Anthony Gordon has been warned that his behaviour, which saw him lash out at manager Eddie Howe on Saturday, could lead to Newcastle United putting him up for sale.
Former Liverpool attacker and CaughtOffside columnist Stan Collymore was far from impressed with the winger’s behaviour after he was substituted off with a few minutes to play against Brentford on the weekend.
Spotted storming over to Howe and aggressively shrugging him off, Gordon has faced strong criticism from Collymore for what the ex-attacker labelled an ‘absolute disgrace’.
Although the wide-attacker only joined the Magpies from Everton in January, Gordon, 22, has featured in seven matches under Howe, although the majority of those appearances have come from the bench.
And Saturday’s game against Brentford, which ended in a 2-1 victory for the Toon, was no different.
Subbed on at halftime and subbed back off with a few minutes to go in favour of Matt Ritchie, Gordon allowed his frustration to boil over after taking his manager’s decision to heart. The 22-year-old fumed and his reaction was captured by a fan in the stadium, and now Collymore has had his say on the incident.
“I, like many of you, have seen the clip of Anthony Gordon clashing with Eddie Howe after he was substituted off against Brentford on Saturday,” Collymore said in an exclusive interview.
“What on earth is he doing?! – He has done absolutely nothing to warrant a big move to Newcastle. Let’s be real here – the only reason he got that transfer is because he’s English, had five good games in an Everton shirt and the Toffees are skint.
“For Gordon to come off the pitch and take the time to walk over to the manager and have a go at him was an absolute disgrace.
“Every manager in the world would have seen that clip and will now be wondering if Gordon is a bad egg. Regardless of if he spends the rest of his career at St James’ Park or not, his actions last weekend aren’t going to do his reputation any good and will certainly damage his chances of representing England in the future.
“To treat a down-to-earth, decent guy like Howe that way, and during a time when everyone associated with Newcastle are buzzing as well, was just such a bad decision from the kid. He needs to issue a public apology as soon as possible and beg his manager for forgiveness because he just can’t do what he did and expect to come out the other side looking good. If he continues with this level of disrespect, Newcastle will move on from him very quickly.”
Newcastle fans – We want to hear from you! – How do you think the club should deal with Gordon? – Let us know in the comments below.
I would never have bought him in the first place, as he’s trouble, but we have and he needs to apologise to all at the club, and if anything like that happens again, he should be binned!
Couldn’t agree more spoilt brat comes to mind,you could count on one hand the amount of good games he played for Everton. Newcastle payed way to much for him in the first place if he doesn’t get picked against villa Eddie needs to keep his head down or Mr Gordon might try and blow hit off with his shot gun.
From all reports Eddie Howe dealt with it immediately.Any other punishment should be internal.On the plus side it shows Gordons passion to play.
No discipline in the home, parents also require discipline. Same in down under children are running amock.
Anthony Gordon was brought to the club because of his superb athleticism and feisty temperament. He’s a young man who wears his heart on his sleeve and generally has put those traits to good use; unfortunately, on Saturday he allowed his emotions and the desire for pitch time to bubble over, which is unacceptable in a top level professional.
Fortunately, he has an intelligent, rational manager in Howe who is not a control-freak that demands absolute obedience (this might be the case at some other top clubs). I expect the matter to be addressed internally with calmness and honest reflection that sees the Manager having a firm, but kindly, discussion with Gordon that understands the passion that triggered his outburst and which reinforces the ethic that has enabled Howe to mould talented and hard-working individuals into such a successful team that performs consistently above the sum of its parts.
There will be rivals who seek to exploit any perceived weaknesses to undermine the NUFC project that is causing them significant fear and insecurity over the ability to maintain their competitive position; this is understandable, par for the course and fortunately delivered generally in a relatively transparently hysterical manner.
Anthony Gordon is likely to be at NUFC for a long time; being made of the physical and mental character capable of using this brief blip to fuel his personal development into a fine professional who lets his performances do the talking for the right reasons.
Spot on response from AMcG
Is was disappointing to see this kind of behaioviour from a professional he should apologise to Eddie howe for his behaviour thers no need to behavior in that way
I was disappointed after hearing about the behaviour of this player.I understand he’s passionate.but at the same time he must respect the manager Eddie Howe I hope he takes the time to reflect on the way he has acted and whilst at the same time to apologise to Eddie howe
Leave Gordon alone I love his passion and it shows he cares. It’s not like he hit a women or no that was you stan wasn’t it
Gordon,TROUBLE with a capital T You were very silly to buy him can’t believe you paid the money you did for him..would struggle to get a regular game in the championship ..Evertonians were delighted to get shut of the spoilt brat.
He should apologize to his team mates the manager and come out public and apologize to the supporters Personally hope he never gets another game for Newcastle disgraceful .total bull shite that he just want to play for the team ,everyone on the bench wants to play and desperate to get on the field but you not see any of them acting like a spoilt kid
The guy came on as a substitute and was substituted. That is the most embarrassing and frustrating situation for a professional player. No wonder he was angry. Eddie Howe made the decision because he felt that was best for the team and will probably speak to the player but he’ll leave it at that.
Who cares what he has to say? He also said owners were looking into replacing Howe.
He’s just trying to get attention.
Muck raking for nowt
A storm in a tea cup…not the ideal behavior but I would be more worried if a player is happy to be substituted.
Whoever has played a minute of football knows that a substitute getting substituted doesn’t go down well.
Did he act properly? of course not but I think Howe showed strong leadership.
With all the adrenaline and emotions going in this game, some players do stuff they won’t do normally.
Hopefully he learned his lesson
Can’t believe that anyone thinks this is acceptable, he’s grown up in a professional environment and should behave like one. We are the richest club in the world and could drop him into the reserves until he grows up and buy someone actually worth that kind of fee, he’s 22 not 13
Be a good football professional Lad. You have to respect the manager decision.
Sell him…keeps the rest on their toes!!
No Stan…hitting a woman is an absolute disgrace
I knew this kid had an attitude problem when they were trying to buy him! Talented yes BUT it only takes one bad apple.
Hey, Stan. Is it as embarrassing as being caught “dogging”. Haven’t forgiven you for that winner in the 4 – 3 mate.
I’d tell him to stay away from nufc until he realises how stupid he’s been and only come back when he is ready toapologise. he will be fine when he grows up. !!!