Rafa Benitez has been left with this massive extra task, as well as the small matter of putting together a promotion team – Newcastle United could field a first 11 with only 25 starts for Newcastle.
After nightmare under Steve McClaren, Rolando Aarons: “Rafa Benitez knows what I can do, hopefully get a chance this season to play more games in my position and impact on games.”
Main points of interest against Vitesse Arnhem are likely to be which goalkeeper starts, who plays left-back, and which players are used in central midfield.
With Tiote, Sissoko & Thauvin set to make it 11 first team players having l;eft, the versatility of isaac Hayden & others could prove vital… ‘This club needs to be in the Premier League next season’