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Anthony Gordon was brought on at half-time at Brentford before being brought off deep into stoppage timeNewcastle boss Eddie Howe says he has “no issue” with winger Anthony Gordon after his reaction to being substituted in last Saturday’s win at Brentford.
Howe replaced Jacob Murphy with Gordon at half-time before bringing the 22-year-old off deep into stoppage time.
Gordon reacted angrily and Howe confirmed they had since “had a conversation” about the incident.
“We want to embrace that, we love that about him, but in certain moments he needs a cool head as well,” Howe added.
“It’s about trying to explain the situation, talk through it. I’ve got no issue with him at all. He’s trained really well this week.
“His enthusiasm, aggression and motivation levels are really, really high. He’s fiercely determined to do well and achieve. It is one of his hallmarks, it’s one of his strengths.”
Newcastle news and fan views in one placeGet Newcastle United notificationsGordon says lack of ‘credit’ from Everton hurt him after Newcastle moveAsked if Gordon, who has made one start since his £45m move from Everton in January, felt the need to apologise, Howe said: “Yes, I think he did. He accepted he was overly emotional.
“Part of me understood why he acted like he did. I didn’t condone it – you don’t want to see any player react like that because, suddenly, you will have a team that looks like it doesn’t have the discipline that it needs.
“I made a decision based on Anthony going down holding his ankle, based on the fact there were seconds left on the clock, to try to do what I felt I needed to do to win the game.
“He needed to accept that and, if he had an issue, come and see me in private. That’s how I felt he should have reacted in that situation.
“But it’s a young player learning about the game and learning about us at the same time.
“He has so much talent and ability, but he needs help to get to where his career should go. Fingers crossed, we can work on that together.”
‘Nothing’s decided, we’ve got it all to prove’The victory at Brentford followed up wins over West Ham and Manchester United during the previous week and kept Newcastle third in the Premier League, above Manchester United on goal differenc
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