In the midst of the consequences of Alexander Isak's attempts to develop a transfer to Liverpool, there seems to be a consensus about the behavior of the Newcastle star this summer
He will, he will not continue Saga around Alexander Isak and his relocation from Newcastle United to Liverpool for a potential British record transfer allowance, with the Swedish striker still on a move to Anfield. It is not surprising that many Newcastle fans are understandably furious after the summer protests of their Star Striker in an attempt to force his exit.
Isak has been a revelation since he joined the Magpies in 2022 from Real Sociedad, which makes the club twice eligible for the Champions League, while he pops up as one of the leading central forces of world football. But much his reputation on Tyneside was affected after Isak was not joined in the club during their tour for the season before he was ordered to train alone.
There are people who have taken a sympathetic view of the situation of Isak and his actions, but most experts seem to agree on their judgment. As such, Mirror Sport has compiled the view of some of the most prominent mouthpieces, because uncertainty surrounds the future of Isak in the northeast.
Ally McCoist against “throw away the toys”
Ally McCoist only scored nine goals in two seasons in Sunderland, but he opts for the Tyneside Giants when it comes to their interaction with such a delicate matter.
With three years on Isak's contract, the magpies are under no pressure to sell unless they receive an adequate offer. And McCoist believes that the player only harvests what he himself sowed after jumping the gun and separated himself from his team.
“I think he acted badly,” he told Mirror Sport. “Not all players, but some players and people forget that if you sign a contract, you are clearly happy with the contract. You cannot sign a contract with the intention of doing it right, throwing away the toys and requiring a move. You can't do that. If you sign a contract, you have to say:” I have been here for three years, four years and that I will honor contract.
'You sign it because you are happy with it. I think he has been poor. You can't behave that much. The only set of supporters that you don't omit are fans of Newcastle. It's hard to argue with them. “
Alan Pardew Criticism
Alan Pardew was appointed Prime Minister League manager of the season after he led Newcastle back to Europe in 2012. The Reisman spent four years at the helm of the club and had to deal with his honest part of the drama, some of which were brought in themselves.
While others may be inclined to accept the money offered and to get a replacement for Isak, Pardew does not see necessary. And many will agree with his opinion that Newcastle holds all the cards when it comes to the fate of their frontman, even if it means that he is unhappy in St. James' Park for a while.
“The transfer to me looks like it can't be done because Newcastle is now going to dig their heels, and I think they are angry,” said former Chief Pardew on talks. “I would also be if I was on the Newcastle board.
“I would dig my heels in it, so the compensation can really get stupid. The problem is that he treated it so badly. He couldn't have treated it worse.
“His agents and advisers have told him to throw down the tools after serving that great football club, and he does really bad things to keep them ransom and more or less to force a way out.”
Gabby Agbonlaor: “He must be punished”
Another dissatisfied expert who believes that Isak should be made to suffer is former Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlaor. And the Villa Park -hero knows a few things about dealing with external interest after his own attention during his heyday of the Premier League.
The 38-year-old is biased on the issue given Newcastle to his old club, for whom he made 391 performances, in week 1 of the Premier League season. But even if that was not the case, Agbonlahor of the belief that Isak must be done seems to pay for the disruption he caused during the summer window.
Talksport -Gastheer Natalie Sawyer suggested that Isak is confronted with the task of “earning the right” to regain his place in the team, to which Agbonlaahor replied: “And he should, because it gives a bad example to other players, if he immediately returned and trains.
“He refused to go on tour with the team that is wild, walked out of the training, went with training with [former employers] Real Sociedad too. So he must be punished. “
Shaun Wright-Phillips calls for “respect”
Shaun Wright-Phillips was a man with relatively few words as a player, but his actions often did the conversation. And the son of Arsenal -legend Ian could never be criticized due to a lack of dedication, in which he had to convince coaches that he was of the top class despite his reducing framework.
But even the former winger in Manchester, who said he was crying after he was forced to join Chelsea, came out when he recently asked about the behavior of Isak. And he did not stop when he was asked for his views on the striker who refused to fulfill team tasks and to make his own desires first.
“I think he treated it very badly, because everyone knows you want to leave, but you have to train,” said Wright-Phillips aceodds.com. “You don't influence the club, you will find the players with whom you have been at war for the last three seasons. Have a little respect for your teammates, show up to train and then go home.”
Liverpool's attempts to sign Isak have apparently been stewed since an £ 120 million offer for the player. And that perhaps illustrates the point of Wright-Phillips that prioritizing their own needs can lead to catastrophic results.
“Everyone has been in a position in football where they don't want to be somewhere, but there are only some who don't show up for training,” he went on. “He is clearly advised to do that, because the person I saw talking and being in Newcastle, does not seem like that is in his character.”
Jamie Carragher warns that Isak is “outgrown”
Newcastle knew that they signed a potential generations of gem when Isak joins Real Sociedad for a club record costs of around £ 63 million. However, they may not have predicted what a success the player would be in a relatively short time.
Quick three years, and Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher believes that Isak “outgrown” his current club. The headlin has said that he would like to see his old club sign the attacker, but he has the risk of insulting a few supporters of the Magpies by sketching the other in Prestige between the two English rivals.
“I had this in Liverpool. Sometimes a player outgrows the team,” he said on the overlap. “You are a team that will fight to qualify for the Champions League. He can play in a team that it can win.
“When that gap Becomes Too Big, that's when you've got a problem. It happened to us with liverpool with steven gerrard, but we were lucky that was a liverpool fan and he was from the city. If steven gerrard was loverpool fan, be liverpool, [up high] And the team was there [down low]. “
Michael Owen Sympathy
Another former red who has adopted a more relaxed attitude about the behavior of Isak is Michael Owen. And the retired English striker has suggested that the situation may be blown out of proportion to a certain extent.
As someone who made his own controversial stand to get a switch to Real Madrid in 2004 and refused to play in Europe so that he would not be a cup-bound, Owen sympathizes with the fate of Isak. So it may not be a surprise that the 45-year-old wanted to alleviate part of the aggression that certain fans and experts may feel about the challenge of Isak.
“This is not a strange scenario,” he said. “It always happens. It is a controversial scenario, but it is the same scenario as what always happens.
“There are many simple things that go into the discussion. From the point of view of Newcastle, they have a player who is under contract, and they have to weigh the balance of the finances, what they can receive, maybe have an unfortunate player, or maybe hold someone against.”
Alan Shearer will not participate in angry
Mr. Newcastle himself, many are perhaps astonished to hear that Alan Shearer takes a diplomatic attitude when it comes to the future of Isak. In fact, the Great St. James' calm and collected when discussing the future of the frontman, where he encouraged a sale if the requirements of Newcastle are met.
That remains a big one, because it is still too viewed whether Liverpool (or someone else) would be willing to cough up the reported price of £ 150 million from Isak. But Shearer was sure that he will deliver his point that if the player wants to leave, it should not be up to the club to convince a player otherwise.
“I think it has been a disastrous window for Newcastle so far,” he said about the rest is football podcast. “They will probably lose their best player, one of the best center of the competition, if not the best.
“But I think it's fine with the situation. I thought he might have stayed for a summer, and then this would have happened next summer. But it is what it is.
“If he can't be persuaded to stay, then if someone offers Newcastle what he wants, then they have to take it. Because you just say:” Thank you very much for the great memories you have given us, and you don't go. “