5 Heroes (And 5 Villains) From Sacramento Republic 0-1 Newcastle

And The Villains...

5. Gabriel Obertan

He started the match like a livewire with a couple of dangerous runs that brought chances for Moussa Sissoko and Daryl Janmaat but Obertan quickly fizzled out of game, disappearing with the ball rather than advancing with it. The Frenchman needs a huge pre-season campaign in order to force his way into Steve McClaren's plans but that has simply not materialised yet. Clumsy on the ball for the majority of the time he was on the field against Sacramento, Obertan was replaced by Rolando Aarons in the 70th minute - and there was light years between each of their performances.