'He is Pope, but he is good with his feet' - Analyst on Jaouen
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Newcastle have secured the services of Ewen Jaouen, and goalkeeping analyst Matt Pyzdrowski at The Athletic has broken down what Magpies fans can expect from the young keeper.
"He's Nick Pope, but he's good with his feet," he told BBC Radio Newcastle.
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The 20-year-old caught the attention of Pyzdrowski when scouting him, and he explained: "One thing that I really notice is he's very offensive in his positioning, especially during crossing situations. He's on the front foot. He loves attacking crosses well outside a six-yard box, which will be familiar for a lot of Newcastle fans with Nick Pope. He's a pretty good shot-stopper.
"His size helps him just naturally reach some balls that other keepers can't reach. But I think his footwork needs to improve. He is 6ft 6in, it is naturally harder for those guys to have quick footwork.
"He's good with his feet. I think he's very capable playing out of the back, and he's very good at going long. He reminds me in that way of Ederson, in the way that he played with Man City. Not as good in the short play, but in the long play.
The 20-year-old goalkeeper had also been linked with Chelsea and Real Madrid, before his move to Tyneside was confirmed on Wednesday.
"Is he ready-made Premier League number one? No, he's definitely a project," Pyzdrowski added.
"I only did a couple hours of analysis. These guys, their scouting department, goalkeeping department, will have done several hundred hours of research on him. So they'll be pretty convinced that they can work with him. But I think it would be a little premature to expect them to come in and start right away."
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