Consider this: despite a worrying start to their Premier League campaign Gabriel Magalhães’ late, late header was only the fifth goal they have conceded this season.
So far only four teams have conceded fewer and the three teams that have beaten the Magpies sit in the top two positions in the Premier League and at the summit of La Liga.
Howe faces a stiff test of his managerial ability after this poor start (Photo: Getty)
The Magpies lie in 15th place heading into a pivotal week of their season but this is not Graham Potter face-swap territory.
Ruben Amorim is trying to bash square pegs into round holes – Howe has spent weeks of this campaign without any pegs at all.
Does that mean the Newcastle manager will check in for the flight to Brussels on Tuesday with a bounce in his step? Of course not. He cut a devastated figure at St James’ Park and spoke of “distress” and “absorbing blows” in the aftermath of the Arsenal game.
Nick Woltemade, for all that he has two goals in three Premier League games, is going to take months to look truly at home in a system that is particular and exacting and doesn’t look a natural fit for a player whose natural inclination is to drop deep.
Their 40 points from 25 games have them sitting eighth, just a point above Brentford and two above Everton. They are below Brighton, and no one is making much noise about the Seagulls right now.
It has not been a smooth start for Woltemade despite his two goals (Photo: AP)Gordon was especially below-par on Sunday and remains a shadow of the player that stole the show in the 2023-24 season. We have heard much about the work that has gone into preparing for this campaign but against Arsenal, a team who have seriously considered signing him, he too often took the wrong option and was hauled off with 23 minutes remaining.
But that was on the back of time spent on the training ground reinforcing fundamentals and giving players some home truths in crucial one-on-one meetings. With such a hectic schedule, micro-management might be tougher. A difficult season isn’t about to get easier for Newcastle’s manager.
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