Newcastle Star Drops Honest Barcelona Verdict After 2-1 Defeat

Barcelona supporters have made their feelings clear following Anthony Gordon’sinterview straight after Newcastle’s 2-1 Champions League defeat on Thursday night. St James’ Park provided the Magpies with the perfect setting to pull off a shock result, but two sublime goals from Marcus Rashford quickly ended those hopes.
Every tackle was celebrated like a goal, and while Eddie Howe’s side did manage to score in the 90th minute – Gordon finding the net just as seven additional minutes were announced – it still wasn’t enough to take something from the Spanish champions, who rolled back the clock to their tiki taka pomp to keep the ball for much of the remaining sequences and nullify any attacks.
It was a mixed night for Gordon in the end. He applied pressure late on, but failed to make a convincing case to keep starting as a centre-forward.

Howe’s system looked designed to create counterattacking scenarios, with Newcastle’s attack built around pace, but the England international squandered a golden first-half opportunity to take the lead.
Anthony Gordon’s Candid Interview After Newcastle 1-2 Barcelona

The way they keep the ball was a learning experience. They were the best I’ve played against in that sense of the game. To be honest, we are not used playing against players who can keep the ball in this way. Yes, we faced Chelsea and Manchester City before, but they were never like this…”