Gutierrez Has All The Aces ... Apart From One!
Last updated : 19 July 2008 By Footy Mad - Editor
In David Beckham's last season at Old Trafford, stats showed that Nobby Solano produced more assists and more pin-point crosses than the Manchester United winger ... which is why the Toon Army loved the Peruvian.
But new signing Jonas Gutierrez set Spanish football alight last term with his assists ... but sadly didn't find the back of the net himself.
Solano always chipped in with goals, even when he was playing full-back, and if Gutierrez can get off the mark, who knows what he can achieve at Newcastle.
Keegan: "I already know what Jonas and Danny will be bringing to this club because I have seen it on the training ground.
"Jonas was told he could come in next week, but he has come in this week and that tells you a little bit about his character.
"He's 25 years of age and is a very fit boy, very determined and very professional and I think the crowd are going to like him - he's top class.
"Young Danny Guthrie is a little bit of a mix for the older fans between Paul Bracewell and Rob Lee. He's that type of player. Good engine, a very good passer of the ball. A link-up player who can get around the field and of course in the Premier League you need that.
"And over time he'll probably learn to play in a defensive-midfield holding position.
"We have these two in and I am really pleased with them.
"Obviously, the whole world knows that the squad is too small. Every Newcastle fan and the people at the club know that.
"But getting the right players in was always going to be tough because there is a lot of competition for good players.
"However, Jonas is definitely the sort of player who can excite the fans. I think they will love him for a lot of reasons.
"But the main thing, apart from his pace, is that whoever plays up front will like him because he is a supplier of goals.
"Daniel Guiza, the guy who has just gone to Fenerbahce from Mallorca, won the Golden Boot in Spain and that means he scored more goals than anyone else at the likes of Real Madrid.
"A key part of that was Jonas and the crosses that he provided, and we've got that now.
"There's a lot of competition for those two wide places because he can play right or left, they're his two best positions.
"Jonas is the real deal. He's not just somebody who has come and you think he's a bit of a chancer.
"He is proven and I think our supporters will like him.
"But that's for him to decide by his performances and them for how they appreciate it."