Five of the worst midfielders to play for Newcastle

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Yoan Gouffran

There has been so much written about Yoan Gouffran recently, but it’s fair to say that he had a shocker against Manchester City.

At least if you are being played out of position, work hard and put yourself about – but Gouffran did nothing of the sort.

A cult hero when he first arrived on Tyneside, a drop in form has seen him slip in the pecking order. Now he is famous for how bad he is.

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