Although Eddie Howe pulled off the unimaginable by leading Newcastle United back into the Champions League, the Magpies were unable to go past the group stage.
On Wednesday night, Newcastle’s hopes of qualifying for Europe were dashed as they lost 2-1 to AC Milan. As a result of the loss, the Magpies placed last in the “group of death,” and as a small consolation, they were not even awarded Europa League football.
That was a night at St. James’ Park that was extremely taxing. Joelinton’s magnificent goal gave us a great start, and it appeared like we would be able to move on to the next round of the Champions League with that.
But AC Milan pulled off a stunning comeback in the second half to crush Toon’s hopes and send them out of Europe.
Eddie Howe, whose first-ever Champions League campaign ended in misery, has suffered a terrible blow. While Newcastle United finished last in their group, there should also be a lot of pride.
However, Newcastle United finished bottom of their group.
Howe’s credentials on Tyneside will come under scrutiny after Newcastle’s Champions League loss, with some doubting if he is the right man to lead the team to the heights the owners desire.
Fans of Toon will think that Howe is the real deal, and happily, the owners also think so.
Eddie Howe, who managed Newcastle after their Champions League exit, is safe.
Howe is not under any pressure at St. James’ Park after the team was eliminated from the Champions League, according to iNews.
They claim that nothing has changed for them and that Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi have informally offered the management assistance.
It’s unknown how PIF feels about Howe at this point, according to iNews, but they say that because they’re “process-driven” and satisfied with how swiftly the team has developed under Howe, there won’t be a snap decision.
The club will probably continue to take that attitude since they have to acknowledge Howe’s accomplishments in taking Newcastle to this point.
Under Eddie Howe, Newcastle has been overachieving.
Last season, there was never any thought of competing in the Champions League. We performed better than the owners had anticipated, and we were competitive in Europe’s top division.
Though we clearly could have performed better, we did not bring shame to ourselves. If a few small things had gone differently, we may be considering our options for the knockout stages at this very moment.
Newcastle has consistently improved under Eddie Howe’s leadership. Despite the disappointment of the AC Milan match, that still seems to be the case, which is why his future is not in jeopardy.
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