A whole host of Newcastle United fans were left buzzing on Twitter to see that Eddie Howe has identified the Magpies’ main flaws.
The former Bournemouth manager has not yet been confirmed as Newcastle’s new boss, but reports have claimed that he has agreed a deal in principle to succeed Steve Bruce, who was sacked after the club’s defeat against Tottenham Hotspur.
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It’s been a dire season to say the least for Newcastle, as they remain winless despite having faced teams such as Leeds United, Watford and Southampton, but Howe, according to the Daily Mail, has identified that fitness levels and organisation can be improved as well as that the squad is much better than it’s currently performing.
A lot of Newcastle fans on Twitter were delighted to see Howe identify these three problems at Newcastle.
What have these Newcastle fans been saying?
“Really refreshing to hear, it’s the honest truth. Howe will improve the players individually, and push the collective towards the best it can be. The fact he’s keen on sports science and data analytics is great too, Bruce’s archaic methods has done a lot of damage to us.”
“If this is true, this sells the idea that Howe will be a significant improvement. He’s already agreeing with what the fans have been saying for 2 years. It’s maddening how obvious our problems have been. “
“Shelvey instantly out of the team with Howes high press philosophy!”
“Absolutely bang on here. Also pretty sure the fitness of the team was never going to improve considering they had pretty much 4 days off every week under Bruce the clown”
“Love this. Straight onto it”
“couldn’t agree more! It looked like they were in quicksand in the second half against Spurs”
“Shelvey is gonna hate his life next Monday.”
“Finally some real talk”
“The first two points are obvious. I disagree with his third point. I think the team is playing exactly at it’s composite talent level. I can’t believe that the best the richest club on earth can come up with is Howe. I trust Amanda but think we’re about to screw the pooch.”
If Howe is appointed as the new manager, then he will have an almighty task on his hands to get a squad devoid of confidence, as well as an ageing one, as the Magpies have the fifth-oldest squad in the Premier League on average.
However, the Magpies’ run of fixtures following the international break could be what reignites their season as they face Brentford, Burnley and Norwich City in three of their next four league fixtures after the break.
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