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Eddie Howe is not a manager given to histrionics or grand public pronouncements. So by his standards, his press conference after Sunday?s 3-1 defeat to lowly West Ham counts as a furious tirade. His side took an early lead but West Ham were ahead by half-time, as well as hitting the post and having a penalty overturned by VAR, leading Howe to make a triple change at the break.
?That was the frustrating thing about the first half,? Howe said. ?I almost could have taken anyone off and I think that was a reflection of where we were in that moment in the game and it?s very, very rare for me to feel that way. In fact, I don?t think I have since I?ve been manager of Newcastle, so I felt the team needed some shaking up at half-time. That?s why I did what I did.?
This is an extract from Soccer with Jonathan Wilson, a weekly look from the Guardian US at the game in Europe and beyond. Subscribe for free here. Have a question for Jonathan? Email [email protected], and he?ll answer the best in a future edition.
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Eddie Howe is not a manager given to histrionics or grand public pronouncements. So by his standards, his press conference after Sunday?s 3-1 defeat to lowly West Ham counts as a furious tirade. His side took an early lead but West Ham were ahead by half-time, as well as hitting the post and having a penalty overturned by VAR, leading Howe to make a triple change at the break.
?That was the frustrating thing about the first half,? Howe said. ?I almost could have taken anyone off and I think that was a reflection of where we were in that moment in the game and it?s very, very rare for me to feel that way. In fact, I don?t think I have since I?ve been manager of Newcastle, so I felt the team needed some shaking up at half-time. That?s why I did what I did.?
This is an extract from Soccer with Jonathan Wilson, a weekly look from the Guardian US at the game in Europe and beyond. Subscribe for free here. Have a question for Jonathan? Email [email protected], and he?ll answer the best in a future edition.
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