Eddie Howe

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13 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said:

Could this not be the other way around, with maybe the players learning not to revert to the 18 yard line? Can’t remember it being a feature of an Eddie Howe side at Bournemouth, but it certainly was for the players under the last two managers (under one I think it was a necessity by the way).

Yeah, it's definitely the players reverting to the type and playing a style that has been ingrained in them for so long, Eddie Howe is an attacking coach that has had to play a certain way due to the limitations of the current squad, long term he will 100% want to go for the jugular when we get ahead.

 

[NEEJ]

Over the moon for him. Hopefully we get the players we need in the next week and a half. If we follow this up with a win against Everton that would be absolutely epic. 

[Guest]

10 points from 10 games when we had 5 from the 11 before him. Think we should have had at least 4 more but we’re getting there. Feeling much more optimistic again.

[Gallowgate Toon]

Good post match interview on nufctv. He says some very obvious but actually insightful things.

[Jordan]

Really want it to work out for him as he is likeable and what he’s said previously about how he wants us playing is what I want to see. The first half today was very poor, he wants to control games but we have no central midfield to do it. Fair play to him though, we looked much better secon half and managed the game well to hold onto the win which we didn’t do last week. 

[54]

Just watched his NUFCTV interview, I love how honest he is, he doesn't try to pull the wool over people's eyes, he was asked about recent performances, and he mentioned "I thought we played really well against Man United, and against Watford, atleast until we scored".

[Dr Venkman]

Certain things about him have me a little spooked, mostly team selection stuff, but supporting him and giving him the benefit of the doubt for as long as possible. Really pleased for him and good to hear he was giving it big licks with the away fans yesterday.

[TRon]

1 hour ago, Dr Venkman said:

Certain things about him have me a little spooked, mostly team selection stuff, but supporting him and giving him the benefit of the doubt for as long as possible. Really pleased for him and good to hear he was giving it big licks with the away fans yesterday.

 

Not going to lie, his championing of Shelvey and Fraser worries me, neither look physically capable of competing at the highest level, but I'm hoping he's just trying to get the best out of them until he can bring in replacements. I really hope he brings in some players over the next week to give a pointer to where we are going. 

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https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/newcastle-transfers-eddie-howe-leeds-united-1417995?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1642936054

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ELLAND ROAD — The smell of the flare lit in the away end had only just cleared the nostrils when Eddie Howe and his players stood in front of the delirious chaos that was the away end at Elland Road, drinking in the acclaim.

There have been some grim days for Newcastle United this season, even in the wake of a transformative takeover that lifted expectations and unlocked possibility in the January transfer window. This, by virtue of their resilience, endeavour and reserves of energy, was not one of them.

Howe clenched his fist as he departed down the tunnel. This was a huge win for Newcastle and for the manager himself, who has been working 12-hour days laying the foundations for a revival which had stubbornly refused to bloom.

“We hope to use this as the turning point for our season,” he said afterwards.

“They have a belief that we’re not dead and buried and there’s more to come.”

In truth his record of one win in nine Premier League games is scant reward for the subtle tweaks Howe has made to the way Newcastle play, breaking with more pace and direction. The team’s shape looks sturdier – just two goals conceded in three Premier League games and a first away clean sheet of the campaign – and the midfield control he has been working on at the training ground is beginning to bear fruit.

Simple conditioning seems to have improved as well – Newcastle able to stop Leeds, in Howe’s words, from “blowing them away” in a chaotic second half.

“Fitness is a key fundamental for me, it’s still something we’re working on. It’s difficult to do in season,” he said. “Our athletes in the team came to the fore.”

Howe was never under any pressure from Newcastle’s supportive co-owners Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi, who have witnessed the meticulous nature of his work trying to right a ship that was listing badly under his predecessor.

But the embarrassment of defeat to Cambridge in the FA Cup and then a laborious draw against Watford prompted introspection. Talk of good weeks on the training ground sound empty when the team can’t buy a win.

On Saturday it said much that the big performers were those Howe needs to coax displays out of. For all the talk of importing a new team of expensive recruits, Newcastle need those written off to strain every sinew for the cause. It was another feather in Howe’s cap that Fabian Schar, Ryan Fraser and Jonjo Shelvey, the latter sweeping home the winning free-kick, were the chief beneficiaries in the win at Leeds.

“Jonjo’s very important to us,” Howe said. “His positioning was very, very important. He’s got that range of passing but he also stopped a lot of their attacks and made a difference.”

The turning point in the game came when Newcastle began to break up Leeds’ heavy metal pressing, Kieran Trippier snuffing out Jack Harrison’s threat while Raphinha faded from prominence.

For Howe, it makes the club’s mid-season training break in Saudi Arabia a much more comfortable proposition.

That trip has brought familiar, awkward questions about Newcastle’s new owners back to the club’s front door. But it will be easier to stomach with a victory that eases pressure and opens the door for the club’s transfer negotiators to bring in reinforcements before their next match – another clutch contest in an increasingly congested relegation battle against Everton.

“There will be signings,” a senior source said. There’s optimism that the countdown to deadline day will focus minds on the offers Newcastle have made and dissuade some of the wilder demands being made of a club that is now blessed with huge funds but determined not to stray into paying wild fees.

The Saudi PIF want value. “Wood and Trippier were magnificent for the team. I thought they made huge contributions to the match and that’s the power if you can get recruitment right, you can elevate the team,” he said.

Howe said afterwards “nothing was imminent” in terms of recruitment. But with nine days to go before the deadline that will surely change soon.

 

 

 

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[Guest HTT II]

That second half was very Rafa-esque tactically, we nullified them, kept our shape and discipline and eventually settled into the game and picked them off and were a real threat on the counter too. Very impressive, probably the best we’ve played that second 45 under Howe, not in terms of football played, but defending, attacking intelligently, discipline, tactically and seeing the game out. A snapshot of Howe’s defensive acumen I hope which he isn’t known for and rightly so given how many goals Bournemouth shipped in and how many we have too since he was appointed.

[Guest]

Great thread.

 

 

 

[WarrenBartonCentrePartin]

Government should define poverty by who still has those TV stands in 2022.

[Guest]

I really, really hope he’s good enough to go the journey with us. Can’t help but like him.

[TRon]

1 hour ago, Optimistic Nut said:

I really, really hope he’s good enough to go the journey with us. Can’t help but like him.

 

 

Some of his decisions have puzzled me when it comes to team selections, but one thing which has been encouraging is we don't look wide open at the back even though we are pushing a bit further up the pitch collectively. Most of our goals have been individual errors rather than poor organisation.

 

If we can survive this season I think we'll see what he's really made of next time round. Maybe he'll be good enough, maybe not, but I am really enjoying having a manager who I don't feel embarrassed is representing us. He's a great ambassador for NUFC.

[Guest HTT II]

As much as we all know of him from his time at Bournemouth, it’s exciting to think what he can do with a team of higher quality players here, that does really excite me as much as say us signing this Brazilian kid. It’s that kind of unknown…

[Ikon]

10 minutes ago, HTT II said:

As much as we all know of him from his time at Bournemouth, it’s exciting to think what he can do with a team of higher quality players here, that does really excite me as much as say us signing this Brazilian kid. It’s that kind of unknown…

 

Definitely will be interesting. 

[Geordie Ahmed]

So they've handed Howe the following 

 

Trippier

Wood

Bruno

Targett

Burn

 

Think Lingard would have been very good but think they've given Howe enough to keep us up. He shouldn't be in a situation where he has to play Clark or Ritchie at left back. 

 

So it's on him to ensure we finish top of the mini league.

[number37]

Yeah, I do think we'll be alright actually. It's been mentioned elsewhere that alongside tremendous ability, we've signed really good characters and players with intelligence and although not completely immune from the occasional brain fart, you'd think the chances are considerably reduced. 

 

The second half of the season is all about survival, nowt else. We don't need pretty, liquid football, we need to win games and stay up. We've signed experienced, international players - even an Olympian - and so confidence and composure will have dramatically increased within the squad. 

 

Eddie Howe exudes composure and he's certainly not daft. Again, as highlighted elsewhere, we've had such a pragmatic window, albeit not perfect as I do feel a striker/forward would have been amazing but we've exponentially made ourselves much more solid but with so many more great opportunities going forward, crosses into the box, improved hold up play, dominance in midfield, so many of the basics that we've lacked for years. A plan, essentially, and a lot of the tools to make it happen, certainly so many more than what has been made available to previous managers. 

 

I do remember that Monday Night Football episode that Eddie Howe was on, he was detailing his set piece approach (ironically using a game for Bournemouth against us) and the players we now have, with the height, technical ability and brains, I think we or he can more than make up for in terms of goals from set pieces due to not having another forward. It's even more night and day from the previous fuckwits in charge (obviously excluding Rafa). 

 

So, yes, this ramble obviously doesn't have a point or purpose (I'm known at work as a strong filibuster) but, yeah, I do think he has the tools to prevent us from being relegated because surely individual mistakes can now be all but eradicated and set pieces can now be so much more impactful. 

 

The players we've signed aren't idiots, they know the situation. We're in trouble but we're not a stepping stone and I'm sure Eddie will get everyone signing from his hymn sheet. Also, I reckon we've done better business than our immediate rivals. 

[Hanshithispantz]

The man's a cold blooded fucking lizard, but I love him.

[Chicane]

"Pardhowe"

 

- Someone in the match thread before kick off

[Kid Icarus]

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

Fuck this shelvey business off and I’ll love you Edward.

 

chuffed that his undoubted hard work is paying off. 

[AJ9]

Chuffed for him. Hopefully more of this to come. He seems a genuinely good guy.

[Yorkie]

Buzzing for him. 

[LiquidAK]

Has to get a lot of credit for the performances and effort he's getting out of the team. Would love him to go the distance with us.