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·25 October 2021

Newcastle caretaker Jones explains Joelinton omission for Crystal Palace draw

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Newcastle United caretaker boss Graeme Jones explained omitting Joelinton for their 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace.

Joelinton had started all of Steve Bruce's final five games in charge before the 60-year-old left the club by mutual consent last Wednesday.


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"Joelinton has been excellent these last few weeks. He didn't deserve to be left out," Jones explained.

"I've been speaking to Joe a lot now that he's been giving us a level of performance that he's competent with and he's getting stronger, but I've said to Joe, 'We need to add goals to your game. That's where you are. You've got a good base.'

"I wanted to play a front two. I think Joe's best position is left wing in a 3-4-3 or left wing in a 4-3-3 - whatever it is. Tactically, I wanted to go with that shape so that's how Joelinton missed out."

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