Immense pressure is mounting on Eddie Howe after Newcastle's 3-2 defeat at home to Brentford on Saturday evening. It was the Magpies' third consecutiv
Immense pressure is mounting on Eddie Howe after Newcastle’s 3-2 defeat at home to Brentford on Saturday evening. It was the Magpies’ third consecutive defeat, which explains how poor Eddie Howe’s side has become.
Newcastle United have won only one in their last eight game,s making the fans panic as a slot for next season’s European football is little by little becoming increasingly difficult.
Brentford’s 3-2 win on Saturday night sent Newcastle United to 12th place on the league log, with Eddie Howe, the club’s manager, accepting that the club is in crisis and needs urgent revival.
“It’s obviously not what we want, it is hard [to hear the booing],” But I don’t blame the supporters for expressing their feelings. They are reacting to what they see. I’ve got no issue with their reaction,” Howe said after the game. Saint James ‘ faithful were heard booing the players when the referee whistled for the end of the game. The fans are getting frustrated, and they showed it after the game with jeers and whistling.
“I think we’ve created that ourselves to a point with a run of games where we haven’t played as well as we can and where we’ve defended poorly and got punished. There’s no other thing to do than accept responsibility for it,” he added.
Eddie Howe admitted that he has to work better to improve the club’s poor situation.
“There’s a harsh reality for me. I’ve got to think long and hard, not about my effort because I can’t question that about myself, but I think I’ve got to work better, I’ve got to do more. I’m obviously not doing my job well enough at the moment.
“I’ve got to take full responsibility for everything you see on the pitch, and I’ve got to work out solutions,” he added.
“Then, of course, I have to ask the same from the players. I have to ask them to be really honest with themselves and look at their best level, and judge how they’re playing against that now, in this current moment. I don’t think there are too many that can say they’re playing towards their best. I think that then gives us growth to improve,” he concluded.
After accepting the fact that he has to tactically and psychologically improve the team, he revealed that the players must also improve their performances to save the free fall.
The Magpies will travel to Tottenham Hotspur in midweek in the Premier League before visiting Villa Park for the crucial FA Cup fixture against Aston Villa. They will use these two games as dress rehearsals for the crucial tie in the Champions League play-off against Qarabaq from Azerbaijan.
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