Newcastle's Robert The New Role Model


By Matthew Jones
October 31 2003

Newcastle boss Sir Bobby Robson has urged Lomana LuaLua to try and mould himself on Laurent Robert. LuaLua turned in a "scattergun" performance in the Carling Cup defeat by West Brom on Wednesday night at St James' Park, and Robson feels that he needs to learn mor: Robert is the man to teach him. Newcastle United boss Sir Bobby Robson has urged Lomana LuaLua to try and mould himself on Laurent Robert.

LuaLua turned in a "scattergun" performance in the Carling Cup defeat by West Brom on Wednesday night at St James' Park, and Robson feels that he needs to learn more - Robert is the man to teach him. Robson said after the match: "I thought Shola and LuaLua did very well. Both had chances to win the game and should have.

"Shola hit the post with a header in the first half and he could have had a hat-trick.

"LuaLua probably had the best chance of the second half when he tried to roll the ball past the keeper.

"He has to learn from the way Laurent Robert scored his goal and bang the ball in from close range. If he had done that then we might have won the game.

"You cannot say the boys lost us the match but they were big chances and if you don't take them the game gets away from you."

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