Joelinton’s standing as a Newcastle United fan favouriate is ‘special’ given how fans felt about him just six months ago. The Brazilian netted a brace against Norwich City last weekend to continue his good run of form under Eddie Howe.
Those goals came on his 100th appearance for Newcastle, and while he is now enjoying a good spell in the XI, it’s no secret that his first year on Tyneside was tough going. Yet under Howe, Joelinton has looked like a different player and the very fact he was the last to leave the pitch against Norwich - with fans singing his name - shows just how far he has come.
Speaking on The Everything is Black and White Podcast, Newcastle United editor Aaron Stokes picked up on Joelinton’s change in fortune. “That’s what makes it even better because everybody had written him off. There was nobody that said, let's move him to midfield. And there was nobody that said: 'let's just give him time, he'll eventually get there' - and that’s what makes it so special.
