Eddie Howe’s team managed to grind out a point against the Premier League winners with their finest effort of the year. The week before, the Magpies had been humiliated by Fulham, but they responded impressively.
Though Guimaraes’ unfortunate error in stoppage time sealed a 3-1 loss in that game, he was at his most ferocious on Saturday. With Joelinton and Sandro Tonali occupying slightly deeper positions, the Brazilian was used in a more attacking role, spearheading the midfield press.
After the game, Guimaraes, who was clearly enjoying his newfound position as captain of the squad, took to social media to issue a challenge to his teammates to continue the spirit of victory over City in upcoming games. “Very good standards for ourselves today!” he posted. We have to continue it! I’m happy with how we performed today. Salute the men.
Howe, at his news conference after the game, repeated Guimaraes’ remarks on the energy levels of Newcastle. “We are happy, especially after last week,” he stated. That was a gutsy and well-executed show of us getting our way. It was a straight-up battle between the two sides lasting about seventy minutes.
They outmatched us in the last 20 minutes, so we had to play excellent defense to keep the point. It’s challenging to categorize people’s reactions under particular circumstances.
Here, there will always be a boost, particularly while facing the opposition. There’s a fear aspect because you know that you have to do well or it may be quite challenging. Finding that consistency is our task, and that is what we are aiming toward.”
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