, he was our best player at Everton 😂

@sukhdevr3489

5 ай бұрын

Crap that smashed your tinpot club 3 0 lol

@TheAlphaDingo

5 ай бұрын

@@sukhdevr3489 wow, biggest win in your recent miserable existence against a club with 14 unavailable first team players and all it took was for us to play our worst game of the season. 'Impressive'! 💩 Enjoy it lady, wins like that are rare for small clubs like you lot 😂

@tinarex1173

5 ай бұрын

​@@TheAlphaDingoNewcastle tears delicious

@TheAlphaDingo

5 ай бұрын

@@tinarex1173 still a bit mad we signed your best player? Ah the life of small club's and their precious fans. You never cease to make me laugh 😂👌

I'm buying him on Stocks FC this week as its his IPO Thursday-Sunday! Looking class this season.

quality analysis mate, gotta start for england

Reading all the comments you would think that no Newcastle fans were excited when he was first signed - I never understood that, because one, I 100% trust Eddie (and Dan Ashworth) so if they saw the potential, who am I to argue, and two, he'd already shown glimpses of brilliance at Everton and he's young and English to boot, what's not to love? I for one, was always excited and all more more so now he's delivering on that promise.

What a turnaround from last year!

Some of the best football content. Yet since you’ve posted this video, Gordon has gone off the boil 😂😩

Doku and Anthony Gordon exploded as elite LW this season. Martinelli is still probably best EPL LW, also Son can be but he plays more as a centre forward these days.

I’m glad Gorman is beginning to get credit. But it’s also an example of Howes coaching and the level of detail in his tactics

He's becoming what he's always had the talent and ability to be with the right manager. Now with Howe more than just Newcastle fans are wondering how the f*** Southgate keeps ignoring him (because he doesn't play for a London club ?)

My favourite is Willock's goal against Man U, Gordon drags Lindelof to the penalty box then physically slams into Maguire, leaving Willock acres of space to shoot.

i was a newcastle fan who wasnt impressed - i felt we would have been better getting trossard but Gordon has proved me wrong. Having said that i still feel he is an rough diamond - still being polished by EH. i think he is way off his ceiling and when he dials in his striking he will be immense. Regardless of his finishing, his attitude and mentality have to be praised. a real credit to the club. And yes he deserves an England callup but im happier him being overlooked. we cant risk morre injuries. maybe next year

Anthony Gordon is the bee’s knees. He is one of the best forwards The Premiership has to offer. He is also made to look good in a team which has trust, endeavour and more than a smattering of skill. He’s part of a beating heart. He’s part of the orchestra which is Newcastle United. As such, he is bloody marvellous. Would he still be running himself ragged when the chips were down? Has he the love, loyalty and character of Ritchie or Lascelles? He shines. He is no better than I think. But, he has not been tried and tested. Now, if this is an attempt to get him into the England squad, which invariably consists of players playing in London (or, within an 80 mile radius of London), Liverpool and Manchester, I understand where you are coming from. You want to see our monster recognised. Will the monster, at the heart of our team, be able to step ... down? We all know that the best club teams can tear the arse out of national teams. Stepping down, to play for England, needs a heart and soul willing to shed blood, sweat and tears. Is Anthony Gordon worthy? I think so, but what do I know?

james, idk why, but just the way he looks I cannot believe that he is good at footy

@lewisinho

6 ай бұрын

The pic in the thumbnail looks as if you’d taken a candle to a Madame Tussaud’s statue

@0hReactions

6 ай бұрын

thats how I feel about Cole Palmer 🫣

For the goal vs Man Utd, credit to Almiron too dragging a defender inside leaving all the space in the world for Trippier.

He wasnt tonight jimmy

I remember when we (Chelsea) were linked to Anthony Gordon and there was outrage. Life is so funny sometimes lol

Nobody analyzed almiron last season

Love how Lampard got a lot of hate for trying to get him and then even Tuchel 🙃

Deserves an England call up

This is why data analysts and scouts at the top level are paid the big bucks. Gordon wasn’t a productive player at Everton, hence why so many people said it was an overpay, but the Newcastle analysts have obviously worked with Howe and given reports specifying these abilities (the pace, movement, intelligence, physical attributes) of which Howe has been confident he can turn into productivity through coaching and the system. It just highlights how good a coach Eddie Howe is that it’s only took 6months of working with Gordon for him to go from a relegation battling youngster to potentially starting for England at the Euros.

@ilcorvo9559

6 ай бұрын

Think Ashworth would have had an eye on him through the England ranks when he was with the FA. Chelsea bid a lot of money for him last season as well. It’s clear a lot of scouts and analysts knew the fundamentals and physical aspects were there

@hjc9912

6 ай бұрын

@@ilcorvo9559 Yeah exactly, I think top level football people knew how good he was. Lampard got ridiculed for saying he was a £100m player because he wasn’t getting £100m performances out of him. Think that suggests Lampard’s knowledge of the game and talent ID is a much greater strength of his than his actual coaching because now Gordon‘s working under an elite coach he is looking like a £100m player

I always had confidence from the start. Don’t get why people hate on our own players instead of get behind them.

Perhaps Southgate should watch this ..... and look at rashford in the same game .... ludicrous Gordon hasn’t been called up yet ...but as a Geordie I’m glad it’s allowing wor Ed to get work into him during the breaks and we are reaping the benefit ... he’s a gem.

@falconarrow

6 ай бұрын

I don't give a shit about England, but sick of Southgate's favouritism. I'd rather our players declare for Scotland.

He has definitely gone up a level, I thought he'd be another Ross Barkley but he's proving me wrong

When we got Gordon I knew he was going to be a baller for a number of reasons he was half decent at Everton we got rid of st maxim &emperor howe is no mug also the lad has skill I honestly think he could go all the way balon dore??

Pep is trying to do something similar with his wingers

AG must be 1st team on England. He's walking the pitch because they're beat down.

Should be into the England team over many of the left sided wingers - Rashford being one of them, he offers something completely different to those very samey wingers!

Better than southgate thinking ability

There is a reason why away to the champions league citys of the teams of the best in their leagues, geordies sing ONE PLAYERS NAME, we want them to know and fear ONE PLAYER, above bruno, above isak, and its GORDON we know what this boy can do and DOES, our most dangerous player

Hope everyone who clowned Chelsea for wanting him feels like an idiot

I wish you had not made this video. If the other PL managers watch this then AG will get nerfed.

The two gingers cole Palmer and Gordon lighting it up

Edie howe plan all along

Gordon got jukes

Not going to lie but these movements he’s making are very Mbappe-esk

He was annoying as an everton player, but that just probably means he's annoying everyone but newcastle fans now. While you could say he had a slow start, he did also just look like a player who was trying way too hard. I had a feeling things would click, but not to this level. Never properly noticed the genius of his off the ball movement til now, so ta for the video.

@mebarkiimad8999

6 ай бұрын

No, he definitely stopped diving and rattling others for no reason 😂

Can't believe we only got £45m for him. We should have kept to our £65m valuation we had with Chelsea.

@mebarkiimad8999

6 ай бұрын

You were in the relegation zone and in FFP trouble and Newcastle took advantage

Stop it. He as in proved at Newcastle let’s not get silly all players need to do this when. They have move to anew club the sitters he missed against us he use to do this every week ar Everton decided to flatter

first

£40 mil ya having a laugh 😂😂

Literally everyone is taking note of this, stop lying

If he could virtue signal as well as Rashford and then he would be in the England team.

Shhhhhhhhh james.... stop it.

U can't count the United game