Harvey Barnes admits desire to start games for Newcastle and Eddie Howe comments (after comeback win against Nottingham Forest)
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Eddie Howe is the manager of Newcastle United, and he had to make the decision to leave Harvey Barnes, a significant signing for the club, on the bench. Barnes had been sidelined for two weeks after a loss to Chelsea and only had limited playtime since then. Despite being disappointed for not starting, Barnes made a noteworthy impact during the game against Nottingham Forest by scoring a crucial goal.
Harvey Barnes said “I want to start games. I can do what I do from the bench from the beginning.”
Eddie Howe was reflecting on Newcastle United’s performance in the game against Nottingham Forest. The team had faced questions during a period of poor results earlier in the season but had begun to find their form again. Howe emphasized the importance of earning three points and expressed his dissatisfaction with the first-half performance, urging his players to be more energetic and direct in the second half, which led to a deserved victory.
Eddie Howe said “Hopefully they are a significant three points for us. We desperately didn’t want to fall flat today. I felt we were slightly inconsistent – I wasn’t that happy with our first-half performance. It was a bit slow and not direct enough. The passing was a bit sidewards. Credit to the players for the second half because that is everything we want to be. I thought we deserved to win. I wanted to see more energy and more sprinting and more direct duels. We were turning down opportunities to attack and that isn’t like us and it suited Nottingham Forest.”
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