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Nick Voltemed has hit out at the growing criticism that his form is being misunderstood because he is no longer playing as a striker.

22 year old striker Speaking to SueddeutscheZeitungWho asked him about his current downfall at St. James’s Park.

He scored several goals in the Premier League, making him an instant fan favourite.

While other big signings struggled elsewhere, He looked ready for the Premier League. Then the goals slowed down and the questions started. Speaking about it now, he dismissed the idea that he had “lost the thread”.

“I don’t look at it as negatively as from the outside, for me it’s still a normal process,” He said.

“Of course, you can look at it from the outside and say: He only scored one goal in the New Year, what’s wrong with that? But anyone who really knows my game knows why that is.”

A very different Newcastle United role

Pressed on what has changed, Nick Voltemed explained that he has been deployed much further away from the penalty area. Newcastle now often uses him as a midfielder.

“I’m playing in a very different position than at the beginning of the season,” He added.

“Recently in the game against Chelsea, I played some kind of man-to-man coverage against Cole Palmer in midfield, and he is an attacking ten. You can imagine what areas I was traveling across the field.

“I know you associate me with goals, but you can’t compare the goal percentage of a striker with that of a midfielder who plays 50, 60, 70 meters from the opposition goal.

“I’m a completely different Nick Voltmead than I was at the beginning of the season. At this point, I have to be rated more on how I lead my duels or secure positions.”

Nick Voltmead’s broken rhythm

Nick Woltemade is happy to admit that goals have slowed down, but he’s not too worried. Instead he insists that the change is part of his ongoing Newcastle United development.

“Of course, I score very few goals,” He said.

“But I’m completely relaxed, I don’t think it’s a bad thing to expand my repertoire. This is the job I’ve got, and I’m trying to master it. And I believe it will make me stronger in the long run, if I learn to deal with such stages as well.”

He is also pushing for suggestions of a form crisis. Instead he believes there are no critics watching Newcastle regularly.

“The irritation may be too much, but it bothers me. I’m playing half left or half right in a five-man midfield at the moment and would like to be assessed based on this profile. If someone’s form shows signs of distress, I’d just say he doesn’t watch many Newcastle United games.”

eddie howe is not the problem

The striker is also ready to support his manager. Eddie Howe has faced criticism for his use of the striker and deploying him deeper. There have been suggestions that he does not like making big signings in the summer.

However, Nick Voldemort did not like this suggestion, as it had worked well at the beginning of the season.

“I don’t think you can say that. It worked well for me in attack in the first few months,” When asked directly whether he did not fit into Howe’s strategy, he argued.

Instead, Woltemade believes that other factors such as injuries have forced Howe to reshuffle things to try to fit them in.

“Many things have come together. First Bruno Guimarães is out, our playmaker, and then some other midfielders. We are not an individual athlete, but a team. It is normal that you have to help as a player in other positions.” He concluded.

“I played a position forward, and I think I performed quite well there. In any case, the coach was satisfied with me. At the same time he could have wished for a little more depth in the attacking centre. Of course, a player like Anthony Gordon can give us that.”

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Manchester United are set to sign Eintracht Frankfurt’s Nathaniel Brown in the summer.

The left-back’s performances this season have attracted the attention of Manchester United and some other clubs.

Eintracht Frankfurt signed the 22-year-old from 1. FC Nürnberg in January 2024 and sent him back on loan until the end of the 2023/24 season.

Since returning to the Bundesliga team, he has played 67 matches and also scored six goals and 17 assists, of which three goals and six assists are from this season.

This season, he has operated as a left-back, left wing-back and even as a winger on some occasions. Therefore, the versatile player can contribute while attacking and defending. Sport Witness highlights some of his statistics per game in the Bundesliga this season.

His performances earned him a call-up from Germany in October 2025 and he made his senior debut in the same month.

Manchester United in the picture for Nathaniel Brown

Earlier in the season, Sport Witness Covered Claims Premier League sides including Germany and Arsenal nathaniel brown In their list. Last month, we broadcast news Manchester City and Liverpool are joining the race.

this week’s edition sportimage Brown has included interest from Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona.

The report focuses on how Eintracht Frankfurt will need to raise funds if there is no European football next season. They are seventh in the table with 38 points, seven points behind sixth-placed Bayer Leverkusen.

German clubs have to cope without European football ‘Significantly higher than the €30m transfer surplus previously required.’

The only way to do this is to sell some of their players, and Brown and Nnamdi Collins are their biggest assets.

Eintracht Frankfurt invested €3m to sign Brown and now it will have no impact on the balance sheet. so it can be sold ‘Almost entirely booked as profit’ Even though Nuremberg retained the 10% sales clause.

The Bundesliga side are now demanding at least €60m. Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona are his suitors, but it is unclear whether any of them are willing to spend €60m.

Brown’s contract, value and agent information

In February 2025, the fullback signed a contract extension until 2030. This along with the impressive performance of Nathaniel Brown has increased his value.

transfer market He is valued at €3m in December 2023 and €8m a year later. Last year, it increased by €15m [March] up to €22m [June] up to €30m [October] Up to €35 million in December.

The latest data has not been updated yet, but the steady rise suggests that Brown’s trajectory is upward. It remains to be seen whether that is enough for Manchester United to bet on him.

This past weekend, the Los Angeles Lakers honored the great Pat Riley with a statue outside the Crypto.com Arena. But during the festivities, one of the biggest sound bites to come from the program was Riley’s suggestion that NBA coaches should wear suits and ties to games. Well, count Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka as one person who isn’t a fan of the idea.

Before the Rockets’ game against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, Ime Udoka said NBA coaches vote on whether or not they should wear suits and the overwhelming majority say no. During Udoka’s days as an assistant coach in the NBA, he used to wear suits.

“No, thank you,” said Udoka. “I enjoyed it at the time, but the Covid year obviously changed that. For comfortable packing, less thinking, I think about all of the above. They vote on coaches every year and I think 87 per cent of people say no. About five say yes and the others don’t care.”

Udoka got his start in coaching in 2012 as an assistant under Gregg Popovich with the San Antonio Spurs. He was a part of the Spurs staff until 2019 when he joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2019–20 season. He spent another season in 2020–21 as an assistant with the Brooklyn Nets before getting his first head coaching job with the Boston Celtics ahead of the 2021–22 season.

Udoka led the Celtics to the NBA Finals in his first year as head coach, ultimately losing to the Golden State Warriors in six games. He was let go from the Celtics in 2023 after serving a season-long suspension for violating team policies. He became the head coach of the Rockets ahead of the 2023–24 season.