Coach Eddie Howe praised his players after they broke into the Premier League’s top four in Week 12 for the first time in more than a decade, although this position could be shifted back by Chelsea and Manchester United, who are yet to play their 12th game.
Callum Wilson and Miguel Almiron became the Newcastle players who managed to score in the match, while it was Tottenham’s players who scored Harry Kane’s goals. Coach Eddie Howe said he was very happy with Newcastle’s win over Spurs, considering beating Tottenham at home is a very difficult matter for mid-table teams.
In the next two matches, Newcastle will face Aston Villa and Southampton. This is an opportunity for them to be able to solidify their position in the top 4 before facing Chelsea. When asked if they could be in the top four, the Newcastle manager was honest: “I don’t know. All we can do is give our best to be successful, we will give our best in every game.” With the defeat of Newcastle, Tottenham have to suffer 2 defeats in a row, which is where Spurs lost 2-0 to Manchester United and lost 1-2 to Newcastle.
Newcastle’s Revival Era
So far, Newcastle have often been the team that dominates the lower-middle standings and have almost been relegated several times, there is no interesting record for Newcastle after rising back to the main caste in 2017.
Newcastle are also often the butt of other teams and it is difficult to climb up to the top 10, this is what makes Newcastle start to go bankrupt and finally decide to sell it to one of the Saudi Arabian billionaires, Mohammed Bin Salman.
After becoming a sultan’s club, Newcastle began to improve themselves starting from players, coaches and also internal officials. The first season when it was acquired by Mohammed Bin Salman, Newcastle did not show a significant performance.
Because there was no progress, Newcastle fired coach Steve Bruce and replaced him with Eddie Howe, in the hands of Eddie Howe the team nicknamed The Magpies began to change for the better and step by step began to show its spurs.
Howe’s style of play is also very impressive after holding Manchester United to a draw at Old Trafford, Howe’s next tough mission is to play the league cup in the third round against Crystal Palace at James Park Stadium on November 10, 2022.
Eddie Howe is now trending on Twitter and other social media after breaking the deadlock for Newcastle to stay in the top four, and this is Newcastle’s first record since being acquired by Mohammed Bin Salman.
Appreciation also came directly from the club owner Mohammed Bin Salman for the success of Newcastle up to 4th position after humiliating Tottenham Hotspur 2-1. However, this is a big improvement for Newcastle even though they can be shifted by Chelsea and Manchester United if they win in Matchday 12.
Will Newcastle survive the second half of the Premier League season?
If you look at the previous seasons, the bottom teams often dominate the top 10 of the English league, and when entering the second half of the season, the bottom 10 teams that are in the top 10 will slowly shift away even though there are some teams that survive until the end of the season.
The reason is because the occupants of the top eight standings have a very tight schedule, making it difficult to manage the players’ stamina. This is sometimes what makes the teams occupying 8 to 10 standings often lose.
However Eddie Howe must be able to play it safe during the second half of the season if he wants to sit in the top 8 position until the end of the season.
What is Newcastle’s breakthrough in the upcoming transfer market?
Inevitably Newcastle must look at quality players to support Newcastle’s stability in every game, for Newcastle’s financial problems it can’t be underestimated considering the club owner is one of the richest people in Saudi Arabia. However, so far there has been no clear word on the prospective star players who want to sign Newcastle, but it could be that Newcastle make a surprise by spending a myriad of star players.
Eddie Howe’s ability is at stake after Newcastle dropped into the top 4 standings, if Manchester United and Chelsea win in the next match Newcastle will drop to sixth place.
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