The Tottenham Hotspur winger felt the need to applaud the Norwich City man during Newcastle’s 6-2 win over his side.
Tottenham winger Alex Pritchard was impressed with Nathan Redmond’s performance for Norwich against Newcastle on Sunday afternoon.
Indeed, the 21-year-old netted for the visitors at St James’ Park and generally caused havoc for Steve McClaren’s back four.
He managed to stand out… despite a 6-2 win for the Magpies. And Spurs man Pritchard, who has worked with Redmond for England’s Under-21s, was delighted for Redmond.
Redmond has been an attacking threat ever since Norwich were last in the Premier League.
| Chances Created | Final-Third Passes | Minutes Played | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Redmond | 4 | 19 | 90 |
| Moussa Sissoko | 4 | 18 | 90 |
| Robbie Brady | 2 | 14 | 90 |
| Wes Hoolahan | 2 | 8 | 28 |
| Graham Dorrans | 1 | 14 | 84 |
As Opta stats show, the forward was a menace for Norwich against Newcastle and was simply unlucky his back four couldn’t match his high standards!
Of course, the fact the Canaries boast a player as gung-ho as the youngster perhaps works in tandem with a poor defence – Alex Neil’s men were very open indeed against Newcastle.
But the 21-year-old certainly impressed going forward. As well as his goal for Norwich, he created four chances – as many as Moussa Sissoko, a real threat in attack, and completed more final-third passes than anyone else on the pitch.
No wonder Tottenham man and England Under-21 team-mate Pritchard felt the need to applaud.
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