19-year-old Ameobi, brother of Shola, has been on fire these last few weeks – his total of goals from pre-season to now comes to eight so far and comes as a relief to the Newcastle fans that they have a goalscorer after all.
Taylor, who has written himself into Geordie folklore with a derby winning free-kick against arch-rivals Sunderland, scored another set-piece against Scunthorpe in the League Cup which saw Sammy Ameobi rifle home the winner.
The goal was his first competitive goal for the Magpies and could now see himself featured more prominently in the first-team after missing out FC Twente striker Bryan Ruiz on deadline-day who went to Fulham.
Speaking to the club’s official website, the defender only had praise for the young striker.
“He’s a lively boy. He’s full of tricks and he’s worked hard to get with the first-team,” said Taylor.
“It’s not easy for young players these days, with the money getting spent, but Sammy’s got great quality.”
“He showed that with his goal against Scunthorpe,” he continued.
“I’d never seen him score a right-footed shot before but hopefully that’ll encourage him to use both feet now!
“All credit to him – Sammy’s doing really well.”
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Newcastle United defender Ryan Taylor impressed with Sammy Ameobi’s performances this season