I think the majority of Toon fans know injuries have taken their toll on Michael Owen.
Mourinho Says What We All Know About Owen!
Like Alan Shearer, there is only so much you can take, and like the GOALden Boy (Shearer), Owen has lost his pace.
But Shearer had the strength, and the know-how, to change his game from a sniffer feeding off the big guy in the middle ... to become the ultimate target man.
Owen is struggling to make the change from the striker who was like "shit off a stick", to a player sat behind the front two.
He is not the player we bought for £17m from Real Madrid. Far from it.
And Mourinho knows it.
Owen's existing deal at St James' Park expires in the summer and the 29-year-old has informed his current employers that he will wait until the close-season before deciding where his future lies.
But Shearer had the strength, and the know-how, to change his game from a sniffer feeding off the big guy in the middle ... to become the ultimate target man.
Owen is struggling to make the change from the striker who was like "shit off a stick", to a player sat behind the front two.
He is not the player we bought for £17m from Real Madrid. Far from it.
And Mourinho knows it.
Owen's existing deal at St James' Park expires in the summer and the 29-year-old has informed his current employers that he will wait until the close-season before deciding where his future lies.
He has played just 65 games for Newcastle in three and a half injury-hit years.
Jose Mourinho: "I haven't given Owen any thought at all.
"The last year he has had serious injuries and he is no longer the Owen we all knew."