Shearer’s Scathing Verdict: “Sold and Forgotten” After Arsenal Calamity

Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has never been one to mince words, but his latest assessment following the Magpies’ toothless defeat to Arsenal was particularly brutal. Speaking on The Rest is Football podcast, the club’s all-time leading scorer took aim at a squad he claims has “chucked Eddie Howe under the bus,” focusing his ire on the summer recruitment that has left St. James’ Park in a state of mid-table malaise.
​The “Wissa” Sized Hole in the Attack
​While several players have underwhelmed this season, the spotlight has burned brightest on Yoane Wissa. Signed for a staggering £55m from Brentford as a response to Alexander Isak’s British-record departure to Liverpool, Wissa has become the poster child for Newcastle’s recruitment failures.
​Shearer was unrelenting in his critique:
​”He has cost them all season. There is no spark, no threat, and frankly, no effort. He needs to be sold in the summer and forgotten. It was a panic buy that has backfired in the worst possible way.”