Angry William Osula moment away from the cameras will go down well at Newcastle United
Barring a minor Chelsea miracle, Newcastle United were already on their way to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup with 87 minutes on the clock on Wednesday evening. The home side were leading at St James' Park and looking rather comfortable - yet William Osula was not ready to take his foot off the gas.
The Magpies launched a late counter attack with the forward busting a gut to sprint from inside his own half, overlapping ball-carrier Tino Livramento and holding his run as to not stray offside. When the right-back dallied on the ball and decided against feeding the £10m striker through - opting instead for a tricky pass through to Joelinton that went astray - he received the full force of Osula's frustrations as the striker turned and let rip at the lack of service.
Livramento could only hold his hands up and apology as Osula gesticulated just metres away. That type of reaction will no doubt go down rather well with the Newcastle faithful, the majority of which will have been impressed by what Osula had to offer during his 30-minute cameo.
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The 21-year-old was denied by the base of the post shortly after entering the tie after some neat footwork as he found the space to get his long-range shot off from the edge of the box. His introduction for Alexander Isak with 30 minutes of normal time to play marks the most game time he has been given from the sidelines in a single match since he arrived in the summer.
Clearly there is still work to be done with the youngster but he continues to impress with his selfless work off the ball and clever runs in behind - despite the fact he is yet to find the net as of yet. "There are big similarities for me between Lewis (Hall) and William Osula. Will needs time and patience," Eddie Howe said of the striker earlier this month.
"He certainly has the attributes but we as coaches need to take our chances to work with him in the areas of the game he needs. Everyone on the outside needs to have patience around his development.
"Lewis was exactly the same, I think the credit to Lewis is he got his head down and worked. The transfer fee can sometimes get in the way of that because there is an elevated expectation on the player. But Lewis stayed calm and saw the long-term development and now is reaping the benefits of that."