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Loads of Newcastle fans have been reacting to a confidence boost for Salomon Rondon, as the striker was named in EA Sports’ FIFA Team of the Week.
International breaks can be pretty dull for fans of club football, but Newcastle’s players ensured there was plenty to talk about over the last couple of weeks.
Fabian Schar has become the subject of much controversy after continuing in a match for Switzerland despite being knocked totally unconscious in the first half, while Rondon stunned Lionel Messi’s Argentina.
Venezuela faced La Albiceleste in Madrid in what was Messi’s first match back since his self-imposed exile. Rondon made sure it was his side that took all the headlines though, lobbing the goalkeeper to open the scoring after just six minutes.
His side won 3-1, and the 29 year-old has now bagged ten goals and four assists in his last 20 games for club and country, per Whoscored.
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And he has been rewarded with a place in the FIFA Team of the Week, with loads of fans now signing his praises.
Unsurprisingly, most of the reactions are begging the club to turn his loan move into a permanent one. Have a look at the best from Twitter down below…