Friday, October 06, 2006

Luque targets return

Tyneside flop Albert Luque has targeted Newcastle's next Premiership match for his first-team comeback. The 28-year-old Spain forward has shown little since his £9.5million move from Deportivo last year, scoring once in 16 games, although a midweek brace for the reserves makes a case for his return.
Newcastle play Bolton a week on Saturday and Luque feels he has a chance at making the first team after scoring a brace in the 4-1 reserve team win over Liverpool on Wednesday.
"I will continue to work hard and maybe I can get back into the team for the next game against Bolton," he told the Newcastle Evening Chronicle.
"I was very happy to score the two goals - I remembered how to score them from when I was in Spain!" joked the Barcelona-born forward.
Luque endured a torrid start to his St. James' Park career, picking up a hamstring injury in his second league game for the Magpies after being bought by Graeme Souness. By the time he had regained fitness, Glenn Roeder was in charge and Luque was out of favour and lacking in confidence.
"It is hard for me to play in the reserves," he continued. "I have to be honest and say that I did not expect top be playing in the second team when I moved from Spain."
"But life changes and when Glenn asks me to play in the reserves I will play - no problem."
"I am a professional and I know I have to show the right attitude. The team against Liverpool was a very young one and I as a senior player I know I have to help them and try and give an example."

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