Newcastle United must fully get behind Elias Sorensen after emotional comments in wake of Blackpool loan spell

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The Magpies ace admits he is still devastated at how it went and feels he needs to get his confidence back once again.

Newcastle United academy graduate Elias Sorensen has spoken out on his fruitless loan spell at Blackpool, admitting he was “gutted” it didn’t work out and continues to feel “devastated”.

Nonetheless, the highly rated 19-year-old is determined to kick on and help Ben Dawson’s Under-23s secure promotion into the top division of the Premier League 2.

Sorensen scored 19 goals in the first half of the season with the Newcastle U23s side, triggering widespread interest in his services from a number of clubs in the Football League.

The striker moved to Blackpool in January on a stint until the end of the season but, during two months at Bloomfield Road, he played just 32 minutes of first-team football.

Eventually Sorensen was recalled by Newcastle in March along with two other talented youngsters, Jamie Sterry and Cal Roberts, and the Dane’s comments suggest his confidence has taken a blow.

“Going out on loan was supposed to lead to giving me a chance to getting into the first team when I came back,” he told the Shields Gazette. “But the loan wasn’t what I hoped it would be, to be honest… obviously I train every day and train as hard as I can because being in the first team is where I want to be.

“I am devastated that they never gave me a chance, but hopefully now I am back I can make the most of what is here. It’s good to be back amongst the lads and to get some minutes into the tank. I just want to get my confidence back once again and I want to kick on and help this side get promotion.”

Sorensen clearly is a hugely talented player, given his tally of goals and overall impact he’s had in the U23s, and it’s painful to read that his confidence has taken a blow due to the failed spell, not to mention his disappointment at the knock-on effect of perhaps not being in with a first-team shout for now.

This is when the Magpies coaches and teammates must step in and fully get behind the player, because it would be a huge shame if one loan spell that didn’t go to plan ends up having knock-on effects on the self-esteem of a player who clearly has the tools to get to the top of the game.