Last Updated: February 27, 2023, 08:12 IST
Newcastle United supervisor Eddie Howe (AP)
There is real optimism that Newcastle United are on the right track beneath Eddie Howe, though the supervisor himself says they nonetheless have a protracted technique to go
Newcastle supervisor Eddie Howe stated “the work begins once more” after his side suffered a painful 2-0 defeat against Manchester United in the League Cup final on Sunday, extending their decades-long trophy drought.
Casemiro put Erik ten Hag’s men ahead just after the half-hour at Wembley and a Sven Botman own goal doubled United’s lead before half-time, with Newcastle unable to hit back.
Newcastle have not won a major trophy since the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and have not lifted major domestic silverware since 1955.
But Eddie Howe has transformed the club’s fortunes since taking over as manager in November 2021, a month after a Saudi-led consortium made the club from northeast England one of the richest in the world.
Howe, 45, whose team are pushing to finish in the top four of the Premier League, said the defeat “hurts immensely”.
“I assumed we have been actually good between each containers immediately however within the containers is the place video games are received and misplaced,” he stated.
“I think today we didn’t get the big moments right defensively and with the chances we did have we weren’t clinical enough and probably didn’t create enough for all the ball we had around their box.”
– ‘Dramatic change’ –
The former Bournemouth supervisor stated there had been a “dramatic change” since his arrival at the club, when they were embroiled in a relegation battle they ultimately escaped with ease.
“The work starts again but I hope we’re a different Newcastle,” he stated. “I hope we’re enhancing frequently definitely when it comes to the gamers’ efforts and their mindsets.
“What they’ve given me, I can’t criticise them in any respect this season and we’re going to want that and a few extra to proceed to achieve success.”
He added: “The competition is very, very high so we have to improve.
“We can’t stand still, we can’t think that we’re something at this moment in time. We have to prove we are and so next year, in these competitions, the FA Cup and the League Cup, we have to go again with the intention of trying to win.”
Howe stated Newcastle, taking part in their first remaining since 1999, after they misplaced 2-0 to Manchester United within the FA Cup showpiece, nonetheless had to enhance to match the degrees of the highest Premier League groups.
“The gamers have achieved exceptionally properly to raise ourselves to an unbelievable place, to have achieved very well on this competitors however we’re not the completed article by any means,” he said.
Howe said the club were continually plotting how they could take the next step.
“Every game gives you that clue,” he stated. “We’re all the time analysing the place we are able to enhance and the way we have to get higher so I don’t suppose there shall be any over-reaction to this recreation specifically however definitely we all know what we have to do to push the group on.”
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