Tonali at Newcastle, the physicality of the Premier League suffers – Corriere.it

Sandro Tonali begins to know the roughness of English football. Newcastle started their tour on US soil and faced Aston Villa for the Premier League Summer Series. The match was played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia and ended 3-3. After his debut against Glasgow Rangers, the former Rossoneri midfielder returned to the field again as a starter. In the 45′ played against Aston Villa, Tonali confirmed all his qualities and gave excellent impressions to his coach, Eddie Howe, and his fans. But he got a taste of just how physical English football is.

Thus Tonali’s baptism of fire took place at the beginning of the game, with the opening goal scored by Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendia, of the Villans, faced the ex AC Milan, dueling with shoulders. And it was Tonali who had the worst, who was swept away, collapsing to the ground while the Argentine flew towards the Magpies’ goalthen assisted for Watkins’ goal.

The video of the fight has gone viral and the comments all underlined the enormous difference between the football from which Tonali came, precisely Serie A, and English football. «Welcome to the Premier League», one of the messages. And again: «This is no longer Serie A». But the midfielder seems to have understood the type of game. And he is ready to speak his mind.