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#Salomon Rondon is the most patient striker on this planet

Rondon v Rudiger was some battle

Let's take a moment and appreciate Newcastle United's, Salomon Rondon. Coming into the game, it was him who had scored each of his side's last three away goals and to be honest, it was him who looked the most threatening to make something happen again.

First of all, let's talk about his patience on and off the pitch. Despite the extra negative approach formulated be Benitez in recent weeks, Rondon has stuck to his task and netted goals whenever called upon.

On the field, taking yesterday as a prime example, one could infer that he is arguably the most isolated striker in the Premier League. Nevertheless, the former Baggies forward won aerial duels almost every time against David Luiz, bought a lot of time for his midfielders and held the ball up extremely well.

The only time he looked beaten was when he was outnumbered and that's understandable as Newcastle had committed maximum bodies behind the ball.