{"id":291022,"date":"2023-09-15T13:35:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T13:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=291022"},"modified":"2023-09-15T13:35:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T13:35:32","slug":"eddie-howe-insists-that-he-is-immune-to-criticism-of-newcastle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-insists-that-he-is-immune-to-criticism-of-newcastle\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Howe insists that he is immune to criticism of Newcastle"},"content":{"rendered":"
Eddie Howe has sent a strong message to any would-be critics, insisting he is \u2018immune\u2019 to their opinions and does not need anyone to tell him if he or his Newcastle team have underperformed.<\/p>\n
The Magpies have lost their last three matches and supporters and pundits were especially critical following the most recent 3-1 defeat at Brighton.<\/p>\n
Club legend Alan Shearer said: \u2018Other than Callum Wilson, Newcastle were very poor in every department. A tough start to the season I know, but they were all over place.\u2019<\/p>\n
There was a general feeling of it being the worst performance of Howe\u2019s tenure, although the head coach has plenty of goodwill in the bank and takes his side to Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
However, there has been a lot of noise around Newcastle on the back of a difficult start to the campaign, and Howe was asked about that ahead of Saturday’s visit of Brentford.<\/p>\n
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Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has insisted that he is immune to criticism of the club<\/p>\n
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Club legend Alan Shearer was among those to criticise Newcastle after their loss to Brighton<\/p>\n
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\u2018I\u2019m immune to it, so I\u2019m not hearing it,\u2019 he said. \u2018I\u2019m only feeling my emotions to be honest – and my emotions are such that when we don\u2019t win, I\u2019m not great to be around. That is my drive.<\/p>\n
\u2018I don\u2019t need anyone else to tell me anything, really, about the team. My drive is so high. My standards are so high that I expect to win every game and I want to win every game. If we don\u2019t, I\u2019m disappointed in myself, so I don\u2019t need anyone else to tell me anything.\u2019<\/p>\n
It was a strong response on the subject of perceived criticism, and he added: \u2018I\u2019m criticising myself. I don\u2019t listen to other people criticising me, so I\u2019m immune to that.\u2019<\/p>\n
Newcastle have gone from second bottom to fourth-placed finish under Howe\u2019s management and he was rewarded with an improved long-term contract at the start of last season.<\/p>\n
They are currently 14th after the losses to Manchester City, Liverpool and Brighton, but Howe said: \u2018You do need to be calm and try to make the correct decisions, that you see things for what they are, not what people try to create.<\/p>\n
\u2018That\u2019s why I keep labouring the point, it hasn\u2019t all been bad. Yes, results in the last three games haven\u2019t been what we want, but there have been some really good bits in the performances which we cannot lose.<\/p>\n
\u2018If you do that, then you are starting again from zero. We\u2019ve built the team to a point where we have been consistent last year and throughout the season. Although there were some dips along the way, we stayed strong and we are going to have to show that again this year. The challenge this year is totally different to last, so hopefully we can show the qualities we need to come back.\u2019<\/p>\n
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Newcastle impressed last season but have already lost three league games this campaign<\/p>\n
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