A Sky Sports reporter has taken to social media to address criticism over his comments about Alexander Isak, and he’s clearly not pleased.
On Saturday, Newcastle United bounced back from last week’s loss to Bournemouth with a 3-1 victory over Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium. However, fans hoping to watch the match on TV were left disappointed, as the game fell under the 3 pm Premier League broadcast blackout.
As a result, many turned to Sky Sports Soccer Saturday to stay updated on the match and others being played simultaneously. Sky Sports reporter Mark McAdam was tasked with providing updates from St Mary’s, but one of his remarks about Newcastle’s star striker sparked backlash online.
After Alexander Isak scored his second goal of the game, putting Newcastle ahead 2-1 after trailing 1-0, McAdam referenced rumors linking the Swedish striker to a potential transfer to Arsenal.
“Quite remarkable,” McAdam said. “Alexander Isak is the man so many Arsenal fans want the Gunners to sign, and he’s proving just why. He’s now got his second goal of the game and given Newcastle a 2-1 lead. He takes a good touch and, like Thierry Henry, opens his body up in front of goal and caresses it, side-footing it past Alex McCarthy into the bottom corner.”
While McAdam’s remarks were certainly relevant, not all fans appreciated the immediate mention of another club while discussing a Newcastle player’s goal.
Reacting to a clip of McAdam’s commentary on X (formerly Twitter), Daily Telegraph writer Luke Edwards said, “Striker scores for Newcastle, so let’s talk about Arsenal signing him immediately.”
McAdam wasn’t willing to let the criticism slide and responded directly: “Not fancy talking to my face, Luke? I was at the game and always happy to chat, especially after some of the recent questions in press conferences I’ve seen from you. Imagine if I went straight on Twitter to have a pop… Live TV is live TV.”
Edwards doubled down, responding: “I’ll happily talk to your face, but I wasn’t at the game today. It just seemed a strange way to start talking about Isak scoring for Newcastle to me, and it’s been going on for weeks at Sky, framing everything around when he leaves. It’s annoying. I was making a lighthearted comment, hence the laughing emojis, but thanks for the feedback on my style of questioning x.”
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