10 Reasons Newcastle Must Give Jonas Gutierrez A New Contract

4. He's A Big Game Player

Some may snigger, but he has as much bottle as any Newcastle United player has had over the past seven years on the biggest stage. Cast your minds back to his first ever game in the black and white away at Manchester Untied. He tore the reigning Premier League Champions a new one, so to speak. He was marvellous and showed the step up to the Premier League stage wasn't going to phase him. Time and time after this he was up there as one of United's top performers, often going under the radar due to the consistency of his outings compared to the hit and miss nature of others. And to the present day. His performance and contribution to "Newcastle's biggest game in six years" was crucial and the difference between survival and relegation. Yet again it comes down to experience. Jonas knows how to deal with the biggest stage while a lot of Newcastle's youngsters will lose their heads the first time they truly step on it. (Mike Ashley has promised us this remember.) Gutierrez's knowhow will be invaluable in the season or two to come.