Newcastle United have been told they should be 'aiming for Europe' by talkSPORT pundits Jamie O'Hara and Jason Cundy after their 1-1 draw against Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.
The Magpies fell 1-0 down to a Philip Billings goal at goalkeeper Nick Pope's near post after 62 minutes but it would only take five minutes for them to find the equaliser.
Alexander Isak, who joined the club for a reported club-record £70 million, converted from the penalty spot after Jefferson Lerma was determined to have handballed a Kieran Trippier cross.
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O'Hara was not impressed with the performance at the weekend as it leaves Eddie Howe's men in tenth, level on points with Leeds United and the Cherries following five draws from seven games.
“I’m not sure about Newcastle this season so far, I’m not convinced. There’s not been enough big results for them.
“They’ve spent some money, they’ve got some top players in their team now. They need to be pushing on, Europe’s got to be the aim.”
Cundy, on the other hand, was a bit more positive as the ex-Chelsea man noted who were above them but agreed Newcastle should sit higher in the table than where they are currently.
“Look at the teams that are above them, [Manchester] City, Arsenal, Spurs, Brighton – okay we’ll see what happens after [Graham] Potter leaves.
“Manchester United, Fulham – who are the big surprise this season – Chelsea are above them, Liverpool are above them.
“All of those teams I’ve just mentioned other than Fulham, other than Brighton and Brentford, mean they should be about seventh.”
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