Ahead of a Premier League clash which both Newcastle and Brighton need to win in order to further their European ambitions for next season, Eddie Howe has said that developing Sandro Tonali as a playmaker has been his ?most important decision?
Joelinton, Guimar?es and Tonali have always bonded well off the pitch but, until they swapped stations, it looked as if the latter pair might not be able to play together. Now their on-field chemistry is almost palpable. ?The balance of the team is hugely important,? said Newcastle?s manager, whose side have won 20 of their past 26 matches in all competitions. ?That helped us find a better balance.?
At the heart of it all, the ageing general in his labyrinth, sits Florentino P?rez, who has been Madrid president for all but three years of this century. He has been wildly successful, with seven Champions League titles and a revenue 25% higher than that of the next wealthiest club in the world and yet he is at war with everybody, a 78-year-old watching the world changing around him, insisting it is all fixed against him.
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