Eddie Howe makes Alexander Isak claim amid interest in red-hot Newcastle star
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Eddie Howe insists “there is more to come” from Newcastle star Alexander Isak. The Swede is challenging for the crown of best striker in the world with his current scoring streak of 11 goals in 12 games… and rivals like Erling Haaland out of form.
Isak has scored seven goals and made two assists in his last nine league games and Howe wants that form to continue to grab a rare win at Old Trafford on Monday. Isak is being helped by prolific winger Jacob Murphy who has six assists for the season… only behind Mo Salah and Bukayo Saka in the top flight.
Boss Howe said Isak’s “cool, calm” attitude keeps his stock rising, and vowed to keep pushing his goals talisman to even greater heights. He said: “There is a lot more to come from him. Our job is to help him deliver that. Of course the main responsibility is for Alex to keep his focus, ignore the plaudits and keep helping the team not be selfish. It is about Newcastle and he plays his part.
“He is what you see on the pitch. He doesn’t get overly emotional which for a striker is a great quality because that coolness you see and calmness in front of goals is part of his personality, part of what he is. He seems to have an extra half a second when other players don’t.
"With Alex the beauty of his attitude is that he wants to improve. We give him information and he is responsive. He is not a closed shop. He is in no way thinking he has arrived at a certain place. He knows he has to keep adding to his game. The challenge is great for him to keep scoring freely as he is now. Everyone else can say where he is in the pecking order of world football.
