Newcastle supervisor Eddie Howe is focusing on a “game-changing” return to the Champions League after the membership ended their painful 56-year trophy drought. Around 300,000 followers turned out in Newcastle on the weekend to have fun final month’s victory within the League Cup remaining in opposition to Liverpool. But the main focus has already turned to Wednesday’s Premier League conflict with Brentford at St James’ Park and the race for the highest 4. Sixth-placed Newcastle, who performed within the Champions League final season for the primary time in twenty years, are in a scrap with a giant group of golf equipment.
Bournemouth, in tenth place, are simply three factors behind the Magpies, who’ve a recreation in hand over their rivals.
A powerful season by English sides in European competitions means it’s nearly sure {that a} top-five end will safe a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League.
“It might be game-changing when it comes to income and in addition when it comes to what it means and the competitors, after which in fact the modifications that it’s a must to make to be prepared for Champions League soccer,” Howe stated on Tuesday.
“That modifications all the pieces — as we discovered final yr to our value to some extent with the additional video games — so there’s so much to consider.”
But the Englishman stated the run-in can be powerful.
“It’s one of many tightest Premier Leagues that we have seen in latest instances, little or no between the groups competing for these locations, so it should come all the way down to who’s essentially the most constant,” he stated.
Newcastle beat runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool 2-1 within the League Cup remaining at Wembley however Howe stated consistency was an issue, with three defeats of their previous 5 residence video games in all competitions.
“That is the large query: Can we be that staff that we have been in opposition to Liverpool? You cannot be there each recreation, however you possibly can nonetheless attain a regular and win the sport. That is what we have now acquired to attempt to do,” he stated.
“We have accomplished it — we performed West Ham earlier than the ultimate, did not play nice, however received the sport by way of defensive metal, actually.
“We have to seek out methods to win video games when we’re not at our greatest.”
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