Newcastle United latest news: Anthony Elanga has revealed how Eddie Howe has already improved his game.
Anthony Elanga is confident that he can take his game to new levels at Newcastle United following a marked improvement in performances in recent weeks.
Elanga moved to St James’ Park in a big money move from Nottingham Forest during the summer window and was hailed as the player that could solve their problems at right-wing. However, it has taken a while for him to settle at St James’ Park, with his first assist for the club coming only in November.
It took until earlier this month for him to net his first Newcastle United goal, striking at the Etihad Stadium in the second-half of the Carabao Cup semi-final second-leg. His side trailed 5-0 on aggregate at the time.
However, that match and his performance in that game showed just what a threat Elanga can be on his day and with another couple of good performances since then at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Villa Park, things could be looking up for the former Manchester United man.
Certainly, that is the hope of the man himself who believes he has settled in on Tyneside and that he is coming to the end of an adaptation period with his new club, teammates and manager: “In football, when you move clubs, there's an adaptation period,” Elanga said.
“There's different styles, different relationships on the pitch. I see that growth and I'm learning every single day.
“I just know to stay patient and stay committed to my work. I'm sure my performance will show that as well.”
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He added later: “Again, as I said before, it's just an adaptation period. I've been with two different clubs, played with different players, played with different styles, played under different managers.
“For me it's just about, first and foremost, getting used to how the team plays, getting used to the patience on the pitch, focusing on what I can control, improving every single day and learning every single day, and then just let my performances do the talking.”
Anthony Elanga praises Eddie Howe
There are few head coaches in England that have a proven track record of improving players than Eddie Howe and speaking about his new head coach, the Swedish international revealed how his game has already improved from the guidance of the Magpies’ head coach.
“He's helped me so much from each and every single area of my game - and I'm still at just the beginning. I won't say I'm where I want to be just yet.
“Right now I'm just focusing on football and consistency and trying to build game by game. I'm just going to stay patient and stay committed and show my performance at what we've been talking about.”
Newcastle United have a Premier League clash away at the Etihad Stadium sandwiched between a two-legged tie against Qarabag this week. With Yoane Wissa sidelined through injury for a couple of those games, Howe has a slightly reduced attacking pack to pick from over the next seven days or so and Elanga will be keen to impress and force his way into the starting XI.
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