"For the first time in his career, the 6ft 6in forward realised he was not the tallest player in the dressing room after completing his club-record move from Stuttgart last month. Alongside Dan Burn (6ft 7in), the German now finds himself surrounded by other imposing figures, including Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Joelinton and William Osula. These players do not all start for Newcastle at any one given time, but this towering side still have all the ingredients to carry a threat at set-plays."
"as yet, it has not quite happened for Eddie Howe's giants in front of goal this season. "We have the players, we have the height and we have the delivery," the Newcastle head coach said before facing set-piece masters Arsenal on Sunday. "But something is not quite clicking, and that's not a criticism of any coach. That's a criticism of me. "I'm ultimately responsible for it. We can do better in that respect and we will do the work to try and be better.""
Nick Woltemade joined Newcastle from Stuttgart and found himself among several extremely tall teammates including Dan Burn, Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Joelinton and William Osula. The squad's height and quality of delivery should create set-piece threats, yet Newcastle have struggled to score from corners and free-kicks this season. Eddie Howe accepts responsibility and has ordered targeted work on set-plays. Last season the team endured 50 Premier League corners without scoring before focusing on routines that exposed Liverpool's deep-box vulnerabilities, and Burn's Wembley goal underlined the impact of coaching and set-play analysis.
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