"Not after his own goal settled the Wear-Tyne derby a couple of months ago. Woltemade's team-mates were booed by the Sunderland supporters gathered outside as they climbed on to the team bus - but Woltemade was applauded, cheered and even serenaded with chants of "Hero! Hero! Hero!" after inadvertently heading Newcastle's bitter rivals to a 1-0 victory back in December."
"Some players might have taken a bit of time to come back from a blow like that. But Woltemade responded in immediate and emphatic fashion, scoring a first-half double against Chelsea in his next Newcastle start less than a week later. It was a sign of his mental strength, and Woltemade has had to draw on those reserves of resilience lately after failing to find the back of the net for Eddie Howe's side since December."
"Not after Woltemade scored six goals from his first six efforts on target for the club, including bullet headers against Arsenal and Wolves, an audacious flick against Union Saint-Gilloise and a stunning backheel at Brighton. Such an instant impact even took Woltemade by surprise following his 69m move from Stuttgart in the final days of the summer window. But it got to the stage where the German went into every game firmly believing he would find the back of the net."
Nick Woltemade scored an own goal that settled the Wear-Tyne derby, yet received applause and chants from Sunderland supporters. He responded by scoring a first-half double against Chelsea less than a week later, demonstrating mental strength. Woltemade scored six goals from his first six efforts on target for Newcastle, with headers against Arsenal and Wolves, a flick against Union Saint-Gilloise and a backheel at Brighton. He arrived in a 69m move from Stuttgart in the final days of the summer window and initially believed he would score in every game. He has not scored for Eddie Howe's side since December.
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