Eddie Howe for supervisor of the 12 months?
The Telegraph’s Luke Edwards says the Newcastle boss deserves the accolade after main the membership to the “most profitable season in residing reminiscence”.
The Magpies are assured European soccer subsequent season and never solely is Champions League qualification of their fingers, however so is the possibility to complete in second place.
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“It has been an unimaginable marketing campaign, particularly given the actual fact they did not signal a participant final summer time to enhance the primary workforce,” mentioned Edwards on BBC Radio 5 Reside’s Soccer Every day podcast. “In the beginning of the season they have been actually struggling and inconsistent, in order that they have been as little as twelfth.
“There was some small murmurings originally of December about whether or not Eddie Howe had ran his course and wanted to get replaced – however have a look at them now.
“Over the previous 20 video games, solely have taken extra factors than them, plus they’ve gained the Carabao Cup and ended their 70 12 months watch for a home trophy. It’s of their fingers to now end second and equal their file for a highest ending place within the Premier League period.
“It has been a superb season and I give a great deal of reward to Howe as a result of it was at risk of unravelling at one level.
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“Howe has cleared these issues up and he has turned it into probably the most profitable season in residing reminiscence for Newcastle.
“He’s my supervisor of the 12 months.”
[BBC]