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Originally Posted by MrL_JaKiri
I wouldn't say that Newcastle used him as much of an attacking midfielder, as you could probably count on one hand the number of times he passed the ball forwards all season.
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This was Newcastle's problem. They needed him to make those creative passes because neither Butt nor Emre were able to, nor was there much imagination coming from the flanks. When playing with Butt he was the one expected to go forward, but that just isn't part of his game - much like a player like Hargreaves.