Cool Cisse felt no pressure

Mon, 06 Feb 13:04:37 2012

Newcastle new boy Papiss Cisse insisted he felt no pressure when he was thrown straight into the heat of Barclays Premier League battle.

The 26-year-old arrived on Tyneside in a near £10million switch from German side Freiburg last month, but had to wait until Sunday's clash with Aston Villa to make his debut after joining club-mate Demba Ba in the Senegal squad at the African Nations Cup.

A woeful campaign in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon saw the pair head home earlier than they had hoped, but their country's loss proved to be Alan Pardew's gain as they teamed up to beat Villa in style.

Indeed, Cisse established himself as an instant hero after coming off the bench to claim the winner with a stunning 71st-minute strike.

Asked if he had felt the expectation on his shoulders, he said: "No, not really, not real pressure.

"I wanted to do well, that's for sure, but I knew I was going to be on the bench, so I had time to prepare. There was not so much pressure, I was just itching to start. It was a dream debut, thank God, and I am really happy to be at Newcastle."

 

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  1. arrogant_oldcastle_fan....hahahahahahahahaha...i notice­ you have to rely on someone else beating us 40 years­ ago....you SMB..more interested in our results than­ your own. no wonder your chairman is fking off...next­ seson it will be "10,000,000 and you can have­ them"...hahahahahaha

    From fromafar14, on Wed 8 Feb 3:53

  2. arrogant, I was there when we beat you 5-1 but I'm­ not bragging. In fact I've been there quite often­ when we've beat you!!

    From JONNY, on Tue 7 Feb 6:50
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    Well Jonny, did you know its 40 years to the day that­ Hereford United beat Newcastle in the F A cup?
    I was­ there!!!!!! Horrible muddy day, and pitch!. But what a­ goal...

    From arrogant_oldcastle_fan, on Tue 7 Feb 3:50

  4. Don't know. I've re=written it and posted it a­ few times? it happens on occasions, it used to happen a­ lot to everyone!

    From JONNY, on Tue 7 Feb 3:32
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    Jonnny. Where is your last comment?

    From arrogant_oldcastle_fan, on Tue 7 Feb 2:50
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    Jonny, ffs I'm not Strapon..........Believe what­ you like??
    Like i said.....Great goal.....Time will­ tell.
    To be fair......The young lad looked good.

    From arrogant_oldcastle_fan, on Tue 7 Feb 2:28
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    Great goal...........Time will tell.

    From arrogant_oldcastle_fan, on Tue 7 Feb 0:51

  8. I've got a feeling this lad is going to be awesome,­ a very good feeling!!

    From JONNY, on Tue 7 Feb 0:12

  9. having seen freiberg goals on youtube.knew he,d be fab

    From scullion383, on Mon 6 Feb 22:41

  10. Nice play Cisse, do that every match and you'll­ soon be a fan fav.

    From craig, on Mon 6 Feb 22:24
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