The £28m permanent signing of Lewis Hall was officially confirmed a few weeks back and it’s excellent news for the club as he is the epitome of promise and potential despite a tough first season on Tyneside.
After struggling to make a claim for a first-team starting XI spot even during a grueling club injury crisis there were mild concerns over his future, however these concerns were quickly diminished come the back end of the season as he began to display his worth with consistently good performances when we needed them most.
Prior to his flurry of end-of-season appearances, Hall was limited to a few cameos off the bench and the odd start. One of those came against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup, where he was substituted at half time, with the story being the same in starts against Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park and at Bournemouth. On both occasions, he found it difficult to demonstrate his skills and it wasn’t long until Howe hauled him off.
However, we saw the Lewis Hall we all hoped for in that memorable 3-0 win at Old Trafford in the Carabao Cup, where he even managed to grab himself a sensational goal to double our lead. I’m sure I wasn’t alone in thinking and hoping that this performance would earn him more appearances in the coming weeks and months. However, that just didn’t prove to be the case.
Months on the bench followed until an introduction in a 4-3 thriller against West Ham at St James’ Park, a game that may have been a wake-up call to Eddie Howe as Hall proved to be one of the catalysts in overturning a two-goal deficit before Barnes’ heroic winner. A full deserved start in midweek against Everton followed and despite a disappointing team performance on the night, Hall shone and went on to start six of our final eight games that followed.
His qualities really began to shine from here on out. He possesses real ability on the ball, being very front-footed and happy to carry the ball forwards, also having a…
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Author : Thomas Hammond
Publish date : 2024-07-26 17:32:49
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