Last Sunday, Newcastle took on Aston Villa and triumphed over Alex McLeish’s by a 2-1 scoreline when the Magpies’ Senegalese duo did all the damage. In fact it was new signing, Papiss Demba Cissé, who scored a fantastic winner on his debut to give Alan Pardew’s side the three points.
The 26 year-old was prized away from struggling Bundesliga side, Freiburg, for a €12m fee and signed on to a five-and-a-half year contract with the Tyneside club. Papiss Cissé joins his Senegalese national team teammate, Demba Ba, who has proven a revelation since his arrival from West Ham. After a poor AFCON campaign where neither of the strikers was able to register a single goal however, they quickly recovered their good club form as it was Demba Ba who struck first for the Magpies before Robbie Keane cancelled out the Senegalese’s opener. It was an injury to Leon Best which afforded Papiss Cissé with an early entrance at the 13th minute of the match. Papiss Cissé stood up to the occasion and reputation of his no.9 shirt as the new Newcastle striker struck a sumptuous winner for a dream debut.
Indeed Papiss Cissé made due of the promise he had made upon joining the club: “I want to pay back the confidence the club have shown in me and give the supporters something to be proud of. I am aware of the importance of the no.9 shirt and, when I spoke with the manager, he made it very clear how important this shirt is. I will treat it with respect and hope to do my very best.”
I think it is fair to say that Papiss Cissé’s debut goal is a great testament to his devotion to make good on his promise to the Toon Army, who will be hoping for much of the same in the future. As for myself, I have the utmost faith in a striker I consider to be the most natural finisher in the current Senegal setup and who will prove to be as much a sensation as Demba Ba has been on Tyneside.
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