WillingtonMag Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Think we're just so used to having shite managers and questioning them all the time. Confident Howe is a good manager and knows what he's doing will trust him more going forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBC Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Was sceptical when I first saw the teamsheet but he got it bang on. As well as back to back wins he's keeping a steady ship. Would have been easy to just turf out a load of players with all the new signings we've made, but as Howe said himself early on if we're to stay up it's going to be about the players already here, and he's got them believing again. Integrate the new signings around that and it'll be massive! Love the guy too... Until we see the teamsheet on Sunday then we'll go through the same thing again... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 4 games undefeated now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I still think it was the wrong call not starting Bruno (I defended him pre game for it though, because it wasn't a mental call), but his in game management was spot on tonight. Nee reason to get Bruno on when we were in control of the game and Everton were that bad in the second half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Top marks for the manager , got EVERYTHING spot on . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Its amazing what happens when you have a plan. Hope he's here for years and we win the lot with him in charge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 a consistent solid plan is emerging now. Physical. hard working, team are fit (oh my god how nice is it to close out a game the stronger team rather than wilting after 60minutes) with width and pressing. We need to get better at ball retention particularly to take teh sting out of games (hopefully bruno will help with that) but there is some coherency not just pinging it around at random, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlymouthGeordie Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Speaks so well. Always talks about us and what we can do. So refreshing given Bruce would big up teams such as Watford and Norwich whilst also allowing them to have the ball for the whole game. The most important quality Howe has instilled in the team is the best way to close out a 1 goal lead is to score another goal. Bruce, Rafa, Pardew all used to park the bus at 1-0 up and hope to close the game out. Under Eddie the players have a real belief in what they can do to cause the other team problems and that to me is massive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/formtabelle/wettbewerb/GB1?saison_id=2021&min=12&max=24 League table since he arrived. Probably should have had at least 2 more wins in that time. Edited February 8, 2022 by Optimistic Nut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I thought he should have started Bruno but ultimately his decision was correct I'm delighted for him, it was clear to me there had been improvements (subtle ones admittedly) but it was embarrassing seeing people talking about binning him off and that he was no better than Bruce, so I'm glad he's silenced those people up for now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 4 league defeats, all games you’d expect bottom half teams (and most teams below 6th) to lose. Arsenal, Liverpool & Leicester (even this season) away, Man City at home. Even in 3 of those there were key decisions at important times when we were still in the game (Maddison dive, Fraser’s two penalty appeals against City & Liverpool). At least two, probably three of those draws should have been wins. Not many games we haven’t lost that we should have lost. Overall given the mess he took over he’s done a fantastic job. Now getting the results to go with it as the quality available to him also improves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Had a feeling this would happen but glad it did..... We look so much fitter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Ryan Fraser said to NUFCTV that Howe told him to "stop thinking about goals, run for the team first and foremost, give the performance you should give week in and week out, and the goals will come" Then he talks about the amount of team bonding exercises they do weekly now and how they get to know each other better one-on-one and how you learn to "respect each other more" which means you'll fight for each other more - and how this is all down to Howe. Fucking love that kind of mentality and love that Howe is bringing that to the club. 'Cause when it works, the lads on the pitch will run through walls for each other and the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Been really impressed with how much tighter we are at the back. He was always going to improve us massively with the ball but positively surprised how much better we are off the ball too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Also says Howe has them in bright and early tomorrow for analysis/tactics session and that Howe probably won't even go home tonight. Fucking hell - night at day from that loser Bruce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 https://www.nufc.co.uk/nufc-tv/latest-videos/it-was-a-massive-game-for-us-admits-howe/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 He's really managed to change the whole team dynamic in a considerable way. He's been able to get consistent performing teams from the wider squad which is so important in our situation. Players outside the first 11 need to come in and fill their role and they've been doing that. Players are obviously all pulling in the same direction now and to further compliment a better drilled and tactically set up team nearly all players are improving individually week on week as well. We defend as a team, we have an increasingly solid back line, we press high up with intensity and intent and in groups, passing to each other doesnt seem to scare the shit out of them anymore... Incremental gains across everything. Can only see us getting better too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMLeazesender Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, cubaricho said: Ryan Fraser said to NUFCTV that Howe told him to "stop thinking about goals, run for the team first and foremost, give the performance you should give week in and week out, and the goals will come" Then he talks about the amount of team bonding exercises they do weekly now and how they get to know each other better one-on-one and how you learn to "respect each other more" which means you'll fight for each other more - and how this is all down to Howe. Fucking love that kind of mentality and love that Howe is bringing that to the club. 'Cause when it works, the lads on the pitch will run through walls for each other and the team. Agree, I've always rated Howe. I think he's earned his big chance and NUFC is it. I know it's unlikely and I'm probably a bit of a dreamer but I'd love him to be to us what Alex Ferguson (aka Taggart) did for Manure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 According to Bruce we should see a difference to how we played 4 months ago in about 3 years time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 He's improved us in nigh on every regard and will only continue to do so. Some beyond rancid patter in the pre match thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Has a proper haircut and is a fucking lad. Death to none believers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, HaydnNUFC said: He's improved us in nigh on every regard and will only continue to do so. Some beyond rancid patter in the pre match thread. Some people in there calling him Pardew and a PFM ffs. Edited February 9, 2022 by cubaricho Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Some great comments there in his interview, nice insight into how he picks the team and the competition for places he’s created. Good of him to mention Longstaff, who was excellent against Leeds. Additionally, he’s just an absolute workhorse of a bloke and he’s clearly smart as fuck alongside that. Night and day from that last charlatan we had darkening the door. He’s surely earned trust now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Pardiola said: Some great comments there in his interview, nice insight into how he picks the team and the competition for places he’s created. Good of him to mention Longstaff, who was excellent against Leeds. Additionally, he’s just an absolute workhorse of a bloke and he’s clearly smart as fuck alongside that. Night and day from that last charlatan we had darkening the door. He’s surely earned trust now? I've trusted him since he walked into the club tbh. That's down to the fact that I've always rated him very highly and that given we've seen his work ethic now that he's at NUFC. You can tell he's grafting his absolute bollocks off to make this work and keep us up and the wrong decisions he may have made up to now were always for the right reasons. I was disappointed not to see Bruno start and posted that it was a huge call that deserved criticism were it to backfire but it didn't. We've won 2 games we absolutely had to and have been perilously close in many of the games vs the non top 6. Even then we were fully worthy of 3 points v Man Utd. Edited February 9, 2022 by HaydnNUFC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) Seems he's creating a really good culture around the club. Top stuff to hear. Edited February 9, 2022 by Gallowgate Toon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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