Spring in Newcastle

April and May days are always cloudy in the North East of England. It usually rains, but this year the sun shines strangely at times, and spring lives to its fullest in newcastle, like an extraordinary awakening of joy. This ‘climate change’ is also caused by the football team, whose passing has revived all the dormant enthusiasm of this post-industrial city, which has also been hit by the economic crisis that has shaken the whole of the United Kingdom. Now there are good times in the Tyne capital, harmony between fans and players has been restored, thanks to the great work of the Englishman Eddie Howe.

The selection of the Amersham-born English manager has been a resounding success, albeit somewhat unexpected, given its speed, for the club’s new Arab owners — the Saudi sovereign wealth fund. Public Investment Fund (PIF) (80%) and their partners PCP Capital Partners and RB Sports & Media (twenty%)–. The working methods of Howe They got deep into the club, because of their discipline and organization. The former Bournemouth manager is perfectly suited to the demands placed on him by newcastle. He is convinced not only for his ability to work, but also for his way of being careful and direct with the players, and how he has achieved a great atmosphere around the club, united as in the days of kevin keegan. To underline the quality of his work, he was nominated for the Premier League’s Barclays Manager of the Month award for the month of April, along with Guardiola, O’Neill and Hodgson.

After some performance problems due to the absence of Guimaraes and joelington, and having overcome the impact of defeat in the Carabao Cup final, the ‘magpies’ are now enjoying their best moment of the year, brimming with confidence and authority on the pitch. They won six games in April, with three shock wins (1-5 against West Ham, 6-1 against Tottenham Hotspur at Saint James’ Park and 1-4 against Everton at Goodison Park. Besides in their scoring success, where Isaac and callum wilson played a decisive role, Howe’s Newcastle were strong thanks to their excellent defence. It continues to be the team with the fewest goals scored in the Premier, with 27 goals, in a fixed line for Howe and with a high height, which includes the international goalkeeper Pope, has formed Trippier, Schar, Botman and Burn.

Future plans

The ‘magpies’ have not strung together such a positive run of results in years, during which they unleashed the euphoria of the always energetic and unique ‘geordie’ fans. He newcastle they have also beaten Manchester United, Brentford and Southampton in the past month, scoring a staggering 22 goals. An exciting stage, conveying the power of the team and its confidence, and also moved the city of Tyne, excited as never before for the future. They are third in the Premier League and have all but secured their place to play in the Champions League, before facing a colorful match against Arsenal on Sunday. The expectation around the team lives on even in training.

When visiting the Newcastle facilities, at Darsley Park, it is surprising to see the bulldozers and giant piles of sand around the fields, which are part of the renovations and improvements, the daily development plans . future that the club is obsessed with. to rub shoulders with the ‘big guys’. The classification for

The Champions League will be a turning point for the ‘magpies’, who are now preparing an investment plan in the squad, to increase their competitiveness and stay in the English elite. Newcastle want to attract top-level talent, especially for their midfield, and the key is to play in the Champions League.

“We have a chance to achieve something really special,” he said. Howebefore playing against Arsenal, between being prudent and aware of the responsibility that awaits.

Qualifying for Europe’s most important club competition would not only earn Newcastle at least €25m for reaching the group stage alone, but would also attract commercial deals vital for the club to pursue Fair Play financial, which now restricts its room for maneuver in the Premier transfer market. At the same time, the Saudi property is negotiating the purchase of a subsidiary club, to create a structure that, in the words of its executive director Amanda Staveley, allows “more opportunities to grow newcastle and our brand.

A few years ago, the only hope was that the fans of newcastle with the former president Mike Ashley it’s settling for mediocrity, in tune with the city’s gray climate. There is no investment, and if something can go wrong, it will go wrong with the results. That dark journey made many jokes about the episode of the past heard among his fans. And it is no wonder that now the city and the club, with a 54-year trophy drought, live in hope of the departure of a new team led by the measured and methodical Howe. The regained communion between fans and team will be evident on Sunday in the packed stands of Saint James’ Park to see Arsenal. The ‘geordies’ of northeast England, attached to local traditions, are very fond of Newcastle and always keep in mind their references, such as the old words of one of their famous coaches, Sir Bobby Robson . He repeatedly said that when Newcastle are together they are twice as strong. Although it has Arab currency, on Tyneside the arrival of spring has brought a new illusion.