{"id":300745,"date":"2023-11-28T08:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T08:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=300745"},"modified":"2023-11-28T08:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T08:24:10","slug":"eddie-howe-has-made-huge-newcastle-improvements-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-has-made-huge-newcastle-improvements-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Howe has made huge Newcastle improvements \u2013 yet even more is needed for his biggest test yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

The manager has stated he is looking for an \u2018improvement in performance\u2019 as they gear up for Tuesday <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Sign up to Miguel Delaney\u2019s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free<\/h3>\n

Sign up to Miguel\u2019s Delaney\u2019s free weekly newsletter <\/h3>\n

Thanks for signing up to the
Football email<\/h2>\n

As the Saudi money rolled in, some might have thought Eddie Howe\u2019s days were numbered. With big-money, marquee player signings coming through the door, an elite, high-profile coach would surely not be too far behind.<\/p>\n

At the start of this season, it appeared Howe had reached his limitations. Three defeats in Newcastle United\u2019s opening four league games gave credence to claims all that was missing from the PIF Toon revolution was a new figurehead.<\/p>\n

However, despite having to work with a squad so injury-ravaged, Howe has Newcastle buzzing again. His lack of willingness to be drawn on Newcastle\u2019s Middle Eastern overlords does not make him universally popular, but what Howe is doing with his team, a threadbare one at that, is nothing short of remarkable.<\/p>\n

A recent uptick in results is no fluke \u2013 Howe has accepted having to work with 14 fit players and academy kids as backups and is getting on with it, eking every inch out from his shell of a side, with some innovative thinking and a gameplan his players need not stray too far from.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe gaffer, that\u2019s it. The gaffer,\u201d defender Jamaal Lascelles insisted after Saturday\u2019s win over Chelsea, when asked what the difference between playing for Newcastle before the takeover compared to now was. \u201cEverything he\u2019s done, the philosophy, the culture, the way he gets us working. I could stand here all day and talk about it. He\u2019s improved everyone as a player, he\u2019s improved us as a team, everyone knows what they have to do on the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n

That last point was illustrated perfectly in Saturday\u2019s encounter with Chelsea. Newcastle had no right to win that game \u2013 against a Blues team on the up, with three goalkeepers and four academy players on the bench \u2013 and after Raheem Sterling equalised in the first half, there appeared likely to be only one winner.<\/p>\n

Yet, somehow, with Mauricio Pochettino able to turn to \u00a3300m worth of cavalry, Newcastle dug deep, stuck to their jobs, and ran out rampant 4-1 winners. One was a collection of individuals, the other was a team. And that is down to Howe.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Newcastle bested the Blues with a majorly depleted team<\/p>\n

He is really trying everything possible to gain an advantage. The full-to-bursting St. James\u2019 treatment room and a crucial clash in Paris leaves him with no alternative.<\/p>\n

One look at Newcastle\u2019s set pieces tells you all you need to know about the work that is going on at the training ground.<\/p>\n

The scene is more akin to the NFL. The majority of black and white shirts in the box are \u201cblockers\u201d creating plenty of space for their most lethal options from Kieran Trippier\u2019s excellent deliveries into the penalty area.<\/p>\n

One particular routine worked out perfectly on Saturday, but Joelinton still somehow headed wide with the goal at his mercy. The results are startling, nonetheless. Having been one of the least threatening teams from set plays previously, Since the start of the 2022-23 Premier League season, no club have a better expected goal (xG) difference per 100 set pieces than Newcastle.<\/p>\n

No stone is left unturned as Howe tries to find an edge to revive his side\u2019s Champions League campaign.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Howe has worked wonders considering many were assuming he\u2019d be out of a job after Newcastle\u2019s takeover <\/p>\n

\u201cA change of feel, just a different routine, you never know how these things affect your performance,\u201d Howe said of his side\u2019s decision to train on the Parc des Princes pitch ahead of Tuesday\u2019s clash with Paris Saint-Germain, as opposed to remaining at home on the day of the game as they did in their previous two away group games.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe results you can never guarantee, but performance, we\u2019re looking for an improvement from our two away games. So that\u2019s why we\u2019ve done what we\u2019ve done today.\u201d<\/p>\n

PSG come into the contest as favourites having hit five past Monaco at the weekend, and a defeat would end Newcastle\u2019s Champions League hopes. Without half of his squad, against one of the best sides in the world, Howe and his side really shouldn\u2019t stand a chance. As Chelsea will testify to, however, count them out at your peril.<\/p>\n

Source: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The manager has stated he is looking for an \u2018improvement in performance\u2019 as they gear up for Tuesday Sign up …<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300744,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nEddie Howe has made huge Newcastle improvements \u2013 yet even more is needed for his biggest test yet - Sportstons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-has-made-huge-newcastle-improvements-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eddie Howe has made huge Newcastle improvements \u2013 yet even more is needed for his biggest test yet - Sportstons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The manager has stated he is looking for an \u2018improvement in performance\u2019 as they gear up for Tuesday Sign up …\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-has-made-huge-newcastle-improvements-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sportstons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-11-28T08:24:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dennis\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Eddie-Howe-has-made-huge-Newcastle-improvements-\u2013-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dennis\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-has-made-huge-newcastle-improvements-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-has-made-huge-newcastle-improvements-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet\/\",\"name\":\"Eddie Howe has made huge Newcastle improvements \u2013 yet even more is needed for his biggest test yet - Sportstons\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-11-28T08:24:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-28T08:24:10+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-has-made-huge-newcastle-improvements-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-has-made-huge-newcastle-improvements-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-has-made-huge-newcastle-improvements-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Soccer\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/category\/soccer\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Eddie Howe has made huge Newcastle improvements \u2013 yet even more is needed for his biggest test yet\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/\",\"name\":\"Sportstons\",\"description\":\"sportstons.com\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\",\"name\":\"Dennis\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Dennis\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Eddie Howe has made huge Newcastle improvements \u2013 yet even more is needed for his biggest test yet - Sportstons","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-has-made-huge-newcastle-improvements-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Eddie Howe has made huge Newcastle improvements \u2013 yet even more is needed for his biggest test yet - Sportstons","og_description":"The manager has stated he is looking for an \u2018improvement in performance\u2019 as they gear up for Tuesday Sign up …","og_url":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-has-made-huge-newcastle-improvements-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet\/","og_site_name":"Sportstons","article_published_time":"2023-11-28T08:24:10+00:00","author":"Dennis","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Eddie-Howe-has-made-huge-Newcastle-improvements-\u2013-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dennis","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-has-made-huge-newcastle-improvements-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet\/","url":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-has-made-huge-newcastle-improvements-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet\/","name":"Eddie Howe has made huge Newcastle improvements \u2013 yet even more is needed for his biggest test yet - Sportstons","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-11-28T08:24:10+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-28T08:24:10+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-has-made-huge-newcastle-improvements-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-has-made-huge-newcastle-improvements-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-has-made-huge-newcastle-improvements-yet-even-more-is-needed-for-his-biggest-test-yet\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Soccer","item":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/category\/soccer\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Eddie Howe has made huge Newcastle improvements \u2013 yet even more is needed for his biggest test yet"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/","name":"Sportstons","description":"sportstons.com","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609","name":"Dennis","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Dennis"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300745"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}