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He must replace Wissa: Newcastle have the next Anderson warming the bench

Newcastle have to make better use of this elite-level prospect.

By Angus Sinclair · Football Fancast

Published: Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 7:10 AM

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Writer Angus Sinclair argues Newcastle United manager Matthias Jaissle should replace Yoane Wissa with teenager Sean Steur.
Sinclair contends that deploying Wissa as an attacking midfielder has proven ineffective following a 4-1 loss to Coventry City.
Newcastle signed 18-year-old midfielder Sean Steur from Ajax during the summer for around £23m.

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Angus Sinclair of Football FanCast argues that Newcastle United manager Matthias Jaissle should drop Yoane Wissa from the starting lineup and replace him with midfielder Sean Steur. The writer asserts that deploying Wissa in an attacking-midfield role has been ineffective following Newcastle's 4-1 defeat against Coventry City.

Sinclair compares the 18-year-old Steur, signed from Ajax for £23m, to former Newcastle midfielder Elliot Anderson. The author believes utilizing the Dutch teenager in a three-man midfield would bring greater balance and technical quality to the team's engine room.

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