OPINION
DeAndre Yedlin has been one of Newcastle United’s best players in the last few weeks but it would be fair to say that the USA right-back had a shocker in the 2-0 defeat against Aston Villa in the West Midlands on Monday night. The 26-year-old struggled to cope with Aston Villa’s attackers almost all night and he was responsible for the first goal that the Magpies conceded in the first half. Yedlin shoved Jack Grealish down just outside the penalty area and from the resulting free-kick, Conor Hourihane and Jack Grealish combined with the Ireland international striking the ball past Martin Dubravka. Yedlin was ripped to shreds by Newcastle supporters on Twitter for his display on Monday night and you cannot blame the Toon Army for venting their anger at the American international. He has to do a lot better defensively. Going forward, Yedlin is great. But a right-back has to do his defensive duties well above all else.
NothingButNewcastle has rounded up some of the best tweets below:
https://twitter.com/SirDanWilson/status/1199063355023151104
https://twitter.com/dylanboii2k10/status/1199063533973053441
The real Deandre Yedlin is back #NUFC
— Anthony Nee (@Nee33Nee) November 25, 2019
Awful from Sports Direct. Nothing attacking wise. Almiron is cack and that was pathetic from Yedlin #nufc #AVFC
— Hollie Taylor (@Geordie_Hollie7) November 25, 2019
Game over. Can’t see us scoring one, let alone two. Never going to achieve much with Yedlin as a right back either. Always too much of a liability. #nufc
— Dean Johnson (@DeanJohnson32) November 25, 2019
Brainless from Yedlin #NUFC
— Nathan Hildred (@hills90) November 25, 2019
Stupid by yedlin that #nufc
— Sam Storey (@SammStoreyy94) November 25, 2019
Ridiculous foul there from Yedlin. Why on earth would you push him #nufc
— Charlie (@CharlieMilne1) November 25, 2019
Idiotic by yedlin regardless of the dive. Been a shocking performance So far #NUFC
— SRELLAIN (@SRELLAIN) November 25, 2019
