8 Areas Newcastle United Must Improve Upon To Cope With Papiss Cisse's Suspension

1. John Carver Must Place His Faith In The Youthful Flair Players He Has At His Disposal

Rolando Aarons' seemingly never-ending absence continues to frustrate Magpies fans because his three cameo league appearances have produced some exciting results - but "youngsters" like Sammy Ameobi and Mehdi Abeid have proven their first-team worth this season too. Abeid in particular must continue to remain in the starting XI - he is good on the ball, always wants possession, and covers ground extremely well. He is a huge asset to the side. But Adam Armstrong, Callum Roberts and Lubomir Satka must be given an opportunity by John Carver - mainly because he is running out of alternatives - and hopefully repay his faith. Armstrong has looked bright in patches but must add more of a goal threat when he comes on for the first team, while the other two have excited in the youth set-up for an extended period now. Cisse's suspension gives Armstrong and Roberts the chance to prove they should be in the Newcastle starting line-up - they now must rise to the challenge, and inject some much needed flair into an all-too-often stale Magpies attack.