Newcastle United have the Premier League’s most in-form central midfielder – and he is not the one whose name is at the top of many of their rivals’ summer shopping lists.
While Sandro Tonali’s form has been tidy, the increasingly impressive Jacob Ramsey is the reason for belief ahead of the biggest week of Newcastle’s season. Having tilted the engine room battle in their favour in the first leg last week, Ramsey’s energy and poise could be the perfect platform for the lightning transitions that will be needed for Newcastle to progress against Barcelona.
It is a big ask – quite possibly the biggest in their history. But in seven days we have seen how Eddie Howe’s side have matured for their European adventures. Having pressed Barcelona almost into submission at St James’ Park in a trademark Howe home performance, Newcastle then delivered a classic away day win at Chelsea over the weekend. It is why the Nou Camp should not hold any fear.
Key to their hopes is Ramsey, who is not really being spoken about much outside of Tyneside.
Tonali is: a £100m plus move to Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea or Real Madrid has been on the agenda since those links to Arsenal on February’s transfer deadline day. That has irked Newcastle – with the club pulling up the drawbridge when it comes to talking about Tonali, for fear of being drawn into another Alexander Isak saga – but it has allowed Ramsey’s stellar form to pass under the radar.
The 24-year-old looks right at home in Eddie Howe’s side (Photo: Getty)And he has been good. Really, really impressive, in fact, as part of a midfield that has started to flex its muscles in big games. Ramsey has been man of the match against Manchester United, been a contender for those honours against Barcelona and probably shared the title with Malick Thiaw at Stamford Bridge.
It is his speed of thought and quick breaks that have transformed Newcastle of late. After a run of injury misfortune and an inability to displace Bruno Guimaraes, Tonali and Joelinton, he is now getting a run and looks like he understands what it takes to play in Howe’s system.
We saw similar with Anthony Gordon, who is 10 times the player he was when Newcastle signed him from Everton (and probably worth about three times as much). It can take time and there was a need for patience with Ramsey, whose initial performances in black and white were much of a muchness.
Pulled into the team during their worst run – with Premier League form on the brink – it would have been easy to sink. But, faced with a win-or-bust trip to Tottenham Hotspur last month, he began a run in the team that has revived the campaign.
That optimism will be tested this week. Barcelona and Sunderland have the potential to make or break the campaign: win both and suddenly the season opens up. Struggle in both (especially the latter) and Howe is back under pressure and Ramsey’s form becomes a footnote.
But confidence and momentum are back. And a large part of the reason for that is the outstanding Ramsey.
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