Ex Newcastle Star Warns Cenk Tosun About Everton Boss Sam Allardyce
Cenk Tosun is currently the only Turkish international player in the Premier League after completing his transfer from Besiktas to Everton last Friday.
One player who also knows what it is like to be a Turkey international in the league is former Newcastle United manager Emre Belozoglu.
The experienced midfielder also happens to know all about current Everton boss Sam Allardyce.
Emre revealed that he thinks Tosun has all it takes to succeed in the Premier League but that working with Big Sam is tough for a striker.
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“I’m really happy for Cenk Tosun. I feel it’s easier for Turkish players to go play abroad now than it was in our time,” Emre told Tivibu Spor.
“Cenk is really professional. He doesn’t see himself better or worse from what he is. He just wants to constantly improve himself.
“The football in England is physical, but Cenk Tosun’s finishing is top class. His biggest misfortune, I would say, is Sam Allardyce, who was my coach at Newcastle United.
“Allardyce lets his striker feel alone on pitch and his system can’t really provide for his team’s striker.”
Tosun was left isolated upfront against Tottenham on his debut at Wembley last Saturday.
The 26-year-old failed to get his name on the scoresheet but almost had an assist to his name after setting up Wayne Rooney with the opening goal which was subsequently ruled offside.
Former Man United defender and current BT Sport Football pundit Rio Ferdinand joked after the game that Tosun will have to get used to being left alone in attack.
“I hope that the word isolation was mentioned in his contract negotiations when he was signing for Everton,” the Manchester United legend said on BT Sport.
“I don’t think he would have had this too often at Besiktas where he was left up on his own playing.
“But this is what he’s going to have to deal with.”
Ferdinand did praise Tosun’s debut performance highlighting aspects of his game that impressed him.
“But there have been moments where it looks like he’s got some decent hold-up play, some aggression, physicality,” he added.
“With players like (Gylfi) Sigurdsson and (Wayne) Rooney around him with that class and quality, if he can just get that ball tighter together they can start creating some things.”
