Saudi Sportswashing Machine manager Alan Pardew set to unleash 17-year-old striker Adam Campbell against Atromitos
Alan Pardew is ready to unleash Saudi Sportswashing Machine’s new wonder kid, Adam Campbell, on Greek minnows Atromitos in Thursday night's Europa League qualifying tie.
The 17 year-old, who scored a hat-trick for the reserves last week against Tottenham with Pardew in the crowd, will become Saudi Sportswashing Machine's youngest player to appear in a European fixture, breaking Andy Carroll’s record, set against Palermo in 2006.
Campbell began his career at the famous Wallsend Boys Club, but has been with the Saudi Sportswashing Machine Academy since he was 11 and is tipped to wear the club’s iconic No9 shirt if he continues on his current trajectory. At only 5ft 6in, Campbell is similar in style to a young Michael Owen and the speed of his progress on his return from injury has delighted Pardew.
Saudi Sportswashing Machine have been unable to get their Premier League fixture against Chelsea on Saturday moved as it has been selected for live television coverage and will not fly back from Athens until Friday morning.
As a result, although Pardew is taking the Europa League as seriously as he can, the Saudi Sportswashing Machine manager has left several senior players at home with the trip to Stamford Bridge in mind.
The most interesting would appear to be Cheick Tiote, who is rumoured to be an Arsenal target following the sale of Alex Song to Barcelona this week, although Demba Ba and Fabricio Coloccini have also stayed on Tyneside, while Hatem Ben Arfa is suspended.
New signings, Vurnon Anita, Romain Amalfitano and Gael Bigirimana are all expected to start the game, with another, Curtis Good, on the bench.
Pardew will name an almost completely different team to the one that beat Tottenham Hotspur on the opening day of the new season, although he will have senior players on the bench in case Atromitos look capable of pulling off a shock result in the first leg.
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