It’s been a dramatic few days for Newcastle United, to say the least. There was the last-gasp win over Chelsea on Saturday and the news of Nabil Bentaleb’s potential arrival yesterday sandwiched between a cruel double-injury blow for Steve Bruce meaning both Jetro Willems and Paul Dummett will miss the rest of the season.
While we’ve already discussed a number of Magpies supporters online urging the club to sign Willems on a permanent deal, the injury to Dummett could prove just as important. Indeed, the former Welsh international has played a key role this season when fit, averaging the fourth-highest number of interceptions per game (1.4, via WhoScored) as well as the fifth-highest number of clearances over the same period (3.8).
Gutted 😢 the lows of football. Thanks for all your messages of support 👏🏼 I’ll be back 💪🏼 pic.twitter.com/ldoEFzPcux
— Paul Dummett (@PaulDummett) January 20, 2020
Able to operate as both a central defender and a wing-back, the academy graduate did look to be an important figure under Steve Bruce, having donned the armband on a number of occasions. So, after Dummett took to Twitter to thank fans for their support and state he’d be back stronger, a number of supporters saw fit to react.
Here’s a look at some of it.
https://twitter.com/tomdixon27/status/1219297143900516353
The black n white maldini will return
— Ian wilkinson (@The_wilk79) January 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/mustardaturan/status/1219293284624932866
https://twitter.com/TJB31052011/status/1219295201119948803
https://twitter.com/Oscar_AshleyOut/status/1219297827144261632
Love you sweet prince, stay safe, see you next season x
— kieran (@KIERAN_R96) January 20, 2020
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