Newcastle United stars left ‘upset’ after axe as Bruno Guimaraes situation explained
With Newcastle United flying, Eddie Howe has an embarrassment of riches in his high flying side
Eddie Howe has revealed that some of his players were “upset” after being left out of his starting XI at Southampton today – and admitted Bruno Guimaraes did not want to come off at St Mary’s.
Bruno left the field with a frustrated expression and then took to social media and arguably suggested he may be dropped for the next game. In his post-game press conference Howe then issued a warning that nobody was guaranteed a slot in the team and the best way for “upset” stars to respond was to prove to him they are good enough to stay in the side.
In reference to Bruno, Howe, speaking in his post-game press conference, told Chronicle Live: “It is a difficult team to get into at the moment. We have won 10 out of 11. So we have some very, very good players not playing and naturally frustrated. Bruno did not want to come off today.
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“He was feeling ill during the week and we felt it was only right just to try make sure we have him available for next week. So when you do get your chance on the pitch you have to play well.”
The notable omission from his starting selection today was Sven Botman who was left out at the expense of Dan Burn and Fabian Schar. Howe then went on: “I think that is my biggest message to everybody in the squad when you are upset when you get your chance on the pitch, you have to play well.
“That is the biggest thing. That is my big message to everyone in the squad. When you are upset, when you get your chance, you have to play well.”
One star Howe was delighted with was Sandro Tonali with the Italy midfielder putting in a 10/10 display. Howe said: “Sandro was magnificent today in every way really. His ball winning ability was second to none, that is what we want him to do and how we want him to play.
“He scored a goal which will get headlines. It was a great goal to score and it showed his athleticism. He has just become such an important player for us in a very quick time. I can’t praise him enough for today.”
