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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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