Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa is still not a starter on Tyneside after having fourteen months on Tyneside, but he has still played 23 times this season to go with his 20 appearances he made last season, and he is so versatile that he will continue to get a lot of games for the club.
Yanga-Mbiwa challenges Ross Barkley on Tuesday night
And Mapou has been deputizing for injured Mathieu Debuchy recently, and he’s put in some decent performances, and shows signs of finally settling down in the Premier League.
Mapou has assured Newcastle fans the side will try to get as many points as possible in the final seven games of the season:
“First and foremost we want to stay in the top 10 of the Premier League and make sure we get as many points as we can.”
“If that takes us even higher, then great. The last couple of months are all about playing well, putting in good performances and making sure the season finishes well.”
“For me? It has already been a successful season.” “We want the teams above us to be looking over their shoulders as we give them something to think about.”
“And it is not just us players who play a role in that but the fans as well – they are so crucial to us.”
It;s good that Mapou thinks he’s been successful this season, but there’s a lot more we expect from this player – who has strong leadership qualities and should continue to improve at Newcastle.
It’s going to be very tough for the lads tomorrow at St. Mary’s, and the weakness of the young Saints side is their defense, but we wonder if Luuk de Jong and Papiss Cisse can take advantage of that.
We just cannot see Newcastle scoring tomorrow, but of course the good news is that we’ve been wrong before.
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4 comments so far
Himanshu Dhingra
Mar 28, 2014 at 8:21 AM
Comment #1Against palace he was tracking back making clearances.
Before making judgements play him as a sole striker ahead of HBA
You cannot judge him on his time here in this season
Another player PARDEWED.
May be get him loan again
Greebol1892
Mar 28, 2014 at 8:36 AM
Comment #2Not convinced yet with LDJ but he needs time. Not comparing but Bergkamp didn’t set Arsenal alight in his 1st season with them.
MYM is actually our best CB and the way he’s been handled by our manager is scandalous. HE IS NOT A RB! He is a CB.
If only we could get back to basics & have our players start in their proper positions!
Sav
Mar 28, 2014 at 10:08 AM
Comment #3I feel privileged to share a blog with so many geniuses.
Malta Mag
Mar 28, 2014 at 5:53 PM
Comment #4I think HBA needs to be on the pitch tomorrow playing in the hole behind Cisse. I’m not one to start criticising LDJ because he’s come in at an awkward time but let’s look to match Southamptons strength in their excellent strike force with our own best players and HBA is in that category for sure. I think it’s important to win tomorrow because it will make a statement that we are in fact the 8th best team in the division and with a couple of good additions we can bridge the gap into the Europa league.