Howe Frustrated After Newcastle’s Shock Defeat at West Ham
Eddie Howe expressed his disappointment with Newcastle United, describing the team as “unrecognisable” after their unexpected 3-1 Premier League loss to West Ham on Sunday, November 2.
Newcastle initially took the lead early, with Jacob Murphy scoring just four minutes into the match against Nuno Espirito Santo's West Ham, who had been struggling recently. However, West Ham turned the game around before halftime with a goal by Lucas Paqueta and an own goal from Sven Botman. The victory was sealed in the 97th minute by Tomas Soucek.
Following the defeat, Newcastle sits 13th in the league, holding three wins, three draws, and four losses in their first ten games.
Howe's Post-Match Comments
“The dynamism wasn’t there today. The physicality, the energy was missing from our performance."
“The numbers aren’t good in terms of our away form recently. We haven’t replicated our home form away but I think some of the performances have been good."
“But that’s the worst we’ve played during that run of games where we haven’t won."
“It didn’t look like a Newcastle team that we’ve seen in recent seasons. I think the body language, the collective spirit on the pitch, loads of little things that contribute to our performance weren’t there."
“The longer that first half went on, the more frustrated I was with our performance. We were unrecognisable in certain aspects of our game."
“I don’t think that was tactical and I don’t think that was necessarily technical."
Summary
Howe's frustration highlights the team's lackluster energy and disjointed performance, marking one of their poorest displays this season.
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