Eddie Howe

[wyn davies]

Remember Richard Dinnis after  Gordon ? Drooped us in it, to run off to Everton , Dinnis had us flying, was given the job permanently then all went to shit and got ditched 

[Andy]

10 minutes ago, OoOGazOoO said:

I am always happy to hold my hands up when I am wrong! I wasn't wanting Howe out by any means previously but I was just beginning to wonder for the first time around a month or so ago.

 

What a transformation since then! I love watching us play at the moment.

 

Same although I still think the frustrations and criticism earlier in the season were justified. He seems to have solved the problems, that's the main thing  the main thing now is finding consistency until the end of the season

[wyn davies]

1 minute ago, Pata said:

 

I know you'll be here then.

 

He just turned around a run of iffy matches and you are waiting to see how he does next time ffs.

No FFS simply looking at the fact that history often returns.

[David Edgar]

45 minutes ago, wyn davies said:

One swallow doesn't make a summer, could be alternative reasons we're playing well want away 

 

An African or European swallow?

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Just now, wyn davies said:

No FFS simply looking at the fact that history often returns.

Isn’t his history with us mostly brilliant? 
 

I’m very confused. 

[LionOfGosforth]

2 minutes ago, wyn davies said:

Remember Richard Dinnis after  Gordon ? Drooped us in it, to run off to Everton , Dinnis had us flying, was given the job permanently then all went to shit and got ditched 

 

Been on the sherrys mate? 

[kingxlnc]

Makes you think, last season when we were scoring freely, and played very good football, what could have been achieved if Tonali had been available all season? 
I can defo see top 4 or 5 at the least. 

[Pata]

11 minutes ago, wyn davies said:

No FFS simply looking at the fact that history often returns.

 

How is this guy's terrible coaching career relevant to Eddie Howe during the 2024-2025 season after he's been brilliant for us for multiple seasons?

 

 

 

Edited December 26, 2024 by Pata

[Elliottman]

15 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Sorry? 

Ignore him, you’ll feel much better for it. 

[Cf]

4-0

 

4-0

 

3-0

 

Taking us backwards imo. 

[LionOfGosforth]

Just now, Cf said:

4-0

 

4-0

 

3-0

 

Taking us backwards imo. 

 

Beat Villa 5-1 last season, only 3-0 today, definitive proof

[Kid Icarus]

Howe Howe Howe 

[Ellis H]

For almost all of the last 2 decades we’d have desperately and pathetically defended that early goal and probably lost 3-1. Now, Howe will be lying awake tonight gutted we didn’t get the 5 or 6 we fully deserved.

2 extremely winnable games against top 6 rivals next to set us up perfectly for the second half of the season.

[HaydnNUFC]

He’s clearly found something that’s working. Long may it continue. Why it’s taken this long to give Tonali consistent starts I don’t know.
 

Away game against a big 6 side next, something in which we’ve not cracked fully yet under Howe, will be a good litmus test to see where we are.

[cubaricho]

2 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said:

Away game against a big 6 side next, something in which we’ve not cracked fully yet under Howe, will be a good litmus test to see where we are.

One thing I love about Howe’s time here is I don’t fear any matches against anyone anymore. We’re in almost all matches with a chance, even if we do lose. 

[HaydnNUFC]

1 minute ago, cubaricho said:

One thing I love about Howe’s time here is I don’t fear any matches against anyone anymore. We’re in almost all matches with a chance, even if we do lose. 

ATM aye, but we’ve only won 1 away game against a big 6 side under Howe. Lost all of them last season. 

[Menace]

It's either now or never then, seeing as they won't have Fernandes playing.

[Shearergol]

24 minutes ago, Cf said:

4-0

 

4-0

 

3-0

 

Taking us backwards imo. 

Helps to have a progressive keeper tbh. Desperately need a Pope replacement 

[Yorkie]

18 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said:

Why it’s taken this long to give Tonali consistent starts I don’t know.
 

 

Given how brilliantly he's playing now I think there's probably an argument that he's been managed exactly as he needed to be. 

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

43 minutes ago, wyn davies said:

See how he goes when the tough times return, which they will

How many swallows makes a great summer for you?

[HaydnNUFC]

10 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

 

Given how brilliantly he's playing now I think there's probably an argument that he's been managed exactly as he needed to be. 

Maybe but that also could be switched the other way; we could’ve been playing like we are now but for longer. Who knows in the end, really.

[Erikse]

We're back to having a very good goal difference. We've gotten used to being above anyone else at the same point score. We were not used to that at all pre takeover.

[Shak]

2 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

 

Given how brilliantly he's playing now I think there's probably an argument that he's been managed exactly as he needed to be. 

 

I think that's probably a bit generous.

 

The main reason Tonali has been so well recently is largely that he's playing a different role. I don't think it's outrageous to suggest that Eddie struggled to properly use Tonali the early part of this season.

 

I really feel we've turned a corner. We've just absolutely played our opponents off the park for four games in a row. How often had we done that in the last year? Feels like everything has been a bit of a slog for so long but now we're fucking humming.

 

Don't mind admitting that I was wavering a bit not that long ago. We've been trying to evolve our playing style this season and it didn't seem to be working or even be showing signs of starting to click. Performances were mostly poor and the football was largely dull to watch.

 

The swapping of Bruno and Tonali though has impacted the team in so many ways. We look really good and it looks very sustainable.

 

Bruno playing more advanced gives us a bit of craft in the final third, he sees passes nobody else in our team does and has the ability to pull them off. Additionally, his weakness of occasionally getting caught in possession isn't really an issue when he's got Sandro behind him covering, whereas before he was losing it in a way that could badly expose the defense. He has more license to try things where he is now.

 

Sandro at the #6 position is a revelation. He just does everything at such a lovely speed, gets the ball and moves it out quickly and effectively to a teammate. The tempo is contagious, when attacks break down and we go back to Sandro he inevitably pings it back forward to a player in a good spot and we can try again. So rarely caught in possession.

 

He's also a fucking animal defensively. First goal today came from that, he came powering forward and dispossessed the Villa player and started the counter. He's rapid and strong, wins the ball so well. He'll protect the back four so much better than Bruno did, while also having the legs to get forward from deep when the opportunity arises.

 

You could criticise Howe for maybe not swapping them sooner and that would be fair enough. But fuck, being a manager at this level is so hard. We've found something and it's working and looks like the way forward. He brings so much to the table as a manager, I'll not quibble that it's taken maybe a bit longer than it could have for him to find the best way to evolve our style.

 

Fucking delighted for him too, you could see in his interview that he's buzzing.

 

Can't fucking wait for Monday now.

[PauloGeordio]

 

[dcmk]

1 hour ago, wyn davies said:

See how he goes when the tough times return, which they will

Every team and manager goes through ups and downs.. even Ancelotti and Pep.

 

It's how they respond to the times when there are difficulties right? And Eddie has always responded. 

 

Would take a hell of a manager to adequately replace this guy.