{"id":401655,"date":"2017-07-16T02:12:50","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T02:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/07\/16\/i-have-a-lot-to-prove-this-season-christian-atsu\/"},"modified":"2017-07-16T02:12:50","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T02:12:50","slug":"i-have-a-lot-to-prove-this-season-christian-atsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/16\/i-have-a-lot-to-prove-this-season-christian-atsu\/","title":{"rendered":"I have a lot to prove this season &#8211; Christian Atsu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Sunday, 16 July 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Goal.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-07-16<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/50853630.295.jpg\" alt=\"Christian Atsu New3\" title=\"Christian Atsu New3\" width=\"295\" height=\"220\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Christian Atsu, Footballer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1500171170_344_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The winger has sets sights on making up for his previous poor campaigns in the English top flight this season<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle United\u2019s Christian Atsu is eager to get the new season underway but admits he needs to up his game to make an impression.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana international earns another opportunity to make a mark in the English topflight following his previous unsuccessful spells.  <\/p>\n<p>He failed to make a single appearance for Chelsea between 2013 and 2017, while loan stints at Everton and Bournemouth ended in disappointments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very happy to get back to the Premier League with Newcastle,&#8221; Atsu said, as reported by the Chronicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything now depends on me. It\u2019s down to the player now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need to work hard now and try to be better than I was before. I always want to improve myself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to keep working hard and being consistent for the team. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have a lot to improve this season. The Premier League has a lot of quality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Having struggled to make a mark in the Premier League, Atsu dropped down the ladder, taking up a loan move to then second tier side Newcastle last season.<\/p>\n<p>He made 32 outings and scored five times as the Magpies won the Championship.<\/p>\n<p>It is not surprising in any way, then, that Rafael Benitez&#8217;s outfit exercised their right to make the deal permanent last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis season will be hard for us, so we have to work harder than last season,&#8221; Atsu said. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to make sure we improve and try to compete with everybody in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody is working hard and running. We have to give our best.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the same manager but this is not the same season so everybody has to fight for their position in the team. All the guys are working hard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am pleased to see we are together like last season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Atsu is expected to mark his Premier League return in a home fixture against Tottenham Hotspur on August 13.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/53372278.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of Goal.com &#8211; the world&#8217;s largest football website.<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Comments:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis article has no comments yet, be the first to comment\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 62 updated by: 62 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Sunday, 16 July 2017 Source: Goal.com 2017-07-16 Christian Atsu, Footballer &#13; 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