Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe faces a crucial week as his team prepares for a Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal, potentially leading to a first trophy since 1969 and a second consecutive Champions League qualification.
A banner of Eddie Howe at St James’ Park. Newcastle’s manager is hoping to become the first English coach to lift the League Cup since Steve McClaren in 2004.Eddie Howe desperate to end club’s long trophy drought as decision awaits over potential rebuild of St James’ Park y the time Sunday 16 March dawns, Newcastle United’s short-, medium- and long-term future should be considerably clearer.
The day itself will see Eddie Howe either leading his team out at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final or rewatching videos of the previous day’s scheduled Premier League fixture at home to Crystal Palace. It all hinges on a two-part Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal, with the first leg in north London on Tuesday night. Howe has frequently reiterated his “burning desire” to end a club trophy drought stretching back to 1969 and the European Fairs Trophy. “Arsenal’s a massive game for us,” he said on Monday. “We’re under no illusions as to how big this is for our season.” Given that two of his key players, Bruno Guimarães and Fabian Schär – crucially, Howe’s sole fit right-footed centre-half – are suspended for the visit to the Emirates Stadium, Mikel Arteta’s title-chasing team unsurprisingly kick-off as favourites. Yet even if Newcastle’s hopes of reaching a second final in three seasons are left in tatters, a second Champions League qualification within the same timeframe could still be within touching distance.have camouflaged, and perhaps even repaired, the behind-the-scenes fissures that disrupted the team’s early season progress. So much so that, with Sandro Tonali dictating midfield and Alexander Isak scoring freely, Newcastle have risen to fift
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