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Eddie Howe adores motivational slogans and the Newcastle manager?s current favourite is: ?One Brain.? The idea is to inspire his team to play with the sort of synchronicity that stems from a collective mindset and unity of purpose.
For a while here it seemed to be working a treat with Newcastle?s intelligence ? joint and individual ? threatening to further humiliate Qarabag. But then, with a last-16 tie against either Barcelona or Chelsea assured, home concentration began, understandably, wandering a little. Commendably, the Azerbaijani title holders capitalised by fighting back; Gurban Gurbanov?s side, and, in particular, their Colombian forward Camilo Dur?n, showing they can play a bit too.
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For a while here it seemed to be working a treat with Newcastle?s intelligence ? joint and individual ? threatening to further humiliate Qarabag. But then, with a last-16 tie against either Barcelona or Chelsea assured, home concentration began, understandably, wandering a little. Commendably, the Azerbaijani title holders capitalised by fighting back; Gurban Gurbanov?s side, and, in particular, their Colombian forward Camilo Dur?n, showing they can play a bit too.
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