NUFC star reveals what several players noticed about Sean Longstaff over pre-season

Isaac Hayden has praised Sean Longstaff, revealing how his form is no surprise to himself and several other Newcastle players given how he impressed them over pre-season.

He impressed the odd time we saw him play over pre-season, scoring in his opening game in Ireland, but I don’t think many saw him being just this good.

Here’s what Hayden’s had to say about his midfield partner, suggesting that several Newcastle players saw this coming after playing with him in pre-season:

“He’s a top lad. He’s so, so humble. He’s so gracious in the way that he plays, so calm on the ball for his age.

“I think back to when I was 21. I know I was playing quite a bit, but that was in the Championship, and that’s a completely different level of football.

“For me, he’s been fantastic since he’s come in.

“To be fair to him, if you ask a lot of the lads from the start of the season, they would have said that. He did really well in training pre-season.

“I think people saw in pre-season what he was about.

“He’s got given the chance and he’s taken it, which is credit to him and his family.”

The fact Hayden speaks so highly of both his attitude off the pitch and ability on it says a lot about Longstaff, with him seeming to show real maturity in all he does despite his sudden rise to fame on Tyneside.

Hayden – who deserves a lot of credit himself for his outstanding performances recently – also spoke about his goal on Tuesday night, revealing how it was at the end where several of his family members sit:

“It was massive,”

“He was saying some of his family sit that side of the stadium, and he was talking about running that way if he ever scored. But he ran the opposite way!”

Talking of goals, it’s easy to forget the this was a big part of Longstaff’s game before he broke into the first team, with him scoring 9 on loan at Blackpool and netting regularly at U-23 level.

If he can keep scoring, continue to show his class on the ball and maintain the sort of discipline and work rate he’s offered over the last month or two, we have some player on our hands!

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About Olly Hawkins

As a Junior Magpie since birth and season ticket holder, I eat, sleep and breathe all things NUFC! Here at the blog, I aim to bring you news, views, match reports and transfer exclusives as and when I get them.

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