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Garth Crooks with ridiculous comments after Newcastle stars make BBC Team of the Week

by Olly Hawkins · 16 April 2024, 07:00
Garth Crooks with ridiculous comments after Newcastle stars make BBC Team of the Week

Garth Crooks has named Fabian Schar and Alexander Isak in his Premier League Team of the Week following their stunning displays in Saturday's 4-0 win over Spurs.

In his latest piece for the BBC, you'd think he would discuss Schar's brilliant header, his stunning passing and classy defending, along with Isak's incredible form, mesmerising dribbling and electric movement? Nope!

Instead, Crooks questioned why the referee didn't book Schar in the opening few minutes for his foul on Son, spent most of his time discussing Tottenham, their ticket prices (?!) and stinkers from Micky van de Ven and James Maddison.

Just bizarre. It's like he totally forgot he picked two Newcastle players in his Team of the Week. Read what he had to say below in his latest piece for the BBC...

Fabian Schar (Newcastle): Fabian Schar should have been booked in the first few minutes against Tottenham for his tackle on Son Heung-min and so should Dan Burn for pulling back James Maddison. If referees are going to be lenient in the opening exchanges, and I detect more officials are giving players a little latitude, it should not be for deliberate or premeditated offences.

Let's not go back to the days when it was accepted a defender could have a free hit at a striker and the official would turn a blind eye. Having said that, the fixture was never in doubt once Newcastle realised that their visitors were never up for the battle. This was a poor show by Tottenham but an impressive performance in the end by Newcastle. From his very first tackle, Schar was determined to leave an impression on the game and he did just that.

Alexander Isak (Newcastle): Spurs were 3-0 down in less than 60 minutes. If ever there was a case of a team showing how desperately inconsistent they are, then Tottenham's performance at St James' Park was it.

The normally impressive Micky van de Ven looked like he was playing on skis, while James Maddison seem to go through the entire match as if the scoreline didn't matter, oblivious of the fact that his team were fighting for a Champions League spot, and getting hammered.

Newcastle's Alexander Isak took complete advantage of Tottenham's failings with two well-taken goals, and with a bit of luck the Sweden international might have had a third. Tottenham have increased their ticket prices for next season. With a Champions League spot looking increasingly unlikely as the season draws towards a close, can anyone offer a justification?

Garth Crooks' team of the week

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